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Posted on 10/08/2002 12:14:36 PM PDT by chance33_98
Krispy Kreme Breaks Sales Records, Outrages Neighbors
The president of the parent company of the new Krispy Kreme Donut shop on the city's northwest side says the new outlet has smashed all records for the first week of business.
Randy Willard says he was taken off guard by the long lines of customers who have lined up at the store on Interstate 10 between DeZavala and Fredericksburg, and he assures customers, and nearby businesses, that the lines won't last forever.
"Maybe just a couple of weeks of these type of lines, and we'll be more efficient," Willard says. "We'll still be doing really good business, but there won't be the hassles of the lines and the parking."
Willard, who heads a company called "Glazing Saddles," says he is selling about six thousand dozen donuts a day at the northwest side shop.
"San Antonio has blown away the Austin records," he says. "I would say San Antonio sales are fifty percent higher than first week sales in Austin."
Willard says he plans to open three more shops in San Antonio in the coming year...on Southwest Military Drive, at 281 and 1604, and on the northeast side.
While Krispy Kreme may be satisfying the customers, some of the businesses next to the shop are not pleased.
Glenn Daley runs the Crystal Ice Palace, and his parking lot has been packed for the past week with Krispy Kreme customers waiting in line to go through the drive through. "It is irritating, with all these businesses competing, it's tough to find parking," Daley said.
Daley says the Krispy Kreme crowds are making it hard for employees to get to work and are scaring away customers.
Joey San Martin of University Bowl calls the traffic problems 'an outrage.'
"We knew it would be a crush of people, but we never imagined it would be like this, at least for this long a period of time," San Martin said.
Mitzi Sanders of Star Furniture says the opening of the new store has effected their traffic patterns, but she says it's good to have Krispy Kreme in the neighborhood.
"Besides, whenever we complain, we get free donuts," she laughs.
She implies that she's done it more than once, and took the donuts the second time too. So she can be bought by donuts, eh?
Gotta be a liberal.
What, in particular, does Daley find so frightening about the Krispy Kreme customers? Are they dressed in fatigues brandishing AK-47's? Or are they heavily Muslim? Or, heavy Muslims? Are they carrying "Transport Piloting For Dummies" in Arabic around with them?
I'd like Mr. Daley to 'splain zackly how people buying doughnuts are "scaring away" his customers.
Michael
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Heroin.
Mmmmmmmmmmm....doughnuts!
I have no sympathy for anyone who runs an Ice Palace.
I'm a hockey Uncle and my nephews have to practice at 5:00 AM so the little ice queens can put on their tu-tus and practice in the afternoons.
Which sport allows more kids on the ice at once? Hockey.
Now, which sport is more corrupt? Right, the figure skaters. Remember the Olympics and the corrupt judges?
Which is more violent? Guess again, at least most hockey scuffles are on the ice. Remember Karrigan/Harding?
Title IX ought to get the boys a little equal treatment at the local skating rinks.
Did Bush mention that last night by any chance?
Sugared air.
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