We get all kinds of crazy people in Dunkin's, especially at night. People will blurt out almost anything when they have to make a snap decision, because you know, ordering coffee is a highly stressful situation. Life or death, really, for some. I get people ordering "medium large hot coffees" or forgetting their order once it's their turn all the time. But those are the normal things that happen. The more unusual ones are the best. Here is a list of the most interesting DDs occurrences since the end of May:
-A 40-something man exclaiming, "Oh, you again" when he saw that I was working. Why yes. I work during the time when you come in. How ironic.
-A 50-something man arguing with me over the price of his coffee. Through the drivethru. I reminded him that our price has not changed in over a year, while the price of gas has gone up more than a dollar. He replied, "I don't drink the gas."
-Two teenaged boys (who had just been inside the store) attempting to trip the drivethru indicator... on their bicycles. Much hilarity ensued.
-A middle-aged man asking me how my boyfriend was and then waggling his eyebrows suggestively.
-Another middle-aged man suggesting that the only reason I handed him his change was because I secretly wanted to hold his hand. I replied that this had, in fact, been my only intention and that I had wanted to hold his hand since the moment he walked into the store. This made him leave in a hurry.
-A young guy ordering five smoothies, yelling at me to hurry the whole time I was making them, then ordering two more when I brought the other five out. I gave him the look of death and told him five was plenty if he was in such a rush.
-Two middle aged guys (at the drivethru) laughing hysterically and asking if there was a camera or something watching them while they were ordering. I told them no and they laughed harder. Total sketch.
-A (very drunk) middle-aged woman actually came running behind the counter one night to order her coffee. She came staggering back in later (also behind the counter) to ask if I had anything for muscular dystrophy. I told her she should see a doctor.
I'll post more on this later... I'm sure new material won't be hard to come by.
Dunkin' Donuts Badness
Original Post Date: July 13, 2006 5:09 PM
Most of you guys probably know by now that my awesome summer job is being a coffee server at Dunkin' Donuts. Technically, my position is titled as "Sales Personnel," but that makes it sound too much like I work at the Gap or something. But no, I don't sell overpriced clothes, I just make coffee. Anyway.Everyone keeps asking me how the "job" is going, so I figured I'd write a blog about it. You know, just to keep everyone up on the "highlights" of the coffee biz.
First of all, I get to wear a super badass uniform consisting of granny pants (khaki colored, definitely not made by the Gap) and a blue shirt that says "Smoothies" all over it. This appeals to an inside joke I have with some friends from college, so I'm all about it. I'm even going to keep the shirt when this is all said and done. Anyway, the last and most important part of my uniform is the awesome visor I get to wear. (I asked for a hat, but you know how these things go.) It's blue and has the new Dunkin's slogan on it: "America Runs on DD." As one observant person pointed out the other day, my hat has a bra size on it. Another high point of my uniform situation is that I have two smoothies shirts and three pairs of granny pants. I'm not entirely sure what the intent of my manager was in giving me two shirts and three pairs of pants, but I've interpreted it to mean that I should wear a dirty shirt to work every three days. So far, it's working out great.
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