Frugal Column September 4

September is always a fun, freebie month for me because it is my birthday month. I always look forward to my FREE cappuccino at Starbucks and FREE ice cream from Baskin Robbins. Many companies are promoting their reward clubs or eclubs which give you coupons throughout the year but something special on your birthday. This is a missed opportunity for anyone who doesn’t time the time to sign up. Sit down and get comfy at your computer and start filling out these online registrations. I do recommend creating a gmail, Yahoo, or other no-cost email account just for freebies so your primary in-box is not bombarded by newsletters.

AMF bowling- Join the e-Club and receive exclusive monthly offers and a special birthday offer. http://www.amf.com/eclub.aspx
Applebee’s- Sign up for Applebee’s news to receive information on special events, new menu item plus receive a free dessert on your birthday. http://www.applebees.com/EmailSignup.aspx?s=Nav
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels- Sign up for Pretzel Perks and receive a different coupon every month. http://www.auntieannes.com/Legal/Legal.aspx?pID=58&pID=61
Aveda- Join their birthday program to receive a free gift valued at up to $24 on your birthday. Join Aveda's Birthday Program today and get a free, full-size product on your birthday!
Backyard Burger- Join their eClub to receive a coupon for a free burger just for signing up. http://backyardburgers.com/
Baskin Robbins- Sign up for their birthday club and you’ll get a free ice cream email five days before your birthday. https://www.baskinrobbins.com/BDayClub/RegisterInfo1.aspx?icid=bdc_000066
Bd’s Mongolian Grill- Sign up for Club Mongo and receive a special gift on your birthday. http://www.gomongo.com/experience/joinClubMongo.php
Blue Bell Ice Cream- Sign up to be a member of the Blue Bell Country Club and you will receive monthly coupons and scoop up a free 1/2 gallon of ice cream during your birthday month. http://www.bluebell.com/extra_scoops/join_blue_bell.html
Bob Evans- Sign your kids up for their birthday club and they will receive a free kid’s meal. https://kids.bobevans.com/birthday.asp Don’t forget to sign up for their BEmail. I just received a coupon for buy one get one free breakfast. http://bobevans.com/bemail/Default.aspx
Buffalo Wild Wings- Sign up to receive email updates plus other hot news items. You will also receive a free piece of chocolate cake on your birthday. http://assets.fbmta.com/clt/bww/lp/join/1/join.asp
Burger King- Sign up your child for Club BK and they receive a free kid’s meal on their birthday. http://www.clubbk.com/
Captain D’s- Sign up your child for their kid’s birthday club and they will receive a special offer on their birthday. http://www.captainds.com/files/kidsclub.aspx You can sign up now for their D’s Club and receive free desserts for a month at Captain D’s. http://www.captainds.com/files/dsclub.aspx
Carino’s Italian- Join their e-Club to receive special s, promotions and lastest news in your inbox. http://www.carinos.com/page/home
Carrabbas- Join their Amici Club and receive valuable offer for complimentary menu items and invitations to special event plus much more. http://www.carrabbas.com/amici-club/
Children Place- Sign up for the birthday club and receive a special coupon on your birthday plus one on your child’s birthday. http://www.childrensplace.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/birthday_10001_10001_-1
Chili’s- Sign up for Chili’s Email Club and receive exclusive offers a few times a month plus a free order of Skillet Queso & Chips just for signing up. http://chilis.fbmta.com/forms/chilis/join.aspx?imm_cid=93-9C&inputsource=HP
Chuck E. Cheese- Sign up for coupons, free tokens for your kid’s Birthday and other kids rewards http://www.chuckecheese.com/
Coldstone Creamery- Join the Birthday Club and you’ll get a buy one get free ice cream creation on your birthday. http://www.coldstonecreamery.com/mycsc/
Country Buffet/Fire Mountain/Ryan’s- Join the e-Club and get a coupon for buy one get one free buffet meal just for joining plus a coupon on your birthday. http://www.ryans.com/
