DUNKIN DONUTS - Life in America

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[@donh7909]

I made a fair living, cutting doughnuts.. Started in 1973 and baked for 19 years, collectively.. Even called out retirement, a few times.. I was happy.. I loved the faces in the kids and adults alike.. Nothing was more rewarding than to offer a hot fresh honey dip, to a child, on Saturday morning.. Good Lord, I do miss those days..!

[@patf2444]

Llll8

[@richardgillette5759]

Fred? Is that you?

[@onlythewise1]

days are over

[@danityvanityinsanity]

How fun!😃👍✨💖✨

[@uncjim]

Good Life

[@overworlder]

I could listen to your calming voice talk about donuts for the rest of time.

[@Porsche996driver]

👆🏼

[@KitC916]

8 hours please, the rent is too damn high

[@kendavid891]

Yes soothing voice

[@nikkic83]

I worked the morning shift for DD in the 70’s as a teenager. The smell of freshly made doughnuts was heavenly. One of my jobs was to insert the different fillings. I loved working there 😊

[@Zickcermacity]

Nikki: Ever over-stuff a cream-filled donut? 🤣🤣🤣

[@dwightpowell6673]

There were no black employees

[@Zickcermacity]

@@dwightpowell6673 And...?

[@mikejautosandstuff3349]

Sorry to burst your bubble but Dunkin’ Donuts is not even freshly made anymore it’s all trucked in frozen and reheated

[@jefferypardue7509]

@@mikejautosandstuff3349 yes similar if not the same practice as Starbucks with their pastries. And Starbucks even put plastic wrap around their pastries. If you get there late in the day at Starbucks you might get the one from the display that's been sitting there all day unwrapped.

[@elizabethcantrell8963]

Dunkin Donuts and the Sunday paper in the 'burbs of NY early 70s when Dad would have them ready for us in the kitchen along with the funny pages every Sunday. Memories...

[@samanthab1923]

Those are my early memories. Stop at the bakery for rolls & donuts after church. Papers were delivered. Those were good glazed donuts.

[@Bigskyguy56]

Back in the early 70s , Dunkin coffee could NOT be beat. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@simplygoodwoman]

Absolutely!

[@samanthab1923]

Never drank coffee in HS but knew someone who worked there so we would get free donuts back in the 70’s

[@milfordcivic6755]

We used to joke that it was always time to make the donuts, because they went stale so fast.

[@simplygoodwoman]

I grew up mainly in the NE of the USA and Dunkin Donuts was a hit with us and an extra treat! I remember one time they were giving out Chuck Conners (Rifleman) pictures and mama sure did visit Dunkin Donuts quite a bit to ensure each of us kids had one. Oh, we loved when mama surprised us and told us we were headed there (this was in the late 60s - 70s). When daddy got out of the service, we moved to his home town in SE TN where (at the time) there were no Dunkin Donuts. So, I did not get any for years. When I went in the service in the late 70s, after my training (after boot camp), I went to visit my sister in FL. I was driving along a busy thoroughfare when the corner of my eye caught . . . DUNKIN DONUTS! Dang it all - I did a U-Turn right there! (I made sure it was safe) and headed right to it! I was a happy girl!

[@pitman6992]

Of course u didn't get pulled over doin that illegal U turn cuz all the Cops were at Dunkin......... KIDDING!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@govtom4]

Nice story. Feel the same about Krispy Kreme Donuts as we had a DD not too far from us in W Tx. Loved going to the KK in Memphis when we visited family there. When KK finally opened up in Austin not too long ago (10 years or so) I didn’t flip out like most people did cause they were already part of my life.

[@valeriecallaghan]

Thank you for your service!! God bless you!!

[@Ij-jan]

Two of my daughters worked at Dunkin’ Donuts in high school. They’re in their 40s now and they still drink the coffee

[@dougmorris9317]

One thing I sorely miss since retiring in 2015, picking up a Dunkin coffee and 2 apple-filled donuts on the way to the office (in downtown Pittsburgh) almost every morning. I tried Starbucks, once was enough!

[@jjryan1352]

Haha! The first Starbucks I ever saw was in downtown Pgh. I thought "so this is what the big fuss is about?"

