Pick a side…Team Dunkin Donuts or Team Starbucks.
Most people are coffee brand loyal…so they see a clear line in the coffee grinds. I am a member of Team Dunkin Donuts. My membership card is a DD card that automatically recharges. But one day, I set foot in a Starbucks…and this is my testimonial.
“Earlier today I was in another town and needed a place to rest my sorry butt while I killed some time. There wasn’t a Dunkin Donuts in the vicinity…so I settled on the Starbucks on the corner.
I figured why not park it in a trendy coffee shop and read my book while I waited? Only problem was, I could hear the alarms going off the minute I stepped inside the door. I’m a Dunkin Donuts regular and I just crossed over to the other side.
I was unfamiliar with the different Starbucks coffee sizes, so I motioned with my fingers to indicate a SMALL coffee. The Barista handed me a “TALL.” Other than rhyming with small I didn’t see the similarities.
So I took my small/tall coffee and looked around for a seat. Hmm...nice couches and chairs by the fireplace. The only problem was everything was taken…except one table in the corner with a chair that faced the wall. Yep…that would be for me. After all, I am from the other team.
I sat down and cranked my neck around. Who’s here? Let’s see…a few cappuccino moms with hot chocolate kids in tow. An espresso woman in for a quick jolt. A yuppie caramel frappuccino couple with a mocha syrup baby in a carrier… a skinny latte teenager and a Chi tea chick.
Anywhoooooooo……..
I’m not sure what Starbucks does to make me feel awkward………
…Maybe it's because their coffee pourers are called “Baristas.” And their coffee orders are complicated. The woman in front of me ordered a coffee that had 8 adjectives. Then the Barista made a coffee that sounded like a 747 landing…and no one ducked for cover…except me.
…Maybe because Starbucks plays its own coffee house music and I feel like I should be wearing a beret.
…Maybe because a coffee can cost…4 to 5 bucks.
I admit that I felt like an alien dropped onto Planet DarkRoast. I think they could tell that I am not one of them.
I’m not thinking of crossing over again too soon. And I would never switch sides. I guess I’m just your average Joe who likes her cup of Joe without all the fuss.
The line is drawn…I’m sticking with Team Dunkin Donuts.”
9 comments:
I am DEFINITELY on Team Dunkin (no not you duncandog). Every time I do happen to be in Starbucks I refuse to conform to their unnecessary size names, so I always say Medium instead of "Grande." I mean c'mon people, I took spanish... grande means LARGE.
I am DEFINITELY on Team Dunkin (no not you duncandog). Every time I do happen to be in Starbucks I refuse to conform to their unnecessary size names, so I always say Medium instead of "Grande." I mean c'mon people, I took spanish... grande means LARGE.
Team Dunkin' for me. I, too, am overwhelmed by the menu and underwhelmed by the coffee at starBUCK$. although the scones are very good!
pattyo
I'm on Team Dunkin' too, whoohoo! The funny thing is, I used to ALWAYS drink Starbucks because that's all we have here. In high school and college, it was the only place for a group to go hang out. We just got Dunkin a few years ago. I absolutely HATE regular Starbucks coffee though, always have, always will. I go there only when I want a drink that is basically a milkshake with a bit of espresso. Dunkin is so good I buy their coffee to make at home, too - hands down my fave.
"The Barista handed me a “TALL.” Other than rhyming with small I didn’t see the similarities." That cracked me up.
I must say, I'm on Team Starbucks... I better be after working there for 12 years (& my husband still works for the company!).
But I'm open to any and all coffee shops... as long as there's decent coffee involved :).
Haha I loved this post! I always just drank Sheetz coffee in college. It's what got me through when I lived in WV. Now, I live in Seattle, the gosh darn birth place of Starbucks, and there is no sheets to be found :(
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