I have built an Amazon search tool to allow you to find these discounts very easily. This is a truly amazing Amazon tool that will enable you to save loads of money by paying a lot less for items you did not think you could afford.

Choose the department in the first box and the minimum discount percentage in the second. If you want to see all discount items leave the third box blank.  Otherwise enter a search term to find specific products.

Tip: Start from 90% Discount and work your way down till you find your item!

Please leave comments about great discounts you find.

Some places require that you join their club or mailing list to qualify so links are provide with each one to do just that.  Here is wishing you a happy birthday. Enjoy!

Alfy’s Pizza – Free mini pizza for kids under 13.
All-American Cafe – Free dessert
Amato’s Sandwich Shop – Join the Tamatos Club to get a free birthday sandwich.
Applebees – Free dessert
Arby’s – Sign up and get coupons year round, including on your birthday.
Atlanta Bread Company – They have a VIP eClub that you can sign up for, gaining you a free cookie on your birthday.
Auntie Anne’s Pretzels – They’ll send you monthly coupons all year long if you sign up for their newsletter, so it’s pretty safe to guess you’ll get a birthday treat.
Austin Grill – Sign up and get a free meal.
Bakers Square – Sign up for the eClub and get a free pie.
Bandido’s – Free entrée
Baskin Robbins – Get a free ice cream treat if you sign up for their Birthday Club.
Beaches Restaurant – Free meal
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream – Become a Chunk Spelunker and you can get some free ice cream!
Benihana’s Japanese Restaurant – Free dinner with 3 paying guests.
BD’s – Join Club Mongo and get a little something on your birthday!
BJ’s Restaurants – Free Pazookie!! (a delicious dessert.)
Black Angus Steakhouse – Receive a complimentary dessert for joining the BA Prime Club and a free steak dinner for your birthday!
Blimpie Subs – Members of the BIP club get a free 6″ sub on their birthday.
Bob Evans – Free kids meal for anybody under the age of 12.
Bob’s Big Boy – Free hot fudge ice cream
Boston Market – Free kids Birthday meal coupon for kids under 12 and coupons online for their various entrées.
Bonanza Steakhouse – A birthday surprise.
Buca di Beppo – Sign up for their eClub and get a free dessert.
Buffalo Wild Wings – Free dessert with a $5 purchase. (click on the tree house in the upper left corner on their site!)
Burger King – Free kids meal to all kids club members.
California Pizza Kitchen – Free kids meal during the month of their birthday if you register first.
Captain D’s – Join their D’s Club and get a coupon for $3 off any meal, among other freebies.
Carrows – Free cake plus a free dessert now just for signing up.
Cattlemen’s – Free dessert and cowboy hat.
Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse – Sign up and get a free dessert plus points for every dollar spent.
Charlie’s Seafood – Free meal
Cheesecake Factory – Free dessert
Chevy’s – Free dessert and a sombrero
Chicken of the Sea- Join their Mermaid Club and they’ll send you a free birthday gift.
Chili’s – Free dessert if you join their club.
Chips N Giggles – Free meal
Claim Jumper – Free dessert if you join now.
Coldstone Creamery – Join now and get a free creation on your birthday.
Country Buffet – Join the Mega Bar Meal club and get not only a free meal on your birthday, but a free meal just for signing up!
Cracker Barrel – Free dessert
Culvers – Free sundae as well as a few printable coupons when you first sign up.
Dairy Queen – Free ice cream coupon via e-mail for kids 16 and under. They also have a Blizzard Club for adults with the same offer.
Damon’s Steakhouse – Sign up, and within 24 hours they will send you 10 bucks off your meal, with the purchase of another comparably priced meal plus they send you a few coupons for your birthday!
Del Taco – Get two free soft tacos now and a free premium milkshake on your birthday.
Denny’s – Free meal & sundae to kids under 10 as long as you sign up ahead of time.
Don Pablos – Free $10 gift certificate after joining the Don Pablo Habanero Club.
Einstein’s – Free meal
El Chicos – Free dessert
Famous Dave’s Barbeque – Free meal with advance signup.
Farrelli’s Pizza – Join their Fire Club and get free coupons e-mailed to you before your birthday.
Fazoli’s – Join their eFamily and get a coupon for a free desert.
Fire Mountain – Join the Mega Bar Meal club and get a free meal on your birthday.
Firestone Subs – Sign up and get an email for a free sub.
Flat Top Grill – Join their E-mail Club and get a coupon for a free stir fry on your birthday.
Friendly’s – Free ice cream cone if you join their birthday club.
Fuddruckers – Free ice cream sundae
Glory Days Grill – Free sundae on your birthday if you sign up in advance.
Gold Star Chili – Get a free dessert on your birthday, plus a free treat on your anniversary of joining up AND a free appetizer just for joining.
Golden Corral – Free meal to Birthday Club members during the month of birthday (And many people say this isn’t limited to just kids!)
Gordon Biersch – You get a Buy One Get One coupon for an entree.
Grillfish – Free meal
Hard Rock Cafe – Free dessert
Hometown Buffet – Join the Mega Bar Meal club and get not only a free meal on your birthday, but a free meal just for signing up!
Hooters – Free song & T-shirt. If you live on the west coast, there’s even a Hooters Club for you to join up with.
