RainyBear
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:01:20 AM new
A new Krispy Kreme store opened this week in my area, and all the radio stations are making a big hoo-ha about it and reporting that people have been lined up for hours to buy doughnuts. (!!)
Is this the result of something truly spectacular about Krispy Kreme doughnuts, or just good marketing? It just seems like someone should say, "Get a grip, people, they're only doughnuts!" Or do I just not get it?
I don't live in the boonies, either. This store has opened near Seattle.
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Zazzie
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:07:09 AM new
my husband would climb mountains for a Krispy Kreme donut/ I hope he doesn't find out that the store has opened in Washington State or we will be doing a road trip.
I think it is southern thing--last time he went to Virginia the 1st thing he did was go to the Krispy Kreme when the 'Fresh Donut' sign was lit. He came back with a couple boxes of donuts, a Krispy Kreme hat, a Krispy Kreme T-shirt and a little toy car/
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ExecutiveGirl
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:10:01 AM new
I've never even *heard* of Krispy Kreme before!
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psyllie
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:10:48 AM new
I'd like to know, too, Rainybear! I'd heard about Krispy Kreme's for years from friends who live in the south and couldn't wait to chomp on my first one when I visited...it was one of those things where they were all watching for my reaction, which inside was "is that all there is?" I tried very hard to look suitably impressed by the doughnut but it didn't taste any better than those from my local bakery.
A shop opened about 30 mins. from me about six weeks ago and they still whoop it up on the radio and brag about getting a box delivered, and still claim lines of people waiting for doughnuts.
More power to them! I'm happy to see some businesses making it so good these days.
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Zazzie
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:13:02 AM new
Hubby---says fresh baked is the only way to eat them--or if you can't do that, they have to be warmed in the Microwave
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gravid
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:13:12 AM new
There is always a market if something is percieved as scarce. When Coors beer was not available here in MI I brought a whole car full back from Texas and you would have thought I was giving out diamonds when I would drop off a 6 pack to a friend. Now that you can buy it in any supermarket it is no big deal.
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Valleygirl
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:20:50 AM new
The first store within an hour of my area opened a month ago, and it was SUCH A BIG DEAL, people stood in line for hours.
Someone brought in a box of them and I was sorely disappointed. They were smaller than regular donuts, and I didn't think they were any better at all.
Not my name on ebay.
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Femme
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:23:31 AM new
I've never had a Krispy Kreme.
I feel so deprived.
Their stock went public not too long ago.
Don't have any of that, either. 
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Zazzie
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:25:52 AM new
Hubby and I have ongoing joke about the quality of food in the west compare to the quality of food in the south. Everything from the south is better from pork to vegetables. He has already decided that 'western Krispy Kremes' will be inferior to 'southern Krispy Kremes'
My reply after all these years is
"Must be the water"
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mrpotatoheadd
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:30:49 AM new
Krispy Kreme - what's the big whoop?
I don't get it, either. They're donuts, for crying out loud. (Ones you have to wait in line for, to boot).
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jamesoblivion
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:33:15 AM new
There's a certain type of person who will just wait on line for hours for anything if people are doing it.
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Zazzie
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:38:53 AM new
They still line up for them in Hubby's hometown when they know they are about to come out of the oven. Krispy Kreme has been there for decades.
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pyth00n
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:40:18 AM new
I grew up in the South around the sugary thangs, myself. Then Dunkin Donuts appeared and I found them vastly superior.
I await the spread over the entire US, plus NYSE listing, of Krystal Hamburgers. Ohhh yummm, nothing like them.... the little square buns with that tasty slick greasy juice soaked in, then lifting the bun up to reveal that crisp circular pickle, then lifting IT, pushing aside the mustard glop and finding the MEAT! Oh yummy! What's their usual special, FIVE hamburgers for $1.50 or some such??