[@jefferypardue7509]

@@jjryan1352 I go to Starbucks I usually get a hot Earl Gray tea medium size. And no I don't know the crazy names that they come up with for their sizes. To me their pastries are as equal to say Little Debbie or Entenmann's.

[@gregggoss2210]

My first job out of high school .I was the baker and I put a lot of care into making the donuts. Now, they are made by machines at central locations and shipped to the individual stores. Not the same donuts anymore.

[@starwars518]

Yeh that pisses me off. I heard that recently

[@jrussellcase]

So there's no more "time to make the donuts" guy?

[@gregggoss2210]

@@jrussellcase, not that I know of. I worked at a restaurant supply store a few years back and we had to install some refrigeration items for this huge building in an industrial park. We were told that this is a central baking and frying location for D.D. in the area. Huge fryers were setup, like 30 feet long. At the time the place wasn't totally set up, so I'm sure there was a lot more going to happen there. When I made the donuts, there was a lot that went into the process. It was a very physically demanding job, but I was 18 and a heck of a lot more physically fit than I am now. 🙄

[@samanthab1923]

@@jrussellcase Right? I guess their not open 24 hrs either

[@BubbaThaumaturge]

It's one reason I much prefer Krispy Kreme.

[@wadeduffy9101]

I think DD was a big part of the whole idea of cops and donuts. The association started because donut shops were often the only places open for them to take their break way back before the 24 hour economy we have now.

[@jefferypardue7509]

Not a lot of places in Seattle are open 24 hours and the city shuts down tightly after 7:30 p.m. with mostly just the supermarkets open until 11:00 p.m. if you're not into bars or movie theaters. Even then bars only stay open until 2:00 a.m. the only places to eat are mostly Denny's or IHOP or Sheri's Cafe and pie which are most of the time 24 hours. Most of the restaurants are around here were designed around daytime tourists and business people going to work an eating out for lunch or people on their way to work picking up pastries and coffee/tea.

[@paulfloroff5769]

Especially in New York City it was common for in some communities to have two things open late at night, the subway token booth and the Dunkin Donuts

[@Aquariangirl126]

When I worked at DD in 80’s they had a log the police would sign to get a free coffee and donut.

[@allenperreault7825]

I grew up in Massachusetts, so I always had a Dunkin near by. I remember in 3rd grade, going to one for a field trip with my class back in the 1970s. Thanks for the memories.

[@lorimartin3724]

Not to date myself, I still say "time to make the donuts" as I go to/start work.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Right there with ya ... oh, by the way, ... "where's the beef"?

[@lorimartin3724]

@@morbidmanmusic 😂

[@mariahsmom9457]

@Lori I do the same as I try to get out of bed. 🙂

[@jetfowl]

Dunkin' definitely has better coffee than Starbucks, in all ways. From regular black coffee to espresso to the fancy cups.

[@morbidmanmusic]

Not according to market shares.

[@jonhall3151]

Never been a fan of Starbucks coffee. McDonald's has better coffee IMHO

[@stevenlitvintchouk3131]

Consumer Reports rated Dunkin's among the best coffees they tasted, and Starbucks among the worst.

[@stevenlitvintchouk3131]

@@morbidmanmusic Because what people buy at Starbucks is basically a caffeinated milkshake.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

Can’t stand McD’s coffee. I switched to Starbucks because it’s closer to where I live, shop, work, whatever. I’m not one to drive miles out of my way for a cup of coffee. The closest Dunkin’ for me is probably 7-8 miles away.

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

I go to Dunkin Donuts when I'm out of coffee or need a midday boost when I'm on the road but I miss the local mom-and-pop bakery. I have fond memories of getting my morning éclair when I was a paperboy in exchange for a daily newspaper. The baker was the only one beside me working in the area at 5 A.M. and it was a great treat to enjoy as I made my way to the first house on my route. I'm sure locally owned bakeries still exist but there are none near me. I will give Dunkin the nod over Starbucks which I have never liked but that's me.

[@sonyafox3271]

Yes, if I still lived where, I grew -up well, the bakery is still up and running but, they say it’s still good but, nothing like in my younger days and not ran by the same people. They used to sell these cinnamon raisin rolls with maple flavored icing, those were my favorite. My dad would always go down early Saturday morning to get what everyone of us wanted. Well, I never had to say anything, my dad know what I wanted and, then, eventually they quit making them, it’s hard to find something you want when your not big on donuts and rolls to begin with.

