Friday, August 14, 2009

Vote for Psycho, and even longer hours!

Hi Psycho Fans,
The Metro Newspaper has an annual "Best Of" edition. Psycho Donuts is in the running for Best Donut Shop. Please vote for your favorite donut shop with a crazy theme here.

And while we're on the topic of voting - Intuit is offering a special grant opportunity to innovative small businesses. If you're a Psycho Donuts fan, please nominate us here!

Psycho hours are being extended again! Starting Monday (Aug 17), will we be opening at 6am on weekdays, instead of 7am. Come see us early, and wake up our sleeping nurse at the counter!

Chief Psycho had the opportunity to appear live on Fox Business News yesterday. Being Chief Psycho seems to be affecting his appearance, he's slowly beginning to look the part!

Psycho Donuts is launching a partnership with Fanminder. Soon you can receive special Psycho promotions and offers on your cellphone, thanks to Fanminder's crazy technology.

Hope to see you at PD this weekend!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Hello friends in the Bay Area and beyond… The Psycho staff is reeling from the chain of events over the past week. National television, news articles, radio appearances, and more. It’s equally amazing to see who’s been spotted with Psycho Donuts in hand.

We’d like to thank all of our friends and supporters. We have received calls, letters, emails – even gifts - from around the world. News of Psycho Donuts reached places like Korea and Ethiopia. Things are jamming and we have exciting news, so let’s get started:

On the Donut front - Psycho Donuts now bathe daily in trans-fat free oil! You’ve asked – we’ve listened. We’d also like to extend a warm welcome to our latest donut creation – the “We Been Vegan.” Many of you have been clamoring for a vegan donut. Our Psycho R&D team has been working around the clock to master a Vegan donut that tastes great (less filling?). We’ve succeeded! Come and get it!

The new website is here! Special thanks to our great friends at Esharp Web Design.

Psycho Donuts is proud to present The Psycho Music Studio!! Come on in and play our Fender Electric Guitar (must have 1 year experience; 16 yrs old +). We have future plans to add more instruments and create impromptu jam sessions. It’s rumored that The Chief Psycho may bring his digital keyboard to participate in future jams!

And while we’re talking about music, check this out -- the Psycho Pspeaker! Got an iPod and some great songs? Now you can play them in our store, for everyone to hear. We can’t wait to hear some of your favorite new bands!

Longer hours have finally arrived! During our crazy childhood (trust us, it really was...), we closed at noon on Monday through Thursday. Now that we are a Psycho toddler, our hours have been extended. We’re now open until 5pm every day, and until 8pm on Friday/Saturday. Starting the week of August 17, we’ll be opening at 6am (an hour earlier) on weekdays as well.

The Psycho Gift Store has some new items that sport the tagline, “Embrace Your Inner Psycho.” They make a crazy gift. Buy one today - make someone happy!

Want to get your Psycho Donuts without waiting in line? Wanna make sure we don’t sell out of your favorites? Create a pick-up order online, and we’ll have your order ready when you arrive. There is a rumor that Psycho Donuts may begin shipping crazy delicacies across the country. Stay tuned for more details.

We look forward to seeing all of our local friends soon. If you’re visiting the Bay Area, make sure to stop at Psycho Donuts in Downtown Campbell for a Crazy Good time!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Longer Thursday Hours!

Due to popular demand (a serious understatement), Psycho Donuts will be open until 5pm tomorrow (Thursday, August 6). As many people know, we've had limited hours on Monday -Thursday throughout our 'Psycho infancy.' In conjunction with our upcoming 6 month birthday and our Psycho Adolescence, these longer weekday hours of operation will soon be permanent.

We would also like to extend a warm thanks for the overwhelming support from around the country - on a particularly crazy day for Psycho Donuts. Psycho Donuts news traveled far and wide today. This may have been the biggest news about Campbell CA since the invention of the fruit cup (http://www.historysanjose.org/cannerylife/through-the-years/1917-1966/mechanization/fruit-cocktail.html).

