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I wanted a doughnut yesterday, so I drove through Dunkin Donuts on my way to work. I asked for a plain doughnut.
"Is that a plain glazed doughnut or a old fashioned plain?"
(I wouldn't have considered a glazed doughnut plain because it has something on it, but ok). "Old fashioned plain. Do you have the coconut doughnuts today?"
"We don't sell any doughnuts with nuts because some people have allergies and the doughnuts with nuts might touch other doughnuts." (Alas, no more nutty crunch doughnuts! Or, apparently those yummy toasted coconut covered ones.)
"I wasn't asking about nuts, I was asking about the coconut doughnuts."
"That's part of a nut."
"Ok."
I get to the window and the young woman says, "I asked my manager and she said coconut is part of the allergen even though it's not really a nut."
"No, it's a fruit."
"Yes." (I don't blame her for not knowing; I think lots of people don't know that it's not really a nut. Technically, it's a drupe. I had to look that up!)
There was something sticky on the bag - probably a few drops of glaze, so "There's something sticky on my bag - may I have a napkin please?"
"We have muffins for 99 cents. Would you like one?"
"No thanks, but there's something sticky on my bag. Can I have a napkin?"
"Do you want me to get you a new doughnut?"
"No, it's okay. May I just have a napkin?"
"Oh. Ok."
Adventures in doughnut buying! And a friend of mine had a similar conversation earlier in the week, trying to purchase an unsweetened ice tea and plain chocolate doughnut. It makes me think maybe their morning staff needs to be drinking their own famous coffee. But they do have good doughnuts! Though I really, really miss Bill Knapp's doughnut holes. . . .
"Is that a plain glazed doughnut or a old fashioned plain?"
(I wouldn't have considered a glazed doughnut plain because it has something on it, but ok). "Old fashioned plain. Do you have the coconut doughnuts today?"
"We don't sell any doughnuts with nuts because some people have allergies and the doughnuts with nuts might touch other doughnuts." (Alas, no more nutty crunch doughnuts! Or, apparently those yummy toasted coconut covered ones.)
"I wasn't asking about nuts, I was asking about the coconut doughnuts."
"That's part of a nut."
"Ok."
I get to the window and the young woman says, "I asked my manager and she said coconut is part of the allergen even though it's not really a nut."
"No, it's a fruit."
"Yes." (I don't blame her for not knowing; I think lots of people don't know that it's not really a nut. Technically, it's a drupe. I had to look that up!)
There was something sticky on the bag - probably a few drops of glaze, so "There's something sticky on my bag - may I have a napkin please?"
"We have muffins for 99 cents. Would you like one?"
"No thanks, but there's something sticky on my bag. Can I have a napkin?"
"Do you want me to get you a new doughnut?"
"No, it's okay. May I just have a napkin?"
"Oh. Ok."
Adventures in doughnut buying! And a friend of mine had a similar conversation earlier in the week, trying to purchase an unsweetened ice tea and plain chocolate doughnut. It makes me think maybe their morning staff needs to be drinking their own famous coffee. But they do have good doughnuts! Though I really, really miss Bill Knapp's doughnut holes. . . .
