wrote:
> Sheryl Rosen > wrote:
>
>
>>Anyway, stopped at Shaws on the way home from work. The first thing I put in
>>the cart was a pair of very small donuts. One chocolate frosted with Cream
>
>
> Very small? All the Krispy Kremes I've seen have been
> what I would call average sized for doughnuts. Not huge,
> but not tiny either. About the same size as Dunkin Donuts'
> product.
>
>

The Krispy Kremes regular glazed doughnut I have seen, is not average
sized in the least. It is the smallest doughnut I have ever seen. Not
counting doughnut holes though.

>>Is it just me, or is Krispy Kreme a lot of marketing hype and not much else?
>
>
> I think they are over-hyped a bit. The freshly made ones are better.
> Having grown up in the NorthEast I didn't run into KK till I moved
> to Virginia. I didn't see the big deal, and still don't.
>
>

Yep, it is way over-hyped. Though I have never had a KK fresh. Always
been bought, boxed up and brought to where ever I am.

When the first KK opened up here about 2 years ago, the hype was
unbelievable. I think there were long lines for the first 3 or 4 days.
Had to have a traffic cop.

The second KK to open, did not get near the hype. I didn't know one had
opened until about 6 months later. It is about 7 miles from where I
live. I won't drive 7 miles for a Hot/Fresh KK.

Now for a fresh bagel, ah, that I will drive for. Not even sex is better
than a great bagel fresh out of the oven. Don't have a great bagel shop
around here though. Good maybe, but not great.

Merry Christmas.


>>cheaper and were all about the fillling. Dad loved jelly or apple filled
>>donuts. Oh well.
>
>
> Yeah, KK is not great on filled. Not their strong suit at all.
>
> Bill Ranck
> Blacksburg, Va.

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

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.

"Ada Ma" > wrote in message
...
>
> 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.
>
<snip>

expensive department stores--some of my favourite memories of Japan are
of time spent in the basements of expensive department stores, cruising the
food. Some of the best bakeries (Fauchon, for example) are located in these
department stores and I've bought more than one doughnut at a department
store--not from Fauchon, of course. I've never been to Harrod's but as I
understand it, their food sections are right up there with those in Japan.

But KK doesn't really fit up there with Fauchon, does it :-)?

rona

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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'.

Arri London wrote:
> 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'.

This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?

But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.

There must be some logic behind it but I'd like to remain oblivious to them so
that I can think it's weird and laugh! HA HA HA!

A

Ada Ma > wrote:
> Arri London wrote:
>> 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'.

> This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?

> But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
> actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
> Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.

Exactly. I am American and I don't understand this behavior either.
Why travel so far only to do (or eat) the same stuff you can at home?
This defies logic.

wrote:
>
> Ada Ma > wrote:

> > This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?
>
> > But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
> > actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
> > Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.
>
> Exactly. I am American and I don't understand this behavior either.
> Why travel so far only to do (or eat) the same stuff you can at home?
> This defies logic.

I think this is a really bad example. I don't know about where you
live, but I don't get the chance to see David Hyde Pierce (?) and
whoever else live just around the corner every day. I'd go see them
if I happened to be in London. It's not like it's Burger King.
Many people around the states do not have Broadway quality productions
nearby.

nancy

On 4 Jan 2004 17:05:26 GMT, wrote:

>Ada Ma > wrote:
>> Arri London wrote:
>>> 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'.
>
>> This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?
>
>> But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
>> actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
>> Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.
>
>Exactly. I am American and I don't understand this behavior either.
>Why travel so far only to do (or eat) the same stuff you can at home?
>This defies logic.

Oh, Leicester Sq. -- Ian McKellen, Alec Guinness (and Edward Hermann),
Jeremy Brett -- heaven! (Where 2 of them are now). As to familiar
foods, not all want dining 'adventures' abroad. It's no crime to seek
out Burger King after a foul 'pub grub' experience. Particularly if
you travel with children. (I didn't look for McDonald's, but then I
didn't seek out jellied eel, either.)

Stan, not everyone travels for food experiences. Scenery, history,
archeology, adventure, eco-pursuits, and art figure prominently in
travel destinations. Do you go to Hawaii for dinner? Well, some may,
but many want a warm sandy beach in mid-winter. And drinks with little
umbrellas. :-)

wrote:
>
> Ada Ma > wrote:
> > Arri London wrote:
> >> 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'.
>
> > This is insane... go all the way to London and buy something American?

It's common enough. Of course they aren't the only ones to do that. All
the Japanese restaurants in London I've been to cater to *busloads* of
Japanese tourists.
Sometimes there is a limit to how 'foreign' people want their foreign
experience to be

>
> > But then I saw Americans queuing for cheap play tickets played by American
> > actors (the guy in Natural born killer and the younger brother in Frasers) in
> > Leicester Square. So it's not so out of normal after all.
>
> Exactly. I am American and I don't understand this behavior either.
> Why travel so far only to do (or eat) the same stuff you can at home?
> This defies logic.

Perhaps to you it isn't logical. However, most of the American fast-food
places in London are heavily frequented by American tourists. Most would
go out of business if that segment stopped visiting.

>> Arri London wrote:

>>> It's logical though. Right now a lot of visitors to Harrod's are
>>> American tourists.

Is this a problem?

>>> They will buy the KK doughnuts and think it's 'cute'.

They will also buy Belgian chocolates and Persian rugs and French
wines and Italian shoes, although I don't know if they consider them
"cute,"