Ok ok ok, Sophie K and I decided we were going to Braehead for a day/night of shopping for various things and as it so happens, this Krispie Kreme has just opened so after our day out, we braved the incredibly blustery weather and waited in line to buy some doughnuts (as they spell them).
We weren't in line for very long, even though the line was wrapped around the seating area and out the door. While in line, they had loads of things to keep you occupied from free doughnuts (we weren't able to snag one because we were already to the purchasing counter by the time they brought some out) to little things like doughnuts and "i love krispie kreme' on sticks to take selfies with. Sophie K and I are all about the selfies so we took them up on that offer.
While in line, you're given an up close and personal view of how exactly the doughnuts are made, cooked, iced, and decorated. Being a new shop and with so much excitement going on, all the machinery and people working on the doughnuts were going a million miles an hour to cater to the crazy amount of people waiting for some doughnuts. Luckily there is so much seating, once you get your doughnuts, you can just sit and enjoy at your leisure.
There were so many people in here and unlike one person who posted on a news report of the opening, I didn't see any "overweight zombies" waiting in line for doughnuts. Instead, there were loads...LOADS of teenagers hyped up on sugar, families with wee kids enjoying some doughnut delights, people just off from work, and just your run of the mill people, looking to score some doughnuts just like we were.
They have an amazing deal, which you'd be silly to pass on. It's called the double dozen. For £15.95 (just a few pounds more than it cost for one dozen), you get two dozen doughnuts- one dozen glazed, one dozen of your choosing. Sophie K and I decided to go in on that deal and got some awesome sounding doughnuts. The staff at krispie kreme are so great and helpful, they split our dozen in to 4 boxes, 6 doughnuts to a box so we could take our own doughnuts home. How cool- small enough boxes to fit just about anywhere.
We almost went for the same kind of doughnuts, although Sophie K and I aren't big on filled doughnuts, my guy loves them. So, I went for a strawberry glossed, a cookie crunch, a caramel ice ring, a reeces peanut butter, a chocolate custard and a chocolate truffle parcel (a christmas doughnut). Mmmm, doughnuts.
My guy and I have managed only to scarf one a piece, but no telling how long that will last. I'm hoping that Krispie Kreme sticks around for a while so I can always get my doughnut fix. Being a lover a doughnuts from the states, I've yet to find a doughnut here that tickles my fancy, but krispie kreme comes very close. read more