STARBUCKS vs. DUNKIN

No.

I hate Dunkin Donuts doughnuts, but I love their coffee. I like Starbuck's coffee drinks, but their coffee tastes a bit like an ashtray to me. Although, I must admit to not liking Starbuck's Fraps, anywhere near as much, since they discontinued malt.

Dunkin' Donuts has the weakest coffee in existence. Starbucks is overpriced and only okay. For all you people in NJ, one of it's few redeeming qualities is WaWa. WaWa coffee is the best coffee ever.

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Tim Horton's! For both coffee and donuts!

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When they put milk in it...they put like two drops so I always have to ask for more.

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I know, zepka! I took some friends who were visiting me to Tim Horton's and they were LOVING it!

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Oh, CS brings up another good point. You can't put in your own milk, etc., at Dunkin'. You're at the mercy of their staff understanding what you mean by "a tiny bit of half and half." And trust me, they don't.

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I will never turn down a Boston Kreme donut from Dunkin Donuts. Just saying.

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I live just a few steps from a Dunkin Donuts, but I rarely get coffee there. When I used to get coffee there, it was pretty lousy.

Put it this way...out of every ten cups I bought, one was good, one was tolerable, and the other eight were disgusting.

And there's a nice Starbucks near enough. I like their coffee and I really like the fact that they offer raw sugar. I hate plain old white sugar...blech.

There are a few independent local places...all are in the same price range or more expensive that Starbucks, but most are inconvenient for other reasons. One is annoying because a lot of rude people and derelicts monopolize the tables out front and the coffee isn't really so much better that it's worth running the gauntlet to get it. One is just too far away to bother with. One used to be good, but they suddenly changed all of their drinks and my favorite iced cafe au lait is pale and watery now.

There's a very good place on my street...their hot and iced coffees are amazing, but I have reason to dislike the owner. I used to work there and loved the job. But he needed to fire someone to free up a job for his boyfriend and I was the one sacrificed.

So, I either make coffee at home or treat myself to Starbucks...which is where I'm headed right now. My partner drank the whole pot this morning so he owes me something from Starbucks.

Yeah, their ground coffee is pretty good. They must water it down when they serve it.

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Julius Meinl

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I say skip them both and head to Joe The Art of Coffee.

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