Houlihan’s – Free coupon for an entree during your next visit up to a week after your birthday.
Joe’s Crab Shack – Free cake if you join their club.
Juice It Up – They promise to give you a “birthday gift” but their website doesn’t say what it is. Might be worth signing up for though.
Keg Steakhouse and Bar – Hiffer Jospeh reports they’ll give you a 10oz. prime rib dinner with Caesar salad during your birthday month, Sunday-Thursday only. You might want to call ahead to confirm this though.
Keva – The Keva Klub promises free coupons around the time of your birthday.
Krispy Kreme – Free half dozen glazed donuts and a coffee mug with either coffee or soda in it! You might want to sign up ahead of time.
Logan’s Roadhouse – Free song and slice of cheesecake.
Lotus – Free meal
Macaroni Grill – Free dessert plus an OPERA-style “Happy Birthday” song, which is always different.
la Madeleine – Yet another on-line birthday club that will send you coupons for free food around your birthday.
Maggianos – $10 off purchase of $20 if you sign up in advance.
Mainstreet Ventures (Large chain of different restaurants, click to see if any are near you.) – Up to 50% off your meal. It’s based on the number of people in your party. For example, 2 people dining = 50% off. 3 People dining = 33% off, 4 people dining = 25%, etc.
Marble Slab Creamery – Kids can join the Marble Slab Kids Club and get a free ice cream cone on their birthday up to age 12.
Marie Calenders – Free dessert
Memphis BBQ – Coupon good for a free Rack of Ribs & strawberry shortcake, but you must sign up on their website 24 hours in advance.
Mexican Village – Free meal
Moe’s Southwest Grill – Signup for their newsletter and get a coupon for a free burrito. They also have a birthday club for kids under 10.
Mongolian’s B.B.Q. – Signup for their Club Mongo and you’ll get a coupon for a free birthday meal.
Noodles & Company – Signup for their newsletter and they’ll send ya a coupon for a free meal right around our birthday!
O’Charley’s – I remember getting quite a few free desserts over the years from them! They have an E-News club that you can sign up at to get the coupons.
Old Country Buffet – Join the Mega Bar Meal club and get not only a free meal on your birthday, but a free meal just for signing up!
Olive Garden – Free dessert if you sign up?
On The Border – Free appetizer if you sign up.
Outback Steakhouse – Free dessert or appetizer
P.B. Loco – Sign up for their newsletters and you’ll receive coupons periodically for free stuff, as well as coupons for free stuff when your B-day rolls around.
Perkin’s – Free bakery goodie on birthdays for kids under 12.
P.F. Chang’s – Free cake or cheesecake via their e-mail list.
Poncho’s – Free meal, dessert & picture
Provino’s Italian Restaurant – Free $10.99 meal and ice cream dessert
Qdoba Mexican Grill – Join their eClub and get a free burrito on your birthday, as well as free chips n’ salsa just for joining up.
Quizno’s – Join their mailing list and get a free birthday gift (I think this means coupons?)
Red Lobster – Free slice of cake if you join their Overboard Club.
Red Robin – Free Hamburger if you sign up for Eclub.
Rock Bottom – Free appetizer for Mug Club members.
Round Table – Free personal pizza
Ruby Tuesday – Sign up in advance and they’ll send you something!
Ryan’s – Join the Mega Bar Meal club and get not only a free meal on your birthday, but a free meal just for signing up!
San Francisco Over – Sign up in advance and you’ll get a coupon for a free birthday treat.
Schlotzsky’s – Get a free sandwich if you sign up ahead of time.
Smoky Bones – Free meal or appetizer, not sure which.
Spaghetti Warehouse – Signup for a free meal & possibly free appetizer?
Sonic – An advertising company for Sonic, they’ll send you coupons for free Sonic goodies if you sign up. Also, get a free Wacky Pack Kid’s Meal on children’s birthdays if you register here.
Souper Salad – Join their Souper Salad Club and they’ll e-mail you a coupon for one free birthday meal which can be used within a week or your birthday.
Steak-N-Shake – Free dinner for “birthday club” kids.
Swiss Chalet – Get a free appetizer just for joining the Rotisserie-mail plus a free birthday surprise.
Taco Bell – Free combo meal of your choice.
Texas De Brazil – Sign up for their e-club and they’ll send you a $40 gift certificate! This place can be pricey, but it’s soooo worth it.
TGI Friday’s – Free birthday dessert plus free appetizer just for signing up!
The Fox and Hound – Free appetizer just for joining plus free entree on your birthday.
The Loft – Free meal
The Old Spaghetti Factory – Kids 12 and under get a free meal.
The Palm – 3lb lobster, but you must be a member first and follow a few rules.
The Pasta House – Free dessert
The Vine Tavern – Free meal
Todai Seafood Buffet – Free coupon or voucher for free meal next visit.
Tony Roma’s – Free dessert if you sign up for Romo Rib Expert Club first.
Uno’s Pizza – Sign up and get a free personal pizza on your birthday
Vaccaro’s Italian Pastry Shop – Free dessert and drink
Wendy’s – Free kids meal
Wingstop – Get 10 free buffalo wings on your birthday.
Zaxby’s – Join their Z-Mail club and you’ll get a coupon for a free meal, whether or not it’s your birthday! Kids can sign up here for their Kid Club and get not only a free meal, but a free cookie on their birthday!
Z’ Tejas – $15 coupon for the month of your birthday if you register first.
Zio’s – Free dessert

