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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. - ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2CA91.3DF68530 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Gene, sounds like that store is turning it into a cult experience. My = addiction started as a kid, smelling the donuts being cooked that = evening for the next morning as I rode home from delivering papers. = Every now and then I would have a spare nickel for a donut. In later years (70s), they developed the stores where they would retail = the donuts hot off the rack, along with fresh coffee. By the late 80s = however, they were selling off a lot of their stores, or closing them. = Changing dietary habits I guess. I think there has also been a change in management in recent years, = which along with a change in diet seems to be reviving this old chain. Personally I want to enjoy my hot glazed fresh off the rack in quiet, = even solitude, fresh cup of coffee, maybe a good book to read. - ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Gene Ricci=20 To: canslim@lists.xmission.com=20 Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 1:00 AM Subject: [CANSLIM] KKD - Amazing Tom, I saw it with my own eyes.... a sugar oasis! I love to people watch and had a great time watching hordes of folks = stand in line and circle in cars a garish white building with several = orange neon lights signaling the serving of hot doughnuts 'NOW". Had to = share in your experience so we went inside to get a 'hot one'. The end = of the line formed outside but within 5 minutes I was handed a hot = doughnut in a paper wrapper. As we approached the counter I kept hearing = 'magic moment' yelled out followed by cheering, whistling and clapping = of hands. Soon it was my 'turn'... the counterman asked if this was my = first visit... when I said yes, he yelled magic moment and the 10 or so = employees started their cheering, etc. The place reminded me of a bad = bar... packed with folks and very loud music (70's) and folks having to = shout to be heard... the only difference was the lighting... KKD's was = almost too bright and the white furnishings and walls seem to exaggerate = their over-bright white look... the crowd there at 11.00 pm told me = that the folks love it so I'm no judge of decor... Eating a hot doughnut was different but it will never replace an Oreo = with a cold glass of milk! My question is what made this 66 year old company come back to life? Couldn't help looking around while we were outside.... on one corner was = a new Central Market, another had a big Blockbusters and another Condoms = to Go.... couldn't find a Starbuck's... Gene - ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2CA91.3DF68530 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Gene, sounds like that store is turning it into = a cult=20 experience. My addiction started as a kid, smelling the donuts being = cooked that=20 evening for the next morning as I rode home from delivering papers. = Every now=20 and then I would have a spare nickel for a donut.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>In later years (70s), they developed the stores = where they=20 would retail the donuts hot off the rack, along with fresh coffee. By = the late=20 80s however, they were selling off a lot of their stores, or closing = them.=20 Changing dietary habits I guess.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I think there has also been a change in = management in=20 recent years, which along with a change in diet seems to be reviving = this old=20 chain.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Personally I want to enjoy my hot glazed fresh = off the=20 rack in quiet, even solitude, fresh cup of coffee, maybe a good book to=20 read.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----=20 <DIV style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A=20 title=3Dgenr@swbell.net href=3D"mailto:genr@swbell.net">Gene Ricci</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=3Dcanslim@lists.xmission.com=20 href=3D"mailto:canslim@lists.xmission.com">canslim@lists.xmission.com</A>= </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 02, 2003 1:00 AM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> [CANSLIM] KKD - Amazing</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Tom, I saw it with my own eyes.... a sugar=20 oasis!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>I love to people watch and had a great time = watching=20 hordes of folks stand in line and circle in cars a garish white building = with=20 several orange neon lights signaling the serving of hot doughnuts 'NOW". = Had to=20 share in your experience so we went inside to get a 'hot one'. The end = of=20 the line formed outside but within 5 minutes I was handed a hot = doughnut in=20 a paper wrapper. As we approached the counter I kept hearing 'magic = moment'=20 yelled out followed by cheering, whistling and clapping of = hands. Soon=20 it was my 'turn'... the counterman asked if this was my first visit... = when I=20 said yes, he yelled magic moment and the 10 or so employees started = their=20 cheering, etc. The place reminded me of a bad bar... packed with folks = and very=20 loud music (70's) and folks having to shout to be heard... the only = difference=20 was the lighting... KKD's was almost too bright and the white = furnishings and=20 walls seem to exaggerate their over-bright white look... the crowd = there=20 at 11.00 pm told me that the folks love it so I'm no judge of=20 decor...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Eating a hot doughnut was different but it will = never=20 replace an Oreo with a cold glass of milk!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>My question is what made this 66 year old = company come=20 back to life?</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Couldn't help looking around while we were = outside.... on=20 one corner was a new Central Market, another had a big Blockbusters = and=20 another Condoms to Go.... couldn't find = a Starbuck's...</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial>Gene</FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> - ------=_NextPart_000_0008_01C2CA91.3DF68530-- - - - -To subscribe/unsubscribe, email "majordomo@xmission.com" - -In the email body, write "subscribe canslim" or - -"unsubscribe canslim". 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