So, I am a frequent coffee drinker at the local dunkin doughnuts. So much, that I go there several times a week. Well, today I am freezing in my office. I keep hearing wind that it officially snowed earlier today (I am refusing to look out the window to see it fall). Well, as I am sitting here working on my budget, I thought, 'you know a coffee will help me get through this day'. So, I called my friend Kalyn, and out the door we ran (hiding from our bosses as we run out of the building). We walked over to dunkin and ordered our coffee. I handed the fine young lad my frequent coffee drinker card...and proclaim "I always forget to get that thing punched". He then asks, "Well, how many have you forgotten". Now, I have never seen this kid, so I said, "well, if you punched it all five times, I wouldn't feel guilty". So, he did. I was a bit taken a back because he used an everyday hole puncher. I even questioned, "you know, people could just get a card and punch that!?!?" He said, "I have questioned why we don't have a special one".
So, Kalyn then announces, "So, with the free coffee, do you think we could get a glazed doughnut". I laughed a bit; but then as we were about to walk away; he was like, "you guys are making my job hard!" REALLY! Is it that hard? We walked away without the doughnuts, wouldn't want him to lose his job over .89 cents; plus I really didn't want a doughnut. Anyways, we found out that every evening at 5:30; he takes the trays and empties them straight into the TRASH! I asked him, "why don't you donate them to a local charity!?!?" No response of course!
From a business aspect of this; it boggles my mind, how they overcharge my medium coffee to compensate from the items they freely through away. I mean, if they donated those doughnuts; tax write off. This got me thinking about the economy today; how people are losing their jobs left and right. How companies are going out of business; so I wonder what can I do to help this local business from throwing away money opportunities?
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It's so sad. Tons of businesses all across the country - and, probably, the world - do this. Bagel places are especially notorious, throwing out dozens & dozens of bagels at day's end just because they're "not as good" the next day, even though they're edible for a good week afterwards. I know a few people who sometimes call in advance & ask if they can pick leftovers up at the end of the day to take to shelters. The businesses typically don't even want or care about the write-off - they just want to get rid of their "old" food, & if they were gonna toss it anyway, they rarely care if someone stops by for it instead. But yeah... it's really sad. So much waste...
I am one of your avid readers that come here every day looking for an update. =) It was nice to catch up with you. Sounds like you have been very busy. So, did it actually snow? Wait a minute...I don't know if I want to know if it did or not. I don't like winter one bit. I am wishing it would revert back to summer!
Interesting how you tied old donuts to the state of the economy! lol
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