I too went with the regular
I too went with the regular CRV vs hybrid due to the lacking spare issue. Even if you bought a separate spare for the hybrid I think there are issues with putting it on (from what I have been told by dealer and gather from the tire repair kit manual).
I really wanted a hybrid, but I've had to change my tire to a spare 3 or 4 times on my old Honda Accord and I didn't want to have to get a tow if it happened in the CRV (caveat, if the tire repair kit could not fix it temporarily - but I did not want to take that chance).
It really is unfortunate and I hope Honda Corporate uses this as "Voice of the Customer" to add one for future models.