Living in the Seattle area it’s probably considered bizarre for me to make note of this: there are no Dunkin’ Donuts out here. Not a single one in the whole state of Washington.
You may laugh and say “Who cares?”. Seattle is up to its eyeballs in coffeehouses. Fine but I still miss Dunkin’ Donuts. No, it’s not for the doughnuts. It’s the coffee. Dunkin’ Donuts is good for a quick, unfussy cup of decent coffee. And then there’s the difference in price and speed. Starbucks is expensive and slow. You’re expected to linger while you sip your Quad Soy Vente Latte. Dunkin’ Donuts may sell some weird coffee drinks too but most people order basic coffee.
Is the lack of Dunkin Donuts a result of the Starbucks Divide? (ie. liberals go to Starbucks while conservatives get their coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts). Nope, Washington State may have been blue for the 2004 election but so was Massachusetts. And Dunkin’ Donuts was originally founded in Massachusetts.
Perhaps the explanation is that the Dunkin’ Donuts chain just doesn’t stretch this far West. But then again, according to their web site, they have stores in 29 countries including the Philippines, Indonesia, South Korea, and Thailand. They’re all over Asia and couldn’t open just one franchise in Seattle?
You obviously don’t know good coffee then, and you’re obviously not a Seattle native, because Dunkin’ Donuts coffee is disgusting. There’s a common expression in French that can describe the coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts: “jus de chaussettes”, which translates to “sock juice” in English. It’s weak, see-through, and embarrassing. After I tried my first cup of drip coffee at Dunkin’ Donuts, I threw it away after 3 sips. That crap will never see the light of day in the Pacific Northwest. Thank God. People here would just laugh at it. Terrible.
Tim
You are WRONG. I live in the Seattle area and I love Dunkin Donuts. Your tastebuds are just used to the swill called coffee that is made here. It is bitter and coffee wasn’t meant to have 5 words–it is coffee plain and simple not with all the crap added and the fancy names. You can keep your Starbucks (bitter and overpriced) and all the other kinds that originate here.
true dat…g
I would just love if we could get an Dunkin’ Donuts in Denmark. I tried it last year in Berlin and I loooove Dunkin’ Donuts… So get to it Dunkin’ Donuts, start a Dunkin’ Donuts in Copenhagen, Denmark….:o)