Raleigh, NC – The winter weather affecting the state can affect the weather, or you can try a limited edition Mars donut from Krispy Kreme.
To celebrate the landing of NASA’s rover, Krispy Kreme planned to launch a limited-edition Mars donut on Thursday – which will only be sold for one day.
The rare celestial occasion was meant to be marked by a rare donut, shaped to look like the red planet itself – caramel-dipped and filled with chocolate cream, topped by a red swirl resembling Mars.
“It’s even sprinkled with chocolate crumbs for that authentic dusty Martian touch,” wrote CNN.
Sadly, it seems that humans were never intended to fly so close to Mars. Person Street had a line of customers waiting for the limited edition, one-off treat. Once they sold out, the donuts ran out.
Several locations around the Triangle were completely sold out before noon, without more stock being available.
Disappointed and troubled customers have called Krispy Kreme’s headquarters customer service all day, according to a service representative.
The problem, according to officials, is the weather.
Weather conditions affected the delivery of the limited edition donuts, meaning some stores got them and some didn’t. The stores they did have ran out quickly and could no longer be accessed, officials say.
Officials said the problem was exacerbated by excited customers who traveled to secondary locations in search of Mars donuts, overloading local stores that only had enough inventory for their own customer base and were unable to manage the additional customers.
Krispy Kreme’s customer service said they are very sorry that the weather is affecting the availability of the Mars donut. Local managers speaking on the phone said they hated having so many disappointed customers.
Given the weather influencing the launch of the Mars donut, will Krispy Kreme try to launch on a different date?
Yes! Krispy Kreme announced:
“Your response to our Mars donut was out of this world and many stores are already sold out for the day. We will continue to offer the Mars donut where stock and weather conditions allow.”