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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 18:25:38 GMT -5
Did they sign with WWE?
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Sept 25, 2018 19:20:13 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 19:25:06 GMT -5
Im surprised Buffalo Wild Wings hasn't changed to B-DUBS yet because thats all I ever hear anyone call it in IL/IN
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Post by arrogantmodel on Sept 25, 2018 19:47:53 GMT -5
I always think of that Casey Affleck SNL sketch now when I think of Dunkin' Donuts.
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Post by Push R Truth on Sept 25, 2018 20:15:23 GMT -5
I have a friend with a lover named Duncan. "I'm going to grab some Dunkin' you want some?" is going to make for some strange looks.
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Post by BlackoutCreature on Sept 25, 2018 20:20:26 GMT -5
Im surprised Buffalo Wild Wings hasn't changed to B-DUBS yet because thats all I ever hear anyone call it in IL/IN They technically have already changed their name. They were originally called Buffalo Wild Wings and Weck. But since Beef on Weck sandwiches are pretty much impossible to find outside of Western New York State, they shortened their name when they expanded. And honestly, I find it refreshing that Dunkin' is finally acknowledging that they no longer care about their crappy donuts anymore and are more concerned with their coffee. It always frustrates me whenever I go into a DD looking to buy donuts but have to wait on the line forever because the two people in front of me ordered fancy coffees and the people behind the counter are running around making them, only to discover that they only have like three types of donuts ready anyways.
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Post by Cyno on Sept 25, 2018 20:21:05 GMT -5
And Pasta Hut and about 2.6 billion other "clever" publicity stunts doing this exact same thing. Semi-related - a couple of years ago, I went through their drive-thru as my mom asked me to bring her some donuts home. I pull in around 9:40 and start placing my order. They inform me that they're out of donuts and stopped making them for the night. Just sat there for a moment then responded back with "Uhm...so, what do you sell during your last half hour?" Apparently, coffee. In fairness, most small donut shops (maybe even the big chains too) do this I think: basically stop baking a full hour before close, so that they aren't left with a lot of unsellable merchandise I guess. At least a lot of Dunkins are open 24 hours nowadays so if you're really fixing for some donuts at 3 am for some reason, they're probably available at that time.
Im surprised Buffalo Wild Wings hasn't changed to B-DUBS yet because thats all I ever hear anyone call it in IL/IN They technically have already changed their name. They were originally called Buffalo Wild Wings and Weck. But since Beef on Weck sandwiches are pretty much impossible to find outside of Western New York State, they shortened their name when they expanded. That original name is also why one of the abbreviations for Buffalo Wild Wings is BW3 even though there's only two W's in the name.
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Post by Lance Uppercut on Sept 25, 2018 20:21:15 GMT -5
Why am I getting flashbacks to that terrible IHOb campaign? And Pasta Hut and about 2.6 billion other "clever" publicity stunts doing this exact same thing. Semi-related - a couple of years ago, I went through their drive-thru as my mom asked me to bring her some donuts home. I pull in around 9:40 and start placing my order. They inform me that they're out of donuts and stopped making them for the night. Just sat there for a moment then responded back with "Uhm...so, what do you sell during your last half hour?" Apparently, coffee. I thought they were going to change it to just “the Hut”? I still can’t get over Dominoes dropping the Pizza from their name
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Post by Brandon Walsh is Insane. on Sept 25, 2018 20:24:19 GMT -5
Now which sounds better: “let’s go to Dunkin‘ Donuts” or “Let’s go to Dunkin’”? Something tells me that they didn’t think this bold strategy all the way through. "Let's go to Dunkin." "Duncan? Who's that?" Tim Duncan... then I'll just shorten it to Tim's. Let's go to Tim's! Let's go to Timmie's...! Original idea copyrighted Bear Meat. 2018
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Post by edgestar on Sept 25, 2018 20:38:08 GMT -5
The Oprah "I love bread" commercial, makes me laugh way too hard.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Sept 25, 2018 20:39:09 GMT -5
thought they were going to change it to just “the Hut”? I still can’t get over Dominoes dropping the Pizza from their name I believe that the "The Hut" thing was a second attempt at the joke, and if memory serves, no one cared. Dominoes dropping Pizza doesn't bother me since it was just the descriptor. Most bigger brands eventually do that anyway if it's not integral to the name structure. Hence Pepsi-Cola becoming Pepsi, Walmart Discount City becoming Walmart, etc.
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Post by Welfare Willis on Sept 25, 2018 20:48:59 GMT -5
Call it "Double D's" and watch business skyrocket. Hire this man.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 25, 2018 21:01:08 GMT -5
Im surprised Buffalo Wild Wings hasn't changed to B-DUBS yet because thats all I ever hear anyone call it in IL/IN Oh my God, don't get me started on that. Anyway, I haven't seen any ads for their donuts in years, which started because they thought "donuts" were unhealthy, and yeah, donuts are unhealthy, but since I hate coffee, I go there to enjoy a good donut.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Sept 25, 2018 21:05:25 GMT -5
i mean most people I know call it dunkin' already. No big deal. yeah, a lot of people just call it Dunkin' now.
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Post by James Fabiano on Sept 25, 2018 21:11:43 GMT -5
And Pasta Hut and about 2.6 billion other "clever" publicity stunts doing this exact same thing. How much money did Jack in the box waste changing their name to Monterey jacks and back. Did they sell items with extra....CHEEEEEEESE?
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Post by the2ndevil on Sept 25, 2018 22:51:27 GMT -5
Now which sounds better: “let’s go to Dunkin‘ Donuts” or “Let’s go to Dunkin’”? Something tells me that they didn’t think this bold strategy all the way through. A lot of people around here just call it "Dunkin'" for short already. Up in New England, they like to call them "Dunkies."
In my neck of New Hampshire, I hear it called Dunks pretty much exclusively.
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Post by Jazzman on Sept 25, 2018 23:01:25 GMT -5
How much money did Jack in the box waste changing their name to Monterey jacks and back. Did they sell items with extra....CHEEEEEEESE? Really, I'm only quoting this post by James to geek out over his Crazy Ex-Girlfriend signature, but also to remind everyone of this. The main marketing slogan for them for the past decade has been "America Runs On Dunkin" so this really isn't that much of a surprise.
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Post by Cyno on Sept 26, 2018 0:20:16 GMT -5
Dunkies is wicked awesome and if you disagree I got my fists Tom and Gronk that say otherwise!
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Sept 26, 2018 1:21:48 GMT -5
And Pasta Hut and about 2.6 billion other "clever" publicity stunts doing this exact same thing. How much money did Jack in the box waste changing their name to Monterey jacks and back. They really dropped the ball by not renaming the company Phil in the Box.
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Post by jacobsinc224 on Sept 26, 2018 3:31:13 GMT -5
well thats going to be interesting for the minor league stadium to changed their name from Dunkin Donuts Park to just Dunkin Park
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