Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot

bobio · 09-13-2006, 05:48 PM

I went to Dunkin Donuts on Union Ave in Laconia last week. I parked in the parking lot. It was 5 minutes in the store to get my coffee and 15 minutes in the parking lot waiting to get out. This is the worst designed parking lot I have ever seen. I hope they didn't pay the design engineer too much money.
They should try to solve this before someone get hurt.

SIKSUKR · 09-14-2006, 08:04 AM

Your probably trying to cross two lanes.Take a right and the next left you can and getting back out will be much easier.

Pepper · 09-14-2006, 08:39 AM

SS - not to disagree with you, but I think what Bobio was trying to describe was his inability to even back out of his parking spot. I've had this same experience on occassion there, and being the type of person who cannot function without my morning coffee, it's a scenario that I'll avoid at all costs in the future.

The line of cars for the drive-thru is oftentimes out into the street, and these folks are in no mood to hold off and let you back out of a spot so you can exit - they're desperate to insure their place in line! When the line there is insane, I keep driving until I get to the Dunkin' Donuts at the Gilford Mobil Mart!

Yankee · 09-14-2006, 04:52 PM

I suggest that you invest in a gourmet coffee maker and you'll avoid this frustration! Seriously, I have one and now will not go back to store bought coffee unless it's an emergency. Like anything else made in the kitchen, once you get the hang of it, it always tastes better homemade.

I used to live in Europe and absolutely loved espresso. Now THAT'S coffee! I'd love to find a good, reasonably priced espresso machine.

09-13-2006, 05:48 PM	#1
bobio Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: South Shore, Ma./ South Down Shores, N.H. Posts: 60 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Dunkin Donuts Parking Lot I went to Dunkin Donuts on Union Ave in Laconia last week. I parked in the parking lot. It was 5 minutes in the store to get my coffee and 15 minutes in the parking lot waiting to get out. This is the worst designed parking lot I have ever seen. I hope they didn't pay the design engineer too much money. They should try to solve this before someone get hurt.

09-14-2006, 08:04 AM	#2
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Your probably trying to cross two lanes.Take a right and the next left you can and getting back out will be much easier. __________________ SIKSUKR

09-14-2006, 08:39 AM	#3
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	SS - not to disagree with you, but I think what Bobio was trying to describe was his inability to even back out of his parking spot. I've had this same experience on occassion there, and being the type of person who cannot function without my morning coffee, it's a scenario that I'll avoid at all costs in the future. The line of cars for the drive-thru is oftentimes out into the street, and these folks are in no mood to hold off and let you back out of a spot so you can exit - they're desperate to insure their place in line! When the line there is insane, I keep driving until I get to the Dunkin' Donuts at the Gilford Mobil Mart! __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

09-14-2006, 04:52 PM	#4
Yankee Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 150 Thanks: 19 Thanked 38 Times in 23 Posts	Solution! I suggest that you invest in a gourmet coffee maker and you'll avoid this frustration! Seriously, I have one and now will not go back to store bought coffee unless it's an emergency. Like anything else made in the kitchen, once you get the hang of it, it always tastes better homemade. I used to live in Europe and absolutely loved espresso. Now THAT'S coffee! I'd love to find a good, reasonably priced espresso machine. __________________ __________________ __________________ So what have we learned in the past two thousand years? "The budget should be balanced, the Treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced, the arrogance of Obamunism should be tempered and controlled, and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed lest the Republic become bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance." . . .Evidently nothing. (Cicero, 55 BC augmented by me, 2010 AD)