You might want to avoid Krispy Kreme

[tcufrog]

Central Texas had Czech immigrants. The sausage rolls in Texas are descended from the klobásníks (some call them klobasniky) they made. Klobásníks are sausages wrapped in kolache dough. The most famous kolache shop in Texas is in West, Texas which had a large number Czech immigrants. The store is called Czech Stop and usually has a long line. They have a huge selection. West also has a very popular Czech heritage festival every fall called West Fest.

 

[tzolkin]

Hmmmm. Having to shout 5 times about free donuts while working leads me to believe the rest of the job really sucks.

I agree.

I was just pointing it out because if OP complains to the store and to the health department that employees were eating doughnuts, they are definitely not going to understand why there would be an issue with that since it’s their policy that the employees can eat them.

they are too sugary for me.

They come from the same place as sweet tea and Cheerwine (which I think is the most sweet soda in existence). A few years ago they came out with a limited edition Krispy Kreme Cheerwine soda. A shot of that coated your mouth with sugar and would have put a diabetic into a coma.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Do donuts stay fresh that long?

The kids won’t care! Heck, I ate a stale plain donut the other day myself. It was the last one left and sat there for a couple of days. I didn’t even bother putting it in the microwave for a few seconds, just sucked it down. Have we become that picky that we can’t eat two day old donuts? Lol. I wouldn’t want to stop before my shift, either. It’s risky that maybe all the good ones will be gone, or there might be a line when I’m running late, etc. Better to get them when you see them.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

BTW, I think it was really nice of the OP’s wife to get these for the kids, too.

 

[gja360]

I wouldn't avoid Krispy Kreme because of this but I would avoid that one

 

[Babs Johnson]

There was all sorts of hype when Krispy Kreme was coming to my area.

I waited a few months until the hoopla died down and then tried them.

Bleh!! Not horrible, but I didn't understand what all the fuss was about.

The closest KK closed about 2 or 3 years later. There might still be some around.

Independent Mom & Pop doughnut shops are superior.

 

[Babs Johnson]

About returning the fall filled box. Complain if it gives you satisfaction, but is it really worth it?

About 30 years ago my sister's ex-MIL had some issue at the supermarket where they overcharged her three cents. She made such a big deal about it, and went back to the courtesy counter and in her own words "gave the girl hell." Like it was that employee's fault.

But she had to 'prove her point" and was so proud of it.

The ex-MIL was a total witch with a B. I couldn't stand to be around her. Yeah, she was probably correct in this situation, but the employee likely gave back the three cents just to get rid of her.

I don't think that woman ever had a pleasant day in her life. I still don't understand why my sister married that guy knowing full well how his mother was. They divorced after 2 years and I have no doubt the MIL was the main issue.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

About returning the fall filled box. Complain if it gives you satisfaction, but is it really worth it?

About 30 years ago my sister's ex-MIL had some issue at the supermarket where they overcharged her three cents. She made such a big deal about it, and went back to the courtesy counter and in her own words "gave the girl hell." Like it was that employee's fault.

But she had to 'prove her point" and was so proud of it.

The ex-MIL was a total witch with a B. I couldn't stand to be around her. Yeah, she was probably correct in this situation, but the employee likely gave back the three cents just to get rid of her.

I don't think that woman ever had a pleasant day in her life. I still don't understand why my sister married that guy knowing full well how his mother was. They divorced after 2 years and I have no doubt the MIL was the main issue.

My sister said that, with her MIL, it wasn’t a good meal unless she maid the waitress cry.

Hard to believe, but some people are just like that.

 

[HopperFan]

WOW, mine always look like that when I get home ...........

 

[kymom99]

We had a krispie Kreme near my school. They would let us bring classes there for a reward and show them how they would ice the donuts. Then they got a free donut. It was nice but then that location closed. Mostly around here they just supply the speedway gas stations now.
We have some good local places. One is called moonrise and they open at night. They have a different hot donut flavor each night. On tuesdays they have gluten free choices. They sell out every day.

