TWO HUNDRED FIFTY MILES FOR A KRISPY KREME DONUT?

Saturday, August 12, 2006

The closest Krispy Kreme to the Valley is in Las Vegas.

All eight Krispy Kreme Doughnuts stores in Arizona were unexpectedly closed Friday.

I remember well the day the first store opened in June 1999 at Arizona Mills mall in Tempe. About 100 people lined up outside the small shop as early as 4 a.m. on opening day.

Because I am diabetic and don’t need all of that sugar, I had almost stopped eating Krispy Kreme donuts altogether. There was a shop just about three minutes from our home at Frank Lloyd Wright and Scottsdale Rd.

NOW THAT KRISPY KREMES ARE GONE FROM THE BIG VALLEY—I WANT ONE, OR TWO!

The more I think about it—maybe Krispy Kremes belong in “sin city.” That means there’s just one more temptation that’s at least 250 miles away.