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<a href="https://www.krispykreme.com/promos/birthyay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Krispy Kreme</a> is celebrating its 84th birthday by offering a special BirthYAY dozen doughnuts for only $1 when you buy any dozen doughnuts on July 16!

The offer is valid in participating U.S. Krispy Kreme shops on 7/16/21 for in-shop and drive-thru orders. There is a limit of 4 in shops and a limit of 1 for online orders.

For online orders, use promo code BIRTHYAY to get the discount when ordering.

The BirthYAY dozen includes Original Glazed as well as a special strawberry iced BirthYAY sprinkle doughnut.

“For our 84th birthday, we’re giving our amazing fans a special doughnut and a great deal to celebrate with delicious, melt in-your-mouth doughnuts,” said Dave Skena, Chief Marketing Officer for Krispy Kreme.  

See all the details at <a href="https://www.krispykreme.com/promos/birthyay" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.krispykreme.com/promos/birthyay.</a>

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Krispy Kreme: $1 BirthYAY dozen when you buy any dozen on July 16

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