alt.war.civil.usa

" . James" wrote in message
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> On Sun, 12 Aug 2007 15:54:30 -0400, "Ray O\\'Hara"
> < @ > wrote:
>
>>krispy kreme has closed up shop at its last massachusetts location.
>>the Dedham Ma. store the 2nd opened up here and one of three has
>>closed and
>>KK has retreated back to dixie.
>>the novelty of the ultra-surgary donuts sold with 3rd rate {4th?}
>>coffee
>>quickly wore off in the face of the entrenched dunkin donuts
>>defenders.
>>
>>personally the Kispy Kreme Krap {KKK}gave me heartburn and the
>>coffee was
>>little better than dishwater
>>
>>so, so long KK back to where you belong in "otherland"
>>
>>its no wonder the southrons act as they do, a breakfast of KK and
>>coca cola
>>gives a sugar rush bart simpson would envy.
>
> As a teenager, my first experience with donuts was Dunkin Donut.
> So when I finally ran into KKD a few years back, I was a little
> disappointed. It was about that same time that KKD (2003) was
> making
> such an impression in California that I saw two of the local stores
> closed. And they had been around since the 1940s or 50s. I
> wondered
> then "what in the hell is going on?"
>
> A good article about the stock market pirates who managed KKD.
>
> /printable/ /4007436
>
> The rise and fall of Krispy Kreme is a cautionary tale of ambition,
> greed, and inexperience.

During the stock price run-up in 2001-2003, the coffee and a doughnut
cost at the local KK kept pace with the stock price. I haven't been
back to see if the lowering of the price of a snack has kept pace with
the downturn.

Did you know?

If you leave a tip at a KK, the employee is required to place it in
the cash register. The penalty for not doing so is dismissal.