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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: on April 27, 2007, 01:45:00 pm
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What is your personal stand between the two? (Rhett, you needn't reply)
Myself, I dig Dunkin'. The staff is usually Asian and they give a damn, because family is on the line. Their iced coffee is "to die for/like buttah"(Choose only one). I get mine with cream, one Equal + coconut flavor. Did you know that they grill their sandwiches instead of microwaving, as of today. And they now serve grilled hash browns, also as of today. I shouldn't eat hash browns...but I couldn't resist. Especially when that cute, Indian broad kept axing me to try them. Yum phreaking yum!
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i prefer dunkin donuts coffee, but there arent 3 per block, unless you are in boston
i dont drink much coffee anymore though
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Living in Boston for a few years makes me an easy worshipper of double-D.
Although, i will say that Starbucks may have more consistency...as i've been to a couple Dunkin's that are complete shit. and starbucks usually are all the same.
but Dunkin's coffee is superior and their breakfast options totally kill Starbucks...but i'm a fatty mcfatster who likes greasy food and jelly filled donuts..so what do i know!
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My dad is in a nursing home and I can get him his one vice coffee from Dunkin' Donuts and he loves it. Starbucks tastes "burned" and "bad" to him. I gave up coffee a few years back, but was always a High's man myself as they did fresh ground there.
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Neither...but when desperate, I'll choose Dunkin' Donuts swill over the sludge at Starbucks.
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Why don't you open a Tim Hortons franchise in Charm City?
Originally posted by le sonick:
Living in Boston for a few years makes me an easy worshipper of double-D.
Although, i will say that Starbucks may have more consistency...as i've been to a couple Dunkin's that are complete shit. and starbucks usually are all the same.
but Dunkin's coffee is superior and their breakfast options totally kill Starbucks...but i'm a fatty mcfatster who likes greasy food and jelly filled donuts..so what do i know!
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Why don't you open a Tim Hortons franchise in Charm City?
Originally posted by le sonick:
Living in Boston for a few years makes me an easy worshipper of double-D.
Although, i will say that Starbucks may have more consistency...as i've been to a couple Dunkin's that are complete shit. and starbucks usually are all the same.
but Dunkin's coffee is superior and their breakfast options totally kill Starbucks...but i'm a fatty mcfatster who likes greasy food and jelly filled donuts..so what do i know!
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you need a couple hundred thousand dollars to get one of those puppies.
and i was going to get a franchise...food wouldnt be my first option....working with food..not my idea of fun!
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Originally posted by pdx pollard:
i prefer dunkin donuts coffee, but there arent 3 per block, unless you are in boston
i dont drink much coffee anymore though
Do you have Winchell's in pdx?
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Originally posted by le sonick:
Living in Boston for a few years makes me an easy worshipper of double-D.
Although, i will say that Starbucks may have more consistency...as i've been to a couple Dunkin's that are complete shit. and starbucks usually are all the same.
but Dunkin's coffee is superior and their breakfast options totally kill Starbucks...but i'm a fatty mcfatster who likes greasy food and jelly filled donuts..so what do i know!
A very eriudite comment. Keep it up. DD are like 7-11. You have to find the good ones. I avoid certain 7-11s & DD. It's usually because they aren't Indian-run.
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Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
Why don't you open a Tim Hortons franchise in Charm City?
Originally posted by le sonick:
Living in Boston for a few years makes me an easy worshipper of double-D.
Although, i will say that Starbucks may have more consistency...as i've been to a couple Dunkin's that are complete shit. and starbucks usually are all the same.
but Dunkin's coffee is superior and their breakfast options totally kill Starbucks...but i'm a fatty mcfatster who likes greasy food and jelly filled donuts..so what do i know!
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Amen. And a Boston Pizza too, as everyone knows Boston is known for pizza. Better'n NY and Chi-town, of course.
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Originally posted by Dupek Chakra:
Do you have Winchell's in pdx?
apparently there are 2, but i have never been
after discovering a 24hour starbucks a couple of days ago, i now have 4 within a few blocks of me, overkill
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I miss Winchell's :(
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
I miss Winchell's :(
Their crullers (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cruller) are better than Dunkin's, as I remember. I haven't been since '83.
www.winchells.com (http://www.winchells.com)
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
I miss Winchell's :)
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Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
I miss Winchell's :)
What's worse is that my hometown's (Fremont) location is gone.
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When I want a coffee, I go to Starbucks.
When I want a doughnut, I go to Duncan.
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I don't like the vibe at Starbucks. It seems to be mostly for women who think that a different color nail polish on each finger is haute couture. You're not really buying coffee there, you're buying a bold statement of rebellious individuality.
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Originally posted by Dupek Chakra:
I don't like the vibe at Starbucks. It seems to be mostly for women who think that a different color nail polish on each finger is haute couture. You're not really buying coffee there, you're buying a bold statement of rebellious individuality.
But it is rebellious conformity.
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Starbucks coffee has definately gone down the toilet while I was in Ireland, but I can't bring myself to go to a Dunkin's, the smell of doughnuts make me want to barf.
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Originally posted by Dupek Chakra:
I don't like the vibe at Starbucks. It seems to be mostly for women who think that a different color nail polish on each finger is haute couture. You're not really buying coffee there, you're buying a bold statement of rebellious individuality.
I can't speak for anyone else, but when I go to Starbucks, it's to buy coffee, not to be "trendy" or "hip" or some shit. I happen to love Starbucks coffee, that's all. Good coffee tastes like good coffee to me, regardless of where I get it from. I love trying little independent coffee shops wherever I go, so it's not like I'm "loyal" to Starbucks or anything. Living out by Seattle for a few years did develop a certain preference for the brand, though. :) Lord, do I ever miss the Pike's Place Market Starbucks...
