Dunkin’ Donuts gets an F

I’m not a frequent visitor to Dunkin Donuts, but we received a coupon book in the mail the other day and I decided I’d like to try the new Latte Lite since it was free. The woman who waited on me seemed to get really irritated that I was using a coupon to get a free beverage and she didn’t try to hide it. Even when Joe also ordered a donut, you could feel the hostility rolling off her. Doesn’t she realize a free 10 oz latte (which as Joe put it, you might as well slap a nipple on as it was smaller than a baby bottle) now, could mean several purchases later? I don’t see how it encourages customers to return when they are treated like a criminal for cashing in a coupon for a free beverage. But whatever. I won’t go back there for two reasons: 1) the latte sucked and 2) I don’t spend my money in establishments where the customer isn’t treated with friendliness.

2 Replies to “Dunkin’ Donuts gets an F”

  1. I’m with ya. It so pains me when employees act like such snots.

    Or when they act like they’re better than you. Um, you WORK here. I can afford to purchase goods here without an employee discount.

    Not that a discount wouldn’t be a bad thing, but I’m just saying.

  2. I get that at so many places out here in my ‘burb and, yes, it annoys me just as much.

    I love seeing those coupons fall out of the Trib, but I never wind up using them anymore because of this (well, save for the Subway coupons, that is).

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