CoFFee Starbucks or Dunkin: Which Would You Pick?

Melanie Sanchez-Gonzalez Contributing Writer

We know that Starbucks is known for their fun creative drinks. Others may say Dunkin Donuts is known for their iced and hot coffee. People may say that older people like Dunkin’ Donuts, and younger people like Starbucks. However, when working at Dunkin’ Donuts, we have seen a variety of people coming to the store and it’s always packed.

Dunkin’ Donuts was established in 1950, making it 73 years old. Starbucks was founded in 1971 making it 51 years old. Dunkin Donuts, being a generation older, has had more time to establish long-time fans. However, Starbucks can position itself as an upstart.

“When I want a creative drink that I found on TikTok I go to Starbucks because I know they will make it for me” Jamie Albert, 2023

Dunkin’ Donuts is an every day, same order kind of deal, whereas a Starbucks due to the price it might be an occasional treat. When we look at the prices of Dunkin Donuts and Starbucks.

Dunkin Donuts is clearly cheaper.

When we speak about Starbucks, we see that the menu is more broad. The menu is more customizable.

Starbucks is also trendy, customers will see a TikTok or instagram drink and go to Starbucks and ask for that specific drink. It gets to the point that when you go to Starbucks and you start to explain what you want the Starbuck employee says “You want the TikTik drink?”. Dunkin Donuts has a classic coffee-and-donuts menu for the most part, though has grown into new areas. Such as, new drinks that are not coffee based such as Refreshers and Coolattas.

As a fellow Dunkin employee, the majority of customers always have the same order, and it never changes regardless if there’s a new item on the menu. It is more of a comfort every day drink.

“I go to Dunkin Donuts everyday and I get the mini bagels and a caramel ice coffee cream and sugar” Edward Suriel, 2023 Starbucks customers like to try the newest trend, like a pretty looking drink. An example is the “pink drink” its a Strawberry Acai Refresher with coconut milk. However, Dunkin Donuts is known for having better coffee at a lower price. They also offer a variety of breakfast sandwiches as well as donuts.

“When I go to Dunkin Donuts I spend half the price as I would at Starbucks” Elias Grehman, 2023 Starbucks has a number of options but it mainly known for unsual coffee drinks. Examples are the Cotton Candy Frappuccio, Nutella Frappuccino, and Orange Creamsicle Frappuccino. At Dunkin Donuts you can ask for unusal coffee drinks but it’s not as common as Starbucks. It is all about preference when you want a cup of coffee. If you had to choose between Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks, what would you choose?