This morning the husband and I decided to go out for donuts. We don't eat them all that frequently, and haven't gone out for them since we moved into our house last year. So, where to go? I popped open Google and searched for donut shops in our area. There were so many choices that my husband had to open Yelp! on his iPhone to read reviews to figure out which shop from the myriad of choices would be a good place to go. If I'm going to suck it up and eat 12,000 calories for breakfast, I want to make sure I'm getting bang for my buck.
When I say there are a myriad of choices... I mean there are, according to both Google and Yahoo, over 112 donut shops within a 10 mile radius of my home. This doesn't include the supermarkets, quickie marts, or vending machines that sell donuts. I mean donuts are tasty and all, especially those old fashioned glazed buttermilk ones, but a minimum of 112 stores selling them within 5 minutes of my home? Seriously?
I did a double take. Is the demand for donuts really that high? Especially in California - birthplace of the health food craze and home to thousands of anorexic would-be starlets? Are there enough people out there eating donuts to warrant over 112 shops in a 10 mile radius?
So I did a little research and found that the top 10 suppliers of fresh donuts moved close to $1 billion worth of deep fried breakfast treats last year. This isn't including all the prepackaged ones or the mom and pop shops who make their own! There's another couple hundred million bucks worth of those sold annually as well. To top it off, the sales figures have increased, by some estimates, over 17% in the last year.
So seriously, I ask ya, who is eating all the damn donuts?
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WalkAwayHappy - Those are good, but they are too light and fluffy - I err on the side of cake ones with lots of glaze.
Do you live in the neighborhood of Springfield, perchance? A certain Homer J. Simpson comes to mind . . . ;-)
—Melissa
Grandma... ah yes, he is a good candidate.
grif - The kids would love that!
I'm dying of suspense -- did you find a good donut joint how and were their donuts? You obviously left a big hole in this story.
R.
"those old fashioned glazed buttermilk ones" - I'm with you on this!
PUH-leeze, don't associate me with donuts. Never eat the things...