Same here. We have a family owned shop near here that has been in business for 50 years, and is beloved by everyone but me it seems. Krispy Kreme is still the gold standard, I could inhale half a dozen easily.A Hot Krispy Kreme fresh from the oven is hard for me to resist. Its like donut crack.
I'm a fan of these myself.
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While I personally can't stand KK doughnuts, I'm happy that you've found something you like there OP!
Krispy Kreme is the epitome of the mass produced soulless product extruded from a machine's anus. There is no deviation, no character, and, they are weirdly shaped for a doughnut.
Their popularity is another vindication of H L Menken's observation, "No one in this world, so far as I know ... has ever lost money by underestimating the intelligence of the great masses of the plain people."
The well made product of independents is far superior to anything associated with Krispy Kreem.