Dilbert Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Dunkin' Donuts is officially dropping Donuts from its name beginning next year https://www.themonitor.com/news/us_news/article_2f1dbeb4-c0ea-11e8-b59c-d7d070ccdbc0.html Signature intentionally left blank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Egad. At least the whole "IHOP to IHOB" thing was just temporary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBGKon Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 I'm not surprised at all, for the last few years or so all of the advertising states "runs on Dunkin" with no word of Donuts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfwabel Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 The "new generation of store" under the new branding opened a month ago. https://sf.eater.com/platform/amp/2018/8/23/17774068/dunkin-donuts-next-generation-coffee-concord-bay-area?utm_campaign=sf.eater&utm_content=chorus&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&__twitter_impression=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 They'll bring the donuts part back in 4 or 5 years when they rebrand. That said, the interim will be one of those silly, "no no no---we're only dunkin, now! Haha, yes you can still buy donuts. Ma'am I am the manager. No I can't explain this, heh. Please stop asking me about this" type things. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeauxColonels Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 Domino's did it first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChicagoOakland Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, CS85 said: They'll bring the donuts part back in 4 or 5 years when they rebrand. That said, the interim will be one of those silly, "no no no---we're only dunkin, now! Haha, yes you can still buy donuts. Ma'am I am the manager. No I can't explain this, heh. Please stop asking me about this" type things. God help those employees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, GeauxColonels said: Domino's did it first. Domino's is a good name for a Pizza take out. Dunkin' is just silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 1 hour ago, GeauxColonels said: Domino's did it first. Remember “The Hut”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTConcepts Posted September 25, 2018 Share Posted September 25, 2018 "You ain't gonna learn what you don't wanna know..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stumpygremlin Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 1 hour ago, Gary. said: Remember “The Hut”? They still use that to a degree: "No one out-pizzas The Hut" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 There goes the surefire way to tell if someone was from outside of New England when they would call it "Dunkin' Donuts." On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadSeed84 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I mean its not as dumb as this But its up there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidjren Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 if you draw this by blue color. It'll beauti more than Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted September 27, 2018 Share Posted September 27, 2018 On 9/25/2018 at 7:05 PM, Gary. said: Remember “The Hut”? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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dont care Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 9/26/2018 at 3:20 AM, Brass said: There goes the surefire way to tell if someone was from outside of New England when they would call it "Dunkin' Donuts." When I lived in New England “Dunkies” was also used interchangably as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-Squared Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 I must be the only one who doesn't hate it. The full name honestly hasn't aged well, and doughnuts aren't the most marketable product in 2018. Its not like the brand plunges into ambiguity by simply being called "Dunkin." Its a pretty solid balance of pushing the brand forward without betraying its core identity. My TeePublic Shop My Instagram Art Page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CS85 Posted September 30, 2018 Share Posted September 30, 2018 2 hours ago, C-Squared said: I must be the only one who doesn't hate it. The full name honestly hasn't aged well, and doughnuts aren't the most marketable product in 2018. Its not like the brand plunges into ambiguity by simply being called "Dunkin." Its a pretty solid balance of pushing the brand forward without betraying its core identity. "America runs on Dunkin" is their famous slogan, so it's basically doubling down on people's familiarity with that. Quote "You are nothing more than a small cancer on this message board. You are not entertaining, you are a complete joke." twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Cesarano Posted October 1, 2018 Share Posted October 1, 2018 No one whom I hear ever calls Dunkin' Donuts simply "Dunkin' ". To my ear that usage has a feel that is (if you'll pardon the expression) douchebaggy. It is sort of like calling McDonald's "Mickey D's" or calling pizza "za". But, come to think of it, that is probably the market segment that they are trying to attract. So in that respect the change can be considered a good move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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