[@itinerantpatriot1196]

@@sonyafox3271 That's the nice thing about those small, local places, they usually bring back fond memories of simpler times, generally centered on family. Hope you find your way back to those cinnamon raisin rolls once again.

[@julieshepherd5989]

I agree, Star Bucks hasn't got anything on Duncan Donuts coffee except a buzz on strong caffeine. 😀

[@debbied9997]

When I was a child, Dunkin Donuts was a staple for our Sunday morning breakfast before church. I have not been to a location in years but I really did love their donuts, I was too young for their coffee but my parents would get me a hot chocolate. It was a highlight of the weekend.

[@timp1051]

I remember going to my local Dunkin Donuts, when I was growing up, and actually watch the donuts being made. Loved it. Back in the day.

[@markpancoast334]

Thank you for these narrated reminiscences of Life In America! I have watched many episodes, and I appreciate your unbiased approach to recalling many of the simple elements in American life. Many of us enjoy the opportunity to look back to what was so near and dear, so long ago.

[@mikehughes4969]

I swear the picture at 3:16 was the Dunkin Donuts by me when I was a kid back in the 70's, right down to that pink Mustang in the parking lot. It belonged to a neighbor, and it was her pride and joy. That picture is exactly how I remember it.

[@karenroy9045]

I love the DD coffee. It was my first job while I was in high school. I remember the plain donuts with the handle. My dad’s favorite. I miss the counters and the ceramic cups. Coffee in the early 80’s at the counter was 42 cents a cup with tax. It’s also where I met my late husband, the love of my life, over 30 years ago.

[@anthonyandreae7699]

Best memories of my life! I grew up in the 80s right behind the very 1st one. My bus stop was in front of it. It's been 30 years since I've been in Quincy. Still a die hard Dunkin fan. Daily

[@joeheid4757]

I got news for DD. "Time to make the donuts" is still said today. It simply means, time to go to work.

[@pamelamays4186]

In my old neighborhood in National City, California, there's s doughnut shop called Sunny's, which is, in reality, a repurposed Dunkin Donuts. It even uses, Dunkin Donuts recipes for their doughnuts!

[@amiblueful]

I think a big reason they started focusing on coffee (which is freshly made and good) is that the donuts are no longer good. They used to be made in individual locations. Now there are a few distribution centers that truck them over to the stores. Even early in the morning they taste stale.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

You always hear that change is better. As someone who grew up in the 50’s and 60’s I find that to be one of the biggest crocks I have ever heard. The only ones it’s good for are the folks whose pockets are being lined with green backs. For the rest of us? Barely!!

[@timcloutier3729]

Born and raised in the Boston, Ma. / New England area. Dunkin' Donuts is an iconic staple of "Northeast" sweetness. As a kid, if you were lucky enough to have one local. There was nothing better then having a relative stopping by, and having that cardboard box lined up with a variety of sugar happiness. Fifty plus years later, and I'm STILL enjoying a piece of my childhood memories. Now it's more for the JAVA. Ya know.........Dude has to look out for his "waistline." Lol!!! 🤘🏻😄☕☕🍩🍩🍩☕☕😉🤘🏻

[@Madness832]

For the locals, it was "Dunks" or "Dunkie." And from one who lived there, for 18 years, it's "Quin-ZEE."😃

[@cindytrayer4279]

My dog’s name is Dunkin and those are two of his nicknames!🤣

[@ddivincenzo1194]

Being a native Bostonian, Dunkin has always had my heart.

[@jons.6216]

Where I grew up in San Jose CA there was only the one on Winchester Blvd. Mostly the city was a Winchell's Donuts town, but it was a nice alternative every so often and I loved the large variety of different jelly fillings Dunkin offered.

[@operadog2000]

I also grew up in San Jose, and our Winchell's Donuts was off of Montague Expressway. I spent a lot of time over in the Winchester Blvd area, and one of our favorite places to eat was at the Giant Artichoke. Angie's Pizza on Winchester Blvd. was a place we went to often as well. Great times.

