A few times a week I get up entirely too early in order to get to the gym before work. I have never been a morning person (or a gym person for that matter) so it still takes a lot of work to get me out of bed. I have started using tricks such as guilt, empty promises of afternoon naps, music, notes to myself...but the one thing that really gets me going in the morning is Dunkin Donuts.
On my way from the gym to my office I pass 3 DDs (mind you, this is only 8 blocks). One morning, after my work-out, I decided to stop in for some Munchkins (donut holes) and a Coffee Coolatta (essentially a coffee milkshake)...like I said, I have never been a gym person.
Dunkins in the city are fast paced, high pressure places. They are a well oiled machine of coffee and donut producing fiends. It is important to know what you will order immediately upon entrance, as you are likely to be called upon even when you are 6-10 people back in the line. So, my first morning in the store, in my scattered flurry of options I blurted out, "A dozen Munchkins and a large Coffee Coolatta." (Ordering under pressure has never been my strong suit - which is why I grew up ordering Jr. Bacon Cheeseburgers...without bacon or cheese.)
Another thing about the Dunkin Donuts on 6th and Market - they always remember your order.
For the past month+ I have been "ordering" a large Coffee Coolatta and a dozen Munchkins. I want to branch out, I want to cut back...
I think I am going to have to change venues.
Yes, the world runs on Dunkin. Perhaps, however, not by choice.
4 comments:
okay. i laughed out loud. then, i read it out loud to J. then, he laughed out loud. i have totally had that feeling in dd. that is a terrible, terrible order to have as 'your order!' i hope, at least, that they give you a good mix of munchkins and you aren't stuck with too many jelly filled. :) this is exactly why dd didn't last in the south.
What a way to reward yourself for going to the gym! Can't think of a more positive way or a better motivator!
(Unless it was a Krispy Kreme with the HOT sign lighted up.)
Jenna often gets so stressed out by DD, especially on Sunday mornings. And the thing is, we're not even in the city. We're in the sub-suburbs. The Dunkin Donuts workers need to lay off the caffeine. Ha, clever pun.
Anyway, kathryn is crazy. The reason DD didn't last in the South is because the South doesn't deserve it.
That and because Rachel Ray hadn't yet become the spokesperson.
I feel that way at Starbucks, too, so I usually end up ordering the same thing: Skinny Vanilla Latte with sugarfree caramel. What if today I want something else? What then? No, I am rushed, and so I order the same thing! Oh, well. Maybe you could get one of those take home menus and "order in the car" so you can blurt out exactly what you want when you get inside. ^_^ Good luck and Dunkin-Speed.
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