Dunkin Donuts- They Jumped The Shark A LONG Time Ago

Posted by Lorie Orum on Wednesday, May 22, 2024

I can't believe the variety of donuts they used to offer and ALL were made fresh daily. They emphasized the freshness of their donuts in their commercials until the 1990's.

Maybe this FAT WHORE is better off not being tempted by a wide variety of freshly made donuts. I was in a Dunkin Donuts on a Friday a month ago and I bought SIX donuts and gobbled them up in one day- being the fat whore that I am but they had maybe 7 different types of donuts. In this 1978 commercial they mentioned having FIFTY TWO different varieties of donuts! Even by the 1990's their selection was scaled back. Oh well.

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by Anonymousreply 162November 2, 2022 11:14 PM

Bring DD back. Their worth the trip. Best donuts, big strawberry, chocolate cream filled ones. Big, powdered sugared with jelly fillings. Served soups and sandwiches, as well. These days, it's just a trip to Safeway where they are always stale. Flies buzzing around inside the dirty plexiglass donut case.

by Anonymousreply 2September 29, 2022 1:39 AM

In 1983 my friends and I were in a Dunkin Donuts in Larchmont N.Y.

We were teenagers still in high school. The woman behind the counter was in a rush because she said I HAVE TO GET HOME TO WATCH KNOT'S LANDIN !

by Anonymousreply 3September 29, 2022 1:52 AM

How do Americans eat so much bland sugary pappy food?

Have tried DD once in my life, and only managed a few bites while grimacing. Vile tack.

by Anonymousreply 4September 29, 2022 1:53 AM

We had a DD a few blocks from my high school. Early 1980's. Did you get the glass, donut hole, collector jars?

by Anonymousreply 6September 29, 2022 1:59 AM

True story. I took swim classes as a little boy in So. Cal with a little girl named IIRC Sherry Dunkin.

The swim coach, who was kind of an asshole, said in a kind of smarmy way, "Any relation to Dunkin Donuts?"

And she said, "Yes, it's my grandfather's company."

So for the rest of the month, Sherry bought an enormous assortment of Dunkin Donuts to every class. Which we would all scarf down and then we would have our swimming lesson.

So much for not eating before swimming.

There were also two little boys who were brothers and occassionally the smaller one would sit on the older one's lap when there wasn't enough space on the benches by the pool. One time the younger one said "Be careful of my penis" to his brother.

All I could think of was, why did he say "penis" so loudly?

by Anonymousreply 7September 29, 2022 2:10 AM

DD is best. One time, a random guy in a Vegas casino handed me a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts. It was nice, but I did throw them away, especially being glazed, and all.

by Anonymousreply 8September 29, 2022 2:18 AM

R7- When I was a kid in the 1970's and 1980's Dunkin Donuts was only in the Northeast- they were also a few in Quebec I believe. I did not know there were any in California. I know today they are all over the world- a Hedge Fund bought the company at least twenty years ago- and ruined it I might add.

by Anonymousreply 9September 29, 2022 2:20 AM

Back in the 70s, my father used to bring home a box of Dunkin Donuts of 12 or more varieties when he had a good day at the office or made a big sale. So many different kinds to choose from. Ones that lastest in the box the longest wouldnt get picked up the next time and he would bring us new types to sample.

We would have been a family of fat whores except for the fact that my dad didn't have many good days back then. Thanks a lot, Jimmy Carter.

by Anonymousreply 10September 29, 2022 2:22 AM

We had them in Oregon. I remember them in the 1970's

by Anonymousreply 11September 29, 2022 2:22 AM

I remember them being 4 bucks a dozen.

by Anonymousreply 13September 29, 2022 2:31 AM

To me they jumped the shark when they went from the rectangular box where they had to store them on the sides to the flat square box they have today.

I also remember something on the news years ago and David Dinkins while NYC mayor was doing something and handing out Dunkin’ Donuts to people and my dad after that started calling him Dinky Donuts.

by Anonymousreply 14September 29, 2022 2:32 AM

The Dunkin' Donuts name is from the practice of dunking donuts into coffee, not after anyone named Dunkin. They even had a donut with a little handle to make dunking easier.

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by Anonymousreply 15September 29, 2022 2:34 AM

Mmm I was mad for their raspberry filled donuts. Powered,not glazed. Their cake donuts were pretty damn good too. I havent eaten their in 20 years. Now I crave one!

by Anonymousreply 16September 29, 2022 2:36 AM

This thread will go to 600

by Anonymousreply 17September 29, 2022 2:38 AM

R14- I agree. I HATE that they place the donuts flat in a large rectangular box. I much preferred when they were standing up in the narrower donut box. The fact that the donuts were standing up and packed in like Sardines made them more appealing for some reason.

by Anonymousreply 18September 29, 2022 2:39 AM

Total waste of calories, op. Even the coffee is awful.

