Chinkerfly has landed.

So as it turns out, Krispy Kreme in NYC (at least the Penn Station one) does not observe Nat'l Kreme Filled Donut Day like the rest of the country. I had actually taken this possibility into consideration and gone all the way down to the store at 23rd St... Only to discover it had been replaced by a Thai restaurant. My dedication to fried dough helped me persevere, however, and I got right back on the train going back to Penn Station where I knew donuts lived.
 
I waited patiently--grinning from ear to ear--while a customer painstakingly selected one donut at a time to fill her dozen. When I was sure I had the Krispy Kreme man's undivided attention I gleefully announced, "Happy National Kreme Filled Doughnut Day!!" To which he smiled sadly--I could tell it really pained him to break this to me--and said, "Sorry Not today. We're franchised." I'd come too far to leave with an empty stomach so I decided to get a chocolate custard filled donut anyway. Then I decided to switch to the NY Cheesecake that he'd recommended to the customer before me, but he'd already bagged the first one so I took both. Lots of arm twisting. ;) At the register I sighed, "Was really hoping for a free donut." and he responded conspiratorially, "I'll just charge you for one." =D

As it turns out I was the first customer all day (8:45pm when I showed up) who hadn't just walked back out of the store when I heard there were no free donuts. My love for Krispy Kremes has been rewarded. Happy Day.