Tiff’s Treats, an Austin-based cookie chain, has offered in-store free cookie promotions and giveaways at various locations. On National Cookie Day, December 4, the company provided a free chocolate chip cookie to anyone visiting one of its 69 U.S. stores. This offer was limited to one cookie per person and required customers to be physically present at the location. The promotion included Tiff’s Treats stores in San Antonio, specifically at Alamo Ranch, Downtown, Northwest Side, Park North, and Stone Oak. Additionally, the company ran a holiday giveaway where five winners received free cookie deliveries, a $250 gift card, and a one-year Elites membership.
At a store opening in Waco, Texas, Tiff’s Treats distributed $100 gift cards to the first 40 people in line and $10 gift cards to everyone else present at 10 a.m. The event also featured a special offer allowing anyone in line before 3 p.m. to purchase a dozen cookies (chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, or snickerdoodle) for $5. Attendees received free t-shirts, prizes from sponsors hidden in random boxes, and were entered into a drawing for free cookies for a year. During that opening day, Tiff’s Treats partnered with the Baylor Clinic for Assessment, Research and Education (CARE), donating approximately $4,000 based on sales of about 800 boxes.
Tiff’s Treats also encourages customers to sign up for their rewards program. Members of the Tiff’s Treats Elite program can receive a free cookie on their birthday. The company sometimes offers a "Buy One, Get One" cookie reward for signing up. To join, customers typically need to provide their name, email, and birthday through the official Tiff’s Treats website or mobile app.
Beyond Tiff’s Treats, numerous other restaurants and retailers offer freebies, particularly for birthdays. Many of these programs require signing up for a loyalty club or email list at least one month in advance of the birthday month to receive offers via email. The following are verified freebie offers available to U.S. consumers:
- Raising Cane’s: Members of the Caniac Club receive a free Box Combo just for signing up. Members also get a free drink on their birthday, food rewards on their Caniac Club anniversary, and other special holiday rewards. A "Buy One, Get One" Box Combo reward is provided on the anniversary of the sign-up date. Registration requires obtaining a card in-store and then registering it online.
- Dot’s Diner: Offers a free menu item with the purchase of a drink.
- Velvet Cactus: Provides a free margarita on a birthday, with the option to substitute a beer or dessert.
- Rotolo’s Pizzeria: Gives a free pizza on a birthday and on the anniversary of sign-up, plus a $5 discount for signing up.
- CC’s Coffee: Offers a free drink during a birthday month and a free Grande drink to use within 90 days of signup.
- Broken Egg Cafe: Provides free pancakes for a birthday and free beignets upon sign-up.
- La Madeleine: Offers a free dessert, salad, or soup for signing up.
- Sephora: Beauty Insider members receive a free makeup gift on their birthday with no purchase required.
- McAlister’s Deli: Provides a $5 off any purchase coupon for new members.
- IHOP: Offers a free meal upon sign-up and on the 1-year anniversary.
- Macaroni Grill: Provides a free dessert and a $5 off bill coupon for signing up.
- Sbarro Pizza: Gives a free slice of pizza upon sign-up and another free slice later.
- Restaurant.com: Offers a free $10 gift card for new users.
- Mellow Mushroom: Provides a $5 off purchase coupon for members.
- Dunkin’ Donuts: Offers a free Medium Beverage upon sign-up and another free beverage later.
- Movie Tavern: At select locations, offers a free movie ticket and free popcorn for signing up.
- Hard Rock Cafe: Provides a free entree with the purchase of another entree.
- Olive Garden: Offers a free birthday meal and a free appetizer with the purchase of two entrees for signing up.
- Jamba Juice: Provides a free juice or smoothie for a birthday and a $3 off coupon for signing up.
- Pinkberry: Offers a free yogurt on a birthday; requires downloading the app to register and redeem.
- ULTA: Provides a free full-size product for a birthday, redeemable in-store after receiving an email.
- Outback Steakhouse: Offers a free dessert with the purchase of an adult entree.
- Great American Cookie Company: Provides a free cookie cake slice with the purchase of a drink and a B1G1 free cookie offer for signing up.
- Copeland’s Cheesecake Bistro: Offers a $20 or $40 reward for a birthday and $10 off for signing up. Their Lagniappe Club requires a $10 fee but provides $15 in free food, a $20 or $40 birthday reward, and $10 at the anniversary of sign-up.
Conclusion
Tiff’s Treats has historically provided free cookies through in-store promotions on specific dates like National Cookie Day and during grand openings, alongside giveaways for members and event attendees. The company encourages enrollment in its Elite program to receive birthday rewards and other perks. A wide variety of other national and regional food and retail brands offer similar freebies, primarily through loyalty program sign-ups. Consumers can access these offers by registering for email lists or loyalty cards, often requiring registration well in advance of a birthday month to ensure delivery of the promotional reward.