Heard of any others? Let us know Below!

Online shopping is an enormous industry, and with good reason.  No other shopping method offers more convenience, better prices and range, or better information access than shopping on the internet. However, it pays to take precautions when shopping online.

The Internet revolution has changed the way a whole generation approaches the concept of shopping.  No longer do people have that insatiable urge to touch before they buy. If people are getting hefty cashbacks and good discounts online, why shouldn’t they do most of their shopping via the Internet?

Ensure Site Uses Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)

When ordering from a website, one of the first things you should check is to see that their order page is secure. The page you enter your address and contact details on doesn’t need to be secure, but the page you enter your credit card on should be.

The easiest way to tell that a page is secure is that it will start with https://.  Also, in Internet Explorer, you’ll see a yellow padlock at the bottom of your browser window.

Many online shopping sites offer 1 or 2 day shipping, and if your looking for just the right gift, most offer gift certificates that can be mailed to the recipient or yourself.

Check the Merchant’s Reputation

You should also do at least a little research to ensure that the website you are ordering from is a reputable, dependable merchant. There are several ways to check on the reputation of a merchant: Are they listed with the Better Business Bureau? Are they members of any other third party verification entities?  Check their customer reviews on third party sites like Alexa.com, BizRate.com, and Shopzilla.com

If you’re purchasing from a seller on an online marketplace like Ebay or Amazon Marketplace, check their ratings and customer feedback. Most online marketplaces offer some kind of a guarantee against fraud for orders placed on their website.

One big advantage of online shopping is that there is no need to worry about the opening and closing hours. There is no need to hurry from your work place to make your purchase before closing hours. Shopping hours are non-existent. The online stores will be open 24/7 every day of the year.

Read the Company Policy

Also check on the companies policies before you order from them. You should check that they have at least some kind of a guarantee and return policy. Also, how quickly do they ship orders? What customer service do they offer? Do they have full contact info on their website, including their physical address and phone number?

With a little research, you can save some time and money by shopping online – and not worry about not getting your money’s worth!