Dunkin Donuts are everywhere!

[Getoutofmylobby]

This is petty but i only work at the hotel one day a week so i have to enjoy the suckiness as i get it.

A middle aged greasy man comes to check out early today. He ignores me as i print his reciept, more intent on carrying on some conversation about Barry Bonds through his Bluetooth headset. (God i hate those)

Man: Hang on i need to ask this kid something. Hey you. Where is the nearest Dunkin Donuts?
Me: I don't think we have a Dunkin Donuts here in St. Louis.
Man: Funny guy! Seriously.
Me: I am serious, i don't know of any Dunkin Donuts here. I can give you directions to Krispy Kreme though, its right up the street on the...
Man: Ok, fella that's not what i asked. What? Oh he wants to send me to Krispy Kreme. I know! There has to be a Dunkin Donuts here just find one for me ok?

I look it up. Meanwhile the guy rambles on about steroids, using the term "piss test" a number of times.

Me: Ah, here it is, Dunkin Donuts, Fairview Heights IL. You're right, it is fairly close, just about 20 miles east of...
Man: Ok i didn't ask for Illinois, i wanted one here... in St Louis... MIZ UR EEE... Now look a little harder in your little thing there, you'll find one.
Me: I searched the Dunkin Donuts site, this one over the river in Illinois is the closest.
Man: Unbelievable! Yeah! He says there aren't any Dunkin Donuts here. I know! How about the nearest McDonalds. Does St. Louis have one of those or do i have to drive to Alaska?

Funny.

I hate customer service.

[BookstoreEscapee]

Geez, what an ass.

[otakuneko]

Too bad the closest one wasn't even farther away than that.

[Sonoma]

Geez, what an ass.

You took the words right out of my mouth. I don't think the OP could construct a Dunkin Donuts out of their nether-regions. He'd be out of luck here too - searching their site shows 0 locations within 50 miles of my zip code.

[rts]

This guy deserves a donut shoved right up his nose...and don't waste a Dunkin Donut there either. Get him a stale one from the day old bakery thrift store down the road!

[Victory Sabre]

In some places Dunkin Doughnuts are everywhere. If you go to Providence RI you can't go more than 2 blocks without seeing one. Send that moron to Providence, and he will be happy, still a SC, but happy.

[Bright_Star]

He could drive to Alaska & ask Sarah Palin if she has any Dunkin Donuts in Wassila. She'll say..."Well Golly Gee, IF I can see Russia from my house then I can certanly spot a Dunkin Donuts or two from there too"...LOL!

[Cookiesaur]

In Canada, the evil-twin mirror world counterpart to Dunkin Donuts is Tim Horton's. My hometown, which saw a lot of passing tourists due to where we sat on the Alaska Highway (which is to say, the very beginning), didn't get a Tim Horton's for the longest time.

An Aunt of mine who worked at one of the more well known hotel chains in town, frequently had to deal with flabbergasted guests who couldn't -- nay, refused! -- to believe we did not have one. She took to keeping a stack of disposable cups under the counter on which she would politely scribble a rough approximation of a Tim Horton's label for the more persistent customers to take back to the coffee maker in their room and pretend.

But, I mean, honestly, now that I've had the stuff I can sort of understand. Tim Horton's? Delicious.

[Danno]

I'd prefer he drive to someplace like Hawaii or Guam. Probably could convince him too, from the sound of it.

[Thuringwethyl]

She took to keeping a stack of disposable cups under the counter on which she would politely scribble a rough approximation of a Tim Horton's label for the more persistent customers to take back to the coffee maker in their room and pretend.

That's hilarious. I can just imagine their expressions...

[South Texan]

WHAT AN INCREDIBLY PRESUMPTUOUS A-HOLE!

If he came to my city, he also would find there are no K-Marts, Krogers, Albertsons (Skaggs), Seven-Elevens, Carls Jr.'s or several other national chains that either were bought out or closed due to poor business.

So many DD closed in this state, I didn't even know one still was in operation in my city until I looked it up on the website. They used to be only a donut place that was open 24-7. When they started switching over to the Starbucks genre, all the ones I knew of closed.

[freeatlast]

In Canada, the evil-twin mirror world counterpart to Dunkin Donuts is Tim Horton's.

But, I mean, honestly, now that I've had the stuff I can sort of understand. Tim Horton's? Delicious.

We don't have Tim Horton's where I live, but last summer I went with my mom and grandma to Frankenmuth, Michigan. We had breakfast at Tim Horton's and it was the best. I loved their coffee.

We now have a Dunkin Donuts being built in the town where we live. That could really be a bad thing for me.

[SailorMan]

I'd prefer he drive to someplace like Hawaii or Guam. Probably could convince him too, from the sound of it.

I'm in Guam now, been here for a week. Haven't seen a Duncan Donuts here, and can't find a Starbucks at all. I hear that the only 'bucks is in the departure portion of the airport, where you'd have to go through security first, and have a ticket to somewhere. Now, that's testing customer loyalty!

Oh, and a couple of years ago I was on a hospital ship that went briefly to Halifax. I'd have to say that Tim Horton's coffee was delicious, and a more than acceptable alternative to the Green Mermaid.

[Bella_Vixen]

There's a rumor here in GB that Krispy Kreme came to town, ran all the other donut places out of business, and then closed down themselves.

This must be true, because I cannot find a donut place to save my life.



I want a honey glazed donut!!!!



Plus, back when I lived in/near Milwaukee, all the DD's were bought out by no-name donut places, which themselves shut down shortly afterwards. As far as I can remember, there were 2 HoneyDip Donut places still around.

Krispy Kreme came in and oversaturated the market. They got themselves into grocery stores and gas stations...and even gas stations less then ½ mile from a KK store!

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

There's a rumor here in GB that Krispy Kreme came to town, ran all the other donut places out of business, and then closed down themselves.

This must be true, because I cannot find a donut place to save my life.

We used to sell them at the clearance swamp. Sometimes we overnight people would get a box free courtesy of the overnight manager.

Krispy Kreme has to have the stupidest corporate executives imaginable. How else can a company which produces glazed crack that melts in your mouth end up struggling as Krispy Kreme has recently?