20 birthday freebies and specials for South Africans – all verified!

We found 20 birthday specials that are available countrywide including free meals, shopping vouchers, exclusive discounts, movie tickets and special birthday experiences!

Actually, we thought we had found a lot more, but a surprising number turned out to be fake or expired. At PensionersPayLess!, we don’t believe in wasting people’s time, so we’ve only included the deals that we’ve verified are still valid in 2025.

The only challenge? You likely won’t be able to enjoy them all in one day. But don’t fret – some of these birthday rewards are valid throughout your birthday month!

We'll cover local, city-specific offers (specially from the Western Cape and Gauteng) in separate articles.

List of birthday freebies and specials ALL South Africans can use:

Restaurant birthday specials

• Spur offers qualifying Spur Family App members a birthday discount voucher. 👉 See how to qualify

• Mugg & Bean gives M&B Loyalty App members a free slice of cake or a sweet square during their birthday month. 👉 See how to qualify

• Krispy Kreme app users get a dozen free doughnuts when they buy a dozen on their birthday. 👉 See how to qualify

• Debonairs gives app users a R50 birthday voucher. 👉 See how to qualify

• Kauai gives their app users different birthday freebies depending on their rewards tier. 👉 See how to qualify

• Cape Town Fish Market offers their loyalty app users a R150 discount during their birthday month. 👉 See how to qualify

• Starbucks gives their Gold Level loyalty members a free drink on their birthday (valid for 30 days). 👉 See how to qualify

• RocoMamas gives qualifying loyalty members a R50 voucher to use on their birthday (valid for 31 days). 👉 See how to qualify

• Panarottis lets you earn a R50 birthday voucher as part of their loyalty programme. 👉 See how to qualify

• Piza e Vino gives all their loyalty app members a R100 voucher to use during their birthday month. 👉 See how to qualify

• Doppio Zero gives loyalty club members a R100 voucher and, if they book a table for 10, two bottles of complimentary wine – valid for 30 days after your birthday! 👉 See how to qualify

• John Dory’s also gives qualifying loyalty members a R100 birthday voucher. 👉 See how to qualify

• Mike’s Kitchen gives loyalty club members a birthday voucher they can use during their birthday month. 👉 See how to qualify

Entertainment

• Ster Kinekor gives their Club members a free birthday movie ticket (valid for 30 days). 👉 See how to qualify

Retail therapy or treatments

• Cotton On surprises their Perks Members with a special birthday voucher. 👉 See how to qualify

• Typo (part of the Cotton On family) gives their Perks Members also a special birthday voucher. 👉 See how to qualify

• The Body Shop gives club members a R75 voucher to spend during the month of your birthday. 👉 See how to qualify

• Sorbet offers a 50% discount on treatments in your birthday month. 👉 See how to qualify

• Mr Price Home gives signed up members a birthday surprise. 👉 See how to qualify

• Bras N Things gives a birthday gift to loyal club members. 👉 See how to qualify

Plan your free birthday itinerary

With the right combination of deals, you can create a full day of free birthday fun.

Here’s what I would do:

• Start my day with a free coffee from Starbucks

• Head to the mall for discounted retail therapy at Sorbet

• Take a mid-morning break to revive my spirits with a free slice of cake at Mugg & Bean

• Then head to the movies to enjoy my free movie at Ster Kinekor

• Use my discount voucher to pay for my dinner at Cape Town Fish Market – the rest of the family can pay for themselves – it is my birthday afterall 😉

• And if I’m feeling generous I might cash in the 2 for 1 special at Krispy Kreme and pick up a double batch of doughnuts🍩to cheer up members of the book club the next day!

  
  

All the best

Lirette

Co-founder, PensionersPayLess!

Lirette is a co-founder of PensionersPayLess! and the heart behind its mission to help South Africa's over-55s enjoy life to the fullest. Backed by a Doctorate of Law and two master’s degrees, she combines legal know-how with a passion for practical advice. Lirette writes about topics that she believes will appeal to a wide audience and which mostly relate back to her personal experiences, be it making plans for retirement with her parents, balancing a household budget or enjoying a good meal or holiday.