by Anonymousreply 19September 29, 2022 2:39 AM

Dunkin donuts used to be good ~30+ years ago, but nowadays they taste like stale cardboard. Krispy Kreme is still good, but DD is now basically just Entenmann's with retail stores and higher prices. I honestly can't even fathom going out of my way for DD anymore, and rarely feel motivated enough to bother with them at all. And when I do go, 80% of the time, they don't have chocolate kreme-filled anyway.

by Anonymousreply 20September 29, 2022 2:40 AM

The donut holes are still good and always will be. But DD most reminds me of my uncles in New England toting around the big DD boxed coffee whenever we had a bunch of family staying at their places.

by Anonymousreply 21September 29, 2022 2:41 AM

[quote] DD is now basically just Entenmann's

DD wishes!

by Anonymousreply 22September 29, 2022 2:41 AM

Now they are all sugar. Go for a plain. Still delicious

by Anonymousreply 24September 29, 2022 2:43 AM

R20- You're right. The stores are just commissaries nowadays. That's why they've been able to open up so many of them all over the place. All of the donuts are made in a factory and delivered to stores in say a 30 mile radius unlike in the old days- at least 20 years ago when ALL of their donuts were made on the premises.

The donuts I bought a month or so ago were not particularly good but they were satisfactory- at least they did not taste burnt. That was something I started noticing at least 14 years ago. My father told me then that's because they did not change the oil the donuts were cooked in.

by Anonymousreply 25September 29, 2022 2:47 AM

We moved from Boston to L.A. (South Bay Area) in 1968. My parents loved the weather, but they missed their “back East” favorites my Dad was so exited when he found a DD in Inglewood…it became a regular stop on weekends.

by Anonymousreply 26September 29, 2022 2:48 AM

🍩 We are fortunate to still have three locally owned donut shops that have been here since the seventies, still owned by the same families, and just as good as ever.

Coffee & Donuts ... [italic] The Breakfast of Champions !

by Anonymousreply 28September 29, 2022 2:51 AM

R16- Ten years ago I remember seeing and buying raspberry filled donuts and blueberry filled donuts.

by Anonymousreply 29September 29, 2022 2:51 AM

Their “bagels” are a crime

by Anonymousreply 30September 29, 2022 2:54 AM

I love a good donut or six for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, along with a cup of freshly brewed Kenya Magic Dark Roast.

by Anonymousreply 31September 29, 2022 2:54 AM

Starbucks showed them they could make more money selling coffee.

by Anonymousreply 32September 29, 2022 2:55 AM

Excuse Me, OP :

It's NOT Dunkin' Donuts ...

It's DUNKIN'

by Anonymousreply 33September 29, 2022 2:57 AM

[quote]but DD is now basically just Entenmann's with retail stores

DD of today has nothing on Entemann's chocolate covered yellow donuts!

I remember reading (maybe on here) that int he 90s or 2000s, DD was bought out by private equity and they changed the entire business model from donuts made in each shop to centralized baking centers and shipping them out.

They must've reduced the varieites too.

I remember as a kid being able to choose from all different flavors of "jelly donuts", like strawberry, blueberry, etc. Theywere the same but just different flavor inside.

Now there is just "jelly" and I think it's Strawberry.

But they arent' fresh and as good

by Anonymousreply 34September 29, 2022 2:57 AM

R12- The six donuts I bought at Dunkin Donuts in August cost me over NINE dollars!

It was an impulse buy. I had none of those coupons one sees in the Sunday paper. So I payed full price but I had no idea the donuts would be SO expensive.

by Anonymousreply 35September 29, 2022 2:59 AM

I lost count of the times I got moldy donuts from them. And they are from differenct branches proving it's widespread.

by Anonymousreply 36September 29, 2022 3:01 AM

Their crap all got to the point where everything had the same flavor and consistency of peppery, overmixed Bisquik batter. Blech.

by Anonymousreply 37September 29, 2022 3:03 AM

Tomorrow morning I'm buying donuts for breakfast.

by Anonymousreply 38September 29, 2022 3:03 AM

R38- Where?

I've never had donuts for breakfast. It seems such an odd thing to eat for breakfast. Why is eating a big hunk of cake for breakfast any less appropriate than donuts.

by Anonymousreply 39September 29, 2022 3:05 AM

A great ASMR with Dunkin.

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by Anonymousreply 40September 29, 2022 3:06 AM

[quote] I've never had donuts for breakfast

My condolences.

by Anonymousreply 41September 29, 2022 3:08 AM

Virtually no Dunkin' locations make donuts in the stores, and that's nothing new. They're baked in central bakeries just like the supermarket kind, then warmed briefly in ovens and iced, if necessary. So I stopped paying a premium to go there and patronize a local mom & pop store instead.

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by Anonymousreply 42September 29, 2022 3:11 AM

Krispy Kremes are at least as bad, in some ways worse---just fried corn syrup. Dunkin' was in the Midwest by the early 70s---they've been all over for a long time.

by Anonymousreply 43September 29, 2022 3:12 AM

They had a white powdered donut that had a light whipped chocolate filling that I loved. Then one day the filling changed to a fudgey liquid chocolate filling. Yuck.

by Anonymousreply 44September 29, 2022 3:20 AM

R43- I tried Krispy Kreme donuts- ONCE

in 1996. A KK opened on 23rd street in Manhattan. I bought some donuts on my way to Splash bar and ate them the next day- too SWEET.