I visited a Dunkin' Donuts recently for the first time in years. Perhaps it was just a really shitty one or something, but I was not at all impressed with the coffee I got there. And Starbucks' black bottom cupcakes are ten times better than the best donut Dunkin' has ever made.
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When did doughnuts become donuts?
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
When did doughnuts become donuts?
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I bet these guys know the answer to that one.
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eh!
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
When did doughnuts become donuts?
When Dunkin' Donuts became successful and popularized the "abbreviated" version, I suppose? I only used "donut" in my last sentence because I was specifically referring to Dunkin', if that's what you're talking about.
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Montgomery Donuts was best
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America runs on Dunkin. I am an American. Therefore, I run on Dunkin.
Dunkin Donuts is good for regular Coffee. Starbucks is good for the fancy stuff. I generally would prefer to spent $175 over $3.75 any day. Dunkin it is.
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Give me a good bun anyday over a donut. Donuts have never done it for me. It's like choosing hamburger over steak or some orange 'flavored' drink over a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice. Sure, I eat them on occassion but usually when they are there via someone else; otherwise, I tend to go the bun, muffin or bagel route.
So it's not just my taste buds that are going off on me. I thought Starbucks coffee just wasn't what it use to be. Not that I go there all that much but everything there seems to have lost so much vibrancy and richness in both taste and smell. It's just another coffee bar as far as I'm concerned. Donna's in Baltimore and Barnes & Noble are even better than Starbucks as far as I'm concerned. Not being much of a donut eater, I've never tried the coffee at Dunkin' Donuts. Besides, I've always thought that Dunkin' Donuts donuts just tasted so bad anyway. Have heard that Dunkin's coffee is good but I don't fully trust the coffee opinion of the person who told me. Generally, I just grind my own beans and am happy with that.
On occasion, I would enjoy a nice, tall, iced café latte with a double shot of expresso, maybe flavored with vanilla. I use to love treating myself to one of those when I was in Ocean City during one of my walks to the 45th St. Village. There was a coffee bar there; nothing fancy; which seemed to change ownership each year but their iced coffee lattes were consistantly good. Unfortunately, the shopping village has been torn down to make room for more over-priced condos.
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Originally posted by Seth Hurwitz:
Montgomery Donuts was best
We used to get those for a fund raiser for soccer. I would end up buying a dozen or two myself. Chocolate covered with glaze, amazing.
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
Give me a good bun anyday over a donut. Donuts have never done it for me. It's like choosing hamburger over steak or some orange 'flavored' drink over a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice. Sure, I eat them on occassion but usually when they are there via someone else; otherwise, I tend to go the bun, muffin or bagel route.
So it's not just my taste buds that are going off on me. I thought Starbucks coffee just wasn't what it use to be. Not that I go there all that much but everything there seems to have lost so much vibrancy and richness in both taste and smell. It's just another coffee bar as far as I'm concerned. Donna's in Baltimore and Barnes & Noble are even better than Starbucks as far as I'm concerned. Not being much of a donut eater, I've never tried the coffee at Dunkin' Donuts. Besides, I've always thought that Dunkin' Donuts donuts just tasted so bad anyway. Have heard that Dunkin's coffee is good but I don't fully trust the coffee opinion of the person who told me. Generally, I just grind my own beans and am happy with that.
On occasion, I would enjoy a nice, tall, iced café latte with a double shot of expresso, maybe flavored with vanilla. I use to love treating myself to one of those when I was in Ocean City during one of my walks to the 45th St. Village. There was a coffee bar there; nothing fancy; which seemed to change ownership each year but their iced coffee lattes were consistantly good. Unfortunately, the shopping village has been torn down to make room for more over-priced condos.
thanks for the "ultra cool Jag reply". i know i'm jealous...but you didnt even remotely come close to answering the question...save the fact that basically you told us that you were nowhere near qualified to answer.
i guess i didnt read the opening post correctly, did it say "Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, or tell us how you're too cool for either"?
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Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
Originally posted by xneverwherex:
Originally posted by beetsnotbeats:
I miss Winchell's :)
What's worse is that my hometown's (Fremont) location is gone. [/b]
that sucks that the fremont location is gone. now that i think about it, i think novato's location is gone too. man my parents should move :)
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Originally posted by le sonick:
thanks for the "ultra cool Jag reply". i know i'm jealous...but you didnt even remotely come close to answering the question...save the fact that basically you told us that you were nowhere near qualified to answer.
i guess i didnt read the opening post correctly, did it say "Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, or tell us how you're too cool for either"?
I don't know what your problem is but for me it has absolutely nothing whatsoever about being 'cool'. In fact, I don't even know how any of this is supposed to make one cool. Hey, maybe you just think that I am. Don't know and don't care. Get over it! :roll:
And since when have you been one to be such a stickler for staying on topic? Another... :roll: out to you.
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
Originally posted by le sonick:
thanks for the "ultra cool Jag reply". i know i'm jealous...but you didnt even remotely come close to answering the question...save the fact that basically you told us that you were nowhere near qualified to answer.
i guess i didnt read the opening post correctly, did it say "Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, or tell us how you're too cool for either"?
I don't know what your problem is but for me it has absolutely nothing whatsoever about being 'cool'. In fact, I don't even know how any of this is supposed to make one cool. Hey, maybe you just think that I am. Don't know and don't care. Get over it! :roll:
And since when have you been one to be such a stickler for staying on topic? Another... :roll: out to you. [/b]
you're just so predictable, thats all.
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Originally posted by Jaguar:
Give me a good bun anyday over a donut.
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