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Try calling a bunch of donut bakers at 4 a.m. the day before National Donut Day to ask if they’ll be running any promotions, and you’ll get some interesting answers.
While plenty of bakers are offering freebies and discounts – see exhaustively researched list below (you’re welcome) – plenty of the ones who aren’t volunteered sleepy, curt responses to our early-morning query.
Here are a few choice selections:
“No. It’s just another day." “No. We’re just making a bunch of donuts.” “No. What would you like us to do?”
Sheesh! Sorry we asked.
It’s just that we love donuts. They’re fried fat and sugar with extra sugar. If donut bakers accepted tap dancing instead of money, our shoes would be worn through and people would call us Mr. Bojangles.
So go ahead and act all crusty and mean if you wanna, Mr. Donut Man. We get it, your day starts really early and you’re not exactly overjoyed with the routine. But when it’s “time to make the donuts,” you’re our hero.
So, uh, what are you gonna give us for free today?
Creve Coeur and Brentwood locations
Any ring donut free with any purchase.
Party with free coffee, donuts, and Perennial Artisan Ale samples at Kuva Coffee Roasters (5231C Manchester Ave.) also features DJ, photobooth, and limited-edition screenprints for sale.
Ellisville
Free round donut of your choice while supplies last, no purchase necessary.
New Town & St. Peters locations
Customer Appreciation Day with extra punches on loyalty cards and coupons good for free donut with beverage purchase or BOGO ice-cream scoops on next visit.
South County, Kirkwood, and Chesterfield locations
$1 off a dozen donuts at all locations.
Schnucks in-store bakeries
50 cents of every specially marked box of glazed donuts donated to Salvation Army (the Salvation Army provided donuts to American soldiers in France during WWI).
St. Louis
Free glazed donut with any purchase.
Oakville
Offering limited-edition and new donuts including Maple-Bacon with Eggs, Butterfinger, Cotton Candy, Bubble Gum, and the ricotta-filled Sicilian. At press time, still considering buy-coffee-get-free-donut and BOGO deals.
St. Louis
Buy a dozen, get six free.
Collinsville
Free glazed, twist, or cinnamon donut with purchase of coffee or large drink while supplies last. Also, special flavors of “honeymoon donuts” available including fruit-topped blueberry, strawberry, cherry, Hawaiian Sunrise (pineapple and coconut), and caramel apple. Ricotta-filled long john with chocolate chips may also be available.
Hazelwood
Special red velvet cake donut with cream cheese frosting available, and special price on a dozen.
Florissant
Buy a dozen donuts get a dozen donut holes free.
Fenton, Ferguson, and South County locations
One free donut of your choice, no purchase necessary.
Rock Hill, Kirkwood, Ballwin, Ellisville, Florissant, South County, Fairview Heights, and Lambert Field locations
Free donut of your choice with beverage purchase.
Select Dunkin Donuts locations are also debuting (and many have already debuted) the Glazed Donut Breakfast Sandwich. The sandwich has bacon and fried eggs between a split glazed donut. Sounds interesting, but (yawn) we’ve already been there, done that.
