Dunkin Donuts is a great example of local, cultural traditions superseding individual taste. They are so consistently shitty, but people flood there every day, en masse, around the clock, but every one of their products is objectively disgusting and sub-par compared to nearly every other product of a similar kind. It's amazing.

It became quite a thing in NZ.

One of my mates became a cop a few years ago, so we bought him this tshirt
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2654/4056886912_dc2fa1cfce_o.jpg

and a bunch of donuts, obviously

30-sec TECH: Autonomous Delorean fangs sick donuts. has been added as a related post - related requested by ant on that post.

I spent October 21st skateboarding with the wife. Ahhh, 1950s Tony Hawk, thank you for inspiring the future -- even if you didn't make hoverboards a reality.

But really, the fun of skateboarding is in the resistance that the wheels have on the ground. Being able to propel oneself forward and back; tick tacking, drifting, ollieooping (hah), and other fun maneuvers not possible with a hoverboard. I truly prefer wheels, berrings, and the donuts & trucks which support them.

Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm....donuts. Aaaaahhhhlllgrh.

That's how you do donuts old school.

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@Shepppard

Restaurants like to be next to one another so long as they are different products. It creates a "food destination". Preferably lack of availability or a restriction would prevent users that have a product that is very similar.

Ever notice how most retail developments only have one coffee shop or one sandwich shop? Retail users ask landlords for an exclusive use. For example, Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts will say they can be the only store that sells coffee in a shopping center. Another restaurant may serve coffee as an incidental use - that is it can't be the central part of their business. This makes it harder for a new user to enter an established market.

You seem to be fixated on peak capacity of sit down restaurants. Restaurants have to complete their own analysis of how much square footage to have to accommodate the heaviest dining times, but still cover their costs when seats sit empty. Each square foot adds to their cost.

This video is very accurate in describing how users evaluate and respond to competition within a market.

I have worked in commercial retail brokerage for the last 10 years with several national users - pharmacies, banks, restaurants, and general retail use.

As a final comment, users can and will move. People do not notice as much but retailers relocate when they must to stay competitive or to block another user from coming into a market.

I see your points. But did Marshawn really have a choice about signing that contract? Not exactly "freely signing" it, I'll bet dollars to donuts.

His last "interview" he answered "yes" to everything. And got fined for it.

I'll bet he gets fined for this.

If I were him, I would look at the fines as being him "renegotiating" his contract. "l'll take less money if I can get out of talking to the media."

Now that is a contract he would willingly sign, I bet.

What pisses me off is the media, going after him when he has been clear he doesn't want to talk. They are stupid interviews anyway -- who would watch if he wasn't being so interesting in his NOT talking? But when the media pushes their mikes in his face, that action costs him $50K.

Leave him alone.

Besides, his momma says he is shy.

TiAMO arrested by Thai border police -- free donuts at the MPAA HQ today.

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Holy crap, these guys like donuts.

mmmm...metal donut

don't forget the donuts!

Easy to tell that police officer works out a lot - on donuts...

bag o' donuts