Do you drink cold coffee?
By hdjohnson
@hdjohnson (2981)
United States
August 23, 2009 12:18pm CST
I'm sure you've seen all the commercials from McDonalds's talking about their McCafe new coffee. They are basically trying to win some new customers over by being so diverse that they are literally running other food chains out of the market.
I was sitting here drinking my hot coffee, which isn't hot anymore, thinking about this discussion post and I thought I'd find out from my mylot friends and community, do you drink cold coffee?
My wife loves the Mochas from McDonalds, and Iced coffee. I on the other hand don't like the Idea of drinking coffee cold. I like the flavor of it sure enough, and like I'm doing right now, since my hot coffee cup has gotten luke warm and more on the colder side; I simple don't like the ideal concept of coffee, ice, and coldness. That's really a oxymoron in my opinion?
What do you say?
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4 responses
@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
24 Aug 09
A milkshake eh? But it doesn't look like a milkshake through the clear plastic cups I've seen at Dunkin Donuts and McDonalds. I've had mocha and jamaican mocha shakes from Arbys, and although they remind me of the coffee flavor just a little. I didn't think much else of them.
It just looks weird to me. I might give it a try since you put a little spin on it for me. Thank cloudi!
@anotherxidentity (1434)
• United States
23 Aug 09
I like ice coffee on colder days to here I still want that caffeine rush but I don't need to get warm to do so. Therefore the concept is great. You have the hot coffee for cooler months and then in the summer you have a cold beverage to turn to as well.
Also - on the front of McDonalds running other companies out of the business - its capitalism and its all about competition. People who think that Starbucks is priced outrageous - and I just heard in the news they are raising their prices on specialty drinks - then of course are gonna go to the cheaper option. Now is the cheaper option the same quality? That is for the consumer to decide. For me if I just want straight coffee then I'm doing McDonalds but if I want my frappuncio then I'm sticking with Starbucks but I'm rarely going.
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@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
24 Aug 09
Such a profound response, anotherxidentity. LoL! On that note, I'll let you stick with your sometimes straight coffee from McDonalds, and rare frappuccinos from Starbucks, and I'll stick with my hot coffee. Although since cloudi's response about the iced coffee's tasting like milkshakes, have gotten my wheels to spinning and I think I will actually give the ICED COFFEE a shot. All I can do is like or not right?
@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
24 Aug 09
Really, now I can't really imagine Dunkin Donuts having any bad concerning coffee, as I simply love their regular hot coffee with cream and sugar. That's all I have to ask or tell them and their machine adds just enough cream and just enough sugar for me, I don't have to do anything extra. I love that idea. McDonalds tried adopting that concept here where I live, but they failed miserably at it, and the coffee was bitter and always needed help. They just didn't have the right combination to me.
@anotherxidentity (1434)
• United States
24 Aug 09
Of course - don't knock anything before you get the chance to buy it. I suggest either the french vanilla or caramel one - but some say they don't have the caramel syrup cause its a "new" thing.
Oh but don't get iced/specialty coffees from Dunkin Donuts - those I have found to taste bad.
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@GardenGerty (160949)
• United States
24 Aug 09
When I was younger this was a hard idea for me, but why not, iced tea is good"! A few years back, on vacation Dunkin Donuts sold me on iced coffee. I like it at McDonald's, as well. I like it best at home, I use stevia liquid as my sweetener and 1% milk, and it saves a lot of calories, gets me some calcium, and levels out my blood sugar. I drink hot coffee black, though.
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@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
24 Aug 09
Yikes. Black coffee. I shudder to think about that. I couldn't ever stomach that idea. I've tried on several occasions as well. My coffee must have a date with sugar and cream. Dunkin Donuts simply makes the best coffee that I've ever tasted as far as hot coffee goes.
@MsMcGillicuddy88 (30)
• United States
23 Aug 09
I thought it was really rather random that McDonalds started selling iced coffee but it might be better to buy it there than at starbucks, many places of which are being condemned.
@hdjohnson (2981)
• United States
24 Aug 09
Starbucks condemned? Really I didn't know that. I always thought their prices for coffee were simply outrageous!