Whatever Dunkin Donuts were then were a lot better than KK. After I ate those donuts I started referring to Krispy Kreme donuts as SICKENING Kreme.

by Anonymousreply 45September 29, 2022 3:20 AM

Like everything, their quality has plummeted over the years as they've gone to cheaper ingredients and production. When I was a kid decades ago they were decent doughnuts—heartier, with a good texture and distinctive flavors. Now just soft and bland.

by Anonymousreply 46September 29, 2022 3:27 AM

Oh, please r43

I'd walk a mile in my worn out sandals for a single Krispy Kreme Glazed Donut.

Actually, I've been known to eat an entire dozen in three days.

by Anonymousreply 47September 29, 2022 3:39 AM

R47: They suck. They're also not made fresh---the places that claim to make them receive them frozen.

by Anonymousreply 48September 29, 2022 3:45 AM

R7 here.

I'm such an idiot. Her name was Sherry Winchell and it's was Winchell's Donuts.

It's funny, but it's also scary because I'm 61 and I'm already losing it.

I think the penis brothers thing is still right.

by Anonymousreply 49September 29, 2022 3:54 AM

R7 R47

Winchell’s was for cops! If you were 👀 for help from the LAPD, you were better off going to the nearest W than calling 911 (or 0)!

by Anonymousreply 50September 29, 2022 3:57 AM

[quote] a Hedge Fund bought the company at least twenty years ago- and ruined it I might add.

Wait til it comes for your apartment building.

by Anonymousreply 51September 29, 2022 3:58 AM

The original Dunkin’ Donut with the handle and the crullers were handmade and when they started getting shipped into the shops was when the crullers and original Dunkin’ donut flew the coop.

Anyone remember Twin Donut? Those were GOOD.

by Anonymousreply 52September 29, 2022 4:05 AM

I like the Asian donut shops where they make them fresh…

by Anonymousreply 53September 29, 2022 4:07 AM

R52- A friend of mine said Twin Donuts were good but they're long since gone out of business.

by Anonymousreply 54September 29, 2022 4:07 AM

The place to go as a drunk or stoned undergrad at Berkeley (right after a Top Dog visit)😈

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by Anonymousreply 55September 29, 2022 4:09 AM

The last time I had a DD, they had shrunken to a size so absurdly small I first guessed it was a new line of miniatures — a step between a donut hole and a regular donut. Nope.

Corporations ruin everything.

by Anonymousreply 56September 29, 2022 4:11 AM

The rival Berkeley donut shop

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by Anonymousreply 57September 29, 2022 4:13 AM

🎂 Cake is also perfectly appropriate for breakfast, especially if it's your leftover birthday cake. Don't forget the ice cream.

by Anonymousreply 58September 29, 2022 5:52 AM

Dunkin, over the years, has de-emphasized the donuts part. Their focus now is mainly on coffee and breakfast sandwiches… a Starbucks alternative if you will.

by Anonymousreply 59September 29, 2022 6:01 AM

I last bought a box a couple of years ago after not having had any for years before that and they were just awful. Not exactly rancid but a weird fried taste. After tasting a few I realized they all tasted the same no matter what type they were and threw out the whole box.

by Anonymousreply 60September 29, 2022 7:18 AM

At one point Koreans were running them, now it’s Indians.

by Anonymousreply 61September 29, 2022 7:28 AM

Today they are total shit. My supermarket has better fresher donuts. Another American capitalist corporate disaster story that makes communism look good.

I also live in the town where the cake boss ruled until he stuck his hand in a piece of machinery and it turned into pulp. I was in there the other day for the first time in years. He had already reduced a great Italian bakery into a mostly cupcake birthday cake factory. But they still had a few of the great Italian pastries that it was previously known for. Now they serve up stale over refrigerated garbage.

by Anonymousreply 63September 29, 2022 8:00 AM

Fresh is never a word I'd use to describe anything from Dunkin. And the only bagel with any flavor is the everything bagel, and even that's bland.

by Anonymousreply 64September 29, 2022 9:53 AM

My little town had Spudnuts when I was a kid, and they beat DD and Krispy Kreme by a country mile! Spud=potatoes in the mix, and the were inexplicably great. Available only in plain glazed IIRC, fresh, by the bag.

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by Anonymousreply 65September 29, 2022 10:18 AM

I wake up early every morning and head right to DD for a cold brew. I'm totally hooked on the stuff. But I'm never tempted to buy anything to eat. Their donuts have been crap for a long time and their bagels are a crime.

by Anonymousreply 66September 29, 2022 12:40 PM

But, did the Irish people like them?

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by Anonymousreply 67September 29, 2022 1:35 PM

The Indian owners never throw anything away! The coffee can be old the donuts stale. Melted frosting? C’mon! DD is disgusting.

by Anonymousreply 68September 29, 2022 2:28 PM

This was recent (Like past year) , had a FB who worked the overnight shift baking the donuts. He was there by himself and I would drop by for a good pounding some nights. He had an athletes body with a BBC.

