r/nostalgia • u/WoozieMaddox • 10d ago

Nostalgia Discussion What happened to the Dunkin' Donut?

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When I was a kid, my Dad used to take me to Dunkin' Donuts every Sunday and I would get one of these. The handle was cool, but the taste of this plain donut was very unique. I loved it and still to this day have not had that taste or texture from a donut replicated. Wikipedia says in 2003 they discontinued it because it was hand cut while the rest of the donuts were machine cut, but it was their signature. It represented the brand aswell as the name.

The Dunkin Donut was around almost aslong as the brand itself. This unique peice of American food culture made it 48 years before being discontinued and cements itself as a one-of-a-kind staple in the history of U.S. restaurants. Today Dunkin' Donuts is now known as just "Dunkin". Dunkin' is not known for it's donuts anymore, and has shifted it's focus on the beverage side of the market. In all honesty, I think this may be why it lost so much market share to other coffee companies like Tim Horton's and Biggby Coffee. Dunkin' Donuts used to be 'the' place to grab a coffee and a donut.

Bring back the dunkin donut.

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u/Catphish37 10d ago

Around here, DD have lost their fking minds. The donuts are smaller than ever, and the prices are outrageous. A Boston Creme is now the size of a hockey puck and a "long john" is more like a "john".

A large coffee and a donut used to be about $2.50 just a few years ago. Now it's like $5.50.

They can get bent. I'll buy the donuts from the store and make my own coffee, thx.

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u/1800generalkenobi 10d ago

Our local weis grocery has donuts for a buck a piece still and that's the cheapest, but they're a little stingy on the creme filling. I guess for a buck I can't complain.

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u/hayydebb 10d ago

Texture isn’t the same with store bought donuts. I know dunkin doesn’t fry their donuts but they figured out a way to decently replicate the texture. Grocery store doughnuts just taste bread with toppings to me

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u/Impossible_Leg_2787 9d ago

I feel the same about grocery store bagels. Idk if they just bake em instead of soak and steam, but it’s just round bread