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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Hilary Osborne and Rupert Jones

Happy birthday! What deals and discounts does your age unlock?

A white cake with colourful
On your birthday, you can have your cake and eat it … plus there the milestone gifts unlocked when you reach certain ages. Photograph: Oleksandr Latkun/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Have you just unwrapped some presents? Been sitting in a soft play centre and watched a toddler blow out some candles? Double-checked what time the party starts later?

With 26 September being statistically the most common day to have a birthday in England and Wales, according to the Office for National Statistics, it is quite possible that you or someone close to you is marking another trip around the sun.

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