$4.43 for an XL coffee and 2 donuts???? Really??? Well I am starting to think these coffee places are pricing us "ordinary folk" out?? That does seem insane to pay for a cup of hot water and 2 donuts????:wall: I might have to think about giving it up???

I can get a full breakfast and a bottomless cup o' Joe for $8 plus tip!!!

a cup of coffee costs DD 5 cents

Coffee's a buck, any size, at Mickey D's.

And an Egg McMuffin is actually better for you than a donut (let alone two). I think I read somewhere that an Egg McMuufin with cheese (no sausage) is 270 calories. Don't get the hash brown combo meal. Still under $3.

I give myself exactly one donut a year. Try to make it a good one.
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lets not forget the gas we now burn in the slow ass drive threw
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Drive thru??? I never, ever use them! They never get it right and you wind up going in anyway!

I hit the dnD driverhru near the Newport bridge almost every morning and not once have they screwed up.
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I am gonna go out on a limb and guess that you drink your coffee black???

I am gonna go out on a limb and guess that you drink your coffee black???

The hardest type of cup of coffee to get around here is: BLACK. They always want to put something in it......must think to get your monies worth or something?

lets not forget the gas we now burn in the slow ass drive threw
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yup, I'm usually on a damn conference call or something stupid, or just to damn lazy, to get out. they usually screw my sandwich up.:rotf2:

i keep telling ya
but ya won't listen..........

ya gotta try some tasters choice
GOURMET
instant coffee

make it in 2 minutes flat (in microwave)

you wouldn't believe how much i get done
in those two minutes! .............while i wait

prolly ten cents per cup
and a container usually lasts a month for 8.99

we both think DD's coffee sucks taste wise by comparison

Hell, you can have a tea kettle
on top of your new wood stove... :grins:

I am gonna go out on a limb and guess that you drink your coffee black???
Medium ice- Milk only... egg and cheese on English
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That's why I make my own coffee and my own breakfast.

i keep telling ya
but ya won't listen..........

ya gotta try some tasters choice
GOURMET
instant coffee

make it in 2 minutes flat (in microwave)

you wouldn't believe how much i get done
in those two minutes! .............while i wait

prolly ten cents per cup
and a container usually lasts a month for 8.99

we both think DD's coffee sucks taste wise by comparison

Hell, you can have a tea kettle
on top of your new wood stove... :grins:

No self respecting coffee drinker brews his coffee in the microwave???:smash: I drink instant at home.....Maxwell House is my brand! I love Dunkin' Donut coffee but have been realizing.....$2.50 for a cup of coffee is getting ridiculous!

i reserve the word Brew for BEER thank you very much

can you brew coffee out on a Kayak ....NOPE

That's why I make my own coffee and my own breakfast.

quick everyone to Basswipes house for breakfast!
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Make your own and save a lot of $, time and calories.

I agree with Mike P. - If I buy coffee out it's Mcdonalds for 1$

Make your own and save a lot of $, time and calories.

I agree with Mike P. - If I buy coffee out it's Mcdonalds for 1$

Mostly brew at home but otherwise it's Wac Arnolds or Starbucks but the $$$ at the bucks adds up fast.

Drive thru??? I never, ever use them! They never get it right and you wind up going in anyway!


YouTube - Leo and the Drive Thru (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yRP8Tl4BsUQ)

:hihi:

can you brew coffee out on a Kayak ....NOPE

I can guarantee you.....I could if I wanted to.

It can be done. Get backpacking stove, pot, water and one of those "pods" of coffee that make about 3-4 cups. Boil water in just minutes with coffe packet in it. Oh and hot coffee tastes 100 times better when its made far from an electric outlet or kitchen. ;)

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My biggest issue with DDs, aside from the coffee tasting like crap, is that you can order two regular coffees and they'll both taste completely different. Don't even bother going to DDs anytime but the morning or you get some burnt liquid that taste like diarrhea.

I never understood people that leave their house in the morning and then make their first stop at DDs to pay $2-4 for garbage. Coffee makers are cheap enough and most come standard with a clock and timer. Set it up the night before and you have hot coffee the moment you get out of bed in the morning. Buy a nice, double-chamber thermos and you'll have hot coffee all day that tastes like you just made it.

