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kickaha ([personal profile] kickaha) wrote2007-11-02 10:45 pm

Battle Royale

Down in Manhattan tonight, I walked from 116th to 42nd down Broadway, from Columbia Univ to Times Square. Along the way, I did a little market research.

Up here, it's almost impossible to not trip over a Dunkin' Donuts, and they are ostensibly popular for their coffee. So is Starbuck's. I noticed a couple of each when I started, so I decided to do a little survey... which one is more prevalent?

Along those 78 blocks, by a margin of 14:5.5*, the winnah is...


Starbuck's. Yeah, I know, anyone outside of the NE is going to be going "Well duh..." but you have no idea how common DD is up here. For the first 40 blocks, it was a dead heat, but then as I got down towards Lincoln Center and the posher areas, Starby's pulled ahead by a *large* margin.

The people's addiction has spoken.

*There was a huge DD 1/2 block off of B'way at 66th, so I counted it as half. :)

[identity profile] franktheavenger.livejournal.com 2007-11-03 03:08 pm (UTC)(link)
Dude, you need new hobbies. Seriously.

[identity profile] kickaha.livejournal.com 2007-11-03 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
*laugh* Yeah, I know. I just love walking in Manhattan at night, and I decided to give myself something to do while I enjoyed the stroll. :)