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taskermorrisrider222 t1_ja7p9a1 wrote

Imagine living in South Philly, and the coffee you decide to get is Dunkin Donuts. Gross.

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Toidal t1_ja7v6kc wrote

It's got a parking lot, at the end of the day that's a big seller. The cute little boutique coffee shops that make and sell excellent coffee are usually tucked away.

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taskermorrisrider222 t1_ja7zwzg wrote

Once I realized only big corporations could afford parking lots, I became bitter and radicalized on walkable cities.

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thecw t1_ja86yjh wrote

Nobody can park there, it's always full.

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TheSwain t1_ja8alz4 wrote

Lived a few doors down from it on Annin for a few years, watched that Dunkin lot go from The Taxi Driver Waiting Area ™ to the Uber Driver Waiting Area ™ over the years because they let anyone use their restroom.

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PhillyPanda t1_ja8c0ej wrote

Nobody else is going to give me a medium iced coffee for $1 every Tuesday

Also the workers at both of my primary Dunkin’ Donuts are the best, most friendly people

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beancounter2885 t1_ja85ynw wrote

Ugh, it's like how the Fishtown neighborhood page was so excited that a Starbucks was moving in. There are a bunch of great, local places all over, but when that Starbucks opened, the drive-thru line was constantly out of the parking lot and onto Aramingo.

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Swuit t1_ja8h2tc wrote

To be fair 90% of those coffee shops in fishtown close at 3-4pm

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Show-me-the-banana t1_ja9wkrj wrote

And don’t open until 8am.

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Swuit t1_ja9yqzn wrote

Yeah that’s the other problem. I’m up before they are open so I go to what’s open and I’m home after they close. On weekends I’ll go to a coffee shop but that again depends on if they are open.

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Swuit t1_jaac2i8 wrote

u/No-Relative6661

I don’t see your comment of “here’s an idea make your own coffee, or is that not in your wheel house”

It is. I actually do make my own coffee. French press, Chemex or a mocha master. I do enjoy coffee but sometimes I’m just not home. I was just responding to the comment of why are people excited about a Starbucks. Just have my answer of its open and reliable. But to each there own sorry if you got hate for commenting.

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thecw t1_ja87461 wrote

Still like that every morning. Then they drive across the street to sit in the CVS drive thru. Maybe hit the Wendy's too. Fishtown loves a drive thru.

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ForkBombGoBoom t1_ja9q7eh wrote

I will say a few points in favor of Starbucks. It's open before I start work and after I end it, while no other non-corporate coffeeshop seems willing to do either. They are never out of anything at 9am. They don't randomly close. They have bathrooms. They are fast. Their coffee is waaaay better than Dunkin and sometimes better than the boutique coffee shops too. They will fund employees' college educations.

This sounds very hail corporate, but Starbucks has always been pretty good imo.

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uptown_gargoyle t1_ja7ti4v wrote

my roommate is like that. she'll get a coffee somewhere and i'll ask how it is and the answer is always "it's fine, coffee is coffee." meanwhile i'm grinding my own locally roasted beans every morning because the extra time and money is absolutely worth it for a good cup of coffee every morning

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65BlT t1_ja83n3o wrote

Tbh I'm the same way 😅 I think my tastebuds aren't refined enough because to me most coffee tastes exactly the same. Unless it's like, SUPER watered down or burnt I just can't notice a difference lol

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nnp1989 t1_ja81hcp wrote

This is me as well - I'm a total philistine when it comes to coffee, as long as it's not instant. As long as it's hot and black, I'm happy with it.

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NotJoeyWheeler t1_ja8boe8 wrote

I buy fancy beans and grind them at home and use a pour over and time myself and I still absolutely love a standard hot coffee from dunkin lol

coffee can be really special but decent coffee is still great to me

like I’ve had bad drinks from fancy cafes that are so much worse than a McDonald’s or dunkin cup

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PhillyPanda t1_ja8ch57 wrote

So many people just dump a shit ton of cream/milk/sugar in it anyway

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Vexithan t1_ja87ojd wrote

I’m spoiled and live right near Bean2Bean. Free delivery to my neighborhood within a few hours of ordering most days. So damn good and so worth the extra few minutes in the morning to boil water and press the button to grind beans on my burr grinder.

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kilometr t1_ja8s2i3 wrote

For me it’s usually the time. Local coffee shops tend to open later.

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mbz321 t1_ja7zjap wrote

Or what they pass off as 'Donuts'. Even day-old donuts from ShopRite are 10x better.

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shark_skin_suit t1_ja94449 wrote

I go to Dunkin so I can stay true to my roots.

There's shit all over the floor, receipts crumpled up at the register, the prep area to put sugar in your coffee is both tiny and fucking disgusting. There's a lounge area where the chairs are broken and the donuts are stale as fuck. Anyway: "One espresso please": sometimes you get 1.5 oz, sometimes you get 12 oz of some toxic chemical sludge.

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mburn14 t1_ja98vw8 wrote

Dang the school being right there makes it a hotspot for the kids. I buy there when I’m in a rush (or hungover) now because of the nice new renovation. Unfortunately I may have to reassess.

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lanternfly_carcass t1_jacx9gf wrote

Their cold brew is better than Ultimos

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jnachod OP t1_jadmwum wrote

The plain cold brew at Dunkin - with no additives or sweeteners or foams of any kind - is actually decent in my opinion and only slightly worse than what you’d get at Reanimator or Green Street. But the fancy concoctions they’ve gradually been inventing in recent years (e.g. the Charli cold foam ) can be excessively sweet to the point of being disgusting.

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Waru_ t1_ja9v68v wrote

Send those heathens to Boston

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Firm_Airport2816 t1_ja7toqv wrote

When one of those smaller places makes a caramel iced latte as good as dunkin does, then I'll go there. Plus according to your name, you know that my local dunkin is an experience all in its own! (10th and Reed)

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