**DUNKIN' "FREE COFFEE" DISASTER – DRIVE-THRU CHAOS, FIGHTS, and EMPTY CUPS**

DUNKIN’ “FREE COFFEE” DISASTER – DRIVE-THRU CHAOS, FIGHTS, AND EMPTY CUPS

May 19 was supposed to be a “free coffee day” at Dunkin’. Instead, it was the day I watched a 60-year-old man scream at a teenager in an apron because “common sense” told him he deserved a venti iced latte, not a small hot.

Our local location on Main Street ran out of cups by 7:30 AM. By 9 AM, there were fistfights in the parking lot. One woman tried to trade a half-eaten bagel for someone else’s coffee. The app crashed, the coupon didn’t work for half the people, and the rest got a tiny “medium” that was clearly just a large cup filled halfway.

But the worst part? The fine print. “Free coffee” really meant “buy a breakfast sandwich, wait 45 minutes, and MAYBE get a small regular.” This isn’t free coffee. This is Dunkin’ using free coffee as bait to sell overpriced donuts and generate a fake line to make the store look busy.

Common sense says: if you’re going to give away something for free, don’t ruin everyone’s morning. Dunkin’ owes every person who sat in that parking lot for 20 minutes a REAL apology – and next year, just cancel the promotion. We don’t need free coffee this badly. #DunkinFail #FreeCoffeeMay19 #CommonSense