We started off doing it in the bathroom, but eventually graduated to the kitchen.

You might want to think twice about that creme-filled

by Anonymousreply 69September 29, 2022 2:40 PM

R68- and as I said earlier when their donuts were still made at each Dunkin Donuts location the donuts tasted burnt because the franchisees did not change the oil the donuts were cooked- they economized by never throwing out the cooking oil either.

by Anonymousreply 70September 29, 2022 2:40 PM

When I was growing up, the only time we had Dunkin Donuts was when I would get up early to go fishing with my dad. I hated fishing, but I loved my dad, the sunrise, and the two donuts and the cup of coffee I was allowed.

I'd give anything for one of those mornings, now.

by Anonymousreply 71September 29, 2022 2:43 PM

If I owned a Dunkin' franchise, I would take the colossal liberty of renaming it:

🍩 ☕ DO DONUTS

by Anonymousreply 72September 29, 2022 3:17 PM

Today is National Coffee Day. Krispy Kreme is giving away free coffee. Not only do they have much better donuts than Dunkin, their coffee is better too. I hate Dunkin, Starbucks, and McDonald's coffee, but Krispy Kreme coffee is pretty good. I sound like a shill, but Dunkin is terrible and I don't know why anyone goes there.

by Anonymousreply 73September 29, 2022 3:23 PM

After the 9:00 am Children's Mass on Sunday, my mom always had me stop at our local neighborhood bakery to pick up a fresh apple strüdel. When I got home, there was always a big breakfast ready, the one time weekly that our school and work schedules allowed us to share breakfast together. Breakfast was, of course, followed by apple strüdel with coffee for everyone!

Like you, R71, I really miss those mornings when we were all together.

by Anonymousreply 74September 29, 2022 3:25 PM

Is there anywhere in America that actually bakes fresh donuts on site? Why do we let corporations do this? Who is still buying this garbage?

by Anonymousreply 75September 29, 2022 3:27 PM

R75- The problem started when Dunkin Donuts was sold to a hedge fund and that was the beginning of the end of the quality and variety of their donuts.

by Anonymousreply 76September 29, 2022 3:29 PM

I like Tim Horton's coffee. Donut are so-so, but if you're craving one, I recommend the Boston Creme or the Chocolate Covered Cream Filled Donuts. Their muffins are pretty good, also.

by Anonymousreply 77September 29, 2022 3:31 PM

R75 Tons of places do. Just don't go to chain restaurants. I live in Texas and there are hundreds of Cambodian owned donut shops for some reason. I'll never stop being a fat whore because of them.

I do think local coffee shops are shit and will still get my Starbucks/Dunkin Cold brew though.

by Anonymousreply 78September 29, 2022 3:32 PM

We have a couple of locally owned donut shops that open every day @ 5:00am, with fresh donuts baked on site. Absolute heaven.

by Anonymousreply 79September 29, 2022 3:37 PM

R71. That's wonderful How lucky you were to have such a relationship with your dad. But I hate fishing too. Kind of like watching baseball and football. Simply don't get it. I don't know what else you could have done at such a beautiful moment of the day. I'd be like dad could we go instead tonight to a Broadway musical?

by Anonymousreply 80September 29, 2022 5:29 PM

Where I live there are a LOT of donut shops popping up that are Asian owned and operated. They’re pretty good and inexpensive for getting freshly donuts. They run on a “close when we run out” schedule. They all also have kolaches made with meat or fruit. The only thing that drives me crazy is they have Fruit Loop, Cocoa Krispies, etc. type donuts and I don’t care for those.

by Anonymousreply 81September 29, 2022 7:01 PM

R81 unfortunately that kind of thing is popular today. In chinatown bakeries you could get things like red bean and green tea cakes which were so delicious it really surprised me. I guess the Asians running these shops aren't going to try these.

by Anonymousreply 82September 29, 2022 7:11 PM

[quote]The only thing that drives me crazy is they have Fruit Loop, Cocoa Krispies, etc

Tell me. That’s “too white” or “ghetto”, you need to get more ethnic.

by Anonymousreply 83September 29, 2022 7:13 PM

And, if they get offended just tell them you’re a white progressive gay, 58. You support those people. Covid is not the China-virus. Just be honest.

by Anonymousreply 85September 29, 2022 7:15 PM

I grew up almost across the street from a Dunkin Donuts - when there weren't all that many (I think there are three or four of them in my town alone, now). Used to be a big cop hangout. My folks bought a dozen every Sunday after church.

by Anonymousreply 86September 29, 2022 7:35 PM

*(That was in the late 60s/early 70s)

by Anonymousreply 87September 29, 2022 7:40 PM

[quote] I bought SIX donuts and gobbled them up in one day

I hear you, OP. The Dunkin Donuts at Dupont Circle has been open all through the pandemic. Last week I got a 3 pack and thought well this will last for a weekend of breakfast treats. But nooooooo. As soon as I got home on Friday afternoon, I made a cup of coffee and thought well, I'll just have one, no make that two. I ended up eating them all. I have no discipline. Why didn't I get a 6 pack!

