Thanks for the history lesson, which I wasn't familiar with.
As for the current status, I agree 100% with every word, though I actually think DD coffee is very good, not merely "consistently average". It is, however, CONSISTENT, which is important.
And I also agree on STarbucks sucking, and if you like one you probably won't care much for teh other.
You didn't mention that DD has a variety of flavors of coffees, and that those too are consistent.
And you mentioned, but I will highlight -- you won't go broke paying for it, and you won't spend half an hour in line waiting for a "barista" to make a half-caf, double soak, extra sweet, double titty no ass, mocha blend with a spritz of lemon or whatever in hell it is they spend all that time doing. By the time some of these fools are done ORDERING their coffee, I'm driving away with my coffee in hand.