CVS- Register your ExtraCare card online and you’ll receive an Extra Care Bucks via email on your birthday. https://www.cvs.com/CVSApp/user/signup.jsp
Culver’s- Join the e-Club and receive coupons and a special offer on your birthday. http://www.culvers.com/connect/e-club.aspx
Dairy Queen- Sign up for the Blizzard Fan Club and get a Blizzard Treat coupon along with the latest news http://www.blizzardfanclub.com/join/
Denny’s- Join Denny’s rewards to receive a free Grand Slam breakfast on your birthday. http://assets.fbmta.com/clt/dnny/lp/join/join_ent.asp
Dunkin Donuts- Sign up for Perks Plus and you will receive a free medium beverage just for signing up and a free medium beverage on your birthday. https://www.dunkindonuts.com/content/dunkindonuts/en/ddperks.html?icid=pks_000016
Farm Rich- Get special product offers before your birthday is make you birthday party special. http://www.farmrich.com/promotions-birthday-club.php
Firehouse Subs- Just bring in a valid ID on your birthday for a free medium celebratory sub. http://www.firehousesubs.com/Birthday.aspx
Great American Cookie- Get a birthday surprise when you join Cookie mail. http://greatamericancookies.fbmta.com/members/UpdateProfile.aspx?Action=Subscribe&InputSource=W
IHOP-Be the first to receive exclusive offers including a free meal just for signing up, on your birthday and your one year anniversary of joining the Pancake Revolution. http://ihopcorp.fbmta.com/members/UpdateProfile.aspx?Action=Subscribe&_Theme=30064771093&Inputsource=W
Justice- Sign up for your Justice emails and you’ll snag discounts via email and a special discount/coupon on your birthday. http://www.shopjustice.com/account/checkage
Kmart- Make your child’s birthday even more special by joining the Kmart Birthday Club. They will receive $5 Birthday Bucks, Birthday Crown, Happy Birthday Certificate and Birthday Fun Pack. http://www.kmart.com/shc/s/dap_10151_10104_DAP_BirthdayClub-home
Krispy Kreme- Each Krispy Kreme store offers a different birthday promotion (some stores even give free dozen doughnuts and coffee on your birthday) so be sure to call your local store for more details. Do sign up for Friends of Krispy Kreme to receive special offers. http://krispykreme.fbmta.com/members/UpdateProfile.aspx?Action=Subscribe&inputsource=w
Lofthouse Cookies- Join Club Lofthouse, enter your birthday, and you will get a free cookie on your birthday. Just click on contact and leave a message to sign up for the birthday club. http://www.lofthousecookies.com/contact/contact.aspx
Melting Pot- Join Club Fondue to receive offers on fondue, wine events, food tasting and reservations. http://www.meltingpot.com/
Moe’s Southwest Grill- Welcome to Moe’s e-World where when you sign up you will receive something cool plus wait for the surprise on your birthday. http://www.moes.com/
O’Charley’s- Join the e-Club and receive a special offer just for signing up and a special birthday offer. http://www.ocharleys.com/eclub/
Olan Mills- Olan Mill’s has the perfect way to record your child’s growth. Have your child’s birthday portrait taken each year at their portrait studio on his or her birthday for free. http://www.olanmills.com/elist/birthday-club.asp
Old Navy- Subscribe to Old Navy emails and get a welcome offer plus an exclusive treat on your birthday. http://oldnavy.gap.com/?cid=5151&tid=onaff3278587&ap=2&siteID=onafcid80
Outback Steakhouse- Join Outback Rewards and get a free Aussie-tizer with purchase of two entrees at sign-up and something special on your birthday. http://www.myoutbackrewards.com/register
Panera- Get a MyPanera Card at the bakery then register the card (you can do that right there most stores have a computer to sign up) and wait for all the surprises you will receive. http://mypanera.panerabread.com/home1.php
Papa Murphy’s- Join the e-Club and you’ll get coupons for pizzas and more plus free cookie dough on your birthday. http://www.papamurphys.com/CouponsAndeClub
Perkins- Join today and receive offers for your birthday and wedding anniversary. http://deals.streamright.com/web-promotion/registration.php