At least they're cheap unlike that tres expensive French bakery shop across the street.

by Anonymousreply 88September 29, 2022 7:42 PM

OP? I’d call you a fat whore but you’re probably just fat.

by Anonymousreply 89September 29, 2022 10:17 PM

I don’t know If anyone makes good donuts. If one insists on buying and eating any…it may be preferable to try an independent to find if that business is good at making donuts.

by Anonymousreply 90September 29, 2022 10:23 PM

I used to love their Bavarian Cream donut and their Buttermilk donuts were to die for.

by Anonymousreply 91September 29, 2022 10:35 PM

I haven’t eaten a donut in a decade or more. That type of pleasure is fleeting.

by Anonymousreply 92September 30, 2022 12:25 AM

R92- May I make a suggestion?

INDULGE and BULGE

by Anonymousreply 93September 30, 2022 12:28 AM

I remember this commercial(1980). And the one, "Time to make the donuts."

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by Anonymousreply 94September 30, 2022 12:33 AM

Mass produced doughnuts are unsatisfying. Corn syrup? GMOs? Just don't taste good anymore

by Anonymousreply 95September 30, 2022 12:35 AM

R88: God, you're dim. The French place is across from the Krispy Kreme not Dunkin. Regardless, you bought some flavorless crap rather than something tasty.

by Anonymousreply 97September 30, 2022 1:45 AM

Wegmans donuts are pretty good for a grocery store.

by Anonymousreply 98September 30, 2022 2:26 AM

I went twice in a week a couple of months ago for two jelly donuts. Both times it was 11:30 in the morning and both times they were sold out. The girl told me they sell out really early. I thought a basic jelly was a classic and all donut shops would have them all day. Why not just make more?

by Anonymousreply 99September 30, 2022 2:36 AM

R99- Did this occur at a Dunkin Donuts or a mom and pop type of shop?

by Anonymousreply 100September 30, 2022 3:03 AM

I just looked it up. Dunkin Donuts was sold to a Private Equity Firm in December 2005- that's the starting point of the quality of their product and the variety going down the drain.

by Anonymousreply 101September 30, 2022 4:19 AM

Dunkin Doughnuts used to have the most obnoxious product placements in movies. Here Lewis is making fun of it but they did this in various movies of the time.

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by Anonymousreply 102September 30, 2022 4:29 AM

[quote] God, you're dim. The French place is across from the Krispy Kreme not Dunkin. Regardless, you bought some flavorless crap rather than something tasty.

Damn! I AM dim. It IS a Krispy Creme. I've only been going there since it opened like 20 years ago. I must get hy-NO-tized whenever I go inside. Isn't it all the same anyway?

But hey those chocolate iced custard filled ones are sure tasty.

by Anonymousreply 103September 30, 2022 5:23 AM

[quote][R99]- Did this occur at a Dunkin Donuts or a mom and pop type of shop?

Well we are discussing Dunkin Donuts.

by Anonymousreply 104October 1, 2022 11:42 PM

Well, they certainly are no Hostess fruit pies, that's for sure.

by Anonymousreply 105October 1, 2022 11:55 PM

[quote]I like Tim Horton's coffee. Donut are so-so, but if you're craving one, I recommend the Boston Creme or the Chocolate Covered Cream Filled Donuts.

Best doughnut at Timmy's is sour cream glazed.

by Anonymousreply 106October 2, 2022 12:17 AM

Entenmann's is now quite terrible. Since they moved their operation from NY to Lord know where, the entire line is disgusting. Talk aobut cardboard with cheap too sweet frostings. Even their cheese streusel takes like cardboard.

I remember when I was a kid and we'd visit relatives upstate, there was a brand sold there called Freihofer's, they were amazing. Their cakes were bakery level deliciousness.

I don't eat much cake theses days, when I do, I prefer a slice of apple or blueberry pie with ice cream or cheese cake.

by Anonymousreply 107October 2, 2022 12:19 AM

Did someone say CHEESE CAKE?!!!

by Anonymousreply 108October 2, 2022 12:28 AM

Are there no real donut shops near you, OP?

I totally get that DD (as well as other chains) used to be good, but those days are gone.

by Anonymousreply 109October 2, 2022 12:44 AM

I stopped reading at "jumped the shark". I thought that no one used that tired cliche any more. I

by Anonymousreply 110October 2, 2022 1:07 AM

R109- No. None that I know of. My local Whole Foods used to sell some donuts made in a bakery in New Jersey( Pre-Covid) that were very good but I have not seen those in over 2 1/2 years.

by Anonymousreply 111October 2, 2022 1:21 AM

The donuts in Dunkin stores are all "shipped in" from a chilled truck, the sandwich, the wraps and other food items all arrived frozen then defrosted. Every morning, they have a truck to deliver them, ​they don't make anything in the stores, absolutely nothing was made inside.

