I grew up here too, but in an era when there was the Whole Donut, Bess Eaton, a few local shops in the towns around me, etc. Dunkin Donuts was the worst one, but they weren't as bad. If I remember right, DD made their donuts more locally and they weren't quite as bad as they are now.

It's interesting that CT has had what seems like a big drain on good donut places, but RI still has tons of really good independent donut shops.