Starbucks or Dunkin Donuts Coffee?
Jun 30, 2006 | 7:46 pm
#46
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Originally Posted by PSUhorty
DD's coffee tastes better to me. Don't like the burnt, bitter taste of SB's coffee. However, I frequent SB much more than DD due to convenience.
The employees bug the hell out of me though. I almost make a point to be a pr*ck when I go there. Listen, it's 7 AM... the last thing I want is some bouncy, thick-rimmed, hair streaked 20-something act a little too happy to get my coffee. Don't ask me how I'm doing. It's 7 AM. I wish I were in bed. Don't ask me my name for the cup. When they say tall latte`, I'll go up and grab it. Don't aks me, "Would you like a pastry?" No. It's 7 AM... gimmee my d*mned coffee and I woulda asked for a pastry if I wanted one. Don't ask me if I want a pastry sample from one of your urine sample-sized cups on the counter. I woulda asked. Did I mention it's 7AM? Gimmee my d*mned coffee.
Oh, and lastly... don't look at me like I've got three heads if I ask for a SMALL latte` rather than a tall. Shut up and get me my coffee, dammit.
Starbuck's employees bug the living daylights out of me.
The employees bug the hell out of me though. I almost make a point to be a pr*ck when I go there. Listen, it's 7 AM... the last thing I want is some bouncy, thick-rimmed, hair streaked 20-something act a little too happy to get my coffee. Don't ask me how I'm doing. It's 7 AM. I wish I were in bed. Don't ask me my name for the cup. When they say tall latte`, I'll go up and grab it. Don't aks me, "Would you like a pastry?" No. It's 7 AM... gimmee my d*mned coffee and I woulda asked for a pastry if I wanted one. Don't ask me if I want a pastry sample from one of your urine sample-sized cups on the counter. I woulda asked. Did I mention it's 7AM? Gimmee my d*mned coffee.
Oh, and lastly... don't look at me like I've got three heads if I ask for a SMALL latte` rather than a tall. Shut up and get me my coffee, dammit.
Starbuck's employees bug the living daylights out of me.
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Jul 3, 2006 | 2:49 pm
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Originally Posted by Analise
Starbucks is over-rated, expensive and slow. Dunkin' Donuts is my morning coffee.
Originally Posted by ksuckow
DD or Peets for me.
Originally Posted by shawbridge
Starbucks over DD by far as I like dark coffee and feel happiest when I have my double tall latte. I prefer Peet's to Starbucks.
Last edited by Blumie; Jul 3, 2006 at 2:56 pm
Jul 3, 2006 | 3:44 pm
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Starbucks for me. I only drink decaf, and love all of their strong decaf options, especially the Decaf Komodo Dragon!
And when I am looking for an Atkins-friendly drink I get a (and this is in order of the check boxes on the side of the cup):
Decaf
Triple
Sugar Free Vanilla
Heavy Cream
Extra Hot
Latte
My local Starbucks named this one after me, using my initials to refer to it!
And when I am looking for an Atkins-friendly drink I get a (and this is in order of the check boxes on the side of the cup):
Decaf
Triple
Sugar Free Vanilla
Heavy Cream
Extra Hot
Latte
My local Starbucks named this one after me, using my initials to refer to it!
Jul 4, 2006 | 12:06 pm
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I like Starbucks - but always order a "medium" 
. Only get the coffee, no specialty drinks. I just don't get the kick out of DD that I do out of Starbucks. But, the best cup I've ever had was on the way to WSU in Pullman (from Seattle) about 25 miles or so before town at a place called "Caffeinze" or something of the sort. Just a shack on the side of the road. Served the cup with a chocolate covered coffee bean. That was a great cup of coffee. Looking forward to getting back there!
. Only get the coffee, no specialty drinks. I just don't get the kick out of DD that I do out of Starbucks. But, the best cup I've ever had was on the way to WSU in Pullman (from Seattle) about 25 miles or so before town at a place called "Caffeinze" or something of the sort. Just a shack on the side of the road. Served the cup with a chocolate covered coffee bean. That was a great cup of coffee. Looking forward to getting back there!
Jul 4, 2006 | 1:46 pm
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I've tried both and I drink a lot of iced coffee... and Dunkin Donuts definately has better iced coffee and it is much cheaper. The large there is also much bigger than the Venti.
Jul 5, 2006 | 10:26 am
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Originally Posted by deepdishus
Ever notice how after a while, DD coffee starts tasting the same no matter what flavor you get? Or is it just me? 
Jul 5, 2006 | 12:36 pm
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I actually prefer the drip I make in the office.
I like illy Expresso, but love those hole in the wall coffee shops with superior coffee, a plus if it's in a mom and pop cafe.
If I want the ambiance, I'll go to a Coffee Bean instead.
I like illy Expresso, but love those hole in the wall coffee shops with superior coffee, a plus if it's in a mom and pop cafe.
If I want the ambiance, I'll go to a Coffee Bean instead.
Jul 5, 2006 | 9:47 pm
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Originally Posted by Blumie
Sorry for the snobbery, but flavored coffee ≠ coffee, IMHO.
Sep 22, 2006 | 12:50 pm
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Originally Posted by Palal
Starbucks has the best coffee.
Sep 22, 2006 | 1:34 pm
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Originally Posted by muskoka
Tim Horton's!! Next time youre north of the border or in
Buffalo, try it!!
Buffalo, try it!!
There are Tim Horton's in Ohio (Dayton) that I stopped for coffee at 4am on my way to my 6:05 AM CO DAY-CLE flight...the coffee wasn't that good, but I attribute that to it being 4am in the morning....otherwise, TH coffee is pretty good...
As to DD over SB....I agree...I like SB coffe; but it's expensive; unless I am hankering for a Frappucino; I try to stick to DD because for $1.69 I can get a medium (grande to you SB people) Coffee with Cream and Sugar (and they do it for me) and the coffee is usually excellent....if I wanted the same at SB, it's minimum $3.05 for a TALL (small to you DD crowd; BTW SB just raised their prices a nickel a drink) and I have to mix my own cream and sugar....
- HF
Sep 22, 2006 | 2:31 pm
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Originally Posted by kaukau
If you order your coffee at SB "wet", they give you twice as much! "Gimme a capuccino, wet, please." "Gimme a triple vente, wet." Per CNBC's Jim Cramer.