Some may not like Krespe Kreme, but their donuts are all made in house, each store made their own dough and fried them in the store back. You should buy your donuts from a real donut house like Krespe Kreme, not a chained convenience store like Dunkin.

by Anonymousreply 112October 3, 2022 3:52 AM

I was shopping at my local Trader Joe's yesterday and I spotted Apple Cider Donuts. They did not look exciting to me so I did not buy them. If they were jelly donuts I almost definitely would have bought them.

by Anonymousreply 113October 3, 2022 4:48 PM

Is it too much for me to ask that places like this bring back the damn CHERRY DONUT?!??

by Anonymousreply 114October 3, 2022 5:49 PM

r114 Get in line, pal, I'm still waiting for the 'Dunkin' Donut' to come back.😢

by Anonymousreply 115October 3, 2022 9:25 PM

Right before the buyout they were still awfully good with many flavored jelly, fresh cream and custard donuts and delicious coffee.

They are now so bad I haven't seen the police cars out front in a long time.

by Anonymousreply 116October 3, 2022 10:31 PM

Dunkin' had horrible donuts before the buyout. KK makes donuts in very few stores--the ones saying they are making them hot are usually defrosting them. Both brands suck, just in somewhat different ways.

by Anonymousreply 117October 4, 2022 1:41 AM

The bastards.

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Dunkin’ rolled out its new rewards program nationwide last week, claiming in a press release that users would get “more food and beverage rewards.” Users on the company’s subreddit say the new program does exactly the opposite, requiring them to spend far more money to get the same rewards bonuses. The new program nixes free drinks for birthdays, instead granting users a 3x boost to their points on the special day.

While Dunkin’ states that they increased the rate at which customers earn rewards points from 5 per $1 spent to 10 per $1 spent, users are saying the company drastically raised the reward prices.

“As someone who almost exclusively orders cold brew at Dunkin, I find that my free drink goes from 200 points to 700 points,” one user wrote. “Of course, we all know this new rewards program was done to cut costs. So, a big thank you to Dunkin – I’ll now save $300/month not buying your coffee anymore! Cost cutting successful!”

“This pissed me off. What idiot do you think I am, Dunkin? I did that [sic] math. Even while ‘boosted’ I’m earning 30% less points compared to the old system. I’m making less points and unlocking less rewards thanks to this new stingy system,” another user wrote, followed by a middle-finger emoji.

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by Anonymousreply 118October 11, 2022 5:46 AM

R113, there are few things in life better than a fresh, still warm/hot apple cider donut. Should you ever be in New England or elsewhere that has them in the fall and get the opportunity to try one fresh at a farmer's market or farm, TAKE IT.

Of course, TJ's apple cider donuts are not that, so no one can criticize you for that decision. .

by Anonymousreply 119October 11, 2022 7:18 AM

r119 I well remember getting some great apple cider donuts at the iconic Moody's Diner in Waldoboro, Maine: Chunky, and neither too dense nor overly sweet. They couldn't make them fast enough, you were limited to a purchase of 6 at a time for takeout. Perfect as an after breakfast treat, with a glass of milk or that second cup of coffee.

by Anonymousreply 120October 11, 2022 2:31 PM

The closest KK to me makes their donuts in-house. Actually, part of the attraction of that store is that you can view the whole donut-making process.

by Anonymousreply 121October 11, 2022 3:18 PM

I haven't had them for years, I had a couple yesterday because I was really hungry and someone brought a dozen to work. I had the plain donut first. It wasn't like in the old days, when they were somewhat crispy when you bit into them, with a delecate center. This one was doughy. Then I had a chocolate. These two kinds used to be my favorites. The chocolate was also doughy. They were just ok, sort of leaden. They had the same *taste* but it felt like some additive to make these bad doughnuts taste like the old ones.

by Anonymousreply 122October 14, 2022 11:31 PM

I've been drinking their coffee for a long time and like it. Besides, I live in New England and it's the law.

by Anonymousreply 123October 14, 2022 11:34 PM

As soon as a they were bough5 out I knew it was the end.

by Anonymousreply 124October 14, 2022 11:37 PM

**Bought**. Fucking keyboard.

by Anonymousreply 125October 14, 2022 11:38 PM

[quote]The donuts in Dunkin stores are all "shipped in" from a chilled truck, the sandwich, the wraps and other food items all arrived frozen then defrosted. Every morning, they have a truck to deliver them, ​they don't make anything in the stores, absolutely nothing was made inside.

Years ago (the 60s and 70s) the one in my town made them fresh, I remember what the machines looked like.You could see them made. Then there was the famous ad, "Time to make the donuts" people from NE who are older probably remember - with the little guy getting up at dawn. The point being the donuts were made fresh every day. Too bad it doesn't happen any more.

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by Anonymousreply 126October 14, 2022 11:39 PM

The KK closest to my house make their donuts there in the store.

We can see it being done.