[@jons.6216]

@@operadog2000 I only ever ate at The Giant Artichoke once in Castroville and always wanted to go back!!

[@operadog2000]

@@jons.6216 It was a good "eats" and there was always a line to get into the place. About five miles North on Stevens Creek Blvd off of Saratoga was Harry's Hofbrau, which was great place for a meal. It was my dear father's favorite place to eat.

[@ronalddevine9587]

Dunkin's coffee can't be beat. Starbucks is all about snobbery and high priced euro style bitter coffee. Pity that Dunkin doesn't make the donuts at each location any more. They are made in a central kitchen and trucked in. They simply are not as good.

[@spunkyb5249]

That's why I always figure out which shop does the baking for each town. Ask, the employees don't mind telling you which one does the main baking, that's the one that constantly sells fresh donuts. After the main shop does the baking, they freeze them for delivery to other shops. Meh!!

[@kevinsmith5288]

Agree with you about Dunkin's coffee, and your comment about Starbucks in on the mark. Hate their coffee, the only thing I ever get from them is an occasional Frappuccino.

[@millerdlv541]

Same here. I hate SB coffee, love my Dunkin coffee!

[@yuvgotubekidding]

I realized a long time ago while waiting in line at Starbucks how many steps it takes to make just one of their stupid speciality drinks. I ask for a coffee with cream and they make me walk over to another part of the store to put my own cream in. I haven’t been to a Starbucks in years and refuse to ever go back. I’m not their target consumer and they don’t make me feel like one. The real America does run on Dunkin.

[@markoman5267]

It's amazing how much the quality varies by store.

[@ronreagan3969]

Used to love Mr. Donut. They got bought out by Dunkin and the donuts went downhill.

[@etrisb]

Mister Donut was great. My mother and I would stop there after church in the early 70s (Jefferson St., Joliet, IL).

[@brett4264]

I was born and lived near Quincy Mass. I'm pretty sure my parents bought some donuts at the original store.

[@alandickerson3379]

I knew about Dunkin' Donuts, of course. But, I did not know about their past history. Thank you for sharing that!

[@kerrytakashi12]

In the 70s, getting a box of Dunkin was a big treat. Dunkin quality has taken a slide in the past years. Their donuts are horrible when they used to be delicious.

[@kendavid891]

I remember as a kid asking my mom the flavor I wanted, Boston cream!I still go to the veteran restaurants, Friendly's, IHOP, Dunkin,dairy Queen I was just 3,great times then

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

My town had Friendly's until a decade ago.

[@pmafterdark]

Growing up in Mass. I think Dunkin Donuts, like most things nowadays, was better decades ago. The donuts used to be made at the store, fresh daily, not anymore.

[@mrwaterschoot5617]

its because they are no longer dunkin donuts. they are no longer donuts they are dd and to me they now stand for dum dums and it is not the kids candy that i had when i went trick or treating in the 1960s.

[@sreginkc]

I was in the Navy on the east coast in the late 70s. I loved Mr. Donut and Dunkin Donut shops. The crew I was on would get off work around 2am and we would head off base to the Mr. Donut. If you got a red star on your receipt, you got a free dozen!

[@valeriecallaghan]

Thank you for your service!! God bless you!!

[@k.h.4698]

Those were the days! Why did this vision of quality-of-life as seen in the 60’s have to end? Sorry, Krispy, your stuff just doesn’t cut it…. If people really want to “MAGA”, then bring back doughnuts, coffee shops with waitresses that served food, gas stations that fill uo your tank, check your oil, and clean your windshield at no extra charge, and finally, banks who pay decent interest again more than just 97 cents per year. Lets start with the doughnuts, please…

[@stephenwheeler76]

I really enjoy your work, thank you.

[@platterjockey]

I don't like coffee, so it's all about the donuts for me. The donuts are not as good as they were before they focused all of their attention to sandwiches, but the taste is still unique.

[@mikephalen3162]

The donuts are not as good today as those sold elsewhere. Back in the day, Dunkin was the go-to place for a dozen donuts if you didn't have a favorite local outlet.