It can be done. Get backpacking stove, pot, water and one of those "pods" of coffee that make about 3-4 cups. Boil water in just minutes with coffe packet in it.

Yep.....I was thinking a Jet-boil system..

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Don't forget to grind up the Beans....cuz freh ground is always better..

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Mc D is a buck any size, and very tasty,, seems pretty simple to me Lawrence. With all the aggravation they have caused you over the years I find it hard to understand why you would keep going back unless you are using them for motivation to pad you post total.:wavey:

I know they have "Newman's Own" coffee there now but I can't get past having the worst cup of coffee ever served me there many years ago......the weakest, rustiest, most flavorless cup o' %$%$%$%$ I have ever had! The first and last time I ever got coffee there!!! HOWEVER......for you guys.....I will give them a try tomorrow!!!:uhuh:

How can you distinguish the true genuine taste and aroma of coffee when you add cow milk and sugar.
The smell of heated milk makes me gag.
Do you also add m&s to tea ?
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I know they have "Newman's Own" coffee there now but I can't get past having the worst cup of coffee ever served me there many years ago......the weakest, rustiest, most flavorless cup o' %$%$%$%$ I have ever had! The first and last time I ever got coffee there!!! HOWEVER......for you guys.....I will give them a try tomorrow!!!:uhuh:

Exactly the reason I haven't been to McD's in years for a cup of coffee.
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How can you distinguish the true genuine taste and aroma of coffee when you add cow milk and sugar.
The smell of heated milk makes me gag.
Do you also add m&s to tea ?
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Agreed. I only drink my coffee black and people sometimes look at me funny. If you drink good coffee that is freshly made (with fresh beans), cream and sugar just ruins it.

I've always felt people add milk and sugar to cover up the taste. Not to mention the people that order "Light, with extra sugar". Why even bother at that point?

add me to the list of black coffee drinkers

Agreed. I only drink my coffee black and people sometimes look at me funny. If you drink good coffee that is freshly made (with fresh beans), cream and sugar just ruins it.

I've always felt people add milk and sugar to cover up the taste. Not to mention the people that order "Light, with extra sugar". Why even bother at that point?

Cause they're not from the area and never heard of coffee milk :grins:

i will only drink the coffee Black if its a good tasty strong cup of coffee! Some thing with some Kona Bean ?

times have chaNGED and so has mcD's coffee
newmans own is pretty good actually

at least try it once

Belichick looks like he eats doughnuts every day

water is free
and it taste better to me

zero calories


I won't eat fat pills:yak5:

Im a coffee freak, love it strong and dark, but I like to add sugar and some cream.

Dunks has the best coffee around, period. I'm not a donut person, but I drink about 8 cups of Dunks coffee a day and never have any issues.

Larry, you're always welcome to come visit me at work anytime for a great cup of coffee on me! I'll even throw in a couple of donuts for you.

Dunks has the best coffee around, period. I'm not a donut person, but I drink about 8 cups of Dunks coffee a day and never have any issues.

Larry, you're always welcome to come visit me at work anytime for a great cup of coffee on me! I'll even throw in a couple of donuts for you.

And thats a totally unbiased opinion! :jump1:

Dunks is OK....but they tend to make it a little weak. I actually prefer getting it from the smaller coffee shops around my area if I can. There's a place directly across from Dunks in Georgetown that has much better coffee.

And thats a totally unbiased opinion! :jump1:

I gots a family to feed! If it wasn't for Dunkin Donuts, we'd be living on the streets collecting the dole.

I gots a family to feed! If it wasn't for Dunkin Donuts, we'd be living on the streets collecting the dole.

How do you get work done logged on to S-B all day :tooth:?
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caffeine leeches the calcium right out of your bones
so while i found it impossible to Not drink coffee entirely

i do so in strict moderation and remember to take my calcium
and get enough sunshine and/or vitamin D so i can absorb it.

