How to get a free Krispy Kreme doughnut, or a dozen for Talk Like a Pirate Day

Ahoy mateys! It’s Talk Like a Pirate Day and Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is celebrating with free doughnuts.

To get a free glazed doughnut, just walk into your local Krispy Kreme and talk like a pirate. If you’re short on pirate jargon, the chain released a handy instructional video, shown above. A talking, hook-wielding pirate puppet gives a full lesson on pirate vocabulary at the Krispy Kreme Pirate Academy.

“Me aims to get your slang up to snuff so yees can hornswoggle those lads and lasses of the bakn’ sort into handing over a free piping hot doughnut,” says the pirate with a laugh.

And if you walk into a Krispy Kreme dressed like a pirate, you’ll earn a free dozen glazed doughnuts. Krispy Kreme posted a list of appropriate pirate attire on its website. We knew there was a use for that Jack Sparrow costume before Halloween.

To get you started, here a few suggestions from the Pirate Academy. Maybe start by playing the pirate sympathy card.

“My parrot hasn’t the strength to fly without yer amazin’ doughnuts. Could you spare a peck for the ol’ gal?” Or you could even go with “Oy there matey. I seems to be contractin’ a bit o’ the scurvy and I was told yer tasty doughnuts are just what I been needin’.”

Maybe go for the pirate speak that doesn’t involve you contracting scurvy. Arrr.

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