While in New York, we realized that Starbucks (even though a store could be found every quarter mile) was not the sole stakeholder in the East Coast Coffee industry. Surprisingly, Dunkin' Donuts coffee is quite well received over there. In fact, some east coasters think that Starbucks is *gasp* overrated and their grounds taste like they've been burned. (However, us west coasters apparently have a similar take on Dunkin, which is why they failed miserably in this time zone.)
So M and I took it upon ourselves to try the opposing coffee brand. Granted, we did visit quite a few Starbucks and I did order my traditional fru-fru latte here and there. However, as we rushed out our hotel room on Sunday morning with nothing but a bagel, and the choice of DD coffee or nothing at all, we tried the coffee.
After sitting in the airport, sipping our first tastes, M exclaims, "I don't know what the big deal is. It's nothing special." Since I only had milk and Splenda in mine, I concurred because I rarely drink non-expresso'd beverages. But desperate times call for desperate measures. And getting up at 5 am is a desperate measure. So we continue drinking, blah blah blah. Finally, toward the ends of our cups, M exclaims again, "You know, this is pretty good coffee, now that I think about it."
So there you have it folks. A west coaster's mind has been changed. I have a feeling I'll be buying a lot more coffee at Target now. (Since I can't seem to find it anywhere else.)
Hopefully Smart N Final picks up on the DD trend and I can buy this crack... er... coffee in bulk.
So M and I took it upon ourselves to try the opposing coffee brand. Granted, we did visit quite a few Starbucks and I did order my traditional fru-fru latte here and there. However, as we rushed out our hotel room on Sunday morning with nothing but a bagel, and the choice of DD coffee or nothing at all, we tried the coffee.
After sitting in the airport, sipping our first tastes, M exclaims, "I don't know what the big deal is. It's nothing special." Since I only had milk and Splenda in mine, I concurred because I rarely drink non-expresso'd beverages. But desperate times call for desperate measures. And getting up at 5 am is a desperate measure. So we continue drinking, blah blah blah. Finally, toward the ends of our cups, M exclaims again, "You know, this is pretty good coffee, now that I think about it."
So there you have it folks. A west coaster's mind has been changed. I have a feeling I'll be buying a lot more coffee at Target now. (Since I can't seem to find it anywhere else.)
Hopefully Smart N Final picks up on the DD trend and I can buy this crack... er... coffee in bulk.
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