Every Sunday morning I knew that they would be waiting for me. Hot, fresh and deliciously glazed donuts were always laid out at the entrance of the church I attend. There were times that I helped myself to one of these donuts and other times that I simply ignored them, without knowing that one day they would be gone.One day, my friend Ivanessa (a devout Krispy Kreme customer) had a huge craving for donuts. She drove through horrible traffic and got cut off but she had that donut on her mind to help her through it all. When she finally gets to the store, she notices there is no one inside.
“Ana, I could not believe it, after everything I went through to satisfy my craving, I get there to find that the store is closed,” she said.
I must admit I never stepped foot inside the Krispy Kreme store but I never had to because I counted on the presence of those donuts every Sunday.
And now it’s gone. Krispy Kreme was one of those unappreciated gems of Doral. I don’t think people knew how lucky we were to have a Krispy Kreme in our backyard. Now the only Krispy Kreme in Miami is the one on 590 N.E. 167th St. I read on the Miami New Times that another Krispy Kreme store closed somewhere in the South Miami area.
I wondered, was anyone as devastated as I was?
When I shared my sad tale to a classmate of mine who also lives in Doral, she recounted her experience at the Doral Krispy Kreme store.
“I waited and waited for the employees to stop talking, acknowledge me and take my order. When I got tired of waiting I said ‘Excuse, me’ and they looked at me like I had interrupted their conversation,” said Lalinda De LaFuente.
After listening to Lalinda’s story, I realized that could be the reason Krispy Kreme in Doral is no more.
If anyone else has a Doral Krispy Kreme store experience they would like to share or if you simply would like to express your grief, feel free to leave a comment on this post.
- Ana
3 comments:
Ana... My thoughts and prayers are undoubtedly with you. Unfortunately I feel that the market is so saturated down here that traditional cultural foods, arepas and puffed pastries and pastellitos reign well In the hearts and minds of most paired with but of course a cafe con leche. Six panaderias or cafeterias can shut that place down because they are so ubiquitous and are east to wedge into a strip mall since colada tradition revolves around work and the office. Marketing principles like this in a traditionally Latin suburb can shut down any donut shop, greasy spoon/ diner deli or otherwise hotel or no hotel
Ana... My thoughts and prayers are undoubtedly with you. Unfortunately I feel that the market is so saturated down here that traditional cultural foods, arepas and puffed pastries and pastellitos reign well In the hearts and minds of most paired with but of course a cafe con leche. Six panaderias or cafeterias can shut that place down because they are so ubiquitous and are east to wedge into a strip mall since colada tradition revolves around work and the office. Marketing principles like this in a traditionally Latin suburb can shut down any donut shop, greasy spoon/ diner deli or otherwise hotel or no hotel
Ana... My thoughts and prayers are undoubtedly with you. Unfortunately I feel that the market is so saturated down here that traditional cultural foods, arepas and puffed pastries and pastellitos reign well In the hearts and minds of most paired with but of course a cafe con leche. Six panaderias or cafeterias can shut that place down because they are so ubiquitous and are east to wedge into a strip mall since colada tradition revolves around work and the office. Marketing principles like this in a traditionally Latin suburb can shut down any donut shop, greasy spoon/ diner deli or otherwise hotel or no hotel
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