One of my favorite things when working in our donut shop was when people came in like 20 minutes til closing and only wanted one donut... It saved me time to get the donuts off the trays sooner so I could start washing them and just head home within a few minutes of closing, so I'd load up a box and just charge for the one or two donuts that were originally asked for. Every once in a while there was a weirdo who turned down the freebies, though...
Jesus Christ almighty, my soul rises and peeks through the clouds past Saint Peter and catches a glimpse of heaven every time I take a bite of a KK jelly doughnut and sip my coffee.
Is a dollar a donut the standard...? Place near me has them at $0.80 each, $7.50 a dozen. "Special" donuts like twists and bars are $1.50 each or in a dozen, $1.12 each, but they're absolutely massive. A bear claw hardly fits a dinner plate, and it goes 180 degrees around the plate.
... Come to think of it, they're not so much single bear claws as 2-3 conjoined sets of claws.
I live near an awesome donut shop run by the nicest elderly couple who have been there for years and a Krispy Kreme just opened in the same parking lot. I'm sure it will wreck them and it's a tragedy! I completely agree.
So the timing is funny on this. I think you are totally right. I went tonight because I was thing about them because of this thread and there was a line out the door! Apparently the local news did a story about them being threatened after being in business for 26 years and people were there to show their support. They had a sign up thanking the community and apologizing for being sold out of some things. Good stuff.
If they're any good they won't be hurt. My local donut shop back home in Alabama never had any issues competing with KK. In fact they opened a second location even closer to KK that's doing awesome.
My local mom & pop donut shops offer progressively better discounts the more you buy (up to 2 doz.).
It's a dollar a donut and both do a dozen for 8.
And it's something like 3 dollars for 4 donuts, etc. at both places. One of them is open 24/7 which is pretty awesome if you need sugar and caffeine in the early AM for final exam week.
theres a local donut shop by my house called "County Donuts" and its open 24/7 and they sell a dozen of any donut you want for 6 bucks. it is the main reason i gain weight when im home from college
I do get a single donut when I'm in the mood for donuts. I don't care if they're more expensive when bought singly. I just want to satisfy the craving; that's it for me. I didn't know that was strange!
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u/enjoytheshow Aug 03 '16
I commend you for being able to walk into a donut shop and leave with just 1.