National Donut Day 2010: Dunkin Donuts, Krispy Kreme have deals

In the "just the thing when my doctor says I'm supposed to lose 20 pounds," department, comes the news that today, Friday, June 4th, is the 72nd annual National Donut Day. That means free donuts at every Dunkin Donuts and Krispy Kreme locations.

According to Wikipedia, National Donut Day is held on the first Friday of June. The webpage reads:

"The holiday celebrates the doughnut (a.k.a "donut") — an edible, torus-shaped piece of dough which is deep-fried and sweetened. Many American doughnut stores offer free doughnuts on National Doughnut Day. In 2009, both independent doughnut shops[2] and large national franchises offered free doughnuts in the United States."

National Donut Day started as a fund-raiser for the Salvation Army and while it still is, just grew into a national corporate donut marketing event.

For all that, this blogger's staying miles away from any Dunkin Donuts, Krispy Kreme, or whatver free donut shop there is.

I'm ordered to lose 20 pounds.