Crumbl opening in Trailwinds
 

Recently I was in Miami and took the grands to Crumbl for the first time.

No one talks to you. You place your order on a kiosk & when your number flashes you pay. They have a tip from 18% to ( I think) 25%.
Are you tipping them for putting the cookies in the box??

I opted for NO tip given the fact they did nothing but box the cookies.

The cookies are $4 each. Also looked them up and they are 720 calories each.

Somehow I can’t imagine a lot of Villagers spending $4/cookie.
I won’t even comment on the calories!! :oops:

Great. Old people really need more sugar in their diets, eh? :girlneener:

Remember, this is going in at Trailwinds Plaza, a non-Villages property with a LOT of apartments nearby and more being built. It seems younger people don’t mind spending money on stuff like this. I was at the eye doctor the other day and the receptionist had a Starbucks coffee delivered. I would imagine that cost somewhere in the $10 range.
As far as $4.00 for a cookie goes. We were at Disney Springs awhile back and the line to get into Guideon’s was down the street. People were hoping that the cookies didn’t sell out before they got in.

Perhaps you have forgotten about the hundreds and hundreds of apartments that have been built near Trailwinds recently. And the families with children who live in them.

It’s not always about us.

The calories are crazy but I didn’t think they were that special.

Good cookie, but very pricey. Similar price-wise to Darlin’s in Sawgrass Grove.

You're right, I forgot. The families with children can afford and crave $4 sugar laden cookies. All in good health!

Supposedly the cookies are very big and are intended to be shared. I haven't ever been to a crumbl. But I did check their website. The turn-off for me was the chocolate chunk cookie that had salt sprinkled on top. The salt is a deal-breaker. I'd pay $4 for a cookie. But not with salt sprinkled on top. Salt baked in to the dough because science requires it - I'm fine with. The only time I want salt added to my chocolate is chocolate-dipped Ruffles potato chips.

Crumbl is meh...

Makes me long for the days of Mrs Fields cookies in every mall and city center across the nation. Now all but vanished. Crumbl is a serviceable product but their time on the stage will be brief in comparison....

...now if they would only re-create The Boston Chipyard down here...

In Faneuil Hall Marketplace.....very good OBB!

Would rather drive to Gideons, if you are going to sugar overload Gideons is a much better cookie, definitely more than $4. But if one is looking for a cheap sugar high, any grocery has that cookie isle full of cheap processed packages

Delicious cookies! Glad to see them come closer to us.

Ocala
 

Recently gave the Crumbl that just opened in Ocala a visit.
Was not thrilled with the chemical taste of the cookies or the guest experience for the price. I’ll stick to the refrigerated rolls that you pop in the oven for cookies, or even Publix cookies were better by comparison.

My cookies are similar to their chocolate chip ones. Maybe if I win the lottery I could open a whole strip-mall of "stuff from the north that I really miss and other people would probably love too."

Get Pepe's to open a pizzeria/sub shop here (they have one in Delray Beach). A couple of small antique stores, each specializing in something and accepting consignments. A greek diner at the end of the strip, in a real railroad dining car with early breakfast specials from 6am-9am, and open until 9pm. A vintage clothing store, a store that specializes in clothing and accessories for dancers (like a Capezio store). A mini-food court with a) middle-eastern food like falafels, b) Indian food - samosas and curry chicken etc c) healthy vegetarian/vegan joint d) a kosher market e) an italian bakery that makes everything on site.

Maybe even run a food truck event once a month where a huge variety of food trucks can come and offer all kinds of edibles, while a band plays to entertain the customers, and feature local crafters and local chicken and duck eggs.

There are SOOOO many people in the Villages from "up north" that I think this community is missing an incredible marketing opportunity by not creating this kind of "fairground market" thing. They tried with Sawgrass but it's just way too small.