Mapping Dunkin' vs. Starbucks

Serious question: is this Anna's you speak of, a Dunkin Donuts location? You know, the way the DD location in Harvard Square calls itself something else, as well as one in the Financial District?

I was curious if there were DD locations still baking their own pastries, but I"m also happy to learn about any indie enterprise anywhere.

ETA: DO'H My question answered by post below....as Gilda Radner used to say: Never mind!

I know you're not entirely serious here, but as much as people complain about the pretentious sizes, I've never been corrected or heard anyone else corrected when they order a small, medium, etc. at Starbucks. I also think their customer service is pretty decent. Whenever I've had a problem with my drink, I invariably get a coupon for a free one next time and often they refund me for the one I'm still planning to drink. Contrast that to some of the downtown Dunks where I've gotten a lecture for asking if what was in my coffee was actually milk and not cream (spoiler - it was cream), and been told that "black" means "with a cup of sugar in it.

I'm not a huge fan of Starbucks coffee, but I do appreciate the clean, inviting seating areas in most stores as well as the option for wifi and a place to plug in your laptop. I don't so much appreciate the douchebags who set up camp there for eight hours, but that's not the fault of Starbucks.

I have a huge travel mug I bring on the T with me.. I typically only get coffee at Dunks if I drink my mug first.

I usually do make my own but sometimes I'm in a rush or (more often than I care to admit) I accidentally leave my carefully prepared travel mug on the kitchen counter. I also sometimes pop out for a cup in the afternoon if I'm having a stressful day and need to get out of the office for a couple of minutes.

I tend to stop more often in the summer for an iced coffee because I don't tend to keep a pitcher in my fridge at home and I am not a fan of the iced Keurig cups. But then it's usually at Boston Common Coffee where they cold-brew their iced coffee. That stuff is amazing.

My Keurig (pre-Vue) doesn't get hot enough. It's nice if I just want a cup-a-joe, but otherwise it's not the best flavor profile. Also, one K-cup would make 16 oz of coffee-colored water...so if I want my "grande" (16 oz) in the morning, then I need to burn 2 K-cups...and now we're approaching the same price as Starbucks drip coffee (about $2).

So, Starbucks is better than Keurig for flavor and compares well on cost.

Also, it's a nice ritual. I drive to work. Walk from my car across the street to the Starbucks and back across to my office to start the day. It's a nice diversion that doesn't mean starting the day only seeing the bathroom, the kitchen, the car, the office. There's some social-ness to being with a random assortment of people buying coffee and interacting with the staff that the Keurig isn't going to reciprocate until Skynet is in charge.

I can make nice coffee at home when I want to...like the weekends. I can even make fancy espresso drinks if I fire up the De'Longhi. But then it's just "getting ready for work" mentally...and I like it not being just that.

..,.,.or even pre-work for that matter.

Getting coffee away from home every day was cut from my budget years ago. I don't make coffee at home during the week because it is not worth the hassle to carry the extra item (mug) on the T with me.

Instead I sacrifice quality for price and hit the free coffee machine at work. If I'm running an errand or going out to lunch (both kind of rare for me) during the workday I'll hit an independent place (if one exists nearby) or a starbucks for an early afternoon pick-me-up.

Keurigs are popular as hell,....but also overpriced IMO. But their patent is expiring soon , so look out for the generic equivalents! Plus, although they have thousands of varieties, I haven't found one that was so great. Maybe I need to try all of them.