We almost trumped Paula Abdul as a popular search term on Google - so we're told. And we didn't even quit American Idol :-) We received a constant stream of phone calls from old friends and new friends alike. We welcome you to visit us during your next trip to Silicon Valley.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Bob Dylan once said, “Things, they are a-changing.” And in the words of the prolific David Bowie, “Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes.” What were these musical icons trying to say? Ok, that’s a bad rhetorical question – it’s obvious! The point is, what are we saying?! Psycho Donuts was started with a vision of being an exceptionally fun, yet unusual donut shop experience. That will not change. But there are some really fun changes on the way. Stay tuned! Quick note to the protesters and their planned gathering this Sunday – ch-ch-ch-change your plans and be p-p-p-patient.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009

Nurse-Powered Donut Delivery!

Announcing the official launch of Psycho Donuts Online Ordering & Delivery service! (http://www.psycho-donuts.com/donut-delivery).

For pick-up orders, simply add your favorite psychos to the cart and pay online. We’ll have your order ready and waiting when you come in.

How ‘bout Psycho Donuts delivered to your office by one of our exclusive Psycho Nurses? We are initially delivering to the following zipcodes:

Day Zipcode
Monday 94043 (Mountain View)
Tuesday 94085, 94089 (Sunnyvale)
Wednesday 95054 (Santa Clara)
Thursday 95134 (North San Jose)
Friday 94085, 94089 (Sunnyvale)

While we cannot guarantee specific delivery times, your donuts will arrive between 8am – 10am on your specified delivery date. Need your donuts in time for an 8am meeting? Consider placing an online pick-up order instead. Look for more flexible delivery areas, dates, & times in the near future. Place your order at http://www.psycho-donuts.com/donut-delivery.

Monday, July 6, 2009

Psycho Deliveries coming soon to a South Bay Zipcode near you!

Get ready for Psycho deliveries at the end of July!! Wahooooo!!!

If you work in one of these zipcodes:
  • 94043
  • 94089
  • 94085
  • 95134
  • 95054
You are going to be able to order some Psychoooooooooooooooooooo Donuts - delivered to your workplace, by one of our lovely Psycho Nurses! You'll be able to order them online from our Psycho Donuts website! How crazy is that? It's Psycho!

Be the first in your office to order these magnificent little pieces of donut art. Sorry … we can’t deliver a protester with each order (I know you’re disappointed) … our insurance won’t allow it.

If you're bummed because your work zipcode is not on the list, fear not! You'll also be able to place an advance order for pickup from our website, and we'll have your order ready and waiting for you at our store.

We'll post an update when the "PsychE-commerce" website is live. The first 5 online orders will come with a free Psycho Donuts t-shirt!!

Thursday, June 11, 2009

A Psycho Magic Trick

We've learned a new magic trick at Psycho Donuts. Wanna know how to make 50 protesters disappear? Simply offer to have a public debate on TV, and abracadabra - they're gone! As many of you know, there have been several groups busily organizing protests, visiting city hall, creating petitions, and insistently demanding the elimination of every element that makes Psycho Donuts a one-of-a-kind place.

So we find it interesting that, upon Psycho Donuts suggesting a public debate on radio or TV, the bullhorn-wielding advocates have suddenly removed the batteries from their bullhorns.

C'mon - you guys have been so vocal and have so strongly requested an audience with us. You thought nothing about trying to damage our business during the infancy of Psycho Donuts. Why back down now? Maybe you're thinking -- "hmmm, a public broadcast of such a debate would cut across a broad cross-section of popular culture, exposing that an overwhelming majority of the public stands strongly in favor of the light-hearted, family friendly environment that is Psycho Donuts?" Afterall, the term Psycho crossed the threshold into pop culture in 1960 (any Alfred Hitchcock fans?).

After spending precious resources from charitable funding sources to militantly chase down a small donut shop in Campbell California, why not go the last mile? Or maybe you're thinking, "hmmm, better if we attack them from the shadows, where we have squeaky wheel support, outside the watchful eye of popular culture at large." Or maybe it's because almost every objective Internet survey on the topic resulted in 85%+ overwhelming support for Psycho Donuts.

Radio and TV stations have offered a forum for this debate, and we are ready and willing. Before you put the batteries back in the bullhorn, why not reverse your decision to walk away from this debate?