Sometimes, the free deals that Renee LaVoie, our FreeToday editor, finds fill me with sadness. Sadness and jealousy. Don’t look at me like that, I know some of you understand what I’m talking about. Some of you, like me, don’t have a Benihana’s nearby to get your free birthday meal. Some of you have never even heard of Red Robin. When you see these great deals and you can’t enjoy them because you are not near the restaurants…it hurts.
This year, I’ve decided to work these deals into my summer road trip. In this economy, I can barely afford to take a summer road trip—but I know I’ve got to take a break and do something fun. As a way to save money on food and entertainment, Hubby and I decided to work as many of these free deals into our road trip as possible.
First, we’ve scheduled the trip for my birthday weekend in June so I could take advantage of all the free birthday deals. Free stuff on your birthday is overwhelming. There are so many free birthday deals, I will never be able to fit them all in, so I've got to pick and choose.
Free Disney admission on your birthday
Free birthday meal at Benihana
Free hamburger on your birthday from Red Robin
Free steak dinner and dessert at Black Angus
Free Baskin Robbins ice cream on your birthday
Two Free Chicken Soft Shell Tacos at Del Taco and a free shake on your birthday
We decided that we would go to Disney on my birthday (yes, it is a fun place for adults without children…even if you have low tolerance for children). We’re going to go to Tacos Del Mar for lunch where Hubby can get the two free tacos and I can enjoy a free shake. For dinner, I am totally psyched to go to Benihana. And dessert, if we can still move, will be free Baskin Robbins. So here we have a full day of food and fun and we really only have to pay for Hubby.
The next day, we start out with the 'Free Entree With Purchase at Bakers Square'--also known as Village Inn. We can then catch Jerry Seinfeld’s "Bee Movie" at Regal Theaters for free. For lunch we head over to A&W for a small float or freeze free with purchase. After lunch, we’ll pay full price to visit Sea World’s water park Aquatica because I love it there and would even pay double it’s so fun. Dinner brings us free chips and queso at Chili's.
Now, if you have kids or take a longer road trip, you can get some of the free samples we’ve got listed to make packing and travel easier.
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I hope photographer kevinzim got some free stuff on his trip.