No free Krispy Kreme donuts this year
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
San Jose, California
September 19, 2017 2:01pm CST
For the first year in a long time, Krispy Kreme is not doing their annual Talk Like A Pirate Day promotion. In the past, you could get a free donut if you used a pirate phrase, or a dozen free donuts if you showed up in pirate garb. This picture is of some of my family members on their way to Krispy Kreme two years ago. We made bread pudding for breakfast a couple of days later out of some of the donuts, because there's just no way we could consume 4 dozen donuts on our own!
But no free donuts today, so likely no one in our household will be dressing up. I've heard that Long John Silver's is giving away a free deep fried Twinkie to anyone who uses a pirate phrase, but I think we'll pass on the Twinkies.
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8 responses
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
19 Sep 17
Aw what a shame then Kelli.
Is everyone in your family dressed like pirates in the photo today?
It is very cute.
Long John Silvers should do something for pirates day.. oh friend twinkies huh?
Long John Silvers should do something for pirates day.. oh friend twinkies huh?3 people like this
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
19 Sep 17
No one is dressed up today (so far) because we all forgot what day it was until a little bit ago.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
19 Sep 17
@spiderdust When was this photo last year?
When was this photo last year?1 person likes this
@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
19 Sep 17
@TiarasOceanView It's from 2015. My youngest daughter seems to react to eating wheat, so we didn't go out for free donuts last year.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 Sep 17
A deep fried Twinkie? Yow, that sounds like an unhealthy option!:(
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
19 Sep 17
@spiderdust I was wondering why they didn't offer fish or chicken!
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
19 Sep 17
@kobesbuddy I'm sure it's cost related. They make most of their money on the meat products, where a Twinkie is a much cheaper item.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
19 Sep 17
Yeah, and not one that interests me. I've had one before, at the Santa Cruz boardwalk. Once was enough. Now if they were giving away free pieces of fish or chicken planks, we'd be in line right now.
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@allen0187 (59648)
• Philippines
20 Sep 17
Shiver me timbers! Krispy Kreme is on a one way trip to Davy Jones locker!
@velvet53 (24417)
• Palisade, Colorado
20 Sep 17
@spiderdust I know it does cost them but they do make a lot of money too. Well, maybe some other business will start doing something to keep the spirit going.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
20 Sep 17
@velvet53 Long John Silver had the free deep fried Twinkie promotion today.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
20 Sep 17
I imagine it cost them a lot of money. I don't know if they made any sales, just had people waiting in line for boxes and boxes of free donuts.
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@teamfreak16 (43567)
• Denver, Colorado
19 Sep 17
I've never had a deep fried Twinkie. Sounds good.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
19 Sep 17
It's not as good as I expected it to be, as the filling in the middle gets hot and changes texture.
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@Scrapper88 (5980)
• United States
19 Sep 17
I do not eat very many donuts.I might buy a small package of donuts once a year.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
19 Sep 17
I don't eat them very much anymore myself, and there are ones I like better than the plain glazed ones anyway (which are what the freebies always were in the past).
@Courtlynn (67089)
• United States
20 Sep 17
That stinks. But doesnt sound good for the store, if they give so much away for free
