sf wrote:
> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:05:57 -0500, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>> If you have never had a hot, glazed Krispy Kreme, you haven't
>> participated in the mystique.
>
> Just turned 7 yo GS will go to In N Out burgers with his Pop and choke
> down a plain burger, no bun, and a few fries, just because there's a
> Krispy Kreme on the other side of the parking lot that he can talk Pop
> into going after lunch for "dessert".

I have never had one, but the idea of it makes me feel slightly queezy.

--
Life sometimes gives you a second chance.

Ophelia wrote:
> sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:05:57 -0500, Janet Wilder
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> If you have never had a hot, glazed Krispy Kreme, you haven't
>>> participated in the mystique.
>>
>> Just turned 7 yo GS will go to In N Out burgers with his Pop and
>> choke down a plain burger, no bun, and a few fries, just because
>> there's a Krispy Kreme on the other side of the parking lot that he
>> can talk Pop into going after lunch for "dessert".
>
> I have never had one, but the idea of it makes me feel slightly
> queezy.

I've never had one, either, Ophelia, and I'm not planning to. I have heard
many are closing down, though. I think they cropped up too quickly. Kind
of like Starbucks.

kili

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:42:08 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>Ophelia wrote:
>> sf wrote:
>>> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:05:57 -0500, Janet Wilder
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>> If you have never had a hot, glazed Krispy Kreme, you haven't
>>>> participated in the mystique.
>>>
>>> Just turned 7 yo GS will go to In N Out burgers with his Pop and
>>> choke down a plain burger, no bun, and a few fries, just because
>>> there's a Krispy Kreme on the other side of the parking lot that he
>>> can talk Pop into going after lunch for "dessert".
>>
>> I have never had one, but the idea of it makes me feel slightly
>> queezy.
>
>I've never had one, either, Ophelia, and I'm not planning to. I have heard
>many are closing down, though. I think they cropped up too quickly. Kind
>of like Starbucks.
>
>kili


I don't think that before the 1940's is too quickly. The low carb fad
and the CEO's jet plane had much more to do with it.

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:42:08 -0400, "kilikini"
> wrote:

>I've never had one, either, Ophelia, and I'm not planning to. I have heard
>many are closing down, though. I think they cropped up too quickly. Kind
>of like Starbucks.

To tell you the truth, it seemed faster than Starbucks... at least to
me.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Sun, 13 Jul 2008 12:37:14 +0100, "Ophelia" >
wrote:

>sf wrote:
>> On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:05:57 -0500, Janet Wilder
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> If you have never had a hot, glazed Krispy Kreme, you haven't
>>> participated in the mystique.
>>
>> Just turned 7 yo GS will go to In N Out burgers with his Pop and choke
>> down a plain burger, no bun, and a few fries, just because there's a
>> Krispy Kreme on the other side of the parking lot that he can talk Pop
>> into going after lunch for "dessert".
>
>I have never had one, but the idea of it makes me feel slightly queezy.

I'm not big on donuts period, so I'm not a good one to comment. But
you can believe us when we say, they're pretty nasty cold. Hot donuts
are a different story. That's why the light goes on when there's a
hot batch and people line up.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

sf wrote:

> I'm not big on donuts period, so I'm not a good one to comment. But
> you can believe us when we say, they're pretty nasty cold. Hot donuts
> are a different story. That's why the light goes on when there's a
> hot batch and people line up.

When I croak, my headstone will say, "If this is Heaven, where's the
donuts!"

Although I only eat donuts every couple of years, I tried a Krispy Kreme
donut in Las Vegas in June. It was cold and it tasted like sugar. I
took one bite and my husband ate the rest. I have only been to Krispy
Kreme twice and the donuts were nice and hot, I loved them. The donut
in Las Vegas was cold and I did not care for it.

Becca

On Sat 12 Jul 2008 08:05:57a, Janet Wilder told us...

> Gloria P wrote:
>>
>>
>> One of the first Krispy Kreme (doughnut) shops opened a few miles away
>> from our house about two years ago. Imagine my surprise to see, driving
>> by about a year later that it was boarded over and had a "For sale or
>> lease" sign on the building. And I never even got the chance to sample
>> their wares! When it opened the lines of cars for the drive-up went
>> around the block and the parking lot was jammed for a while.
>>
>> Evidently the mystique didn't last long or it was the wrong
>> location/demographic (in an area with loads of apartments and condos.)
>>
>> Walmarts and Targets are still springing up all around, often just two
>> or three miles from an existing store which closes when the new one
>> opens, leaving an empty storefront. Ugh.
>>
>> gloria p
>
> Most people didn't understand the "real" Krispy Kreme mystique. The
> donuts are , IMO, only good when they are hot off the conveyor belt.
> Once they cool off and are shelved, they are just another donut, and
> nothing to write home about.
>
> If you have never had a hot, glazed Krispy Kreme, you haven't
> participated in the mystique.
>

You couldn't be more correct, and they really are delicious hot off the
conveyor. The only type I really liked was the traditional glazed.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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Oxymoron: Rear Admiral.
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On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:05:57 -0500, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>Gloria P wrote:
>>
>>
>> One of the first Krispy Kreme (doughnut) shops opened a few miles away
>> from our house about two years ago. Imagine my surprise to see, driving
>> by about a year later that it was boarded over and had a "For sale or
>> lease" sign on the building. And I never even got the chance to sample
>> their wares! When it opened the lines of cars for the drive-up went
>> around the block and the parking lot was jammed for a while.
>>
>> Evidently the mystique didn't last long or it was the wrong
>> location/demographic (in an area with loads of apartments and condos.)
>>
>> Walmarts and Targets are still springing up all around, often just two
>> or three miles from an existing store which closes when the new one
>> opens, leaving an empty storefront. Ugh.
>>
>> gloria p
>
>Most people didn't understand the "real" Krispy Kreme mystique. The
>donuts are , IMO, only good when they are hot off the conveyor belt.
>Once they cool off and are shelved, they are just another donut, and
>nothing to write home about.
>
>If you have never had a hot, glazed Krispy Kreme, you haven't
>participated in the mystique.