I stopped going to Dunkin some time ago, I stopped by, on an early afternoon and they didn’t have many options at all. It didn’t look like they were going to be making fresh ones any time soon so I haven’t been back. They have more bagels and breakfast junk and a million different drinks but no fucking donuts. I was pissed.

by Anonymousreply 127October 15, 2022 12:11 AM

Who goes there for donuts anymore? Their breakfast sandwiches are what people buy there now. Their coffee is like hot water, very little flavor. I do drink their store-brand coffee though.

by Anonymousreply 128October 15, 2022 12:24 AM

I always think their breakfast food is sort of actually food-like. It tastes ok when you eat it right away and it’s still warm but about four minutes later, as it cools, it tastes less like food and more like edible texture.

by Anonymousreply 129October 15, 2022 12:35 AM

Oh, well, gee, I don’t know, maybe a place called Dunkin Fucking Donuts should have donuts available??? 😡😡🤬🤬

by Anonymousreply 130October 15, 2022 12:46 AM

Trader Joe’s apple cider donuts aren’t the best in the world but they’re better than Entenmann’s apple cider donuts.

by Anonymousreply 131October 15, 2022 1:17 AM

R130, dumb ass, it's now called Dunkin', and that's it.

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by Anonymousreply 132October 15, 2022 1:40 AM

R68 funny I was about to ask the question, in the last 10 years I have moved around in 3 cities in 2 different states thousands of miles away, "coincidentally" all Dunkin stores in three different cities are owned by the Indians, they seem to own the entire franchise in the town.

by Anonymousreply 133October 15, 2022 4:29 AM

I mostly went for Glazed so as long as they had that I was fine.

What I miss about DD is the COFFEE; it used to be great, just great but now...I don't know what happened.

by Anonymousreply 134October 15, 2022 4:32 AM

No, R117.

What part of seeing them being boiled in hot oil and then being glazed do you not understand??

They. Make. Them. Fresh. At. The. Store.

I sound like a commercial but if you go when the light is turned on, then you get a free doughnut while you wait.

by Anonymousreply 135October 15, 2022 7:32 PM

Shipley's: Donuts worth killing for

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by Anonymousreply 136October 30, 2022 7:56 AM

I stopped in this morning for a breakfast sandwich and coffee. The drive-thru line was crazy so I decided to go inside. There were tons of people waiting for mobile orders. I placed my order and it was ready about 10 minutes later. They seemed to be doing a booming business, at least this particular store.

by Anonymousreply 137October 30, 2022 3:02 PM

The last time I ate at Dunkin’ Donuts my stomach felt and looked like a garbage bag.

by Anonymousreply 138October 30, 2022 3:40 PM

r138 what did you eat? Its hard to fuck up donuts, breakfast sandwiches and coffee

by Anonymousreply 139October 30, 2022 4:00 PM

R139 You would think.

I think there’s something in their bread that fucks my stomach up. I had like a breakfast sandwich and bagel and I felt like shit. You know that feeling of when you’re so full you feel gross? It stayed with me all day!

The donuts are gross now too

by Anonymousreply 140October 30, 2022 4:18 PM

The last time I was there they were just blah with hardly any filling. I wouldn't be surprised if they are now even worse.

by Anonymousreply 141October 31, 2022 3:03 PM

Muricans will eat shit on a shingle if it's marketed to them correctly. They are a nation of fat greedy hogs with zero taste or discernment.

by Anonymousreply 142October 31, 2022 3:26 PM

In my town there are two Krispy Kremes, one that’s been there since before I was born and a newer, smaller one on the south side of town. At both they have this glassed in area where you stand and watch the automated process of doughnuts being portioned, fried, flipped, and glazed. My family loves KK but they’re too sweet for me. If we go when the “Hot Donuts” sign is on, I have them pull a few off the line before they’re glazed. Still sweet, but almost like an insanely light, sweet (fried) yeast roll. There’s also a Duck Donuts where you watch them fry them fresh when you order but they’re a cake donut and not nearly as good IMO.

by Anonymousreply 143October 31, 2022 3:59 PM

[quote]They had a white powdered donut that had a light whipped chocolate filling that I loved. Then one day the filling changed to a fudgey liquid chocolate filling. Yuck.

Yes, I remember those. My favorite. I was in HS in 1978 and remember we'd hit up DD after getting stoned and eating those. Made in store too.

by Anonymousreply 144October 31, 2022 4:22 PM

The "fresh" donuts are made from frozen dough. Their donuts weren't very good 30 years ago when they were a regional chain and their worse now.

by Anonymousreply 145October 31, 2022 10:46 PM

I love Dunkin Donuts. Especially their apple cinnamon donuts. But these bastards seriously charge 2,50 Euro for a freaking donut in Europe. No, thank you.

by Anonymousreply 146October 31, 2022 11:09 PM

I worked at DD in RI through High School from 1978-81. The donuts and coffee rolls were made on the premises - you could smell the chocolate and the old fashioned cake donuts all over the neighborhood, as well as the coffee. It was the aroma which drew you in - from driving by to pulling up in the parking lot. Aside from waiting on customers, my job was to 'finish' the donuts and coffee rolls when the baker was done - powdering, frosting, filling. I loved doing that - the donuts would cool down before I could finish them. The kitchen was huge, and customers could see them making the donuts - rolling the dough, cutting the donuts. (We had no drive-thrus then).

