Thursday, May 29, 2008

Coffee Line Hell

Most of us wake up in the morning and operate on cruise control until you suck down those first drops of morning Joe. If your like me the process is pretty basic. You walk into your favorite establishment and order a small, medium or large with milk and your on your way. This should be the norm except for what I call coffee line hell. This is when you get behind all the special order Carmel Latte, breakfast sandwich freaks or the job site gofer who pulls the list out of his back pocket. By the way, what market research firm came to the conclusion that an 800 calorie breakfast sandwich is the way to start the day. Then you have the senior citizens who can't make sense of all the latest offerings and how these match the coupons they just received in the penny saver mailer. If you are trying to live in the fast lane this morning episode can add a level of unnecessary stress. I have one phrase for all the Dunkin Donuts franchisees, Coffee Only Lines!