Borders' New Strategy for Survival: Stuffed Bears - Page 3

Connallmac · 09-07-2010, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by some call me tim

I never knew Krispy Kreme was a "big new thing." I remember stopping by KKs with my mom on the way to visit my grandmother a good 25+ years ago.

I remember being in Buffalo, NY to visit a friend about 10 years ago and a Krispy Kreme had opened up on Niagara Falls Boulevard a few blocks down from where he lived. We drove by and saw several hundred people queued up under and a tent outside. We just laughed and walked right up to the counter of the Tim Horton's across the street and ordered our coffee and doughnuts without a wait!

mlewis78 · 09-08-2010, 12:13 AM

Borders is my neighborhood book store. Can't find anything in there, unless it's brand new or bestseller. I was so impressed with it when it opened in 2004 and I liked that it was all on one level, but as I got to know it better, I get frustrated with the place. I would like for them to survive, however.

The Barnes & Noble nearest to me is closing in January -- real estate problem -- landlords in NYC are so greedy. It's the one near Lincoln Center.

I first had Krispy Kreme donuts while at UNC Greensboro in early '70s. Sellers would come around to the dorm late at night and sell them to us. There were also the stores. They came to NYC much later on.

bjones6416 · 09-08-2010, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by mlewis78

I first had Krispy Kreme donuts while at UNC Greensboro in early '70s. Sellers would come around to the dorm late at night and sell them to us. There were also the stores. They came to NYC much later on.

Ah, yes. College students with the munchies, in the '70's. I bet those donut sellers were really bringing in the money!

brecklundin · 09-08-2010, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by bjones6416

Ah, yes. College students with the munchies, in the '70's. I bet those donut sellers were really bringing in the money!

hahaha...the donuts prolly cost as much as whatever caused the munchies!! ....boy those were the FUN days!!

jessc · 09-08-2010, 09:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Connallmac

I remember being in Buffalo, NY to visit a friend about 10 years ago and a Krispy Kreme had opened up on Niagara Falls Boulevard a few blocks down from where he lived. We drove by and saw several hundred people queued up under and a tent outside. We just laughed and walked right up to the counter of the Tim Horton's across the street and ordered our coffee and doughnuts without a wait!

Tim Horton's is quite possibly the best doughnut chain I've ever been to. Krispy Kreme, while not the worst, definitely ranks somewhere in that vicinity. So, great doughnuts and no wait? Win-win! I just wish they'd open locations in California! Though it's probably better for my health that they don't.

simplyparticular · 09-09-2010, 12:24 PM

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I remember being in Buffalo, NY to visit a friend about 10 years ago and a Krispy Kreme had opened up on Niagara Falls Boulevard a few blocks down from where he lived. We drove by and saw several hundred people queued up under and a tent outside. We just laughed and walked right up to the counter of the Tim Horton's across the street and ordered our coffee and doughnuts without a wait!

Yeah, I remember seeing it on the news here in Buffalo, but I never got it. Same lines for those Beanie Babies at McDonald's too. Both Buffalol locations closed, and so did the mini-shops that were carrying them. I didn't love their donuts, but they were a great company to the local charities - they used to donated hundreds of cases to our annual events. I've actually never eaten a KK warm, but I once ate a complete dozen while doing a 14 hour long television shoot. Kept my blood sugar high, but level!

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Originally Posted by jessc

Tim Horton's is quite possibly the best doughnut chain I've ever been to. Krispy Kreme, while not the worst, definitely ranks somewhere in that vicinity. So, great doughnuts and no wait? Win-win! I just wish they'd open locations in California! Though it's probably better for my health that they don't.

Good stuff, although we're not fans of the coffee in our house. TimBits, yum. Now I'm hungry. They do a good soup in a bread bowl for lunch, too.

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I'm still amazed at how quickly and dramatically Krispy Kreme crashed and burned in Massachusetts when I lived there.

I'm not surprised KK crashed and burned in Massachusetts - land of the Dunkin' Donuts. I've never seen so many donut shops in my life as in Boston. There was a DD just about every block. I wonder if Starbucks suffered the same fate?

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Back on topic: Borders can crash and burn for all I care. I'm a bitter ex-Waldenbook manager - they bled that brand dry to feed the Borders cash cow, which they squandered. I laugh when I see their pathetic stock price hovering above penny stocks - the stock options they gave Waldenbooks managers instead of bonuses were worthless before they even sent us the paperwork three months late.

m-reader · 09-09-2010, 01:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

Secret Agent Oso to the resue!

That's the plan.

