Sheryl Rosen wrote:
>
> My local Shaw's market recently began selling Krispy Kreme donuts.
> This is kinda funny to me, because the other major market in our area, Stop
> and Shop, has a Dunkin Donuts kiosk in most stores. Coffee, donuts, muffins,
> the whole nine yards.
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I did like the cream filling, that was tasty, and different
> than most donut fillings I've had, but there wasn't enough of it for my
> taste. Overall, for the money and all the hype, I wasn't impressed.
>
> Is it just me, or is Krispy Kreme a lot of marketing hype and not much else?

Very definitely. When the first one opened in ABQ a couple of years ago,
we tried them at the State Fair. Very greasy and far too sugary (but to
be fair I don't have a sweet tooth).

So then one opened up on this side of town, so we went (it's on our way
to the library anyway). We were given free hot glazed doughnuts right
off the line. So they should be at their peak, yes?

Just as greasy and overly sugary. The coffee was overpriced and mediocre
at very best. Plus the idiot who sited the shop didn't put shades in the
south-facing windows, which take up the major side of the shop. So no
one wanted to sit near the windows and some people just walked out
again. Shade is important here! But perhaps they have listened to their
customers' complaints and rectified that.

So we won't be going there any more. Locally Dunkin Donuts has a wider
variety from which to choose and they are less expensive.