It was reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, Spike SMH July 29, 2004 that Krispy Kreme has come under attack from a petitioner at gopetition.com. SMH writes, "Yesterday, we received an email promoting an online petition to boycott the chain, which has a strategy of flooding media outlets with free doughnuts in the hope of getting free plugs. Judging by the queues, it's a strategy the chain clearly does not need."

The article can be found at http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/07/28/1090694028070.html

The petition can be found at http://www.gopetition.com/online/4725.htm