10 Ways to Get FREE Alcohol – The Best Apps and Websites
This post is intended for responsible adults of legal drinking age. Always drink responsibly. For information or help concerning alcohol please visit drinkaware.co.uk.
Believe it or not, there are companies out there that will gift you free alcohol! Some want you to review their service for them, others just want you to sign up to their app or newsletter. Regardless of their reason, it’s worth claiming your favourite alcoholic freebies!
How to Claim Free Alcohol:
Here is how to get free alcohol and find the best alcohol deals all year round.
How to get free alcohol
Hashting – seasonal offers
Hashting is a company that works with various brands to offer limited free samples. Right now you can claim a free 4-pack of Strawberry Strongbow. Simply buy in store, keep your receipt and follow the link to claim your money back.
Free 4-pack of strawberry strongbow
Shopmium – cashback on alcohol
The Shopmium app is amazing, you buy the products listed and they’ll give you your money back (paid straight into your PayPal). There are often alcoholic drinks listed either at a discounted price of for FREE!
I’ve had tons of free alcohol (specifically cider and wine) from the Shopmium! As well tons of free food including chocolate, crisps, salads and cheese (the perfect snacks to accompany your beverage?).
MiXR app
MiXR enables you to earn rewards when you make a purchase at selected bars in your area. Expect free drinks, discounts, and points (that you can exchange for money off vouchers).
Get a £5 free cash voucher when you sign up to the app using my code (RFNVM5D4) and link your bank card.
Green Jinn App
Green Jinn is another cashback app. Green Jinn offer lots of freebies that you can claim from Tesco, Sainsbury’s & Waitrose. Most of the freebies include some healthy aspect but I’ve managed to claim several alcoholic hard seltzer drinks from my local supermarket using this app.
Use promo code ‘beemoneysavvy1’ when signing up for a £1 bonus.
Mystery shopping
Serve Legal is the UK’s leading ID testing company. They enable companies to independently test that their staff are checking the ID of young customers – an approach supported by local authorities.
Serve Legal are currently recruiting ‘compliance auditors’ to perform compliance auditing visits to a range of sites. These visits can be to supermarkets, bars & betting shops – the Serve Legal employee is required to visit these sites & then report back on a specific compliance issue. You need to be 18/19 for age-related testing or 20+ for wider compliance audits.
There also various other mystery shopping companies that offer pub and restaurant visits that give you the chance to enjoy free alcohol. The majority of these will reimburse you for the money you’ve spent on food and drinks (aka free alcohol) as well as paying you for your time!
Many opportunities are flexible and offer generous hours, for example, 711 sells alcohol and beer late at night and weekends.
DUSK app
DUSK is now available in most major cities. Dusk free drinks are available every day on the DUSK app. If you connect your payment cards to the app you’ll also earn points for purchases at selected bars.
Use my referral code (EMMA-349C) when signing up to the app for 500 bonus points.
Newsletter freebies
Believe it or not, there are loads of bars/restraints that will incentivise signing up for their newsletter with FREE alcohol and drinks offers! Here are the ones that I’ve found recently…
- Pitcher & Piano – free cocktail every month.
- Be at One – a free cocktail when you sign up to its newsletter.
- Pizza Express – sign up to their mailing list and you’ll get a free bottle of prosecco for your birthday.
- Browns – receive a free pineapple daiquiri in any Brown’s bar when you sign up to Brown’s newsletter.
- Revolución de Cuba – once you’ve signed up to their newsletter you will receive a code around your birthday for free cocktails for you and 5 friends.
- Marston’s pubs – sign up for a voucher for either a free pint of Fosters, any draught ale (excluding Guinness), 175ml glass of house wine, J2O, Pepsi, or lemonade.
O2 priority app
The O2 Priority app is available to both O2 mobile and Virgin Media customers. Simply download the app and login using your O2/Virgin login. The offers available are always subject to change but at the time of writing this post you can claim:
Buy one, get one free drinks every Thursday. This offer is valid 5:30-7:30pm. Wine beer and soft drinks are included.
Loyalty cards
If you use your loyalty cards wisely you could earn some great perks – including free alcohol! With a Tesco Clubcard you’ll earn 1 point for every £ that you spend, you could save up all your points and treat yourself to your favourite bottle of bubbly!
Revolution bars’ loyalty card gets you 2-4-1 cocktails (& 50% off all food), along with a free shot on your birthday & loads of other offers. When you first join you also get a book with over £100 worth of vouchers in it. Considering the card’s only £3, why wouldn’t you? If you sign up to their newsletter you’ll also be the first to hear about their best alcohol deals.
Guide to Supermarket loyalty cards
Apps that give you free alcohol
CheckoutSmart – this app is very similar to clicksnap in that you can claim a range of freebies (after cashback). Just select the offer, buy the exact product, upload a picture of your receipt and cash out your money!
The All Bar One App – get a free glass of prosecco when you download the All Bar One loyalty app. They also run seasonal offers of free alcohol.
Ember Inns – register on the app and enjoy a free drink. Choose from a pint of Ember Inns Pale Ale or Hop House 13, a single Gordon’s pink gin & tonic, 125ml glass of Canyon Road or Oyster Bay wine, Robinson’s mint & lime cordial or a regular draught soft drink.
Nicholson’s app – Download and register on the free Nicholson’s app to claim a £1 gin & tonic or a pint of Nicholson’s pale ale.
TRIYIT – product discovery club
Triyit UK is a product discovery club. They send out boxes of products for you to try and review at home. I’ve had lots of food and drink to test at home. Just sign up, tell them your an alcohol drinker when you fill in your preferences and check your emails to see when you’re matched to new products.
Once you’re sent a product to test you’ll need to review the products at home in order to be eligible for future campaigns.
While I don’t necessarily promote drinking, I do want to help those who wish to do so save a bit of dollar! Is there an offer that you know of that’s not on this list? Let us know down below. I’d love to hear about the ways that you’re saving money on alcohol!
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