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Krispy Kreme Is Giving Free Doughnuts Today and It’s No April Fools’ Joke

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Jonathan Chew
Jonathan Chew
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April 1, 2016, 12:50 PM ET

On an April Fools’ Day filled with many pranks by brands and companies, one of the most delicious offerings is no joke.

Krispy Kreme (KKD) is giving away free doughnuts at participating stores on Friday in celebration of “The Doughnut Harvest,” an ancient festival where farmers pluck doughnuts from plants after years of careful growing and tending to. (This part may not be real.)

Given that today is a day of jokes, many fans were unconvinced about the deal, and Krispy Kreme has spent most of today promising that a free doughnut should not leave people glazed over with skepticism.

Picked fresh from the field this morning! A free Original Glazed doughnut awaits you today at participating shops pic.twitter.com/tN9ENZDZYA

— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) April 1, 2016

@jah_briel It's real! See you soon.

— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) April 1, 2016

@Jessica_Baker27 It's real! One free Original Glazed doughnut at participating locations – details here https://t.co/JckoryX11n

— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) April 1, 2016

It's true and not an April Fools joke. See you soon. https://t.co/LDCFYqhtHD

— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) April 1, 2016

@_KOBrien It’s true! See you tomorrow 🍩🍩🍩

— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) April 1, 2016

@Logan_Belew It’s real!

— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) March 31, 2016

@ecampos14 @SammNavarro20 We really are giving away a free doughnut tomorrow.

— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) March 31, 2016

 

Krispy Kreme is also doing another hard-to-believe product launch in Japan—the company is introducing Cool Krispy Sandwich, which consists of a scoop of vanilla ice-cream, raspberry ice-cream and berries in between two original glazed doughnuts. (Given that it’s Japan, it’s probably real.)

#KrispyKreme #Japan is sandwiching its ice cream inside doughnuts! | Read more: https://t.co/XGjKa24H6F pic.twitter.com/u7PgLyn7At

— SoraNews24 (@RocketNews24En) March 31, 2016

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