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The mayor of Dunkin's
By adamg on Sun, 12/18/2016 - 10:43am
Casey Affleck brings out his inna Dunk's. But, um, khed, they haven't sold crullas in years.
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LOL
I just watched this elsewhere. Cute. Accurate. Although it was the least busy dunkin donuts I've seen in a very long time.
PS - Some still make crullers. The Dunks on Revere Beach Parkway in Everett does.. along with many donuts you don't see anymore (such as Maple Frosted, French Crullers, Cream Filled and a few others)
That's because you work
My son would intentionally work the mid-day shifts because they weren't as insane - except for customers like this.
His reaction: "OMG - every store has one!"
Did you say "creme filled"?
Actually
I'm on a life of leisure right now :-) But yeah..
But yes.. They have creme filled!
Maple Frosted
Used to love the maple frosted ones and the only place I found them was in Southie on Old Colony.
My 16 year old caught another inaccuracy...
...not one person was drinking iced coffee.
Still had her rotfl, though.
Are you talking about the
Are you talking about the dunkin across the dunkin?
Marketing
An actual commercial embedded in the show under the guise of a comedy skit. This is common practice now. Like celebrities on talk shows casually mentioning a name brand product and then moving immediately on to another topic. A guerrilla form of marketing since mainstream TV commercials don't work on millennials the way they did on earlier generations. If you don't think SNL got paid by DD for that skit you are naive.
oh word?
oh word?
thank goodness you're so enlightened
and are so willing to share your font of knowledge with we sophomoric massescome to dunks so you may experience a raucous denizen assaulting innocent customers. stay for when he touches his friends balls.sorry i meant why does it matter if this was an advertisement or not. it was clearly advertising. i'm just a shitty bearded dunks customer and even i know when im being targeted by a marketing campaign.eff it. oh no the minute and a half long 'fake' commercial is ACTUAL marketing? WELL GOSH DANG. now its not funny anymore!!!!!!!
Enlighten us, Professor
How much did Dunkin Brands pay for the "Boston Directions" sketch?
(I'll go ahead and guess you're a professor of marketing.)
Remember the Moonenites?
I'm not sure why everyone is so offended by the original post. It is clear that some people do not get this non-traditional type of marketing and take it at face value. A perfect example is that ridiculous "Moonenites" debacle of a number of years ago. Those electronic signs were up for at least a week (I used to walk past one on my way to work near Fort Point) before someone randomly decided they were terrorist explosive devices, and look at the chaos that ensued. All hell broke loose. All for a commercial for a TV show.
these are not analogous circumstances
at all.
it seems like you probably could make a valid point but you really need to pick something better. in this case here we have a brand that has immense saturation and recognition among just about any demographic in this area. the product in question isn't left up to those in the know or requires any imagination to surmise.
this is an example of the 'mooninite' that caused a ruckus in boston. it doesn't come out and explicitly mention any product. these were electronic devices planted in a city that belongs to a nation that had troops in two countries, warranted or not, almost entirely due to terrorist attacks. im sure you remember the constant talk of IEDs killing/maiming people in the middle east.
i don't think anybody is offended at the original post, but if you are perceived as being haughty and a know-it-all for explaining that water is wet and the sky is blue, people will react.
don't forget the "innovative" marketeers
Who waited around 8 hours or so to let people know it was their device, despite the increased police presence and press coverage (or because of it). They thought it was great until it wasn't - having caused increased concern in multiple cities. Yes, OP is soooo cool for knowing what the image was of but most people with jobs (and over a certain age) don't spend their time watching cartoons let alone a whole network of them. Roll you eyes at how uncool everyone else is (while patting yourself on the back for being in the know and sooo weary of the police "overreacting") but they could have nipped this in the bud when it first started and they opted for free press. They only fessed up when things got dire and then they threw the local guys who did it here under the bus - all skated on charges for doing this too. Not opposed to clever marketing when it's clever but putting obscure electrical devices on bridges and overpasses and then spending the day giggling into your hand is the definition of immature dumbasses.
More marketing please!
Saw this on the show last night and laughed out loud. Best taped bit I've seen on SNL in ages.
The cold open skewered Trump. Worth a look.
Yawn
Do you realize that Dunks isn't all over the country? That's the only world in which what you just said made any sense.
you're correct that dunkins isnt everywhere in USA
but compare this population chart with one that shows locations of dunkin donuts
worth mentioning is this as well: baskin robbins, which is huge in california, is owned by the same parent company as dunkin donuts. they've recently started co-branding locations, too!
Well at least that's consistent
Shitty coffee and shitty ice cream.
recently
"they've recently started co-branding locations, too!"
Wasn't there a Baskin' Donuts in Harvard Square at least 15 years ago? I think the BR portion of that spot was opened when the Bow and Arrow was closed, and the DD was expanded a bit, so at some point in 2000-2001 (though now that I'm thinking about it, I had a friend who worked there at the end of 2000, so that fits the timeline).
"How do you like THEM apples??"
That scene was filmed at the BR there in 1997. I don't remember a DD connected to it but maybe later?
I have to admit, I remember Pralines and Cream as one of the best flavors ever, though I don't think I've had it since 1978.
That guy
No SNL does not get paid for this. Look at all the other stuff they do with brand names.. for example the "Target Lady". Kristen Wiig did that schtick for many years. I'm sure Target's legal department was notified but they were not paid for it. (and besides, unless it was really derogatory, it's like free advertising for Target.
SNL has a looong history of parody's with brand names. If it was a paid advertisement, it wouldn't have been as funny.