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RoseBids25cents
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:41:57 AM new
Here in Virginia we've always had Krispy Kreme stores (at least for the last 40 years). I believe (don't hold me to this) that they originated in this state. When Dunkin' Donuts made the scene, I found them to be inferior to our beloved KK - but only by a smidgeon. I can't think of anything particularly outstanding about these pastries that would cause such hoop-la.
But I must say that it made all my co-workers grin real big when a customer came through the door this morning with a box-of-one-dozen still-warm-from-the-oven. They do melt in your mouth when they are under an hour hold. Maybe it's a comfort thing.
Rosie
*There is no conclusive evidence that life is serious*
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Zazzie
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:44:28 AM new
What I would like to see open is a Southern BBQ stand---bring on the coleslaw!!
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bunnicula
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posted on October 30, 2001 11:49:47 AM new
A year or so agao a Krispy Kreme opened in my area to much fanfare and hoop-la. People raved about them. So, I went and tried KK donuts.
Really, they're OK if nothing else is around, but for the most part I found them far too sweet to really enjoy.
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DoctorBeetle
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posted on October 30, 2001 12:02:44 PM new
I moved from the Mid-Atlantic area to Central Florida several years ago. Krispy Kremes are definitely more imagination than substance. I too preferred the Dunkin Donuts that were common around the Washington D.C. area.
Zazzie, if you are ever in Orlando do not miss Bubbalou's Bodacious BBQ. Ribs to die for!
They also have all that southern stuff my wife loves and I can't stand: Fried Okra, Grits, Collard Greens... Yuk.
Of course my native Pennsylvania had Scrapple and Pig's Knuckles... Yuk to those too!
Dr. Beetle
Edited because it has been a long time since I had to spell Pennsylvania!
[ edited by DoctorBeetle on Oct 30, 2001 12:16 PM ]
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RainyBear
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posted on October 30, 2001 12:04:22 PM new
Mmmm, fried okra.
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Zazzie
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posted on October 30, 2001 12:12:11 PM new
The Southern BBQ that I'm taking about isn't ribs or steaks. Read below----for that I would do a road trip
http://xroads.virginia.edu/~MA95/dove/bbq.html
"When travelling through the South, your best bet for authentic and carefully prepared Southern cuisine is any of the many barbecue restaurants that dot the landscape.
Don't be fooled by the casual atmosphere in most of these barbecue joints; these are the places where the legacy of Southern food is vigilantly protected. In the Southern United States, barbecue is a cherished cultural icon. In other areas of America, "barbecue" is a verb-- Northerners barbecue food on the backyard grill. In the South, however, barbecue is most definitely a noun. A barbecue is a gathering of food aficionados who appreciate the aroma of roasted meat that has been painstakingly smoked for several hours. Barbecue itself is chopped, sliced, or pulled meat liberally doused with a variety of (closely guarded) sauces. This meat is usually pork, unless you are in Texas or some parts of Kentucky (where barbecue means beef or mutton). Most Southerners take their barbecue very seriously, refining methods of preparation and fiercely defending the preeminence of their favorite sauce recipes. There are few things in the South more universally revered than good barbecue, and deconstructing barbecue is a study in the culture of the South."
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DoctorBeetle
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posted on October 30, 2001 12:14:50 PM new
Yeah, yeah, yeah, they've got the pork and beef. They also have a killer smoked sausage.
Dr. Beetle
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gravid
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posted on October 30, 2001 12:36:34 PM new
pyth00n - Those sound very much like White Castle sliders.
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Eventer
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posted on October 30, 2001 12:49:35 PM new
Oh, ye of little knowledge. The key is life IS Krispy Kreme. Eaten immediately from cooking, oozingingly covered with sugar.
About once a month we make a trip to the local store just to sit there & wait for those delicious hot thangs to pop out. Then I'm in a coma for the rest of the day.
Zazzie,
Come on down, honey. We also make the trek to Tuscaloosa, home of Dreamland BBQ.
