How much are Krispy Kreme doughnuts?
Monday, May 10th, 2004 - 10:45am
There's a Krispy Kreme opening on the route I take to work. I've heard their doughnuts are good, but I can't find any prices for them. The brand positioning makes me think they'll be expensive, though I can't imagine paying a lot for a doughnut.
How much are they in the US? Are they much better quality when compared to, say, a supermarkets own brand? Also, is the name pronounced cream or crem?
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Worth every penny.
I was reading the low-carb diet craze is really hurting their business.
I just called my local store and they are $5.67 per dozen plain (including tax). Get them when fresh and hot and enjoy!
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Pronounced name is ""cream."" They aren''t prohibitively expensive by any means. Very reasonably priced. As for their quality, I LOVE them. Best donut, hands down. That said, they''re very different when compared to your average supermarket donut. As a result, a handful of people can''t stand them. They must be on crack though.
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They are good, but they are sooooo sickly sweet, I can''t always take them. Generally the plain glazed are better than the froofy ones.
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They are soft and squishy, much less substance than regular doughnuts. But good. You will definitely eat more than one.
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$5.67 eh? I can imagine the transaction now...
Me: Hello. Can I have a dozen plain donuts please.
Krispy Kremier: Ugh. OK, damn. Don''t hurry me man. I''m in film school OK? I''m just working here until my script is optioned.
Me: ....
Krisp Kremier: Whatever. That''ll be £13.50.
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At the new Southwestern terminal at the Philly airport they are opening a Krispy Kreme stand...serving coffee additonally..
KA-CHING!!!
First KK at an airport terminal...should be a gold mine.
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Define good.
/ uncontrollably shivers in revulsion.
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Ain''t that the truth. Hell I''d buy some if they had it at my airport. Donuts and airplanes just seem to go together, quick, easy and tasty.
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Good? For me it''s not just a taste, it''s an experience.
Me, a doughnut and cup o'' java. Rain lashes the windows of the KK. I''m sitting there in a pork pie hat, notepad and pencil by my side. There are people all around me - but I''m all alone.
I take a sip of my coffee. It''s bitterl; bitter like the dame who left me with a broken heart and an empty wallet.
There''s a killer out there but the cops won''t believe me. Somehow I''ve got to find him. I wipe some icing sugar from my goatee, pick up my notepad and start thinking.
In the corner of my eye a blueberry doughnut stares at me malevolently.
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Frankly, I think they should be a controlled substance....<grins>...there are only a few in the Philadelphia area (Wilmington and NE Philadelphia), so I can (sort of) keep them at arm''s length. The key to controlling the addiction is to say: ""I''ll only eat them when they are hot and fresh off the assembly line"".
I''ve described them to friends (and would love to trademark this description): ""It''s like eating a doughnut cloud."" Sigh.
I want one. Now. Thanks, guys, for something else to drool over this Monday AM.
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Pardon my ingnorance, but my KK experience is limited. None here in Montana.
My one and only visit to a KK, we went inside, and not through drive through. As you''re waiting in line, one of the employees will pull a donut off of the conveyor belt, and hand it to you! This is within minutes of frying and glazing! Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Will I be forced to move from Big Sky country just to be closer to that oh so yummy goodness?
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Do you reckon it''s the cooking process or the doughnut mix that''s most important for KK? Or is it both?
My aunt runs a doughnut trailer - deep friend cinnamon flavoured doughnuts. If she could get the right mix... *scratches nose*
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You wouldn''t know it here. There is a new store in the Copley Mall, which is in the center of Boston''s Back Bay, and there is always a line.
When I say line, I''m not talking just 5-10 people, I''m talking ""Wednseday-Night-the-LOTR-just-came-out"" type line.
Unbelieveable.
Isn''t that your excuse for everyone who disagrees with you?
I read the company leaves at least ten miles between each store. Does that ring true? It would help explain why there are queues.
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Yeah, that seems about right. The next nearest Krispy Kreme is Medford (I think), which is about 10 miles or so out.
Still, there are Dunkin'' Dounts in two locations nearby, as well as several Starbucks, and you don''t see lines like that in any of those places. Last I checked, they all had baked goods.
Because there are two DD stores reasonably close to each other, it might cut down on the likelihood of there being queues in either one. By limiting supply you increase exclusivity and desirability of a product. Would you say that Dunkin''s is considered less of a ''treat'' than a Kreme?
As for Starbuck''s, I believe policy is to saturate an area with stores and then have them fight it out, the least profitable stores being closed. I think they call it cannibalisation.
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Yep, you are right, K-Kreme''s strategy is the same as any one trying to resist commoditization of their product-create demand by restrictig supply.
That''s cool, but to my taste buds, if I''m craving a donut, there isn''t that great a difference, and the substitition costs begin to get lower and lower depending on the following variables:
My hunger
My Patience for waiting in line
My marginal preference for Krispy Kreme
Since my patience is actually quite low (ask my wife!), the size of the line is actually a detriment, which is why DD, in all their wisdom, saturates the area with outlets. Since donuts are a impulse buy, there can''t be that long between the impulse to have a donut, and the time you actually start eating it.
Starbuck''s is a different case. I can understand the concept of canibalization, but I''m not too sure that its a sound expansion strategy. Why undermine your own product?
KK is the ""bomb diggity"" so to speak.
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Has anyone seen a Starbucks close? I havent..
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I think there is a Starbucks in Canada. But who wants to go there?
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I''m scurd.
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Speaking of crack. I can''t find it online any where. I was wondering if anyone knew how much crack they used in the recipe for plain glazed.
I mean, come on, there has to be some. Why else would I crave them and be willing to sell off my personal belongings to get some!?
HUH!?
WHY ELSE!?!
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In Minneapolis they sell Krispy Kremes at Target. Trucked in from the store.
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Same thing with most grocery stores that carry them - just heat for 9 seconds before eating and itt''s like getting them fresh...
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Yes.
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Because for every customer you steal from your own shops, you steal at least one from a competitor. And if said competitor is a local small time business, chances are it''s soon going to be run into the ground.
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Going WAAAAYYY off topic:
Just don''t see that as the case.
As the firm gets bigger, there is a downward pressure on the quality of the product, until there is some sort of equilibrium between the minimum requirements of their customer base, and net income.
When Starbucks first started expanding, the coffee was phenominal-bark, rich, bitter, good body....not quite the paragon of coffee, but damn close.
Now, either my tastes have changes (likely), or they are lowering the overall quality of their beans (also likely)-most of my Starbuck''s experiences ion the past year or so have been kinda ""meh"". I think it started when they tried being all things to all people-Mild Roasts, Endless coffee drinks, etc.
Here in Boston, we have Espresso Royale, which is a local chain, that serves a mean cup of coffee, and there''s alot more activity as more and more Starbucks fugitives find there way to them.
In Santa Barabara, there is the Santa Barbara Roasting Company, right across from Starbucks in fact, and they don''t seem to be hurting.
Point is, true coffee afficionados can tell the difference between a good cup of coffee and what Starbucks is brewing, and will seek out the cup o'' joe that suits their fancy, or brew their own.
All Starbucks is doing is stealing customers from their own client base.
BTW, best coffee EVAR: back when I started college, I took 2 years of Journalism at Loyola, Baltimore. There was a coffee shop in Fells Point at the time, The Daily Grind. Loved that place. Great Coffee. Hope its still there.
I''ve never thought that highly of starbucks. Their coffee just tastes burnt. Every time.
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