 

[bcla]

There was all sorts of hype when Krispy Kreme was coming to my area.

I waited a few months until the hoopla died down and then tried them.

Bleh!! Not horrible, but I didn't understand what all the fuss was about.

The closest KK closed about 2 or 3 years later. There might still be some around.

Independent Mom & Pop doughnut shops are superior.

I recall when the first one opened in the San Francisco Bay Area. I tried it and waited in line almost an hour and brought back two dozen. It was actually quite cheap back then (maybe 2000?) where I think that dozen glazed was only $6. I brought it back to the office where one of my coworkers was from the south and still had one - even on a low-carb diet. That location is still in business. Some supermarkets even had KK displays selling complete boxes. Obviously not as fresh as ones coming right off the fryer/glazer.

I remember another one opening up about the same size, but that one didn't last and closed after a few years. There are the small ones too that don't have their own fryers. Dunkin seems to only have that model around here where they use a central commissary somewhere to prepare all the donuts and then deliver them several times a day.

I kind of like the donut shops where the fryer is right there and they're not trying to hide how they're made.

 

[tzolkin]

Bleh!! Not horrible, but I didn't understand what all the fuss was about.

I think the glazed ones are really good fresh especially when they are still warm. The rest of their doughnuts I am way less impressed with. It’s like looking for a fight to say so around here, but I think basically any other doughnut shop (chain or independent) beats their other types of doughnuts.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

I recall when the first one opened in the San Francisco Bay Area. I tried it and waited in line almost an hour and brought back two dozen. It was actually quite cheap back then (maybe 2000?) where I think that dozen glazed was only $6. I brought it back to the office where one of my coworkers was from the south and still had one - even on a low-carb diet. That location is still in business. Some supermarkets even had KK displays selling complete boxes. Obviously not as fresh as ones coming right off the fryer/glazer.

I remember another one opening up about the same size, but that one didn't last and closed after a few years. There are the small ones too that don't have their own fryers. Dunkin seems to only have that model around here where they use a central commissary somewhere to prepare all the donuts and then deliver them several times a day.

I kind of like the donut shops where the fryer is right there and they're not trying to hide how they're made.

I think it’s more a business model than trying to hide anything. Bakery products have to be consistent when they are sold from the same business, but in different locations. Even years ago, it was hard to get help in bakeries where bakers actually knew what they were doing. Sadly, they are a dying breed thanks to automation. supermarket bakeries and the like. Not everyone knows how to fry donuts and the last thing a place like Dunkin‘ wants is to have inconsistent donuts in their stores. So it makes sense from a business perspective to have a central commissary where people who know what they are doing make the donuts the right way, and then they’re distributed to franchises in the general area. (Whole Foods does this, too.) You’re also paying less people and operating less equipment for a better product.

 

[Pea-n-Me]

Boma breakfast (at Animal Kingdom Lodge) has Krispy Kreme donuts at the far end of the line to the left (if you make it that far) which is a draw for a lot of kids, but I swear a lot of people don’t realize they’re even there! (If they still have them post Covid.)

 

[FlightlessDuck]

My nearest Krispy Kreme is an hour away. I think I'll be fine.

 

[jiminyC_fan]

I see it as an honest mistake. I would not see it as employees eating from the box. Someone grabbed from the wrong stack would be my guess. Personally, I think you are wrong by the title of this thread. It didn't happen at every single store they own. Why avoid all? Mistakes happen everywhere. Sorry it happened to you.

 

[Imzadi]

Do donuts stay fresh that long?

No. Especially not the glazed ones. The magic of Krispy Kremes is to get them right off the assembly line and eat them fresh while they are still warm, after you walk out the store. You don't even want ones that have been sitting for a few hours. By then, the glaze has solidified and they become just like every other, generic, stale, glazed donut. Why anyone would pay to then have donuts sit over night is beyond me.

