Birthday benefits

We had heard that there are a number of restaurants that give you something free on your birthday (https://thehalalguys.com/123-restaurants-that-give-you-free-food-on-your-birthday/)... for some of them, it doesn't have to be redeemed specifically *on* your birthday (Carl had redeemed a free breakfast slam at Denny's a few days before his birthday), but for most of them, you need to be signed up with their frequent diners club or smartphone app.

We didn't start looking into this until the day before Carl's birthday, and some require that you be a member of their club or app for a little while before they send you a birthday "gift", so I signed up for some so I would have it before my birthday (in July). 

One of the places that is in Show Low that has a birthday benefit is Einstein Bros. Bagels. Not only do they have a free egg sandwich on your birthday, but you get a free bagel with a "shmear" (cream cheese) for joining up on their app... 

... so after Pizza Hut, we went by Einstein Bros. Bagels so I could get my free bagel. I think you had to make a purchase to get your free bagel... at any rate, we ordered a half dozen...

There were a lot of choices of bagels -- we did the order in the app, and the lady behind the counter confirmed that she got it. 

Although we ordered a half dozen bagels with a container of cream cheese through the app, when we got the bag of bagels (we didn't check it until we got home), and we had gotten 8 bagels (instead of 6) and no cream cheese (plus we got my free plain bagel with the shmear on it). We had cream cheese at home, so we froze a few of the bagels so they wouldn't get so dried out and enjoyed them for breakfast over the next few days.