[@jefferypardue7509]

@@mikephalen3162 Dunkin' donuts probably uses the same similar mass production like the supermarkets probably do for their donuts and probably some more if not a like ingredients

[@glennso47]

The local blood bank gives you stickers that say “I did it for the cookies “ after you donated blood. 😋

[@carolyn6689]

I remember when I was a young kid in Massachusetts,"Roslindale" in the late 1970's going with my dad to Dunkin and sitting at the bar"Spinning in the stools " ,having a donut and hot chocolate. I loved the old diner look of the place and esp the white ceramic cups you used to get. I am a frequent flyer at the Dunkin in Rhode Island now ..lol😅☕🍩 I much prefer it over Starbucks anyday,although if I want to be bougie I'll get a sugary small latte there occasionally.

[@Dave-hc6pp]

In the late 70’s I was in the hospital for a month in traction with a ruptured disc in my back. One of my friends would come and visit several times a week. Each time he came he would bring 2 large coffees from Dunkin Donuts.

[@Kimberlena]

Wonderful memories of my childhood in Detroit.

[@Capecodham]

When I came to Cape Cod in 1967 a dozen doughnuts was 79 cents, now one is more.

[@bighuge1060]

Within a month's time moving to Quincy, Massachusetts, I had the pleasure of going to the Dunkin Donuts built upon the site of this original store. It was nice being on the spot where this business started.

[@martinpennock9430]

I remember back in the 70's we had a Dunkin Donuts on one of the main streets leading to TCU called Berry St. As teens we used to drive up and down Berry on Friday and Saturday night. And after the inevitable gorging at the Jack in the Box or Whataburger, the inevitable sweet tooth could only be satisfied by half a dozen Dunkin Donuts! Thanks again for the fond memories!

[@iandunsford4338]

Having crossed the 'pond' many times since the 1970s, I find your histories of US life and changing businesses particularly interesting, especially as nothing stands still for long. Well done and Thank you.

[@keithswindell6212]

I don't know if you have actually been in a Dunkin Donuts lately (ever?) but the 55 donut varieties went out years ago. Selection is very limited, it's more like the 5 that everyone else was doing when they started.

[@samanthab1923]

I thought they tasted different. Bummer

[@mbatchelor]

I miss when DD had fresh donuts made daily; these days they are made in a commissary and come in frozen to be reheated at many if not most locations they have these days. The one near me only has one small case of a handful of different kinds of donuts anymore, so I really don't go there anymore.

[@eydie57]

This answered my question of whatever happened to Mr. Donut. Now I know. Thank you. By the way, am I the only one who pauses on the street scenes to look at everything in the background? Very cool video!

[@mitchkelsey8743]

Hardly - I find those backgrounds and businesses nostalgia inducing. You'll recognize some of the early logos of businesses that are still around today. I'm into the second half of my 70s and I recall in the early 60s that there were three or four of us that would sit at the counter half the night and play Liar's poker while drinking their marvelous coffee (not to mention the smell of fresh baked donuts). Which, by the way, was the only one I could drink black. Everything else needed cream (except for what I made at home). Starbucks cannot compare to DD in it's heyday.

[@BubbaThaumaturge]

Yes, Sam Breakstone also worked for Dunkin Donuts.

[@JohnSmith-ef2sp]

I would bring in a dozen every now and then at the office before I retired. Such a little thing brought smiles to peoples faces. Good times.

[@jackphillips3512]

My favorite coffee. No close by franchises though. I highly recommend Bill Rosenberg's autobiography that covers the start of Dunkin as well as his other businesses and hobbies.

[@brianstrawder2417]

I remember growing up in the 70's on the south side of Jacksonville FL, where there was a Dunkin and Krispy Kreme next door to one another, only separated by a street. Dunkin Doughnuts were so delicious then. Dunkin don't taste as good now.

[@suchanhachan]

I grew up in Massachusetts with Dunkin Donuts but I've lived here in Japan for a long time, and Mister Donut is a major chain here. I had never heard of it so when I first came here I just assumed it was a Japanese company. Then I started hearing from my students that it was an American company from Boston which surprised me, but hearing this history and how dominant Dunkin was and is it's no surprise that I never saw one growing up...

[@lonster3000]

There is one opening up right down the street from me this spring, looking forward to checking it out.

[@jrussellcase]

I've never had one of their donuts, but the coffee is awesome.

