Dunkin Donuts spies reward its commuting customers
Filed under: Food, Shopping, Transportation, Fantastic Freebies
Times are tough, and in tough times, you'll want a few extra dollars for doughnuts. Right?
Dunkin' Donuts' answer to this question is a resounding RIGHT! The company emailed us yesterday to let us know they're planning a stealth PR operation to deliver $5 gift cards to unsuspecting (and, I suppose, suspecting) customers. If you are caught by the "Latte spies" in the New York
area with a Dunkin' Donuts bag or cup, you'll be given a card, and four of you will receive $99 gift cards. We will trust you to spend that judiciously over a period of a few months...
The spies will be found on the streets of New York, Hicksville, Iselin, Secaucus and Hoboken as well as on the LIRR, the subway, New Jersey Transit and the Hoboken Ferry on Tuesday February 10th and Thursday February 12th.
The promotion is smart as well as fun; regular Dunkin' Donuts customers can proudly flaunt their purchases in hopes of receiving some freebies. Will anyone go out of his or her way to buy a Dunkin' coffee with the hope of getting a few dollars' worth of morning treats in return? As crazy as it sounds, I know I would if I were travelling to Penn Station next week. How about you?
The spies will be found on the streets of New York, Hicksville, Iselin, Secaucus and Hoboken as well as on the LIRR, the subway, New Jersey Transit and the Hoboken Ferry on Tuesday February 10th and Thursday February 12th.
The promotion is smart as well as fun; regular Dunkin' Donuts customers can proudly flaunt their purchases in hopes of receiving some freebies. Will anyone go out of his or her way to buy a Dunkin' coffee with the hope of getting a few dollars' worth of morning treats in return? As crazy as it sounds, I know I would if I were travelling to Penn Station next week. How about you?
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 3)
2-09-2009 @ 8:23PM
bob thomas said...
dunkin donuts coffee is the best. when i go to florida and have a hard time finding a store , or going to nasau and finding none i just dont drink coffee. please open more shops .
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2-10-2009 @ 11:34AM
ashley said...
Where on earth do you go in Florida.. they are all over the place.
2-09-2009 @ 9:27PM
Whitlo said...
luv my dunkin! Send the spies to Newburgh!
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2-10-2009 @ 6:36AM
Wayne said...
I hope the New York crowd doesn't stampeed the spy and kill him like they did to the guy at Walmart. I wouldn't give those New Yorkers anything for free. Dunkin should pick anther state.
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2-10-2009 @ 12:14PM
Sara said...
Oh, those same New Yorkers that rescued all those people out of the Hudson? Those same New Yorkers that travel all over the country to help put out wildfires and help rebuild after natural disasters?
2-10-2009 @ 8:05AM
PR said...
Hey Wayne, stop bashing NYC, the greatest city on earth. Why shouldn't we get free stuff? Because someone got caught in a stampede in a Walmart that wasn't even located in NYC, but in Long Island? Should all the other states that have had tragedy be excluded too?
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2-10-2009 @ 8:36AM
Julie said...
Thank you for trying to bring him back to reality...one bunch of freaks and the whole state should pay...I don't think so
2-10-2009 @ 8:31AM
Jimi said...
Our family has followed a Dunkin tradition since 1965. I live in Florida and when we drive to New England for a family stay, we always stop at Dunkin Donuts no matter what time of day and pick up a couple of dozen. Please come to Florida and give some money away. America DOES run on Dunkin'. Thanks
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2-10-2009 @ 8:46AM
Doreen said...
I really think Dunkin coffee is the best.
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2-10-2009 @ 8:51AM
angel25874 said...
why is it always so far away???
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2-10-2009 @ 9:02AM
Evan said...
Dunkin Donuts really does have good coffee. They should expand into more of a coffee shop chain. I'd drive thru for coffee, but not the donuts-everyone's trying to eat healthier, right?
The real question is, Why single out NYC? Why not have this promotion in every state where there is a Dunkin Donuts? Why should New Yorkers get rewarded and no one else?
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2-10-2009 @ 9:01AM
Sue said...
come to Stoughton or Easton MA !!
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2-10-2009 @ 10:04AM
mikegberg said...
Sounds like Horton country to me. Good Iced Cappucino, though.
2-10-2009 @ 9:01AM
terramcgrath said...
america does run on dunkin.. in mass too.
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2-10-2009 @ 10:06AM
Gary said...
I have been a faithful Dunkin Donuts customer since 1955 and will continue to support them, but every time I get a chance I remind them that too many of their outlets are no longer offering the original 'Dunker"'. Whenever I find a store that offers the Dunker I get two and a cup of coffee. That is the perfect start to the day.
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2-10-2009 @ 9:40AM
Pete Mobley said...
Dominos Pizza mailed out coupons for a free customer,I got one.
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2-10-2009 @ 10:03AM
rufus said...
new yorkers suck with a capital S. look in the dictionary next to selfish @$$holes, and you will see pictures of ugly new yorkers, because they all are.
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2-10-2009 @ 11:22AM
stew said...
do i note a bit of jealousy here? if thats the way you think, then you either have never been to nyc or you are just a dope. it is truly the greatest city in the world!!!! 24/7/365!!!
2-10-2009 @ 10:09AM
mikegberg said...
So your claim is that you have met and interviewed every New Yorker, and assessed them all to be selfish? You certainly have a lot of time on your hands.
And if we suck with a capital S, why did you use a lowercase one?
I don't know, your story reeks of inconsistency. Have you checked your sources?
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2-10-2009 @ 10:20AM
JIM said...
DUNKIN DONUT'S A MASSACHUSETTS ICON WHERE IT ALL STARTED IN QUINCY MASS. MUST BE A TRAITOR TO RUN A CONTEST IN NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY...MUST BE A YANKEE FAN THAT NOW OWN DUNKIN DONUTS .GO RED SOX
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