Comments on: Vegas Donut Wars http://www.daftmusings.com/2009/08/10/vegas-donut-wars/ by Carolyn Bickford Tue, 17 Jan 2012 01:38:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Chris http://www.daftmusings.com/2009/08/10/vegas-donut-wars/#comment-210 Chris Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:06:52 +0000 http://www.daftmusings.com/?p=1243#comment-210 Three months later and I find that you weren't joking. I rarely splurge on doughnuts, so I didn't notice that BOTH the Dunkin Donuts near my house, that haven't even been open more than a year or two, have also closed down. The other day some guy at Starbucks made a comment to the barista that he'd heard a rumor 'back East' that Starbucks would soon start selling Dunkin Donuts and he'd welcome it if it were true because of the local closures, so I drove by to check it out and he was right. There is still one in Aliante Casino's food court, but since Dunkin Donuts can't make a decent apple fritter it's no huge loss to me. Now, if Yum Yum Donuts on South Santa Fe, or the little private doughnut shop in the Stater Brothers strip mall near my parents house went out of business, I'd be sad because that is where I get my twice or thrice yearly apple fritter fix. Three months later and I find that you weren’t joking. I rarely splurge on doughnuts, so I didn’t notice that BOTH the Dunkin Donuts near my house, that haven’t even been open more than a year or two, have also closed down. The other day some guy at Starbucks made a comment to the barista that he’d heard a rumor ‘back East’ that Starbucks would soon start selling Dunkin Donuts and he’d welcome it if it were true because of the local closures, so I drove by to check it out and he was right. There is still one in Aliante Casino’s food court, but since Dunkin Donuts can’t make a decent apple fritter it’s no huge loss to me. Now, if Yum Yum Donuts on South Santa Fe, or the little private doughnut shop in the Stater Brothers strip mall near my parents house went out of business, I’d be sad because that is where I get my twice or thrice yearly apple fritter fix.

]]> By: chris http://www.daftmusings.com/2009/08/10/vegas-donut-wars/#comment-209 chris Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:54:50 +0000 http://www.daftmusings.com/?p=1243#comment-209 You're joking, right? I guess all the Vegas area Dunkin Donuts are in North Las Vegas. I swear there's one on every corner. Well, there are at least three I know of, anyway and I think I've seen more under construction. Don't tell me they've closed them all down in the brief time I've been away... When I searched their store finder by zip code I got seven hits. When I searched by North Las Vegas I got 10 hits (including the ones in Vegas proper). My gripe with Krispy Creme: they can't make a decent apple fritter to save their lives. Come to think of it, I don't think Dunkin Donuts does fritters, either. I only ever find them at the mom and pop type store like the ones in Vista (and my thighs thank me for that fact). Chris You’re joking, right? I guess all the Vegas area Dunkin Donuts are in North Las Vegas. I swear there’s one on every corner. Well, there are at least three I know of, anyway and I think I’ve seen more under construction. Don’t tell me they’ve closed them all down in the brief time I’ve been away…

When I searched their store finder by zip code I got seven hits. When I searched by North Las Vegas I got 10 hits (including the ones in Vegas proper).

My gripe with Krispy Creme: they can’t make a decent apple fritter to save their lives. Come to think of it, I don’t think Dunkin Donuts does fritters, either. I only ever find them at the mom and pop type store like the ones in Vista (and my thighs thank me for that fact).

Chris

]]> By: Brent Frankenhoff http://www.daftmusings.com/2009/08/10/vegas-donut-wars/#comment-208 Brent Frankenhoff Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:49:55 +0000 http://www.daftmusings.com/?p=1243#comment-208 Hey, what'cho got against Krispy Kreme? Dey tried to muscle in up here in da Nort' Woods but couldn't make much a go of it. (Guess there wasn't enough dough to go around.) Closest for us is Oshkosh at a convenience store or two. There used to be a Dunkin Donuts in Appleton, but it's long gone as well. Hey, what’cho got against Krispy Kreme? Dey tried to muscle in up here in da Nort’ Woods but couldn’t make much a go of it. (Guess there wasn’t enough dough to go around.) Closest for us is Oshkosh at a convenience store or two.

There used to be a Dunkin Donuts in Appleton, but it’s long gone as well.

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