Thrifty Thursday: It "pays" to sign up for online mailing lists

It really does pay off to sign up for online mailing lists! Here are some of the things that you can get for free when you join mailing lists: (make sure you also check out my post about Birthday Freebies for Kids and Birthday Freebies for Adults)

RESTAURANT DEALS:

Chili’s ~ Join the Chili’s e-mail club and get a coupon for free chips and queso within 48 hours of signing up!

Dairy Queen ~ Join the Blizzard Fan Club and get a coupon for a Buy One, Get One Free Blizzard!

Dave & Busters ~ Join Dave & Busters Rewards and get $10 in Game Play just for joining their mailing list along with monthly e-mail specials on food, games, and fun and 10% off game play for life.

Del Taco ~ Join the Del Taco fan Eclub and get 2 free chicken soft tacos just for signing up plus a free premium shake on your birthday!

Houlihan’s ~ Get a free appetizer just for joining their e-mail list plus get a free entree on your birthday!


Outback Steakhouse ~ Join My Outback Rewards and get a free Aussie-Tizer just for joining!

Quiznos ~ Get a coupon for a free Sammie for joining the Quiznos mailing list and get a free cookie on your birthday!

RETAIL DEALS:

Bass/Izod/Van Heusen Rewards ~ This is a free program that allows you to earn rewards for purchases you make at Bass, Izod, and Van Heusen stores.  Membership is free and all members receive a free $10 reward just for joining!  Plus, you get 500 bonus points upon registration and a birthday bonus!  After that, you get a $10 reward for every $100 you spend.  You also get e-mails with special discount coupons and access to members only sales events.

Gymboree Rewards ~ Gymboree Rewards is a free program that allows you to earn rewards for your purchases made in store and online (this includes purchases made at the outlet).  You earn one point for every dollar you spend and you earn a $5 reward for every 250 points.   There are also special members-only points events.

JC Penney Rewards ~ JC Penney Rewards is a free program that allows you to earn rewards for your purchases made in store and online.  You earn at least one point for every dollar you spend (sometimes, there are promotions where you can earn double points) and you get a free $10 reward for every $125 you spend.  I have also noticed that since I signed up, I have started getting coupons in the mail for $10 off any $10 purchase.

Kohl’s ~ Sign up for Kohl’s e-mails and get a coupon for $5 off your next in-store purchase and 10% off your next online purchase.  You will also receive a heads up about upcoming sales and valuable coupons for use in store and online.

The Children’s Place ~ Register for The Children’s Place Birthday Club and get a coupon for 15% off your entire purchase in the month of your child’s birthday plus notice of sales and other valuable coupons.

Do you know of other restaurant or retail freebies you can get for joining online mailing lists?  If so, please share?

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For more Thrifty Thursday ideas, check out Coupon Teacher, Madame Deals, and Life as a Mom.