Brian Earl Spilner said:

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HEB donuts conquer all.

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No.

maroon barchetta said:

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There is that much money in donuts?

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Little overhead (cheap building) low labor (family) low cost of supplies and a proven path to profitability. Dude went from renting a house to buying it outright with cash in about a year.

superunknown said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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There is that much money in donuts?

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Little overhead (cheap building) low labor (family) low cost of supplies and a proven path to profitability. Dude went from renting a house to buying it outright with cash in about a year.

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I always assumed they were a front for money laundering.

maroon barchetta said:

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superunknown said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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There is that much money in donuts?

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Little overhead (cheap building) low labor (family) low cost of supplies and a proven path to profitability. Dude went from renting a house to buying it outright with cash in about a year.

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I always assumed they were a front for money laundering.

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I'd use a business that wasn't frequented by the police. That's a hole in the plan that could land you in sticky situation.

TriAg2010 said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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superunknown said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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There is that much money in donuts?

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Little overhead (cheap building) low labor (family) low cost of supplies and a proven path to profitability. Dude went from renting a house to buying it outright with cash in about a year.

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I always assumed they were a front for money laundering.

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I'd use a business that wasn't frequented by the police. That's a hole in the plan that could land you in sticky situation.

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No way.

You would be hiding in plain sight!

Eliminatus said:

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wangus12 said:

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Krispy Kreme might be the worst excuse for a donut in the history of dough.

Everyone knows you buy donuts from the hole in the wall place run by Asian immigrants who don't speak English that has missing letters in the sign that just says Donuts

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While your second statement is very true, your first is entirely way too hyperbolic. KK is good, though not the best of course. On par with Shipleys honestly.

What Shipleys messes up and why I always thought they were a yankee chain anyhow, was their "kolaches". Their attempts at klobasniky were horrid. Mass produced garbage with a ****ty little nasty weinie to bread ratio of at least 1:5. F'ing warcrime in my book. If you aren't pulling off a 1:1 or at least close to, GTFO.

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I also prefer bigger meat

TriAg2010 said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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superunknown said:

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maroon barchetta said:

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There is that much money in donuts?

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Little overhead (cheap building) low labor (family) low cost of supplies and a proven path to profitability. Dude went from renting a house to buying it outright with cash in about a year.

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I always assumed they were a front for money laundering.

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I'd use a business that wasn't frequented by the police. That's a hole in the plan that could land you in sticky situation.

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Fix that problem by letting cops eat for free.

I'll jump on board with krispy kream sucks. They look like plastic, and they are just not good to me.

Kind of a different league, but https://www.parlordoughnuts.com/ are damn good.

Coincidentally the parlour location by me is right across from the only shipleys in denver.

I will say, the shipleys breakfast rolls or whatever they are (round, stuffed with eggs/meat/cheese) those are good as hell. Much better than their dry, hollow kolaches.

Kristy Kreme is literally the worst donut shop donut. I just don't understand the hype around that place.

its just Shipley.

I wonder if a business of selling donuts with employees who were young hot women in bikinis would work. If I had a VC firm, that is all I would do with my businesses. Hire young women in bikinis to be the sales/customer relations.

It's been tried.

Ginormus Ag said:

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I wonder if a business of selling donuts with employees who were young hot women in bikinis would work. If I had a VC firm, that is all I would do with my businesses. Hire young women in bikinis to be the sales/customer relations.

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I believe Florida has/had some topless donut shops.

Such a waste in corpus. If they tried that in Laredo they would have an empire.

Didnt one of our posters open/own a Shipley's?

i looked into franchising one. They wanted you to have $750K net worth outside of your home and at the time I didnt. I still dont, but also at the time.

maroon barchetta said:

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It's been tried.

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Wouldn't that require a unique hairnet in certain locations?

i thought there might be a loop hole, but no

B-1 83 said:

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Didnt one of our posters open/own a Shipley's?

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My coworker left my employer after ~17 years to open the first location in Colorado.

This was in 2017. Last I heard, all in 2023, he got divorced (married to an Aggie and she was the one who persuaded him to do this), lost a parent, and he lost/sold (not sure which) the franchise. Felt bad for the guy.. mostly because his dad was a partner where we worked, so he surely had a path to that.

He had plans to open 3-4 locations, but only the 1 remains.

Stardust Donuts, Imperial Beach, CA
Best donuts ANYWHERE....

B-1 83 said:

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Didnt one of our posters open/own a Shipley's?

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Yes, and he was also a painter. Truly a man of at least two talents.

maroon barchetta said:

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Brian Earl Spilner said:

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HEB donuts conquer all.

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No.

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Dunkin donuts are awful, so that one is a nonstarter.

Krispy Kremes are good when freshly made, but way too sweet. And they're completely mediocre when at room temperature.

HEB donuts are always pretty good.

(I've never had Shipley's.)

Dunkin is awful.