Times Square got a new Krispy Kreme, last year, right during the middle of the pandemic when many nearby restaurants & stores were closed, and many closed permanently. We were all so hungry for anything new, (not necessarily donuts,) and that the optimism that some place could still have a brand new opening during such a bleak time, the line was outside the door and down the block. (Times Square was a ghost town back then.) There was like, a 25 min wait to get in the store to choose donuts. Now that the initial newness has worn off, there's no lines down the block anymore.

 

[bcla]

I think it’s more a business model than trying to hide anything. Bakery products have to be consistent when they are sold from the same business, but in different locations. Even years ago, it was hard to get help in bakeries where bakers actually knew what they were doing. Sadly, they are a dying breed thanks to automation. supermarket bakeries and the like. Not everyone knows how to fry donuts and the last thing a place like Dunkin‘ wants is to have inconsistent donuts in their stores. So it makes sense from a business perspective to have a central commissary where people who know what they are doing make the donuts the right way, and then they’re distributed to franchises in the general area. (Whole Foods does this, too.) You’re also paying less people and operating less equipment for a better product.

Depends. The supermarkets around here have all sorts of setups, including deli counters where everything can be seen. They do claim that bread is baked on site and donuts are made on site, but that may be in the back using conveyer belt style equipment that doesn't need the kind of skills other than unloading a box of shortening and using the mixer. Some of the strange ones I've seen are more or less hexagonal ones where I'm sure the cutting dies do that to maximize waste and not having to place excess dough back where it has to be mixed again.

At a typical Krispy Kreme, everything is done in view of customers. But it's mostly a machine making it and not an employee doing it by hand. The process is all computer controlled now with fryer temps and mechanical application of the glaze. But I've been to independent donut shops where I saw the employee dropping the dough in and then dipping in whatever glaze or sprinkles.

Also - donuts at mom and pop shops are remarkably consistent because they all buy from maybe less than a half dozen makers of donut mixes like Pillsbury, Dawn, BakeMark, Krusteaz, Rich's, etc. And there really isn't that much of a secret to it as they're almost all identical. Once at a donut shop I noticed they had a calendar from one of the major donut companies, and it showed donuts as well as bags of mixes, shortening, sprinkles, glazes, etc. The only key is to know from feel how long it needs to stay in the fryer before it's scooped out. A few local places around here supposedly make their donuts from scratch, but even then it's just big bags of commercial flour and following fairly simple recipes.

 

[bcla]

No. Especially not the glazed ones. The magic of Krispy Kremes is to get them right off the assembly line and eat them fresh while they are still warm, after you walk out the store. You don't even want ones that have been sitting for a few hours. By then, the glaze has solidified and they become just like every other, generic, stale, glazed donut. Why anyone would pay to then have donuts sit over night is beyond me.

Times Square got a new Krispy Kreme, last year, right during the middle of the pandemic when many nearby restaurants & stores were closed, and many closed permanently. We were all so hungry for anything new, (not necessarily donuts,) and that the optimism that some place could still have a brand new opening during such a bleak time, the line was outside the door and down the block. (Times Square was a ghost town back then.) There was like, a 25 min wait to get in the store to choose donuts.

Krispy Kreme glazed are just way too small.

 

[prairie_girl]

About returning the fall filled box. Complain if it gives you satisfaction, but is it really worth it?

About 30 years ago my sister's ex-MIL had some issue at the supermarket where they overcharged her three cents. She made such a big deal about it, and went back to the courtesy counter and in her own words "gave the girl hell." Like it was that employee's fault.

But she had to 'prove her point" and was so proud of it.

The ex-MIL was a total witch with a B. I couldn't stand to be around her. Yeah, she was probably correct in this situation, but the employee likely gave back the three cents just to get rid of her.

I don't think that woman ever had a pleasant day in her life. I still don't understand why my sister married that guy knowing full well how his mother was. They divorced after 2 years and I have no doubt the MIL was the main issue.

I took a call from someone complaining they were shorted two cents. I wish I was making it up. I was almost speechless.