Originally Posted By mele <a href="http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=120929&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1218420&highlight=" target="_blank">http://phx.corporate-ir.net/ph...ghlight=</a> Excerpt: On Election Day, Nov. 4, 2008, participating Krispy Kreme stores will offer one free star-shaped doughnut with red, white and blue sprinkles to each customer wearing an "I Voted" sticker. While voters may not always agree on the best candidate, voters can agree on one thing: Celebrating one of America's most coveted constitutional rights can be oh-so sweet.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo It did make me think about that simpson's episode where Krusty Burger promised a free burger in the 1984 Olympics for every gold medal America won (on sports the communist block usually won). Lol
Originally Posted By mawnck >>It did make me think about that simpson's episode where Krusty Burger promised a free burger in the 1984 Olympics for every gold medal America won (on sports the communist block usually won).<< You are aware, are you not, that that was based on a true story? McDonalds was the culprit/victim. You got game pieces with the name of the event, and you'd get a free drink if the US got a bronze in that event, fries if they got a silver, and a Big Mac if they got a gold. And the food came with more game pieces! They'd done it for previous Olympics, but they ended up taking a bath in 1984. A lot of people were living large and gaining weight during the 84 Olympics.
Originally Posted By WorldDisney ^^My god, I remember that Mcdonalds promotion now. I was 10 years old and I remember us using our little stickers when America won a medal lol.
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan Actually, I think the promotion might be illegal. You can't offer any gifts to people for voting. Several years ago, Emil Villa's Hick'ry Pit here in the Bay Area used to offer a free slice of pie to people wearing the "I Voted" sticker, but was forced to stop this eventually. (shrugs)
Originally Posted By mele Ha! mawnck, I might try to take in the little piece of paper with my ballot number on it. It was something I had to tear off of the absentee ballot, kind of like a receipt, I think. But the only KK is kind of far from my house and I doubt I'll be spending $5 in gas for a free donut.
Originally Posted By fkurucz <<And the food came with more game pieces!>> More than once that summer I redeemed a game piece for a Big Mac, and the game piece that it came with was also a Big Mac Winner! I also recall Mickey D's being mobbed at lunch time! I also seem to recall that in the long term it was a win for them because people kept coming back (out of habit I suppose) after the promotion ended. Plus if you won a burger, you still ended up buying a coke and fries, which are high markup items.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^And unlike Krusty, Ronald McDonald didn't threaten to spit on random burgers.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt They've closed so many Krispy Kremes in the Bay Area that I wouldn't even know where to go to collect my delicious donut.
Originally Posted By mele <a href="http://www.benjerry.com/features/i_voted/" target="_blank">http://www.benjerry.com/featur...i_voted/</a>
Originally Posted By mele I was wondering that myself, Elderp. I'd call them instead of just showing up and hoping. ;-)
Originally Posted By dshyates I'd show up and buy 3 hot glazed and skip the free cold iced, spinkled. But that just me.
Originally Posted By dshyates Me either DyGDisney. just curious, where have you been exiled? I'm in West Virginia.