[@BubbaThaumaturge]

You should search for Angry Grandpa's Dunkin Donuts review.

[@kevinsmith5288]

Agree about the coffee, but the donuts have gone downhill.

[@andyrob3259]

If you think the coffee is awesome you really need to get out more

[@sonyafox3271]

Yep and, a lot less of a variety and, they only make them a few times a day now, it used to be if you walked in and they were out of something, they would make you anything you wanted right on the spot, they won’t do that today. Walk in there today and ask them if they have any dunkers or clunkers, those young workers will look at you like your crazy. Some of these older people working in there they think they know what your talking about but, the to have no idea. They are cake donuts made to put in coffee. I don’t drink coffee but, still those were the 2 of me and my mom’s favorite and, we always got a dozen each once a wk.

[@jrussellcase]

@@andyrob3259 You might be right. I don't get out much, other than to work. I'm 50 and too old to hit the town chasing tail. 😀 I don't go to Dunkin' to get it, I buy the bags of coffee grounds and brew it at home. But I do know it's way better than Starbucks. (PS: Starbucks brews their coffee by letting an existing pot burn down to the stuff stuck in the bottom of the carafe.....then they brew THAT. True story. 😂😂😂)

[@philiprichards2010]

I've been dining at Dunkin Donuts for many years. I also enjoyed their commercials from the 1970s tothe present on tv.

[@sherrithorne1415]

I have so many memories of my father stopping at Dunkin Donuts growing up.

[@mattfleischman176]

When I was a kid, I use to go to a Dunkin Donut when they use to make the donuts. He would always give me a couple munchkins while I was deciding on what I wanted. Also Dunkin Has the best coffee so far, way better than Starbucks. Thanks for sharing

[@Patriot-American]

Dunkin Donuts was a part of my growing up as a kid in the 60's and 70's. They've been through a few changes but still offer a great cup of coffee and your choice of donuts. Really great memories of Dunkin Donuts and now I take my grandchildren....

[@williampalenik7306]

I love Dunkin Doughnuts with all those flavors/ varieties to choose from

[@Larry]

Dunkin' Donuts was weird for years in the UK, they never had stores, just solely operated out of food trucks at markets/flea markets Etc. but then disapeared. They came back a few years ago after the huge success Krispy Kreme had when they came to the UK, but aside from one store in London (Baker Street (Can't imagine why they chose there :D)) All their stores are up North.

[@jameswillett7186]

Larry- Dunkin Donuts was bought by a hedge fund in 2005 and the deep pockets of the hedge fund enabled them to open up Dunkin Donut stores in Europe and even Asia. Unfortunately the quality of their donuts has plummeted compared to the 1990's when each store made their donuts on the premises twice every day and they sold over 50 varieties. The donuts are very small now and have a slightly burnt taste the last time I bought some over a year ago. My father said that means that the factory where they are made is not changing the cooking oil often enough.

[@michaelkurtz1967]

1963 store design in the midwest was iconic. The winters were hard and the donuts were fresh and tender with lots of flavors. The windows were always steamy and policemen were welcomed with a cup of coffee each night to stay warm. Sunday mornings you learned to ride your bike with a dozen donuts. Lots of memories.

[@alwayswatching84]

When we lived in Maryland, every Friday night in the summer, the neighbors would get together for some steamed crabs, then after, someone would run to Dunkin Donuts for some strawberry short cake donuts. The best! Today we have a DD down the street from us, and have been there once. The donuts were half cooked and stale. So no more!

[@majikglustik9704]

I miss Mister Donut.

[@davidsquires154]

I remember,a Dunkin Donuts 🍩 😋, TV commercial from back in the day. There was a Baker,waking up early every morning 🌄. And, the Baker would say Time to make the Donuts 🍩. The old Dunkin Donuts, that was located on Gratiot and East Outer Drive in Detroit, Michigan is a Coney Island. The Dunkin Donuts located on Harper and 9 Mile Road in St.ClairShores, Michigan is a Independent Bakery and Restaurant.

[@TheHalloweenGuy13]

I had been a full supporter of Dunkin' for many years. I love the expansion they've been doing recently, but I long for the days of going to a Dunkin' to see donuts being made and sitting at the counter with a hot cup of coffee and a fresh and warm donut to get my day started. It's very different nowadays, but I still love Dunkin', and always will.

