Police officials have slammed Krispy Kreme for giving away hundreds of thousands of doughnuts during the pandemic.
Australians whose birthday fell between March 13 and July 13 could go into participating Krispy Kreme stores to redeem the offer of a dozen free Original Glazed.
But the giveaway resulted in long traffic queues and massive lines of people standing outside multiple stores in close proximity.Source:SuppliedOperation Coronavirus Commander, Acting Assistant Commissioner Tony Cooke, condemned the promotion.“We have people in NSW who have lost jobs, people who have missed the opportunity to farewell their loved ones at funerals, and of course, people who have lost their lives due to COVID-19.
“Promotions like this do nothing to assist in maintaining social distancing which is vital to stopping the spread of the virus.” NSW Police has slammed Krispy Kreme for giving away hundreds of thousands of doughnuts during the pandemic. Picture: David CroslingIn several stores, the chain stopped accepting customers due to reaching full capacity.Due to restrictions in Victoria, the doughnuts were only redeemable at the drive-through of Krispy Kreme stores in Fountain Gate, Fawkner and Bulleen.
Several customers took to Facebook to complain about the lengthy queues and the timing of the promotion.“I think it’s a great idea what you did, but under the current circumstances in Victoria I think it was inappropriate,” wrote Tracey Johnston. “You have encouraged people to unnecessarily leave home for a free box of doughnuts. I think this promotion would have been better outside of lockdown rules.
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