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Oh, no, no, no, this just will not do: Dunkin' Donuts proposed for Dover
By adamg on Tue, 05/19/2015 - 5:03pm
Naturally, there's a petition against it:
If we wanted to live near a DD then we would have moved to Wellesley, Needham, etc...
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I wonder if a Starbuck's
I wonder if a Starbuck's would pass more easily ?
it time...
...to march on Dover
probably... big neon pink and
probably... big neon pink and orange plastic signage is loud and flashy compared to sbux's more subdued colors. at least with sbux you know what kind of coffee you're drinking: Kenyan or Columbian or Guatemalan and so on and so forth. Kids love Dunkies so it's probably best for parents with donut loving toddlers though. Both cost the same amount of money... I'd rather drink a regular old cup of black coffee than syrup-flavored coffee.
As a recent West Coast transplant
I am still getting used to the idea that DD has the same ubiquity here that Starbucks does on the West Coast.
Delusional
This is my favorite:
Why on earth would anyone (who wasn't traveling to Dover already) pass by the 4,000 DD along their route to go to Dover? Sorry Dover snowflakes, you're not that special.
I think that's what she meant.
It won't mean more people, but it will mean more people stopping in the center of town. And there aren't really any schools in the middle of town either, so that wouldn't be an issue.
And no, people in Dover won't want a Starbucks either.
Although it is funny, that Sherborn and Dover centers back up with traffic pretty bad during rush hour, and there are really no businesses in either downtown (sherborn has some commercial property)
Sherborn has a Dunks. And
Sherborn has a Dunks. And Frosty's.
Heck, no one stops in the center of the town.
It is just meant to be looked it from a far.
There's a school in Dover Center
The Charles River School.
Honestly, I could see a DD by the Dover Market, but I don't see people traveling to Dover to get their coffee, donut, or whatnot fix. It's just that much out of the way, though not too far from Boston.
Only in Dover
Where more people stopping in the center of town is considered a bad thing.
Pathetic, if you ask me.
Wow
That's up there with that old biddy in Weston complaining that "we let people from other towns use our roads".
Dear God!
Muffy spit out her afternoon gin & tonic after hearing the news! She's under sedation right now in Cameron's bedroom now that he's off to Yale!
Harumpffffffffffff....
Anonymous
Why respond anonymously to needlessly insult a poster who's voicing an opinion that should be respected? So cowardly. As for a proposed Dunkin' Donuts in downtown Dover, there are already two establishments that carry coffee and pastries and breakfast sandwiches--Dover Market (right across the street) and the Dover Deli/Pizzeria (at the corner). There's no need for more coffee and doughnuts. In addition, there is no parking to cover this type of business. DD is proposing to rely on a town-owned lot behind it. Also, the water sourcing in that area is difficult. There are two churches right there that already struggle for parking. This is not a status issue, it's a common sense issue, so quit being so anonymously defensive. There are lots of people who live in Dover, and who have lived there for years and years, who don't have scads of money and kids in Ivy League schools.
Other side of the tracks?
I love the idea that, in Dover, Wellesley is seen as some kind of burned-out, post-apocalyptic wasteland.
As a Wellesley resident, this
As a Wellesley resident, this was the best think I have read all morning.
Ditto.
I would add, though, that there should be some kind of traffic study. With all of the horses down there, it might make for an unusual traffic situation getting in and out of the parking lot with the animal/auto interaction and all.
Wait, what? Those horses are just to look at? I thought they were at least kept to lower the property tax rate!
Maybe they'll make them
Maybe they'll make them eschew their garish sign colors like other snooty areas.
insults?
The implication is that my/your town/city [insert name here] has a multitude of "issues":
Traffic - eh? this is America isn't it? How many in Dover use mass transit?
Congestion - More than 5 cars at the traffic light; can't get through until after 9pm.
Safety - My town [insert name] is vastly dangerous. We lose kids and bikes everyday.
My town [ ] is extremely filthy. I sure wouldn't want to share my litter with another town.
My town is loaded with billboards.
OK then I guess it's ok that those from Dover go to other towns to: drive dangerously, wantonly throw trash out the window, endanger children on bikes, shop in other towns, congest other town streets and enjoy the commercial signage.
I can see the froth of anger
I can see the froth of anger spilling from your lips from here. First off, making the assumption that people from Dover, or anyone else for that matter, routinely litter and threaten bike-riding children with vehicular manslaughter as as part of the their everyday routines is quite revolting and immature and completely discredits you for anything rational that you might type into a comment box in the future. Second, I don't see anyone having done anything maniacal or panicky about a DD coming to Dover. So what? So there's some unfavorable reaction. Why not? Who needs another coffee/doughnut source other than Dover Market, which has great coffee and baked goods or Dover Deli, which is good enough for the hundreds of bikers who ride the roads there. This small-town "issue" has apparently touched a cord of resentment among people who don't live in Dover. No one from Dover who is not in favor of yet another coffee place has insulted anyone from a neighboring town, yet, this page is filled with insult after insult. I live in Dover. I'm a hard-working, kind, and responsible person. I bring my business to Dover and to all of YOUR towns, and that includes visits to DD. I would rather have another type of business on that proposed site because it's an opportunity to have something different to offer people. Your text only reflects weak-minded thinking and an insecure personality. Why don't you aim your unprovoked insults somewhere else? Better yet, go relax with a doughnut and a cup of coffee and rethink your strategy for being a decent human being.
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