OT- Best Snack Donut

Puke · #1 August 15th, 2001, 09:22 PM

KK? bleah. I rembember the hype and the lines when they came to the bay area, but when it comes down to it they are just regular dounghnuts that are glazed over with that hard shell sugary glaze stuff, and the ones that would normally be glazed look like they are dipped in resin or something. they just smother the poor things in sugar. the best dounghnuts usually come from small places where, if they are part of a chain, you cant really trust one location from another. its sort of a neighborhood thing, and an acquired feel for hunting the best shop down.

but back to the subject of the thread, which is the 'snack' variety of said consumeable. I tend to define 'snack' is something to casually munch on while doing other things. used in verb form, 'to snack.' for this definition, I have to side with Geo, the small chocolate ones are the best. of course, if you are using the noun form as a filler between meals: 'a snack,' then the rest of the discussion is entirely valid as well.

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tesco samoa · #2 August 16th, 2001, 05:57 PM

Timbits make good filler but their not as addictive.

I went to the blueberry muffins to get off the blueberry fritters.
Now I am off the blueberry muffins so as long as someone does not bring any donuts into work I will be fine.

Never had a KK. None in Canada. Though I do hear that the cost of a franchise is 285k U.S. with a turnover rated at 11 months.

Where I live it looks like donut stores are the only new businesses. I live in a city of 140K and their are 5 Tims. 3 Williams , 2 Robbies, 8 Coffee times, 6 Country Styles and about 20 little independent stores. Then throw in the Starbucks, MMMMmuffins and Second Cups. Over kill. I am surprised that Oshawa has not ballooned at a rate of x to the power of x. Ha Ha

Anyways back to the topic...

Good arguement on the little Choc Donuts. Maybe I will have to try them.

Puke · #3 August 16th, 2001, 07:37 PM

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Originally posted by tesco samoa:
Where I live it looks like donut stores are the only new businesses. I live in a city of 140K and their are 5 Tims. 3 Williams , 2 Robbies, 8 Coffee times, 6 Country Styles and about 20 little independent stores. Then throw in the Starbucks, MMMMmuffins and Second Cups. Over kill. I am surprised that Oshawa has not ballooned at a rate of x to the power of x. Ha Ha

i dont know whats more disturbing, the state of your local economy, or the fact that you have an exact count of the types and quantities of every dounghnut store in your city.

hmmm. maybe i should move there.

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Quikngruvn · #4 August 16th, 2001, 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by Puke:
KK? bleah.

Oh well. Maybe it's a Southern US thing....

Quikngruvn

WendellM · #5 August 16th, 2001, 08:53 PM

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Originally posted by Quikngruvn:
Maybe it's a Southern US thing....

True. Having a Krispy Kreme down the street makes Summer's 110% humidity (that's what it feels like) bearable. Greetings from Alabama to South Carolina!

Kadste · #6 August 16th, 2001, 09:07 PM

Well it maybe a northern thing also.

I work in the US quite often and I have tried many KK donuts. Unfortunately when I eat them I always think about how much better Tim Hortons are.

BTW, Canada is recognized as the Doughnut capital of the world. Canadians eat more doughnuts per capita than any other country.

There are more than 2,000 Tim Hortons in existence. If you scale this up for the US population, it would be like KK having 20,000 doughnut shops. One doughnut every 184 square miles! Just think of it, New York city would have almost 800.

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dmm · #7 August 16th, 2001, 10:52 PM

1) Never heard of Tim Horton's. Do Tastykakes (originally available only in Philly area) count as donuts? Speaking of non-donuts, give me a soft pretzel anytime. (Real fresh Philly ones, not those nasty "New York" style ones they serve in every restaurant, mall, airport, and stadium in the country. Is that truly how they make soft pretzels in NYC? Bleah!)

2) Looking at the OT subjects lately, it seems that SEIV players are interested in music, reading, war, drinking, and donuts. When someone wants to know everyone's favorite outfit, you'll know SEIV has made a major breakthrough!