NBC did announce there were
NBC did announce there were going to be in-show "brand messaging" opportunities for sponsors when they announced there were going to be fewer ad breaks per episode this season
http://adage.com/article/media/snl-air-fewer-commercials-season/303697/
Dude! I had the same thought
Dude! I had the same thought as I was drinking this refreshing Coca-Cola and browsing on my sleek iPhone. Stupid marketers, sticking their products everywhere, like Bank of America's network of more than 5,000 ATMs at convenient locations nationwide. Makes me wish I could lease a 2017 Jetta for as low as $165 per month so I could just get away from it all. Luckily, I am not naive. Instead of laughing, I treated it as a serious commercial, and went out and bought an iced hazelnut so I could calm the hell down.
They still make crullers
Both regular (bleah) & French (which are my favorite). At least out here in the wilds of Watertown...
"Jelly Sticks" in Union Square Somerville
Noticed the change from "cruller" when I went in there out of desperation on Thanksgiving morning.
No
That's not true.
A jelly stick is a flat donut stick filled with Jelly.
A cruller (not a french cruller which is different), is a donut that has a twist in it, and no filling.
(It's on the right in this photo)
Where I come from that's called a 'twist'
I guess I've made it obvious that I'm not originally from around here, but I always called those things "twists" as did the bakeries I got them from.
Crullahs
Yeah well, heah we call them what they really ahh - we call 'em "crullahs"
Seriously..I love crullers...
are you
a midwesterner also?
do you, like myself, say (correctly) "pop" and "sack"?
Nope, but
Not a midwesterner, but hell yeah to those (correct!) terms
Why're you guys tryin to sack
Why're you guys tryin to sack yer pop? Just let the old man have his touchdown!
It's been a decade since I've been in a DD
(I know, I know--how possible?) but I do remember it was about then that they switched from cruller to "stick." And I remember this because I was kind of perplexed and then ordered a "chocolate stick." I was standing behind two very good-looking black construction workers in muscle tees and yellow vests and my gay male co-worker snorted so hard laughing that he almost spit out his coffee.
When Dunkin' Donuts ditched crullers
It was in 2003. Let's not forget this Get Fuzzy strip.
Yeah
I didn't know they changed the name way back when. Then again, I'm more of a glazed donut and a jelly kinda guy as my 'go to donut'.
Seems odd to call it a 'glazed stick" now since it's not straight, it's twisted. (while a Jelly Stick is straight).
And teeheehee "Glazed Stick"..........
LOL
Yes as a gay man I would have laughed so hard too.
Eat my chocolate stick.. eat it.. eat it :-)
(This phrase works in and out of the gutter)
I think that was the last time
I made that order. I always liked a cruller because they seemed to have a better outer-crust-inner-cake ratio but it's been a long time since DD made a donut with any kind of crisp exterior. I figured I'd expend my calorie rations elsewhere.
How do you like your coffee?
Strong and black? (snort!)
HA
A song all about coffee innuendos. (Warning this is bubble gum pop from 2000 so its disco-y)
♫ I like my men ♫
♫ Like I like my coffee ♫
♫ Hot, Strong and Sweet.. like Toffee ♫
♫ Then in popped my lover, pulled back the covers ♫
♫ Cuz I like my coffee with cream. ♫
♫ Then I felt a stirring deep inside. (you stir me up inside) ♫
♫ Fill my cup (fill my cup) till it's flowing down the side.♫
♫ Men like my coffee, really turn me on. ♫
♫ Sometimes espresso, sometimes he's too strong. ♫
♫ Then there's Costa Rican, mellow but he's rich. ♫
♫ But never give me instant, cuz baby, he's too quick. ♫
. o O (I wonder what the innuendo would be for Dunkin coffee) O o .
ICYDK
Casey Affleck settled a lawsuit from 2 women that sued him for sexually assault.
http://bust.com/feminism/18738-we-need-to-talk-about-casey-affleck-s-sex...
The change in Dunkin Donuts coffee
Oldster that I am, I started to notice a change in the quality of Dunkin Donuts coffee in about the late 80s. Prior to that it was actually really good. But somewhere along the way it became more bitter and less palatable. I'm sure there are reasons for it. It's too bad though, because I prefer the more "mellow" smooth coffee than the dark, bitter almost burnt type that is all the rage now in places like Starbucks and trendy coffee establishments. Even Au Bon Pain coffee tends towards this burnt style. And don't let the fact that these places offer different varieties of coffee (some even calling themselves "light roast") fool you. In one way or another they all lean towards that dark, bitter style.
It did used to be better
I remember back in the 80's when DD had a counter you could sit at and be served in a ceramic mug. I swear the coffee was better back then.
But for good coffee now, If you are on Center Street in West Roxbury, try Recreo Coffee. It's far better than anything DD or Starbucks has. You might not even want to put milk or sugar in it, because it's that good.
member dunks guy?
member the dunks calendars?
i member
I still think fondly of Fred.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=petqFm94osQ
I love DD's
Buuttt, it's actually not that good once you try some off the lesser known coffee shops. The name escapes me now but the place in Porter Sq that sells that rosemary/brown sugar coffee? Man that place is good.
Dunkin Donuts is for
Dunkin Donuts is for emergency coffee or sugar bombs only.
The quality of the food has gone down for well over a decade, and an old-fashioned doughnut actually tastes BAD now.
Plus they are irritating, the graphics suck and their advertising is excessive.
Drive-through is for drivers.
And we all know Massholes drive around here.