Americans worried about the economy cut back on beer and donuts
Molson Coors, the beer company, and Krispy Kreme, the donut maker, have lowered their sales forecasts for the rest of the year.
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Sweet treats for cell phone service? Not the worst trade in the world.
Krispy Kreme is giving away free donuts in response to the Verizon outage that affected thousands of customers on January 14th.
The pastry stalwart is offering customers one free Original Glazed Donut from 5pm to 7pm, and says in a social media post that “some days you just need a solid backup plan that you can trust.”
The company poked fun at the wireless carrier’s signature slogan, writing, “We can now hear you – and we’re here to serve you.”
This offer is valid at most Krispy Kreme stores, but excludes the Times Square store and Puerto Rico stores.
USA TODAY reached out to a representative for Krispy Kreme, who did not provide any comment beyond the social media post.
Latest information on Verizon outages
By 2 p.m. ET, the number of Verizon customers reporting Downdetector outages had dropped from a high of about 178,000 to about 110,000. Verizon is the largest wireless provider in the United States with 146.1 million wireless connections.
Customers of other major providers also began reporting outages on real-time outage tracking sites on Wednesday, with more than 1,600 people reporting outages at T-Mobile and more than 1,700 at AT&T.
Several customers posting on social media and Downdetector said service was starting to be restored.
Verizon said in an X update at 2:14 p.m. ET that its engineers “continue to address today’s service interruption.” “Our teams remain fully deployed and focused on the issue. We understand the impact this will have on your day and remain committed to resolving this issue as quickly as possible.”
