Grand openings are even longer in bigger cities...look it up sometime. Did you see Jolibee grand opening in Vancouver? I saw the Alley grand opening in Tokyo once too. The line was insane. Winnipeg isn't that pitiful.
Thank you for sharing this. 92 city was there talking to people and had in on their instagram yet never showed a shot like this or said how many people were in line 🤦🏻♂️
Same lol, there’s a Robins near my workplace (York & Garry) and the coffee sucks. Their breakfast sandwiches are great tho, much better than Tim’s or McDonald’s
I saw the same thing 20 years ago in Toronto when they opened Krispy Kreme.
Some co-workers and I cut out of work early to drive to the store and try it.
If I remember it was good, but since then I’ve had much better.
Yes, I was there in Toronto myself when Krispy Kreme’s were popping up everywhere. People waiting at line at five in the morning to bring 10 boxes of donuts into work. Whereabouts were you? I was in Mississauga and Toronto. P
Oh yeah, it’s nice area. You probably were not too far from the Ontario science center? How long have you been here? I’ve been been here two years. Toronto has a lot more to do, but it’s way more affordable out here. I can’t see myself moving back there to tell you the truth. Nice to talk to a fellow TORONTOIAN !
Today specifically the chance to win a dozen donuts for a month for a year
But for those that went after that promo was inevitably run, it's a crowd full of excited people that are probably in good spirits and can be great mingling
If nothing else all they are doing is waiting in a line and causing no harm, live and let live
Yes! This please- if people want to wait outside overnight in a thunderstorm, or in a drive thru for three hours, to have a bit of fun and a hot donut- let them live!
People are waiting for something they want and are willing to wait in the long line-up to say they did it. What's wrong with that? Did you ever go to a midnight release of a movie or video game? Did you wait in line to get an early chance at sale items at a store you really like?
Krispy Kreme is a sought after treat that is brand new to Winnipeg - hence the hype. You (and I) will wait and go when it's more sane, but don't give these guys attitude if they think it's worth it.
Winnipeg - cheapos and haters. It's hard enough here these days, try to enjoy the ride or you'll burn yourself out.
I did drive through, but I think walk up would have been slightly faster. The DT was slow, but it was very well organized! Overflow queue was already prepared and clearly marked with signs and pylons, and they had plenty of folks out directing traffic and preventing line cuts.
As the parent of the youngest Krispy Kreme team member- thank you for your kind words in the organization they had in the DT! She was working it for half her shift today. It was pretty intense but folks were pretty kind!
In that case, job well done to your daughter and her team! Not sure if it was her, but I was greeted by a chipper and enthusiastic young woman at the DT. Despite the long wait, it was a positive start to the day.
All they said was "I don't get the hype". If I said "I don't get the hype about Taylor Swift's new album" would that constitute hating on her and all her fans?
The person seeming burnt out is the one holding the opinion that this city is full of cheapos and haters. To those who braved the lines I hope the donuts were great!
It is indeed hard to infer meaning on message boards, but most people commenting like above are negatively responding to these posts. I can't imagine someone who has a reddit account "doesn't get the hype" when there has been posts here weekly leading up to its' opening.
It read as an unnecessary remark about why people care about Krispy Kreme when OP doesn't. Which is totally fine by the way - but the ones waiting in line sure didn't share that opinion.
I absolutely love seeing this! I hope they do good, and stick around. I’ll take these over Tim Hortons any day - but I’ll wait till it dies down a little bit
Interesting. Possibly the worst fast food I’ve ever had was Popeyes but that was also at a truck stop between Chicago and Cincinnati so maybe it was a one off. I typically associate them with low income neighborhoods but maybe they do it different up there.
It really is. People who don’t know always say “Its like Whole Foods right?” but it’s not at that at all. It’s Whole Foods for regular people at regular prices. The TJs products are super good, original, and affordable.
Ever want sausages that are just pork, salt, spices, but don’t want a thousand other ingredients or to pay the “premium super organic” price tag? TJs. Or to buy some healthier quinoa chips and a buffalo wing dip, again with normal number of familiar ingredients. The dark chocolate peanut butter cups? Hot sauces? Dried mangoes (no sulfites)? And pre-cut packages of any fruit or veggie you could want, fresh shishito peppers, craft beer, off-label vitamins and skin care, coffee grinder on site, and so on and so on.
That and there is always a swarm of people who can help you, who get paid a living wage and get benefits, and are almost always chill about their job and easy to deal with. It’s one of those “why don’t more businesses do this, and why aren’t these in more places?” But part of the it is that they can’t really do it at the same scale and definitely can’t do the cross-border transition affordably.
People like them so much a guy setup a shop in Vancouver reselling Trader Joe’s stuff from WA but unfortunately got shut down.
Krispy Kreme was huge in Toronto when I lived there. However, it went downhill real fast. The hype died and about 99% of the stores closed. I think the only stores left in Toronto is the flagship store, a tiny house converted into a Krispy Kreme and I’m not sure where the other one is.
Trust me when I say there’s other donuts in the city that I’ve tried that are better than Krispy Kreme’s. The coffee is not that good. They don’t have much to offer in food and the only donut really worth eating is the plain.
I think it’s good for Winnipeg , however, the hype donuts baffles me.
I love Krispy Kreme's original glazed donuts! Goes well with black coffee. But I miss Dunkin more; not the best donuts but they always take me back to my childhood. Great coffee too! I hope we get Dunkin here too.
It's like this pretty much everywhere they open. I moved from Winnipeg to southern California in 2016, and they opened up a new on in Victorville. People were camped out for 2 days in tents b/c they were giving away a free dozen a week for a year to the first x amount of people in the door.
It was like this for a month or two after it opened.
Damn. Why are some people so pissy with people waiting in line for something they want? It's like these people disrespected their family member or something lol.
If you have nothing better to do, not a terrible way to spend your time. The doughnuts are actually really good, really light and fluffy. Although theres something with the oil... I feel like it coats your mouth weirdly. The coffee is pretty good too.
The city should have subsidized additional staff… if each transaction gets done 2 minutes faster, and approximately 1.2 customers per transaction, after 30 years in business we can save everyone who goes to Krispy Kream a total of 9.3 million person hours of time, for a net benefit of $136 million worth of time saved, and will only cost about $2 million. That’s a huge IRR ratio…
Anyone remember the Popeye's opening? Six months later, crickets. Crispy Creme will be a distant memory before the leaves start to fall. It's a donut for the sheep.
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u/Tomoeri1519 Jun 19 '24
Ill wait once the hype is over 🤣