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

Thanks for sharing👌

[@NickC1966]

My grandmother worked at the Dunkin’ Donuts on Delaware in Kenmore in the 70s. Loved going there to pick her up and spinning around on the counter chairs. Loved it. That DD is gone but so is Gram. Great memory though.

[@v4victory665]

I was hoping you would do a Dunkin Donuts 👍👍 Back in the 70's and early 80's was my best recollection before the Baskin Co. bought them. I miss a lot of their donuts flavors, especially the Dutch Crumb donut ☹

[@gregggoss2210]

Remember the dunking donut? It was a cake donut with the little handle to hold on to when you dunked it in your coffee. The butternut were good too.

[@DruinStLouis]

1960's Anderson Indiana - we could watch the donuts being made through a pane of glass. It was a thrill to watch this as a kid.

[@highnoon9333]

I was born in 1991 and grew up in New York and Georgia, so Dunkin' has always been very present in my life. Imagine my surprise when, on a trip to Seattle last year I open my Dunkin' app to find that there are no locations within 50 miles! It completely makes sense in an area so dominated by its native son, Starbucks, but it was still very surprising to me.

[@suzanneandersen7319]

The DD at 3:07 looks so much like the one at the X in Springfield, Ma. I remember sitting at the counter and drinking the coffee out of ceramic mugs, I miss those days.

[@P.F.3.]

In the late 60's as a kid we used to stop by on Sundays after church and watch the Baker make doughnuts! Some how I remember that they tasted soooooo much better than they do now! Haven't been to a Dunkin' doughnuts in many years. Nothing ain't what it used to be.... 😢

[@julieshepherd5989]

Dunkin Donuts is a household name, I've been going there many years, I was glad to find their ground coffee at the grocery stores, but it still taste better at Duncan D. I was so glad that the original Duncan D. Was restored, that's awesome!! Would love to go there. Thanks for sharing wonderful memories and all of your video's. Have a great blessed week. 🙂🥀🍵

[@kristinharden9630]

I miss Dunkin in the late 70's early 80's. The donuts were baked in house. So much better than now. Seems to be the trend with everything. I miss those days.

[@sammott8557]

I remember years ago when in high school, we'd sometimes walk a few blocks to get a hot soup lunch at Dunkin Donuts. They had (still have?) more than just donuts and coffee.

[@JoeBunting1751]

Coffee and a donut for just 15 cents. Wow those really were the days!

[@pattyheitzman8635]

I went to Dunkin' Donuts when I was little. It was in West Palm Beach, FL.It was good. Dunkin' has iced coffee. I still go to Dunkin' near where I live.

[@MamaJewels99]

I worked at DD in high school in the 80’s and loved it. I worked the front mostly but when I got to help fill and decorate the doughnuts that was the most fun. The hardest part of the job was resisting the donuts!😊

[@MrDewayne]

Love this channel

[@ShadeofJeremy]

As a kid my Mom used to take me to Dunkin' Donuts all the time. They eventually closed the stores here but I never forgot them. Then a few years ago they opened new stores here. One right next door to the old one Mom took me to. I was able to take her there a couple of times before she passed away. While it wasn't quite the same it was still nice.

[@bradfordrusso7480]

This video is a BRILLIANT training exercise for any small business owner, or marketing student! It subtly touches Many fine but important points. The student needs to listen carefully and then emulate / apply it to their particular enterprise.

[@sobebabe7169]

The greatest for me was finding a Dunkin Donuts in Japan in 1987. We in Germany did not have them in Hamburg yet. When I was in Berlin, Germany, I brought some back to my home in Hamburg. And I was not the only one. They are now in Hamburg, but not all varieties are available.

[@mikeywestside8509]

As a kid, the family got together and would take a weekend day trip to Los Alamos from Albuquerque and we would always stop in Santa Fé along the way for some Dunkin' Donuts. That brings back a lot of good memories.

[@007romryan]

My grandfather used to run a doughnut and coffee shop back in the 50's around Quincy. He knew the owners of "Open Kettle"- Dunking doughnuts. He left the business, but kinda neat that he knew them.