As someone who grew up 40 miles from Winston Salem in the late 40's
and early 50's I know exactly what you mean. During my late teen years
we lived in Chapel Hill and went to visit my grandparents in Raleigh
frequently. We had to drive by the Krispy Kreme store on the way so
we always picked up a box. After I was married and living in Texas,
we were going from NC to TX after a holiday. As we were going through
Biloxi (before interstate) I yelled at my husband to stop. Why?
Krispy Kreme donuts!!!

It is great to get a box that is so hot that you can hardly hold it.
Now that I am back near Winston, I just occasionally go into the store
and get a couple with a cup of coffee.

"Gloria P" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> One of the first Krispy Kreme (doughnut) shops opened a few miles away
> from our house about two years ago. Imagine my surprise to see, driving
> by about a year later that it was boarded over and had a "For sale or
> lease" sign on the building. And I never even got the chance to sample
> their wares! When it opened the lines of cars for the drive-up went
> around the block and the parking lot was jammed for a while.
>
> Evidently the mystique didn't last long or it was the wrong
> location/demographic (in an area with loads of apartments and condos.)
>
> Walmarts and Targets are still springing up all around, often just two
> or three miles from an existing store which closes when the new one
> opens, leaving an empty storefront. Ugh.
>
> gloria p


We had a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop near us that was built like the Hearst
Castle and is now closed.
The only one that I know still open is directly across form a police
station.

"Mike" > wrote in message news:QH5ek.90$gH4.57@trnddc05...
>
> "Gloria P" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> One of the first Krispy Kreme (doughnut) shops opened a few miles away
>> from our house about two years ago. Imagine my surprise to see, driving
>> by about a year later that it was boarded over and had a "For sale or
>> lease" sign on the building. And I never even got the chance to sample
>> their wares! When it opened the lines of cars for the drive-up went
>> around the block and the parking lot was jammed for a while.
>>
>> Evidently the mystique didn't last long or it was the wrong
>> location/demographic (in an area with loads of apartments and condos.)
>>
>> Walmarts and Targets are still springing up all around, often just two
>> or three miles from an existing store which closes when the new one
>> opens, leaving an empty storefront. Ugh.
>>
>> gloria p
>
>
> We had a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop near us that was built like the Hearst
> Castle and is now closed.
> The only one that I know still open is directly across form a police
> station.

Naaaw! :-D That's just too cliche' ....

On Sat 12 Jul 2008 10:18:40a, Mike told us...

>
> "Gloria P" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> One of the first Krispy Kreme (doughnut) shops opened a few miles away
>> from our house about two years ago. Imagine my surprise to see, driving
>> by about a year later that it was boarded over and had a "For sale or
>> lease" sign on the building. And I never even got the chance to sample
>> their wares! When it opened the lines of cars for the drive-up went
>> around the block and the parking lot was jammed for a while.
>>
>> Evidently the mystique didn't last long or it was the wrong
>> location/demographic (in an area with loads of apartments and condos.)
>>
>> Walmarts and Targets are still springing up all around, often just two
>> or three miles from an existing store which closes when the new one
>> opens, leaving an empty storefront. Ugh.
>>
>> gloria p
>
>
> We had a Krispy Kreme doughnut shop near us that was built like the
Hearst
> Castle and is now closed.
> The only one that I know still open is directly across form a police
> station.

That figures. They probably spend more time at KK than at the station.


--
Wayne Boatwright
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Saturday, 07(VII)/12(XII)/08(MMVIII)
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Oxymoron: Rear Admiral.
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Gloria P wrote:
>
>
> One of the first Krispy Kreme (doughnut) shops opened a few miles away
> from our house about two years ago. Imagine my surprise to see, driving
> by about a year later that it was boarded over and had a "For sale or
> lease" sign on the building. And I never even got the chance to sample
> their wares! When it opened the lines of cars for the drive-up went
> around the block and the parking lot was jammed for a while.
>
> Evidently the mystique didn't last long or it was the wrong
> location/demographic (in an area with loads of apartments and condos.)
>
> Walmarts and Targets are still springing up all around, often just two
> or three miles from an existing store which closes when the new one
> opens, leaving an empty storefront. Ugh.
>
> gloria p

I've never been a fan of glazed doughnuts, but it seems my sister has
just discovered her childhood joy of "Spudnuts" doughnuts not only still
existing, but available in the town to which I've recently moved. One of
these weekends, I'm going to have to buy a box or bag and drive the 3+
hours on the interstate to deliver them. At the price of gas, that won't
happen very often. I guess I'm just a rotten brother! (grin)

In article >,
says...
>
>
> One of the first Krispy Kreme (doughnut) shops opened a few miles away
> from our house about two years ago. Imagine my surprise to see, driving
> by about a year later that it was boarded over and had a "For sale or
> lease" sign on the building. And I never even got the chance to sample
> their wares! When it opened the lines of cars for the drive-up went
> around the block and the parking lot was jammed for a while.
>
> Evidently the mystique didn't last long or it was the wrong
> location/demographic (in an area with loads of apartments and condos.)
>
> Walmarts and Targets are still springing up all around, often just two
> or three miles from an existing store which closes when the new one
> opens, leaving an empty storefront. Ugh.
>
> gloria p
>

They tried making a go of it here in Rhode Island too. It was to put it
mildly a complete failure.

They couldn't compete with Dunkin Donuts.