Fresh warm donuts > room temp donuts.
That's the brilliance of Krispy Kreme, you don't have to be at a donut shop at 6am to get a decent donut.
Basically all other donut shops are run like Little Caesers makes pizza.
If it's already cooked before you get there, are you really getting quality?
I mean.... how long does it take to cook a donut? Why not just make them MTO?
The mom and pop shop I'm most familiar with, their cinnamon rolls and apple fritters are too awesome to bother getting any of their donutsNever been to a good mom and pop donut shop I see. Sorry, I have had good Donuts and they put the freshest Krispy Kreams to shame.