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re: I don't understand how donut shops stay in business
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:14 pm to KCSilverTiger
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:14 pm to KCSilverTiger
In LA, especially NOLA metro, the donut shops make their money from video poker machines.
Old folks and video poker degenerates sit there all day feeding the machines.
Old folks and video poker degenerates sit there all day feeding the machines.
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Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:14 pm to KCSilverTiger
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Retail space isn't cheap and I never see or hear from anyone who eats donuts on a regular basis. How many donuts do they have to sell to turn a profit? And who's eating that many donuts?
I buy donuts most Sundays
And they're a very common thing at our office for birthdays or just pam receptionists wanting to feel better about themselves so they try to fatten others.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:15 pm to ob1pimpbobi
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the asian ones
Are there any other kind?
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:17 pm to KCSilverTiger
They make other things. Many do busicuits, bacon, sausage, kolaches, etc…..
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:17 pm to Covingtontiger77
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video poker
Yep. Most donut shops with machines clear 6 figures a year from poker .. a few make well into 200k plus range.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:18 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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Are there any other kind?
Hipster ones that have $7 donuts are proliferating in our country.
But I don't need some fancy frickin donut. I want the warm gooey glazed donut made by the hands of Asian child labor.
GOAT:
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:18 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
Texas Asian donuts complete with strip mall “DONUT” sign is the only way to go.
I know dudes who have gone to the same one almost daily for a decade or more and have no clue what the name of the shop is
I know dudes who have gone to the same one almost daily for a decade or more and have no clue what the name of the shop is
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:20 pm to dgnx6
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You ever see an asian donut shop? those little kids are in the back working for free.
My best friend growing up was a kid with Cambodian parents and he started working at his family's shop when he turned 12.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:20 pm to KCSilverTiger
Krispy Kreme has cars in the drive thru every time I pass. Doesn’t matter time of day
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:22 pm to KCSilverTiger
There is a speciality donut place near me that has a line out the door everyday.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:26 pm to KCSilverTiger
The cost to make 1 donut is extremely small so the profit margin on 1 donut by itself is massive.
So if their product doesn’t cost much of anything to make, all they are gonna do is make money
So if their product doesn’t cost much of anything to make, all they are gonna do is make money
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:29 pm to ShaneTheLegLechler
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the asian ones
Are there any other kind?
The Mary Lee's on Florida near Broadmoor was owned by a Mexican family. The son and his Mexican cousin who was a foreign exchange student went to Spring Break in PCB with us in the early 90's.
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Baton Rouge’s longest running brand, Mary Lee Donuts has expanded and created quite the early morning empire in Louisiana since 1969. So, it only makes sense that owner Vic Dunlap knows how to fancy up some fried dough.
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Though you may see a bunch of doughnut shops in the area sporting the name Mary Lee, Dunlap says each franchise offers something different.
“Each of our stores is individually owned and operated,” he says. “They have their own tastes. Even though they’re all under the same umbrella, they have their own personal touches they put on it. One will like working with chocolate more, and one may like working with maple.”
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:30 pm to KCSilverTiger
A very good documentary about this topic is The Donut King on Hulu. Features a Cambodian refugee who became the largest owner of shops in the West by forming a way of putting other Cambodian families in business. So successful, they pushed Dunkin out of the West Coast for eons. Couldn't compete w the family model. He had an incredible gambling addiction after years of wealth and it all but crumbled for him. Fascinating shite. Great watch.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:31 pm to Shexter
Kolache's >>>>>>>>> Doughnuts
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:32 pm to Salmon
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We get donuts brought to our office by vendors or contractors almost on a daily basis.
This is how they make money, not on someone coming inside and buying one donut. It's a guy coming in to buy 3 dozen for his sales call later that morning.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:33 pm to DrEdgeLSU
quote:this is key for the longevity of a donut shop, even in small towns. I've seen donut shops in out-of-the-way locations fold up in no time; while another stays rolling from 4 am to 2 pm because it's in a busy travel corridor. being next to a popular, busy gas station is premo.
you are in a convenient location
it has to do with the morning time routine of americans. coffee shops are the same way. time after time i see coffee shops open and close in 12 months because they don't offer drive through. the average american on his/her morning commute doesn't want to park, get out and walk in, order and pay for a cup of coffee, and walk back out. for many it's not feasible, for others it's a pain in the arse when they still feel like arse.
if Starbucks, dunkin, krispy kreme, e.g., morning time heavy eateries, half-assed it when chosing locales and made them walk-in only, their entire enterprise would fold in 24 months.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:34 pm to Shexter
I know a guy that is in the donut business with multiple locations. He’s been making bank for years. His house huge.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:34 pm to WaydownSouth
Is Southern Maid Donuts still a thing in Shreveport?
Nevermind, looked it up myself and yep they are still in business.
If you like donuts and traveling thru Shreveport, stop and get some. They are ten times better than the donuts you buy elsewhere.
Nevermind, looked it up myself and yep they are still in business.
If you like donuts and traveling thru Shreveport, stop and get some. They are ten times better than the donuts you buy elsewhere.
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 4:37 pm
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:36 pm to Salmon
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We get donuts brought to our office by vendors or contractors almost on a daily basis.
Yep. And almost all service stations (ones with more than 4 gas pumps anyway) all have a donut cabinet in them. It's usually Krispy Kreme, but I've noticed a couple near me are the local mom and pop.
Plus as it's been pointed out, most don't only sell donuts. There is one down the road from my shop that sells breakfast sandwiches on English muffins and kolaches. Not to mention, they're only open until like noon, if that late.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 4:45 pm to KCSilverTiger
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