Next Thursday, Starbucks is giving away free 12-ounce cups of coffee for a few hours in the morning. If you can wait a couple more days for your free drink, Dunkin' Donuts can do one better.
On March 21st, the first day of spring, Dunkin' will "put winter on ice" with their first ever Free Iced Coffee Day. All day long, Dunkin' Donuts locations all over the US will be giving away free 16-ounce iced coffees. Their iced coffees are "double brewed" for smoothness and come in nine different flavors, in addition to regular coffee.
The company reports that iced coffees are their second most popular menu item after hot coffees and that they sold over 150 million cups last year alone!
3-08-2007 @9:13AM mitzi said... Unfortunately, DD's iced coffee tastes like cold motor oil. Even free, I won't take it. Sbux has much better everything, IMHO.
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3-08-2007 @10:31AM Brian said... I'm not sure there is a Dunkin Donuts near enough to make a difference, but call me when someone starts giving away free pie on 3/14.
(it's a math geek joke, sure but some of us are foodies too)
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3-08-2007 @11:24AM Jessica said... Where is this magical land where there is no nearby DD? I live in New Haven, CT - I think we have 4. Gracious.
And won't these lovely giveaways within two days fuel the Starbucks vs. DD debate? Excellent.
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3-08-2007 @11:47AM upso said... im drinking an iced D&D right now! ive marked this glorious day on my calendar. thanks!
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3-08-2007 @11:52AM cbass said... Dunks is so much better than STBX. Not burned. Not over priced. Good coffee.
(I'm in Boston, land of DD dominance. Gotta stick up for my coffee)
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3-08-2007 @12:35PM calamari said... Brian, the free pie will be available on 3/14 at 12:59, so better be prompt!
The magical land with no DD's is called "the West Coast."
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3-08-2007 @2:23PM bdw said... I live in West Haven (across the river fom New Haven with the goat herders, for you Connecticut deprived people out there), and at least some of the McDucks in the area are giving away free coffee everyday. The catch is, only between 6 and 8 a.m. It doesn't say you have to buy something to get it, either; although they have been and still are giving away a freebie with any breakfast sandwich.
And we have four DD's in this town, too. I wonder if its a conspiracy.
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3-08-2007 @6:37PM Ben_K said... Unfortunately, the Starbuck's offer was for LAST YEAR.
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3-08-2007 @4:09PM Bradley @ Sauces and Stuff said... I need to map out all the DD in my area so that I can make multiple stops for free during that day!
http://saucesandstuff.blogspot.com/
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3-08-2007 @3:54PM Noah said... The idea someone might think Starbucks coffee might ever at anytime, even for a moment, taste better than Dunkin Donuts coffee frightens me...
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3-08-2007 @4:30PM BigTed said... Thanks for the info, but you might want to change your post -- March 21st isn't "next Thursday." It's a week from next Wednesday.
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3-08-2007 @4:31PM BigTed said... Never mind, I see that you're talking about two entirely different events. My bad!
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3-08-2007 @11:35PM afton said... i don't understand this entire dunkin donuts/starbucks debate, because dunkin donuts hasn't really bothered to expand past the east coast at all... doesn't that mean starbucks wins every else by default?
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3-14-2007 @5:10PM Kirk said... Thanks for the heads up! We still have a couple of DD's here in Austin Texas thankfully so I will be stopping by next week.
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3-17-2007 @8:07PM cougerrider006 said... DD is really good but the service sucks Those asians nedd to learn how 2 speak english so they can serve people other than their 50 wives and 1 million children when i had went there they had no hot choclate (this is during christmas break Cold!!) and no donuts i was really unhappy but i guess they are making up 4 it by giving me free iced coffe but im still mad about the donuts thing
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3-19-2007 @3:43PM gata said... you people are crazy, dd is the best!!!!!!!!!!
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3-21-2007 @10:45AM kerri said... To Cougerrider006:
Your insult to Asians (50 wives, 1 milliion children, and a need to learn how to speak English) is rather amusing because your post is horribly misspelled and grammatically disastrous. Perhaps, before insulting an entire culture, you should learn how to speak and write English as well. It's ironic and you've only insulted yourself through your display of ignorance.
To the rest:
I really enjoy DD iced coffee--I get mine straight, no cream or sugar. Even long after the ice has melted, it isn't watered down, which allows me to sip it throughout the day. And while today's coffee is free, it's still cheap enough to buy daily!!!
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3-21-2007 @4:40PM Lauren said... A friend and I stopped by one of the many local DD's for the free coffee today. I've probably tried one of their iced coffees in the past and I don't remember having any unpleasant memories of it, but the coffee today was really awful. I got it with a little cream and caramel flavor, but mostly it tasted just like watered-down milk (not even coffee) with a strange artificial aftertaste. My friend's hazelnut one wasn't much better, except that the hazelnut flavor was stronger and covered up more of the watered-down taste.
I felt guilty for throwing it away...but at least it was free, because had I paid for it, I would have asked for a redo or refund. I think I'll stick with Starbucks.
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4-05-2007 @10:47PM tom said... Are you kidding me?? DD is the bomb!! Starbucks is for haters - drinking hater-aid
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