The Sugar-coated Fat-filled Krispy Kreme Thread!

ozmo

PaddyBomb wrote: »

It reminds me of the fascination with Nandos a few years ago, which isn't anything special either.

Never got the attraction to Nandos either- went once and never again...didn’t like it at all- I’d love another donut though.... just don’t want to queue...

jack presley

ozmo wrote: »

Never got Nandod either- went once and never again... I’d love another donut though.... just don’t want to queue...

Haven't been down in the centre in a while, has the novelty worn off yet or are their still long queues (both in store and drive-thru)?

ozmo

jack presley wrote: »

Haven't been down in the centre in a while, has the novelty worn off yet or are their still long queues (both in store and drive-thru)?

Still queues of at least 15 cars any time I passed last weekend...

Grayditch

I was in there looking for a box of six. It was €15 for six and it was €17.99 for twelve. Jaysus. That is some upselling in an age of sugar tax and obesity worries.

Phil.x

ozmo wrote: »

Still queues of at least 15 cars any time I passed last weekend...

A couple of people at the counter, maybe four, last week at 6pm and about six people sitting down eating. Lots of staff so service is quick.

miamee

It's still very busy at times - but not all of the time like it was in the first few weeks!

ongarboy

I'd say if you go outside weekend peak periods for the SC in general, it will be manageable. I wonder when the hype eventually dies down, will they re-instate the 24 hour drive thru like McDonalds as you won't have disgruntled customers queuing for an hour and honking their horns in frustration.

Cienciano

[CrimsonGhost] wrote: »

Tried it a few days ago, got a selection of a dozen. There was an apple based one, was expecting great things, unfortunately my first bite was a mouthful of disappointment. Not even close to Offbeat. The dough is exceptionally soft, but beyond that they are greatly over-rated imo.

Unfortunately, you probably got the worst donut they have. The apple one is fairly meh.

PaddyBomb wrote: »

The nicest ones were the plain glazed one and the jam one. .

I'd agree with you, these are the only 2 I'd bother with. Forget all the chocolate ones with nutella or peanut butter. Glazed and jam are the 2 best by a mile.

DoozerT6

So I've driven through the centre, past the KK roundabout twice over the weekend and there were no queues outside, nobody in the drive-thru queue and the shop itself looked to have few people inside it. Has the madness passed??

(Although in fairness, I hope they continue to make a few quid from that unit. Er'body likes doughnuts, right?)

ongarboy

The novelty has worn off and it has the same manageable bustle as any other cafe or donut shop now. Like with the bread panic during the snow last year, social media created something out of nothing to generate the hype. As a nation, it seems we'd rather suffer death than FOMO.

Saying that, can they now get rid of the barriers and restrictions that have consumed a fair chunk of that car park between KK and TGIFridays?!!

DoozerT6

ongarboy wrote: »

Saying that, can they now get rid of the barriers and restrictions that have consumed a fair chunk of that car park between KK and TGIFridays?!!

All the barriers seem to be gone now thankfully. It seems like they're no longer needed, the original short drive-thru lane leading in from the car park seems to be enough, now that we're past peak doughnut.

rob316

Krispy Kreme released accounts and it shows the Dublin store is the most profitable in the world. €300k a week in revenue :eek:

radharc

rob316 wrote: »

Krispy Kreme released accounts and it shows the Dublin store is the most profitable in the world. €300k a week in revenue :eek:

That was from Sep to Dec, I’d say it has reduced by maybe 75% these days?? Still a lot of dough...

rob316

radharc wrote: »

That was from Sep to Dec, I’d say it has reduced by maybe 75% these days?? Still a lot of dough...

Still performing strong they say, might off dropped off a bit. Sure the IKEA store in Ballymun is in their Top 10 stores in the world aswell.

ozmo

rob316 wrote: »

Still performing strong they say, might off dropped off a bit. Sure the IKEA store in Ballymun is in their Top 10 stores in the world aswell.

Dominoes Pizza in Tallaght is the top 10 worldwide for that chain - used to be Number 1 and might still be...

Always wondered why they never opened a real Apple Store here. They would have done so well.

Nijmegen

ozmo wrote: »

Always wondered why they never opened a real Apple Store here. They would have done so well.

It would create more substance in the market for tax purposes. Same reason there isn't an Amazon.ie despite them being AnPost's biggest supplier of packages.

As for discretionary spend outlets doing very well in Ireland, it's a real sorbet to cleanse the palate of BS we listen to about the entire country being shagged endlessly troped around by the usual suspects. Yeah spending our cash on Dominos and Krispy Kreme is unhealthy, but it sure does (taken together) point to a lot of disposable income floating around.

beauf

ozmo wrote: »

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Always wondered why they never opened a real Apple Store here. They would have done so well.

There used to be lots of Apple resellers in Dublin in the 90s anyway. All gone now. More recently there was one in Blanch center also now gone.

Which suggests none of them were viable in the long run at least in the high street.

ozmo

beauf wrote: »

There used to be lots of Apple resellers in Dublin in the 90s anyway. All gone now..

Resellers are very different experience to an Apple store. There lots of resellers - but
Eg. I wanted buy an unlocked phone and compube or pcworld couldnt selll me one. Europen headquarters here but not one shop in all Ireland!
I think they have missed the boat though most people i know have gone android- their lack of presence here Im sure didnt help.

beauf

I really doubt a shop is going to make any difference to their sales here...

miamee

Mod Back to doughnuts please folks.

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Speaking of which there was a crazy queue for the drive through last night about 7pm. My friend reckoned it was for their new KitKat doughnut - surely not?

beauf

There was a queue at it last Sunday when I passed. I'm still a bit baffled by the interest.

Toto Wolfcastle

beauf wrote: »

There was a queue at it last Sunday when I passed. I'm still a bit baffled by the interest.

Depending on when you were there, that might have been because they were giving away free boxes and launching new doughnuts. I agree with you though, it’s all a bit bizarre.

ozmo

beauf wrote: »

There was a queue at it last Sunday when I passed. I'm still a bit baffled by the interest.

I twas told queues form when they turn on the red part of their main sign- means they just made a new batch and the donets are hot I think.

Seve OB

In fairness they are very tasty when you get a hot one, melt in the mouth stuff.

daymobrew

ozmo wrote: »

I twas told queues form when they turn on the red part of their main sign- means they just made a new batch and the donets are hot I think.

Mmm. Their Original Glazed seem to be constantly coming off the conveyor belt so the light would be constantly on.

miamee

Well...they are still super popular!

https://www.thejournal.ie/krispy-kreme-store-records-weekly-revenues-of-almost-e87000-despite-covid-closure-5575608-Oct2021/

Larbre34

They're super popular because they're the only store in the Country, so far. Its a bit of a destination in itself.

But I don't know why, personally I think as doughnuts go, they are awful.

accensi0n

Where's best these days? Havn't been mad about donuts since Dunk'n Donuts and 911 (UCD).

Larbre34

I dislike all American style doughnuts personally, I stick with an occasional indulgence of Superquinn style jam or custard doughnuts from Super Valu.

LorelaiG

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/118025832#Comment_118025832

We know. You've repeated it ad nauseum over the last number of years.

To answer the question asked. Off beat is superior to KK in my opinion.

miamee

I agree if I was getting donuts in Blanchardstown I'd go to Off Beat before I'd go to Krispy Kreme too.