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lightworker888 01-08-2012 07:18 PM

I thought I saw them in the boxes in Walmart on our last trip down. As was mentioned, I too did not want that many so I didn't buy them. Still drool though thinking about the ones I have had up north.

LW888

Bill-n-Brillo 01-08-2012 09:13 PM

Just make sure when you eat the doughnuts, you eat them in pairs - never an odd number. That way you're spreading the load out evenly................ :shocked:

:icon_hungry:

Bill :)

mrbillmidlo 01-08-2012 09:24 PM

Another vote for the "HOT" sign in The Villages!!!

THE NEWCOMER 01-08-2012 10:20 PM

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
 
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Originally Posted by jblum315 (Post 437952)
Soon after Krispy Kreme went public, about 15 years ago, they stopped selling franchises (I know, because I wanted to buy one). The stock plummeted and they started closing stores. Then Krispy Kreme started appearing in places like gas stations, hospital lobbies and supermarkets. So they are not out of business, just operating on a reduced scale.

This is the statement from Krispy Kreme Web Site. "The initial investment to begin operation ranges from $928,000 to $1,883,250 for a Krispy Kreme Factory Store. I went to Web Site and WONDER about a franchise and I quickly realized that's out of my league. :ohdear: They just open a store in Portmouth, VA last Monday.
People were standing outside in line at 6:00 AM in 15 degree wind chill for the Grand Opening to receive ONE free doughnut. The place is packed and HOT DOUGHNUT sign is always lit. The new owner must be smiling all the way to the bank. I went to Krispy Kreme this morning and got a dozen off the line. My girlfriend and I consumed six before we knew it. ($6.99 a dozen) They are the BOMB! :bigbow: BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME!

Villageshooter 01-15-2012 02:03 AM

High crime areas
 
There was a plan in large cities to put the stores in high crime areas... This would dramatically increase police presence!:)

aln 01-15-2012 07:55 AM

RACETRAK gas on 441 accross from Water Oak has Krispy Kreme both boxed and INDIVIDUALLY SOLD.

Pretty fresh probably from very early morning

:icon_hungry:

KathieI 01-15-2012 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Villageshooter (Post 440620)
There was a plan in large cities to put the stores in high crime areas... This would dramatically increase police presence!:)

Very good!!! LMAO!!
A few years ago, they finally came to LA and made such a big deal about it that the first store had lines around the block waiting to get the first donuts. Unfortunately, we had much better donut shops and most of us were terribly disappointed with KK's. I think they opened other stores but not to the great fanfare as the first one.
Haven't had any donuts in TV as I've been on a diet,,,:icon_hungry:

2BNTV 01-15-2012 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by KathieI (Post 440647)
Very good!!! LMAO!!
A few years ago, they finally came to LA and made such a big deal about it that the first store had lines around the block waiting to get the first donuts. Unfortunately, we had much better donut shops and most of us were terribly disappointed with KK's. I think they opened other stores but not to the great fanfare as the first one.
Haven't had any donuts in TV as I've been on a diet,,,:icon_hungry:

I too am on a diet. The light eaters diet.

As soon as it's light out, I start eating. :jester:

Back to the topic. I just saw an article that I can't find now about a fundraiser that is a 5 mile run by college students, (NC Wolfpack), that requires you run 2.5 miles to a Krispy Kreme location and have to eat twelve donuts and then run the other 2.5 miles back.

Sounds challenging but I think I will pass. It's not the run that would stop me but eating twelve donuts. :)

They are great donuts and one in TV would be nice.

quirky3 01-15-2012 11:17 AM

Short Fat Guy's Road Race
 
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Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 440693)
I too am on a diet. The light eaters diet.

As soon as it's light out, I start eating. :jester:

Back to the topic. I just saw an article that I can't find now about a fundraiser that is a 5 mile run by college students, (NC Wolfpack), that requires you run 2.5 miles to a Krispy Kreme location and have to eat twelve donuts and then run the other 2.5 miles back.

Sounds challenging but I think I will pass. It's not the run that would stop me by eating twelve donuts. :)

They are great donuts and one in TV would be nice.