And, yes, BBQ is definately different region to region, even within the south. Carolina BBQ takes quite different from Tennesee BBQ. I like mine made from more a vinegar base (okay..NO jokes here folks) as opposed to the more tomato based sauces.
A GOOD coleslaw is often hard to find!
Then there's fresh homemade peach ice cream made with peaches that were hanging on the tree 3 hours earlier. And fresh blackberry cobbler with hard sauce on it.
In fact, for dinner, we're having fresh baked honey ham, sweet glazed sweet potatoes, english peas, cornbread & the never ending ice tea glass with hot apple pie for dessert. Anyone for dinner???
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Zazzie
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posted on October 30, 2001 01:00:01 PM new
Eventer----Oh Lord---if I let hubby read your post Eventer--he sit in slump wanting to have some of that Peanut Fed Ham you're having for dinner. His cornbread turkey dressing is to die for---and our jug of Ice Tea (homemade--not from a mix) is never empty. He misses his Barbeque so much he now makes it himself--and it is high on teh vinegar side just as you like it
And Yes---that is exactly how he says Krispy Kreme is to be done---any other way is just eating a donut.
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december3
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posted on October 30, 2001 01:07:10 PM new
I consider myself lucky, we have Krispy Kreme and Dunkin Doughnuts less than a mile from each other here.
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Eventer
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posted on October 30, 2001 01:08:03 PM new
LOL! I make fresh tea everyday (we keep 2 rotating gallons of it in the fridge. No mix, just tea strong enough to walk to the glass & pour itself.
Ah...cornbread dressing...can hardly wait for Thanksgiving! Rice & giblet gravy, english peas in white sauce, cranberry sauce, asparagus casserole & hot yeast rolls made that day. Homemade sweet potato pie with vanilla ice cream. Doesn't get any better than this!
Tempt him mightily..last night was fried chicken, real mashed potatoes & chicken gravy, green beans & hot bread.
Who's coming to dinner?
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RoseBids25cents
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posted on October 30, 2001 01:08:32 PM new
I'm curious to know if hard sauce has the same definition in all regions. I simply love it, but many many folks don't know what it is when I mention it. My definition is a dessert topping made primarily of confectionary sugar and lots of butter.
Carolina BBQ has quite the reputation here in Virginia
Rosie
*There is no conclusive evidence that life is serious*
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Eventer
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posted on October 30, 2001 01:11:51 PM new
For hard sauce, I cream regular granulated sugar w/real butter (no margarine) and put in just a drop of real vanilla (an airline pilot friend brings it in by the quart bottle for me from Mexico).
For a surefire way to go straight into a diabetic coma...put a scoop of this on a hot apple pie or fresh blackberry cobbler.
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NearTheSea
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posted on October 30, 2001 01:19:39 PM new
Rainybear I have not heard about them or seen them yet. I don't know what they are either.
from what I read here it sounds like the Puyallup Fairs Famous 'Scones' which they sell the mix for them in the stores (I know, a scone is not a krispy kreme, but I am comparing what the big deal is)
all these scones are is a biscuit with jam in the middle!
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nycrocker
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posted on October 30, 2001 01:39:24 PM new
Krispy Kreme came to NYC a few years ago. I don't remember any big hoo-ha about it, but they are kinda yummy, unusually soft and sweet. But a little TOO sweet, even for MY sweet tooth.
But being a Leo, a Rocker, and a New Yorker, of course I am far too cool to wait in line for ANYTHING. 
 Rocker 
[ edited by nycrocker on Oct 30, 2001 01:40 PM ]
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katssimi
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posted on October 30, 2001 01:58:07 PM new
Krispy Kreme produces the best donuts. Dunkin Donuts are always kinda dry.
Krispy Kreme originated in Virginia and grew from there.
I wish they had Krispy Kreme here  The stores stopped carrying the donuts around here. I buy a box of them everytime I go home to visit my mommy.
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