Ada Ma wrote:
>
> sd wrote:
> > In article <akXGb.140408$8y1.419810@attbi_s52>,
> > Eddie > wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Not even sex is better than a great bagel fresh out of the oven.
> >
> >
> > I'm so sorry for you ... :-)
> >
> > sd, who also finds KKs the most over-hyped donuts on the planet
>
> KK opens its first store in UK in Harrods.
>
> At the end of the day a donut is just a bakery product. Why would one wants to
> get one from an expensive department store? It's like demanding a non-stick pan
> from Chanel.
>
> A shop that sells simple products plant its first outlet in UK in Harrods is a
> big turn-off for me. I think donut is one of those food that need a bit of
> street-cred to make it glamorous.

It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
American tourists. They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.