Posted on 03/28/2021 5:43:54 PM PDT by conservative98
Krispy Kreme is catching flack for its latest promotion that offers a free Original Glazed donut to any consumer who shows their COVID vaccination card.
Last Monday, the donut chain announced that the offer — which is applicable to any customers that have received at least one of two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccines or the single shot of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine — is available at locations nationwide and goes until the end of 2021 without additional purchase.
However, many social media users called out Krispy Kreme in the following days and pointed out that obesity is a growing problem for Americans and is a risk factor for COVID-19. (According to the CDC, obesity was prevalent in 42.4 percent of Americans in 2017 to 2018).
"Krispy Kreme is offering free donuts to anyone who's been vaccinated. Which is great news for anyone who got the shot but still has a death wish," Stephen Colbert tweeted.
In an interview with Yahoo! Finance on Friday, CEO Mike Tattersfield defended the company's intentions with the controversial promotion deal. "We're a sweet treat company, [and] if folks don't want to visit a donut shop, they don't have to," said Tattersfield.
Tattersfield further pushed back against the criticism and said that if "folks that want to get a vaccine, if they decide to combine a Krispy Kreme pickup [for] a doughnut, they can. That's how we look at it... generosity."
"I drop off a lot of doughnuts to the healthcare system. They're very appreciative, given the days that they have to work...people are always looking for a little sweet treat break. It's okay," he said.
(Excerpt) Read more at people.com ...
We'd like to show sweet support to those who have received the COVID-19 Vaccine. Starting today, bring your Vaccine Card to a Krispy Kreme shop and get 1 FREE Original Glazed doughnut. No chance to get your Vaccine? This will run thru end of 2021. Info at https://t.co/gWnWhXOKKq pic.twitter.com/UqmDLne5E9— Krispy Kreme (@krispykreme) March 22, 2021
Krispy Kreme is offering free donuts to anyone who’s been vaccinated. Which is great news for anyone who got the shot but still has a death wish.— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) March 23, 2021
Colbert is supposed to be a comedian, supposed to be funny?
That’s just RACIST...isn’t it?
No kidding...look at all the obese 'health care' workers at your local hospital or doctor's office....especially the women.
While I’d certainly not drive all the way to KK for a little free doughnut, which my doctor doesn’t want me eating anyway, it’s awfully difficult to see why anybody would criticize them for tossing a few free doughnuts. Someone obviously has far too much free time on his hands. We need to get the damned politicians to lift their siege against our American economy and let people get back to work again.
Colbert just seems like an angry lefty to me, and angry lefties aren’t known for having a sense of humor, to hatery.
Some things I would not even take for free. Krispy Krap donuts are on that list.
The problem here is further normalizing privileges for the vaccinated, and to normalize showing this card in order to receive special privileges.
Everything that is happening is some angle on a gigantic social engineering project.
Never argue with a free donut.
How bout free donuts for the circumcized.
How bout free donuts for the circumcized.
https://health.wyo.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/2020-COVID-19-shot-card-2b.pdf
“the controversial promotion deal”
LOL! Some people have way too much time on their hands.
Stephen Colbert is a mouthpiece for the left. Mostly because his head is so far up their butt you can see his lips moving in their mouth.
I wouldn’t take one for free either. Last Krispy Kreme donut I had was during the George W. Bush years. It was hot and disgusting! Threw it away without finishing it. The place just opened but business didn’t boom. It closed down a couple years later.
“The problem here is further normalizing privileges for the vaccinated, and to normalize showing this card in order to receive special privileges.
Everything that is happening is some angle on a gigantic social engineering project.”
I agree 100%!
So someone receiving a donut is the cause of obesity in the US.
"You know this a comedy show, right?"
Ha
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