For all you Dunkin Donuts lovers :hee:

PD: Coffee Shop Worker Added Mucus To Coffees - Boston News Story - WCVB Boston (http://www.thebostonchannel.com/news/28712264/detail.html)

Cumbies coffee is better than that pisswater thats overpriced. but ifems ya need coffee then push them can i have a shot and 10 equal with skim moaca yuppie freaks outa the way and have at it you stork bigfish lookin freak

Dave.....is that ummmm.....you Dave??? Hawaya???:)

:wall:IM GUNNA SLAP YOU WHEN I FIND A STEP LADDER:spam::grins:
CAPS THIS IS CAPS LOOK AT THEM

:rotf2:

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I stop at Cumbies enroute to canal, in Halifax. $.99 for a very large cup of Joe. It taste as good as DD's. And for those who don't know, Macdonalds coffee has Neuman's own on the cup but it is made by Green Mountain Coffee.

I stop at Cumbies enroute to canal, in Halifax. $.99 for a very large cup of Joe. It taste as good as DD's. And for those who don't know, Macdonalds coffee has Neuman's own on the cup but it is made by Green Mountain Coffee.

got mine yesterday there and the day b4 in ptown, way better than that over priced DD bull*&%%^&$

what's a bassmaster?

she only spent 15 minutes in each car


what could she be doing? :huh:

:rotf2:

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"Put you hands where I can see them and step away from the cruller."
:love: :smash: :uhuh:

I cut WAY back on DD.
Really only time I buy it now is days on the boat as most of those days I'm out the door 3:30 -4:00 am.
Wife makes WAY better coffee at home !
And she doesn't give me a dirty look when I don't tip her.

i was in ptown today and that 1dollar cup o ice coffee was good.

i was in ptown today and that 1dollar cup o ice coffee was good.


You probably really like the special cream they use !

this thread is hysterical on all accounts...

I cut WAY back on DD.
Really only time I buy it now is days on the boat as most of those days I'm out the door 3:30 -4:00 am.
Wife makes WAY better coffee at home !
And she doesn't give me a dirty look when I don't tip her.

So true on the tip comment!

this thread is hysterical on all accounts...
Unless your Fishbones...:rotf2:

Stopped going to DD when they farmed out the making of their donuts, the crullers suck now. Quit coffee when the price of gas went up, and only have an iced coffee maybe 10 times a year now, quit soda too. Next thing to go are the smokes.

Unless your Fishbones...:rotf2:

I get paid whether anyone on this site likes the coffee or not. For the record, I don't eat donuts. The bagels are pretty good, though.
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Stopped going to DD when they farmed out the making of their donuts, the crullers suck now. Quit coffee when the price of gas went up, and only have an iced coffee maybe 10 times a year now, quit soda too. Next thing to go are the smokes.


Aren't all the donuts made in Abington at Cadete Enterprises and delivered all over Eastern Mass.
I look like I eat donuts but don't. Everything bagel with chive creme cheese rocks big time about every two months. Pick a couple up and visit my 85 year old mother and have coffee with her. She loves them.

I go to get the camp stove and the cooking utensils
and they are no where to be found...

so i says to the wife...
Did you grab that box i had in the kitchen?
she says to me "what box"?

the one that said CAMPING ON IT!, i yell

i thought you packed it she explains....:wall:

so now we have coffee and creamer
but no way to heat up the water.. :hs:

later ......
i'm starting to feed the dog and in the
dog food bag there was a stainless steal measuring cup
used as a scoop.....

so i built a hot fire and heated one cup of water at a time
Luckily we had coffee cups with us at least...

that was the best tasting cup of coffee i can remember
and we used that little measuring cup all weekend. :grins:

Aren't all the donuts made in Abington at Cadete Enterprises and delivered all over Eastern Mass.
I look like I eat donuts but don't. Everything bagel with chive creme cheese rocks big time about every two months. Pick a couple up and visit my 85 year old mother and have coffee with her. She loves them.

I didn't know who makes them or where they are made, but the crullers taste like those Little Debbie's glazed crullers now and they lost me as a regular customer who used to count on them for 2 large iced a day. On the rare occasion I do get a coffee it's Honey dew or McDonald's now. Their microwave sandwiches are a waste of money also and I won't ever buy a way over priced colatta which I understand cost them 20 cents for a large and they charge $4.00:yak5:. Starbucks will never see me either because I'm a cheap bass turd who expects value not gouging.

