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HNICPantitude · #26

Honestly, I agree that the quality of DD had gone down for a while, but I have seen a marked improvement this year. I would imagine as far as chains that large go, DD was getting a little scared of it's arch-rival KK and is now fighting back. We shall see. I still think its the best coffee n the world though. Mock rejects articles?

LNSICPantitude · #27

DD has by far the best coffee around but only if they take it easy on the creamer. i don't really enjoy the donut but i seem to eat them quite often. must be the convenience factor. i can't really imagine eating 2 croissant sandwich things from there because one is like the size of my head.

there's a privately owned coffee place across the street from us. i've been there twice now and each time the guy that runs it freaks me out and makes me uncomfortable. "whatchu want? we gotta littla dis, littla dat. you wanna bagel? we got da bagels. you wanna coffee, dat's fresh coffee dere."

i usually end up back at starbucks.

very dissappointed about the freshness factor of the donuts. sad. didn't the little donut man die?

do they have winchells donuts anywhere other than california? i could google this question, but why do the legwork?

Cosmo Electrolux · #28

hey!!!

where the hell have you two been???

HNICPantitude · #29

It's been a long 18 months, but we were, as always, drawn back to this crappy ass board. I, for on, enjoy the crew that remains from a couple years back, although as a whole, I would have to say the newbies suck.

Speaking of the old crew - where is Achimp, Jamesman, Protoclown, etc. Who's left?

LNSICPantitude · #30

i haven't been on this board in over a year, so i'm not sure how to answer that question other than:

sshhhhhhh. we're here now little fella.

Cosmo Electrolux · #31

I don't see Proto very much anymore, but pretty much everyone else is either still here and lurking, or stop by occasionally.

mburbank · #32

Protos here.

The donut guy died, but he retired first. Anyway, I think he died.

I'm sorry about your coffee shop. Mine (FRONT STREET COFFEE OF SALEM MASS) serves up several varieties of Fair Trade Coffee from all over the world every day (fair trade negotiates directly with growers and pays a living wage) AND it costs literally half what Starbucks does, plus all your various espresso varieties. I stop there every morning on the way to the train.

Starbucks has excellent employee practices, but they use a targetting strategy for where they start up and take a loss until they drive local competition out of business, just like Walmart. Plus, their coffee is WAY to damn expensive and all you're paying for is the snooty ambience. I have no problem with a Starbucks on the highway or in a town that has no good coffee, but when they plunked their ass down within walking distnce of five, count em five private shops and two DD's in Salem I wanted to set them on fire.

HNICPantitude · #33

You people in Salem seem to want to burn everything you dont like. Why is that?

Hobo Renee · #34

Uh, I saw a Winchells the other day in Lacey, WA. Um...so being from California where most of the fast food workers are Mexican, I can relate to the language barrier delema and what not, however, Mexicans are some of the hardest workers and do not get enough credit because they help to keep this country running. Moving on, now that I live in Washington it's strange to see barely any Mexicans in the fast food establishments and as a consiquence I'm certain that the service here is worse.

Jixby Phillips · #35

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Terra · #36

That was done to music on America's Funniest Videos.

Jixby Phillips · #37

sorry i cant reply because i've just shot myself in the mouth

Jixby Phillips · #38

and i'm DEAD

executioneer · #39

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hobo Renee

Uh, I saw a Winchells the other day in Lacey, WA. Um...so being from California where most of the fast food workers are Mexican, I can relate to the language barrier delema and what not, however, Mexicans are some of the hardest workers and do not get enough credit because they help to keep this country running. Moving on, now that I live in Washington it's strange to see barely any Mexicans in the fast food establishments and as a consiquence I'm certain that the service here is worse.

well just go to eastern WA theres plenty of mexicans over there

mburbank · #40

No one was ever burned in Salem. All our alleged witches were hung, except Giles Corey who was crushed to death during an attempt to extract a confession. His last words? "More weight".

glowbelly · #41

my history teacher used the saying 'pressed to death' for that one person who wasn't hung and it made me think of stomping grapes to make wine.

i giggled. he looked at me funny. i got an 95 on my first test. coincidence? most definitely.

HNICPantitude · #42

But its still fun to think of the witch trials as the scene in Monty Python's Holy Grail.

Buuuuuuurn Her.

How thespian of me to quote that. I hated the kids in high school who did that. Couldn't help myself though.

Supafly345 · #43

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hobo Renee

Uh, I saw a Winchells the other day in Lacey, WA. Um...so being from California where most of the fast food workers are Mexican, I can relate to the language barrier delema and what not, however, Mexicans are some of the hardest workers and do not get enough credit because they help to keep this country running. Moving on, now that I live in Washington it's strange to see barely any Mexicans in the fast food establishments and as a consiquence I'm certain that the service here is worse.

Since there is less mexicans here, there is less poverty, and resulting from that, less people eating or serving cardboard burgers. Besides, how the hell do you rate the service at fast food? Unless they can get you your burger faster than NOW in california, I don't think the varying time lengths all under a minute are enough to measure who's good or bad at serving dogfood.
Considering everybody up here seems to be drinking their meals anyways, I am wondering why fast food still exists anymore other than to serve as a laxitive alternative.

HNICPantitude · #44

I'm very curious - how can you bunch mexicans with colombians? They are VERY diffent cultures.

Hobo Renee · #45

No, I was just talking about an (is ethnic the right word?) minority where I live, as max was with the slavs, and how that pertains to the various fast food resturants. By service I meant the speed of the food and how it tastes and wether they are outrageously mean when you order the food--so pretty much the food is fast, tastes good, and they are only minimally mean.