P.F. Changs- Sign up for their Warrior Card and receive 10% off your dining in order. http://www.pfchangs.com/warriorcard/
Qdoba- Join Qdoba Rewards club and receive a buy one get one free coupon on your birthday. http://www.qdoba.com/EnthusiastEclub.aspx
Red Robin- Receive a gift just for signing up plus a free burger on your birthday. http://www.redrobin.com/eclub/default.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Sonic- Sign up to be a Sonic Cruisers member and you will receive a surprise on your birthday. Kids ages 12 and younger sign up for the birthday club and receive a coupon for free Wacky Pack Kids meal on their birthday. http://www.sonicdrivein.com/home.jsp#/home
Starbucks- Get a free handcrafted beverage of your choice on your birthday plus many other perks. https://www.starbucks.com/account/signin
Steak n’ Shake- Sign up for the e-Club and you’ll get money saving coupons and something special on your birthday. https://www.starbucks.com/account/signin
TGI Friday’s- Sign up for the Give Me More Stripes Program and you will get a free dessert or appetizer just upon sign up. You also will get a special treat on your birthday(typically a coupon for a free dessert) https://www.tgifridays.com/gmms/givememorestripes.aspx
Toys R Us- Sign your child up for Geoffrey’s Birthday Club and you will get a free party planner with a special offer, a birthday greeting card and gift, an in-store celebration (including a birthday crown, a balloon, and an in-store announcement), and even a birthday call from Geoffrey. http://www.birthdaysrus.com/
Zaxby’s- Kids 10 and under can join the Zax Kidz Club and receive a free cookie club in the mail just joining and a free kidz meal card mailed on their birthday. Adults can join the Zaxby’s Mail Club and will receive via mail a members-only free meal deal coupon to the address you provide within six weeks of joining. http://www.zaxbys.com/home.aspx

$10 off any Liz Claiborne purchase of $10 or more at JCPenney coupon good until October 1, 2011 http://reg.cheetahmail.com/c/s/tagfrm/hBOWxzSAFtjc1B8c$qpNRHx4jc6/coupon.html?n=103&email
Get a $25 off your Copy & Print Depot purchase of $50 or more from Office Depot. This is even redeemable for shipping. http://f.chtah.com/i/48/1237020949/CPD_versionA.pdf?SID=hEJ2KCSilK2TYU4mPg1fICQ&odserver=www.officedepot.com
Receive $25 off orders of $75 or more of all Custom Invitations and Announcements at Office Depot. http://www.officedepot.com/a/promo/pages/0821_invitation/
Get 20% off your check at Denny’s http://assets.fbmta.com/clt/dnny/pc/201108/1/cpn/coupon.asp
Reserve your free breakfast entrée at Chick-fil-A. From September 6-10, 2011 participating Chick-fil-A are giving away a variety of free breakfast entrees to those who make a reservation online. http://www.chick-fil-aforbreakfast.com/start
Spend $50 get $10 off your purchases at Old Navy coupon – expires Thursday, September 8 http://www.facebook.com/oldnavy?sk=app_202603343084972
Toys R Us is having a trade in event. Just bring in any used car seat, stroller, travel system, high chair, walker, play yard, infant swing, bouncer, entertainer, crib, kid’s bed and receive 25% off the purchase of a new one. www.toysrus.com
Sign up for Choose You Commitment and Sprite Zero will donate $1 for each new registration and Facebook share up to $450,000. https://www.chooseyou.com/Registration.aspx
Like Kraft on Facebook and they will donate up to 25 million meals to kids in need. Kraft Huddles to Fight Hunger will donate one meal for every unique like to your local Feeding America food bank. http://www.facebook.com/KraftFightHunger?cm_mmc=eml-_-rbe-_-20110825-_-1011&cm_lm=8D37559F974611ADCB088132802A324B&sk=app_113234745433892
On Wednesday, September 21 from 5:30 to 8pm and Thursday, September 22 from 9am to 3pm the Health Equity Network of Lexington-Fayette County and the Lexington-Fayette County Health Department want you to be a H.E.R.O. (Health Equity Regional Outcomes). They want to raise awareness and educate our community about socio-economic, racial and health inequity issues. To register for the free 2011 Summit visit lexkyhealthequitynetwork.com or call Mark Johnson at (859) 288-2391.