Krispy Kreme leaps into Leap Day with $2.99 glazed doughnuts

WASHINGTON (TND) — Krispy Kreme is giving customers a reason to jump for joy on Leap Day by offering a dozen Original Glazed doughnuts for just $2.29 with the purchase of any dozen at regular price.

Customers with a Leap Day birthday get an even sweeter deal and will receive a dozen glazed doughnuts for free with no purchase necessary. Proof of a birthday is required.

"An extra day in the year is an irresistible opportunity for Krispy Kreme to be extra-sweet to our guests,” Dave Skena, Global Chief Brand Officer for Krispy Kreme said. “So, we’re sweetening Leap Day by the dozens, including for fans whose true birthday comes around only every four years."

Leap Years exits because the Earth's orbit around the Sun is not exactly 365 days and it helps keep seasons in sync with the calendar, according to the Smithsonian Institute.