Yes, there is a Mister Donuts in Kaohsiung now. I heard Tapei also has a branch. I drove down there yesterday craving a good blueberry filled donut or a cinnamon pastry. The real kind, not some wannabe crappy donuts like the ones you can buy at your local bakery.
I could not believe the line up at that store!!! There was about 200 people lined up and the wait was about 2 hours. Yes, 2 hours wait for some donuts. Needless to say I did not get any donuts but it was torture because I could see all the donuts in the window, I could smell them. But 2 hours?! :s
You know you live in the land of shitty donuts whenā¦
I had to take pictures it was so ridiculous. BTW, Iām camping outside the shop tonight. Iāll have a guitar and Iāll be burning ghost money to stay warm. It will be like a bond fire/donut party. Anyone interested in joining me?
What a bunch of suckers! Bobepine, you should go down there with a box of Portuguese egg tarts and walk up and down the line eating them with relish, while asking the sad dweebs: āSo how long did you wait in line for the egg tarts a few years back? Worth it, was it? SUCKAHS!ā
By the way, if itās anything like it was in Taipei, the store staff will come out and try to chase you away if you point and laugh. The do-nut brains wonāt because theyāll be far too scared of losing their place in the queue.
Donuts were not that good, but it was fun standing in line and making fun of people standing in line. Make sure you do it with a buddy though.
During our wait we:
[ul][li]Setup a phone with GPRS[/li]
[li]Connected said phone to a Pocket PC device via bluetooth for Internet surfing[/li]
[li]Played a game of Chess[/li]
[li]Made many jokes[/li]
[li]AND MORE!!![/li][/ul]
I also dropped a bunch of donuts off at me wifeās office and scored points there (Mr. Donut donuts were a hot itme at the time.) My wife still takes that Mr. Donut bag out and about from what must be almost a year ago now. The bag is/was more valuble than the donuts.
The lines in Taipei are shorter now but Iāve never seen an empty one. They are still too long for me. Once I walked by the store at NY NY and there was no line, so I went in a got a dozen. Thatās the only time I have been. They are good but not that good. They have some Taiwaneseified donuts with the red bean and stuff. I have no business eating donuts anyway.
When I first moved here about 5 years ago, a long time friend and I were talking about business ops in Taiwan. I make a really good American style donut. I suggested a donut shop and was quickly critisized because Taiwan people simply donāt like donuts. Now I have fun pointing to the lines and asking why all those people are waiting there. I know. It doesnāt take much to make me happy these days.
Still. I wonder how a REAL non-cardboard tasting donut, bismark, maple bar or bearclaw would go over. I tried Mr. D and, for my taste, they suck. Eat a mouth full of 7-11 bread goo and a spoon full of sugar and you get the same taste.
Mister donut is just another å¾å„½å mythā¦ spread a rumor in Taiwan and hundreds of people will queue for hours, even for a bag full of shitā¦ :loco:
Yeah I live about 2 blocks away form that place and every time Iāve been past there have been ridiculous queues outside. Suckersā¦ At least it gives me a laugh every time I drive past. I gotta get me some stink bombs and do a drive-by or something, see what I can do about clearing up those lines.
On second thought, would anyone even notice a stink bomb going off in this place? :s
There was about 200 people lined up and the wait was about 2 hours. Yes, 2 hours wait for some donuts. Needless to say I did not get any donuts but it was torture because I could see all the donuts in the window, I could smell them. But 2 hours?! :s