Don

So it's probably a 3-point plan in the form of a kiddie song

soondai · 09-09-2010, 01:58 PM

at least they are finally displaying their Kobos and libres (and the new ones, I'd assumed). Up until a week ago the 2 near me didn't have any out.

m-reader · 09-09-2010, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by CleverClothe

Krispy Kreme doughnuts are the best I have ever tasted. Never seen any other that could stay fresh for 3 days.

With the amount of fat and sugar in that thing, no wonder they taste good

They should come with a health warning on them though, same as ciggies.

JSWolf · 09-09-2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by CleverClothe

Krispy Kreme doughnuts are the best I have ever tasted. Never seen any other that could stay fresh for 3 days.

Krispy Kreme are a bit sweet.

JSWolf · 09-09-2010, 04:37 PM

The local Krispy Kreme here is closed. That's cause they aren't as good as the hype.

Marcy · 09-11-2010, 01:42 AM

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Originally Posted by CleverClothe

Krispy Kreme doughnuts are the best I have ever tasted. Never seen any other that could stay fresh for 3 days.

Fresh for 3 days?? For some reason people frequently give us these at our office and by the next day the donuts are always nastily soggy. And I'm in a desert with humidity that typically runs at 25% or lower.

-Marcy

J. Strnad · 09-11-2010, 11:48 AM

When fresh, they're great. But by day's end, IMO, they're gross.

I'm more of a Dunkin' Donuts man, actually.

Xanthe · 09-12-2010, 12:04 AM

I haven't been in the now-closest Borders to me (the closest one, that had a huge SciFi-Fantasy section was closed down a couple years ago) in a few months, but the last time I was there, they only had empty boxes of the Sony Reader on display - they had apparently removed the test one (which never worked every time i tried it).

None of the Borders in my area are well-situated for walk-in traffic. They're usually at the end of stretch of buildings or across the street from the mall, etc. None of their cafes seem to do the business that the ones in B&N do. Also they're not reader friendly - no comfy chairs, etc. I can't see where Build-A-Bear is going to boost their walk-in traffic that much.

CleverClothe · 09-13-2010, 01:50 AM

Well, I haven't tried Dunkin's or Tim Horton's, maybe I will get to some day.

Unfortunately, management at my work likes to bring in Top Pot for all hands meetings... blarg.

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09-08-2010, 12:13 AM	#32
mlewis78 Guru Posts: 907 Karma: 6449772 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: New York City Device: Kindle Oasis 2 (7"); HDX 8.9"; Ipad2	Borders is my neighborhood book store. Can't find anything in there, unless it's brand new or bestseller. I was so impressed with it when it opened in 2004 and I liked that it was all on one level, but as I got to know it better, I get frustrated with the place. I would like for them to survive, however. The Barnes & Noble nearest to me is closing in January -- real estate problem -- landlords in NYC are so greedy. It's the one near Lincoln Center. I first had Krispy Kreme donuts while at UNC Greensboro in early '70s. Sellers would come around to the dorm late at night and sell them to us. There were also the stores. They came to NYC much later on.

09-09-2010, 01:58 PM	#38
soondai Guru Posts: 672 Karma: 1109784 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Paperwhite	at least they are finally displaying their Kobos and libres (and the new ones, I'd assumed). Up until a week ago the 2 near me didn't have any out.

09-09-2010, 04:37 PM	#41
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,756 Karma: 145864619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The local Krispy Kreme here is closed. That's cause they aren't as good as the hype.

09-11-2010, 11:48 AM	#43
J. Strnad Guru Posts: 915 Karma: 3537194 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Paperwhite	When fresh, they're great. But by day's end, IMO, they're gross. I'm more of a Dunkin' Donuts man, actually.

09-12-2010, 12:04 AM	#44
Xanthe Plan B Is Now In Force Posts: 1,894 Karma: 8086979 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Surebleak Device: Aluratek,Sony 350/T1,Pandigital,eBM 911,Nook HD/HD+,Fire HDX 7/8.9,PW2	I haven't been in the now-closest Borders to me (the closest one, that had a huge SciFi-Fantasy section was closed down a couple years ago) in a few months, but the last time I was there, they only had empty boxes of the Sony Reader on display - they had apparently removed the test one (which never worked every time i tried it). None of the Borders in my area are well-situated for walk-in traffic. They're usually at the end of stretch of buildings or across the street from the mall, etc. None of their cafes seem to do the business that the ones in B&N do. Also they're not reader friendly - no comfy chairs, etc. I can't see where Build-A-Bear is going to boost their walk-in traffic that much.

09-13-2010, 01:50 AM	#45
CleverClothe Guru Posts: 618 Karma: 493394 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Device: iRex iLiad, Onyx Boox 60	Well, I haven't tried Dunkin's or Tim Horton's, maybe I will get to some day. Unfortunately, management at my work likes to bring in Top Pot for all hands meetings... blarg.

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