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Every day at Chickenbutt Donuts is National Donut Day for Oreo, a chubby cat that went viral for waiting outside the shop each day. Oreo might get free donuts whenever he wants, but on Friday humans can too.
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Chickenbutt Donuts on Lake Murray is just one of the many stores offering Midlands residents special deals for National Donut Day. Here’s everything you need to know to get a free donut Friday.
Deals and Discounts
For the 15th year in a row, Dunkin Donuts will be giving away a free donut with any beverage purchase. Customers do not need the app to get the deal.
The store will also be collaborating with Stoney Clover Lane, a New York-based accessories brand, to sell limited-edition merchandise starting online at 10 a.m. Friday.
Krispy Kreme is offering a free donut to every customer on National Donut Day, with no purchase or app required. Seasonal donuts and cinnamon rolls are excluded from the promotion.
Customers can also get a dozen glazed donuts for $2 dollars with the purchase of another dozen at full price.
Duck Donuts, which has several locations across the Midlands, has several offers and promotions for the national holiday, including a free classic donut. A purchase or app is not required.
Other offers include $6 to $8 dollar half-dozen donuts and a free rubber duck with any dozen purchase.
Chickenbutt Donuts, a local shop near Lake Murray is also participating in a promotion, trading any made-to-order donut for children’s artwork.
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Kids can bring in a drawing or craft. They can sing a song or do a dance. Owner Tre Dabney said that no piece of art is refused.
The store will also have holiday specials including vanilla cake donuts, red velvet donuts and apple cider Buttnuggets.
Customers on Facebook are also excited for the chance to win a special edition “Oreo the Cat” mug in a raffle held on Friday.
Who is Oreo the Cat?
Oreo, a chubby black and white cat, went viral internationally for simply sitting outside of Chickenbutt Donuts in December 2023.
When the shop initially opened, there was a feral cat colony outside, Dabney said. Oreo was adopted by a family next door, but he never stopped coming by Chickenbutt.
Owners Sue and Tre Dabney began to make posts about Oreo as he waited patiently every morning to be fed one of Chickenbutt’s best-selling maple bacon donuts.
It wasn’t long before he went viral, Dabney said.
Three years later, Oreo, who is now “overfed,” is still being picked up by newspapers and magazines across the world including in Indonesia, Brazil, China and Japan. He was also featured on “The Drew Barrymore Show,” Season four Episode 124.
“Every time we think it is done, we see him somewhere else,” Dabney said.
“He has been one of the single biggest drivers of interest in our business,” Dabney said. “His popularity doesn’t show any sign of changing.”
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