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enough is enough

26 tweets about Ireland's currently over-saturated donut market

This is possibly worse than 2009′s milkshake obsession.

1. People have very, very strong feelings about where their allegiance lies.

2. You still canā€™t beat the classics (although heā€™s wrong about Tescoā€¦ Supervalu is where itā€™s at)

3. In the midst of a housing crisis, every vacant property is being made into a donut shop.

4. We have so many donut shops that we ran out of names and named one after the one in The Simpsons.

5. Itā€™s getting way too experimental.

6. Sometimes we get to see Dublinā€™s two greatest evils battle it out.

7. If youā€™re in Dublin less frequently than once a fortnight, youā€™re guaranteed to see a new donut shop every time you visit.

8. Surely itā€™s not sustainable.

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9. Despite the sheer number of options, none of them are half as nice as Krispy Kreme.

10. We canā€™t forget to appreciate Dublinā€™s humble donut beginnings.

11. Donuts, burritos and hipster coffee and burger shops are the four horsemen of the gentrification apocalypse.

12. The official flavour of gentrification is salted caramel.

13. Itā€™s only a matter of time until they hit rural Ireland.

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14. This is a fairly accurate review.

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15. Itā€™s starting to become scary.

16. Very few businesses have been taking advantage of the potential puns.

Ā 17. Maybe when the donut craze completely dies, businesses will move towards savoury donuts.

18. Previously known as bagels.

19. A moment of silence for that Cheesecake shop on South William Street, please.

20. Their time will come eventually.

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21. Can we do falafel next?

22. Too far.

23. How can anyone seriously decide to enter the donut market at this stage. Surely thereā€™s better things to spend money on.

24. Itā€™s a scapegoat to blame obesity on.

25. In fairness, they have been replacing gyms.

26. But really. Nobody could like them enough to actually eat them daily.

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