That reminds me of a tradition they used to have each Veteran's Day in upstate Skaneateles NY - The "Short Fat Guy's Road Race". The official criteria was that your waist had to be twice the size of your inseam, but they let anyone "run". It was a mile or two, you could walk or run. And there were a few mild inclines in the road - at that spot they had pickup trucks waiting for people to hop on to the back and ride up the incline, then hop off and resume the race. They had refreshment stands with Twinkies and beer.
At the end of the race, everyone waited for the last "runner" to arrive, and they all went over the finish line together, directly into the local pub. There was one guy who wore "Rambo" style X-shaped belts across his chest, lined with snickers bars and twinkies for easy access.
....But back to the topic of Krispy Kreme.....

skyguy79 01-15-2012 01:53 PM

Sorry, but I'll have to be the dissenter here. I have enough sources for donuts here with Dunkin Donuts and Publix as well as the few new leads I've picked up in this thread. So I can have all the donuts I don't need without there being a KK added to the list. Actually, I've never had a KK donut that I know of even though there was one in Latham NY not too far to go to get any. They, like in Syracuse, only lasted about 3 years before going bye-bye!

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Ummm... donut!

Reprobate 01-16-2012 04:48 PM

Another vote for a Krispy's in The Villages!

The closest actual Krispy Kreme, apart from stuff sold at grocery stores, gas stations, etc, is in Gainesville.

Oh, and if you are actually in a Krispy's, they make a glazed blueberry doughnut that is almost as good as the originals. Yum.

CMANN 01-16-2012 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by THE NEWCOMER (Post 437807)
We need a Krispy Kreme in TV. Build it and they will come! NOTHING beats a fresh Dozen off the line! :bigbow:

Don't need them. They failed back home. Warm honey dip are great. All others shck.

pauld315 01-16-2012 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by quirky3 (Post 440710)
That reminds me of a tradition they used to have each Veteran's Day in upstate Skaneateles NY - The "Short Fat Guy's Road Race". The official criteria was that your waist had to be twice the size of your inseam, but they let anyone "run". It was a mile or two, you could walk or run. And there were a few mild inclines in the road - at that spot they had pickup trucks waiting for people to hop on to the back and ride up the incline, then hop off and resume the race. They had refreshment stands with Twinkies and beer.
At the end of the race, everyone waited for the last "runner" to arrive, and they all went over the finish line together, directly into the local pub. There was one guy who wore "Rambo" style X-shaped belts across his chest, lined with snickers bars and twinkies for easy access.
....But back to the topic of Krispy Kreme.....


KK is alive and well here in NC, their birthplace. Each year, here in Raleigh, they have the Krispy Kreme Challenge. It is a 4 mile (or thereabouts) race with a twist. You run from NC State to the Krispy Kreme (2 miles) in downtown Raleigh, there you eat a DOZEN donuts and then run (or waddle) back within an hour. Last year there were 7500 people registered for this race. This year, it is totally full already even though the race isn't for 2 more weeks. The organizers are a bunch of NC State alumni who started this race with 10 people in 2004. Last year, they raised 100 thousand dollars for NC Children's Hospital. Here is a link to a story from last year's race

http://www.krispykremechallenge.com/...-puff-and-stuf

quirky3 01-17-2012 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pauld315 (Post 441400)
KK is alive and well here in NC, their birthplace. Each year, here in Raleigh, they have the Krispy Kreme Challenge. It is a 4 mile (or thereabouts) race with a twist. You run from NC State to the Krispy Kreme (2 miles) in downtown Raleigh, there you eat a DOZEN donuts and then run (or waddle) back within an hour. Last year there were 7500 people registered for this race. This year, it is totally full already even though the race isn't for 2 more weeks. The organizers are a bunch of NC State alumni who started this race with 10 people in 2004. Last year, they raised 100 thousand dollars for NC Children's Hospital. Here is a link to a story from last year's race

http://www.krispykremechallenge.com/...-puff-and-stuf

:coolsmiley: It's nice that it raises money for a good cause, while having fun!

ladylake1 01-17-2012 08:44 AM

When I worked in Ocala, had Tasty O donuts hot out the oven and they beat KK by a mile. They have a store in Belleview but I bet they aren't as good as the one in Ocala. May have to make an early morning run to Ocala one of these days for some but have to get there early as they often sell out by 9 am.


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