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Silentjosh37 t1_iwveb3m wrote

Reply to comment by Locksmith-Pitiful in Oak Bakeshop on east side has opened! (more details in comments) by n0m_chompsky

Do you expect anything less from the PVDonuts folks?

Mind you I do not mind paying for quality, I will gladly throw down $4 for the Kouign-amann at Seven Stars. Or the Macaroons at Madrid, but I for see the quality of Oak going the way of PVDonuts, where it drops off after the initial hype and they start having to actually produce product. I know the donut shop has had a big problem with staff over the years.

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wafflesandgin t1_iwvfx4p wrote

Oak already posted about needing to hire more staff. If the quality does drop you can't really justify the high pricing.

PVDonuts was never good quality IMO. They got by on novelty more than anything else.

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Silentjosh37 t1_iwvied9 wrote

I completely agree. It was all about a manufactured line and hype that you could get a rice krispee treat on a donut... oh my how novel lol.

Looks like their prices are really high already. $22 for a Babka, like 7 or 8 bucks for a sticky bun and that is just what I could read on the pic. I know people are gonna throw in well Seven Stars is pricy too, and yes I agree, but their quality is there and it is always consistent.

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Locksmith-Pitiful t1_iwxdx4t wrote

What's up with the staff turnover? Any reason why you might think? Are they getting paid shit or treated poorly?

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Silentjosh37 t1_iwxhrka wrote

I had heard stories, again with a grain of salt, that the hours sucked, couldn't get full 40 hour week and pay was not all it was cracked up to be, management wasn't very helpful etc all the highlights.

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