Another Reason To Boycott Dunkin Donuts: Dustin Pedroia
Just in case I needed another reason to boycott Dunkin Donuts, they’re running a television ad featuring Dustin Pedroia, the second baseman of the despicable Boston Red Sox. This is probably the only time that you’ll ever see a Red Sox player, jersey or even logo on this blog. If you haven’t already figured it out, I’m a fan of the New York Yankees, the Evil Empire.
Pedroia is part of their new ad campaign for their Turbo Boost, which is apparently their version of espresso shots for iced coffee. If they couldn’t find anyone other than Pedroia to endorse this drink then I definitely wouldn’t set my hopes too high for this product.
In the ad called “Dustin And Goliath,” Pedroia takes on a pinstriped giant on a bibilical looking field, (their description, not mine). But, the story gets even wilder. After an iced coffee with turbo boost, he takes down the giant with a “mighty swing of the bat.”
Whatever that means.
It’s totally unrealistic. Everyone knows that you can just pitch Pedroia a high, inside fastball and he’ll never be able to get a hit.
Well, I guess if Dunkin Donuts is going to join the Red Sox nation, I’m just going to have to go to Starbucks more often. Besides, Starbucks is the coffee version of the New York Yankees: everyone claims to hate them, but still stops there every day for their coffee.
If for some crazy reason you still want to see this ad, click here to watch it via YouTube.
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I liked that Yankees analogy.
I boycott Dunkin Donuts because they make money off of hate. The fact that they had an ad campaign a bit back making fun of Starbucks shows that they want to play dirty.
Starbucks and Peet’s Coffee are way bigger enemies, and they never resort to name calling.
In a recent interview, Chief Exec Howard Schultz from Sbux replied quite professionally to the interviewers question about competition with DD.
“Are you going to ask your friends to meet you at Dunkin Donuts?” -Schultz
A better question would be where would you take a hot girl out for coffee, Starbucks or Dunkin?
That question sure seems hard.
After all,
“America Runs on Dunkin”
Happy Brewing,
John
http://www.thiscoffeekid.com
You’ve just given more reason to dislike Dunkin Donuts.
I think Dunkin Donuts needs to focus more on improving customer service, the quality of their coffee and less about what Starbucks is doing.
I’m a dyed-in-the-wool Boston-bred baby, which means that I’m both a Sox fan and a DD fan by nurture and nature. That’s okay, though. I don’t hold it against you – in fact, I even referenced your boycott over at Coffee Break yesterday!
Chameleon@CoffeeBreak – Thanks for mentioning my boycott! I’m sorry to hear about your Boston problem, that can be fixed.
I have 7 reasons to hate Dunkin Donuts, that would be in reference to my previous 7 trips to Dunkin Donuts and they dont have what I am looking for. HATE IT!!
Those are seven very good reasons!
On the first day of school a first grade teacher explains to her class that she is a Red Sox fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they, too, are Red Sox fans.
Wanting to impress their teacher, everyone in the class raises their hand except one little girl.
The teacher looks at the girl with surprise and says, “Janie, why didn’t you raise your hand?”
“Because I’m not a Red Sox fan,” she replied.
The teacher, still shocked, asked, “Well, if you are not a Yankees fan, then who are you a fan of?”
“I am a Yankees fan, and proud of it,” Janie replied.
The teacher could not believe her ears. “Janie, why pray tell are you a Yankees fan?”
“Because my mom is a Yankees fan, and my dad is Yankees fan, so I’m a Yankees fan too!”
“Well,” said the teacher in a obviously annoyed tone, “that is no reason for you to be a Yankees fan. You don’t have to be just like your parents all of the time. What if your mom were an idiot and your dad were a moron, what would you be then?”
“Then,” Janie smiled, “I’d be a Red Sox fan.”
Haha almost Opening DAY!