In 1980, they introduced their soups which weren't too bad, but full of sodium. They were popular. They also baked their own muffins on the premises - again, the aroma of blueberry, cranberry, corn and apple would float through the parking lot and hit the cars going by. (The best muffins - which they don't have anymore). They really cared about their food items - every four hours what was left over was tossed and they'd start again in the afternoon and again in the evening.

We had no bagels, no croissants, no sandwiches - the menu was simple. I remember donuts were 25 cents each, and a dozen was $1.99. Muffins were 59 cents, and a half dozen was $2.99. 25 munchkins were 99 cents.

Those days are gone - their stores are half the size, the donuts are made in a commissary and shipped to the locations overnight. By noon, they're stale and gross. Their muffins are horrible, as are the munchkins. The new owners decided decades ago to go after Starbucks, and battle for coffee beverages. The rebranded under "Dunkin'" and dropped the emphasis on donuts and food items. Their profit is in beverages.

Don't get me started on the service we had to give - we were timed on how long it took to wait on a customer. We never waited on one during the peak hours (mornings) - we had to take three or four orders at once and get the customers out. What these employees do today is unbelievable.

by Anonymousreply 147November 1, 2022 12:20 AM

R142. Monsieur Trudeau

What’s your problem? Shit on a shingle was the meal of (little) choice to feed U.S. troops…you know, the guys who were key to saving Western Europe (and, by extension, Canada) and the Western & South Pacific.

by Anonymousreply 148November 1, 2022 12:48 AM

R147 Thank you for your service.

by Anonymousreply 149November 1, 2022 1:37 AM

I wanted some DD holes today(Halloween), but settled for the free McDs cinnamon roll.

by Anonymousreply 150November 1, 2022 1:52 AM

R147- The commercials in the 1970's and the 1980's emphasized the freshness of their donuts.

No more.

by Anonymousreply 151November 1, 2022 5:56 PM

Yup - "Fred the Baker" (who was an actor from MA). He uesed to get up early and say "Time to make the donuts" in the 80s and 90s. He was on their commercials for years - and that was their slogan (which replaced 'fresh every four hours' from the 70s).

Then it became Rachel Ray as their spokesperson in the 2000s and the horrible slogan "America runs on Dunkin'". Sounds like an Adidas ad slogan.

by Anonymousreply 152November 1, 2022 6:03 PM

Dunkin, Our coffee now tastes like Folgers and our donuts arrive frozen and now taste like cardboard.

by Anonymousreply 153November 2, 2022 1:54 PM

R153- Someone bought me Dunkin Donuts yesterday. I did not eat them because I'm on a diet now. I put most of them in the freezer. I noticed their donuts are so SCRAWNY nowadays. They are MUCH smaller than they used to be.

by Anonymousreply 154November 2, 2022 6:38 PM

Yes that is true as well. Hard to believe how good they once were.

by Anonymousreply 155November 2, 2022 7:37 PM

Here, we have a franchise of a chain called Duck Donuts. Donuts are cooked-to-order for each patron, but only a plain donut itself; it's the toppings (glazes) that are varied.

by Anonymousreply 156November 2, 2022 7:52 PM

[quote]r8 One time, a random guy in a Vegas casino handed me a dozen Krispy Kreme glazed donuts. It was nice, but I did throw them away, especially being glazed, and all.

Did you alert the authorities? I’m convinced this man was a serial killer.

by Anonymousreply 157November 2, 2022 8:22 PM

This makes me remember I acted a bit crazy in a donut shop last year. I walked in and said “Could I please have a large coffee, and let me look at the donuts. Do you have lemon jelly?” The teen behind the counter didn’t move. I said, “Can you start on the coffee?”

(You see, I am a busy, BUSY bee! Places to go… donuts to eat!)

Then when they wouldn’t take a credit card but pointed out the ATM in the corner I went to it and said, “Okay, can you START MY COFFEE??”

The teen said he’d make it when I paid, and I said, “Uh, do you think I’m going to grab the coffee and… run out?? I’m going to commit a crime for THREE DOLLARS?? FUCK OFF!!”

Then I flounced out, incensed. And peckish.

by Anonymousreply 158November 2, 2022 8:36 PM

You can't buy a Plain doughnut at Dunkin. Everything they sell is covered with sugar in one form or another. The flavor in their coffees is from bottles of sugary colored water.

by Anonymousreply 159November 2, 2022 9:25 PM

On 14th Street in Manhattan, a DD opened down the block from The Donut Pub, locally-owned for more than 50 years. In less than six months, a "For Lease" sign was in Dunkin's window.

by Anonymousreply 160November 2, 2022 9:29 PM

I don't think DD really ever took off in Manhattan - too many other choices. On the other hand, you can't throw a rock from wherever you're standing in RI or MA without hitting a DD. They are everywhere (RI, I believe, still has the most per capita).

by Anonymousreply 161November 2, 2022 9:38 PM

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