I didn't know who makes them or where they are made, but the crullers taste like those Little Debbie's glazed crullers now and they lost me as a regular customer who used to count on them for 2 large iced a day. On the rare occasion I do get a coffee it's Honey dew or McDonald's now. Their microwave sandwiches are a waste of money also and I won't ever buy a way over priced colatta which I understand cost them 20 cents for a large and they charge $4.00:yak5:. Starbucks will never see me either because I'm a cheap bass turd who expects value not gouging.

Just to let you know, Dunks doesn't use microwaves and coolattas cost a lot more than 20 cents to make. Don't believe everything you hear.
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The donuts s*ck....mass produced junk. The coffee s*cks too.....
Availability and convenience is about the only they have going for them.
cha-ching!

That came off a little negative sounding.....I think I might need more coffee.......off to Dunks!:rotf2:

Just to let you know, Dunks doesn't use microwaves and coolattas cost a lot more than 20 cents to make. Don't believe everything you hear.
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When I used to get the ham egg and cheese sandwich they used a bowl and a magic box that cooked the egg in a bowl, ham was put on a cardboard pan with a metallic side much like the ones used for Celesta microwave pizza and then put in the magic box. Much the same way I used to cook scrambled eggs on the boat using a microwave. Maybe they have stopped using a microwave now but I stopped going there long ago.
The coolatta is cream, ice and coffee with a squirt of syrup, all of which they use in massive quantities so they can get all the ingredients allot cheaper than we at home can. So the most expensive ingredient is the cream, let say 50 cents for all the ingredients, still $4 for a large the last time I was there so they might even be more now. Here is a recipe for people to try at home:
How to Make a Dunkin Donuts Coffee Coolatta at Home | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_5083025_make-donuts-coffee-coolatta-home.html)

When I used to get the ham egg and cheese sandwich they used a bowl and a magic box that cooked the egg in a bowl, ham was put on a cardboard pan with a metallic side much like the ones used for Celesta microwave pizza and then put in the magic box. Much the same way I used to cook scrambled eggs on the boat using a microwave. Maybe they have stopped using a microwave now but I stopped going there long ago.
The coolatta is cream, ice and coffee with a squirt of syrup, all of which they use in massive quantities so they can get all the ingredients allot cheaper than we at home can. So the most expensive ingredient is the cream, let say 50 cents for all the ingredients, still $4 for a large the last time I was there so they might even be more now. Here is a recipe for people to try at home:
How to Make a Dunkin Donuts Coffee Coolatta at Home | eHow.com (http://www.ehow.com/how_5083025_make-donuts-coffee-coolatta-home.html)

they have different ovens now....eggs & meats are all precooked in some factory and reheated in the new fangled ovens......fast food

Just like every other quick service restaurant, Dunks has everything pre-made, then prepared when its ordered. If you want it fast, there has to be a compromise. I don't eat many of the products myself but a lot of people do and seem to think they're good.

Ed, I can assure you that the coolatta is more expensive to make than you think. If you ever want to learn how its done and see the real cost to a franchisee, come visit me at work.
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i go in to order a regular french vanilla coffee
and the manager is standing there watching over his newest protege

"I'll have a french vanilla regular coffee medium size please" , i said

she says to me: "is that with cream and Sugar?" i said, "yup!"

" regular means cream and sugar..."

she turns and looks puzzled at the manager who's grinning now because i am too...

then he gives me the NOD nod , wink wink
shes a winner ain't she :point: look

and i grinned even wider.....which pleased her very much

In Abington on route 123 across from J.P.s' Homestyle Turkey restaurant is a Dunks. It used to be Honey Dew and before that it was a coffee shop that was run by a greek kid that showed up every morning at 2 a.m. and they started making the donuts. used to go in there at 4 a.m. when I worked the midnight to 8 shift for twelve long god damn years and get a black coffee and two fresh plain crullers. No he never charged me because I used to stay for awhile and when I was there he never had any trouble with the drunks who stayed out till the 2 a.m. bar closing. Those were the last best donuts I ever ate with a close second being just cooked and dipped honey galzed.