[@susan5301]

Back in the good old days!

[@heathers4961]

I miss their soups. I worked at DD in college and loved the potato soup with a french roll on my break. Also loved the roast beef and cheddar on a croissant.

[@bridgetmccracken1381]

Still enjoy their donuts

[@rickhodgkins6937]

Last year, after getting fasting lab work done, I stopped at a dunkin doughnuts to get some breakfast, particularly an apple fritter, a cinnamon roll and an ice coffee, because that while I had their coffee, I have )MEVER) eaten their doughnuts! So, I was pleasantly supprised!

[@gingergargoyle]

I don't remember ever going to a Dunkin' Donuts - but the slogan "Time To Make The Donuts" became part of our EVERYDAY language in our house when I was growing up ... Ma thought the commercials were so funny, that she would stop whatever she was doing to watch them even if she were ironing one of my dad's good work shirts!

[@deecee9735]

Man you can still get a dozen in a box ,for about 20$ . But man those cars , from the early part of this video , they would be worth millions ! Good video ! ! !

[@deanmay338]

Ahhh. . .my memory of Dunkin Donuts: I grew up in southern Indiana, but went to college in northern Indiana at Anderson College (now Anderson University). As AC students, we spent many evenings at Dunkin Donuts. Many of us guys that lived on 4th floor of Dunn Hall would visit Maury (the donut maker) during his evening shift. Shhhh, don’t tell anybody, but Maury would even let us back in the kitchen area to show us how he made the donuts and to grab a piping hot donut dripping with glaze!!! I got to be so close to Maury that he attended my wedding the August after I a graduated from AC in 1983. Every time I pass a Dunkin Donuts, I can’t help but think of Maury and my evenings at Dunkin Donuts in Anderson, IN in the early 1980s!!!

[@stevengallant6363]

My first job was working at Dunkin Donuts when I was 16 years old in 1990...on the weekends I would work the overnight shift 10 to 6 a.m.... it was interesting serving so many drunk people... it was a blast I miss those times

[@starwars518]

Hmmm the late 90’s and early 2000’s were interesting for DD. One you had Starbucks coming from one side and Krispy Kreme from the other but DD weathered the storm

[@samanthab1923]

Our town has DD & Starbucks across the street from each other

[@jefferypardue7509]

@@samanthab1923 that's similar to how sometimes you can see a rite aid next to a Walgreens or a bartell drugs or CVS pharmacy.

[@samanthab1923]

@@jefferypardue7509 That’s funny because my tiny town has a CVS & a Rite Aide

[@mrchrislatino]

The store shown at 1:07 (and different shots for the next 30 seconds) was the 2nd store and their 1st franchise. It was in my hometown Worcester Massachusetts (Park Ave & Mill St.), I'd been in there many times in it's 50 years there. A few years ago they finally closed that location opening one a short distance away with easier access, better parking and a drive thru..

[@wallygator1254]

I worked at a DD as a teen in the 70's - baked brownies, and the best donut ever - the french crueller, best eaten still warm with the icing just starting to harden, washed down with a root beer - good times

[@azmike1]

I was always a Wnchell's Donuts guy. So. California area. 30 miles east of Los Angeles. I nevernoticed Dunkin' until maybe 15 years ago.

[@PixelatedH2O]

I remember going to Dunkin a few times as a kid in the late 80s-early 90s. When I moved states in 2004 though, there were none here. A few finally opened all at once about 5-10 years ago, but then a few years later they all vanished.

[@user-vm5ud4xw6n]

Dunkin’ has always been my favorite! The only one I really always loved was a glazed donut. Nothing fancy, just a nice fluffy donut with glaze on it. If they were out of the round ones the 6:34 long twisted ones were fine. And if I got there wayyy too late then a sugar donut. I hated when they started fanning out locations so there was nothing nearby. The closest one to me is so far out of my way and I don’t even go on that side of town. No reason. Dr. appts., grocery store, whatever…are a whole lot closer. On the upside my cardiologist would have a fit if I even sniffed a donut. My father in law would go out in the morning and get donuts and when I got done night shift I would go over for breakfast. A glazed donut would be waiting!! Good memories! Thanks RR.

[@texman8150]

Now that was a video to drool by.