free food (or drink)

[Beeeej]

[quote DeltaOne81]You can add Krispy Kreme to the Election Day freebies list:
http://www.dealseekingmom.com/incentives-to-vote-free-starbucks-krispy-kreme-and-ben-jerrys/


Unfortunately, there are no Krispy Kremes or Ben & Jerry's near me. That leaves Starbucks, but I plan on voting in the evening and don't really want a coffee at 7 PM - I may go earlier in the day anyway knowing full well I'll vote later (shhhh).[/quote]

You know that you're allowed to order decaf, right?

[Josh '99]

[quote Beeeej][quote Bio '04]Starbucks is offering a free, tall cup of coffee on Election Day.  Just need to say you voted![/quote]Hm... now I need to find the closest Starbucks/Ben & Jerry's shops in Manhattan for greatest efficiency.[/quote]Yeah right - good luck finding a Starbucks in Manhattan.

[Beeeej]

[quote Josh '99][quote Beeeej][quote Bio '04]Starbucks is offering a free, tall cup of coffee on Election Day.  Just need to say you voted![/quote]Hm... now I need to find the closest Starbucks/Ben & Jerry's shops in Manhattan for greatest efficiency.[/quote]Yeah right - good luck finding a Starbucks in Manhattan.[/quote]

Any thoughts on a method of gaming Google Maps to get it to tell me which Starbucks/Ben & Jerry's pairing is closest together?

[Josh '99]

[quote Beeeej][quote Josh '99][quote Beeeej][quote Bio '04]Starbucks is offering a free, tall cup of coffee on Election Day.  Just need to say you voted![/quote]Hm... now I need to find the closest Starbucks/Ben & Jerry's shops in Manhattan for greatest efficiency.[/quote]Yeah right - good luck finding a Starbucks in Manhattan.[/quote]Any thoughts on a method of gaming Google Maps to get it to tell me which Starbucks/Ben & Jerry's pairing is closest together?[/quote]According to the Ben & Jerry's webpage, there are only six scoop shops in Manhattan - it's probably quicker just to search for Starbucks at each of those addresses and see what's closest than it would be to do anything fancy with Google Maps (even quicker if you disregard the one in Times Square on general principle).

[jtwcornell91]

[quote Josh '99][quote Beeeej][quote Bio '04]Starbucks is offering a free, tall cup of coffee on Election Day.  Just need to say you voted![/quote]Hm... now I need to find the closest Starbucks/Ben & Jerry's shops in Manhattan for greatest efficiency.[/quote]Yeah right - good luck finding a Starbucks in Manhattan.[/quote]

[judy]

Awesome. I am now considering driving way out of my way to get to the only Krispie Kreme in Northern VA. I want a donut!

[BCrespi]

[quote judy]Awesome. I am now considering driving way out of my way to get to the only Krispie Kreme in Northern VA. I want a donut![/quote]

I hope the $3 in gas money is worth it!:-D

[Rita]

[quote judy]Awesome. I am now considering driving way out of my way to get to the only Krispie Kreme in Northern VA. I want a donut![/quote]

Hey Judy, I'll trade you a Krispie Kreme donut for a Dunkin Donut. **].

"Dunkin donuts it's worth the trip" means a trip to Chicagoland for me :-(. (There is one in Estero... near the Germain Arena).

However, Lafayette is the home of a  Krispie Kreme donut shop, several Starbucks (I think 5 now), but still no B&J's.

[jtwcornell91]

And somehow there are at least three Dunkin Donuts within a few hundred metersyards of my apartment in Berlin...

[DeltaOne81]

[quote Beeeej][quote DeltaOne81]You can add Krispy Kreme to the Election Day freebies list:
http://www.dealseekingmom.com/incentives-to-vote-free-starbucks-krispy-kreme-and-ben-jerrys/


Unfortunately, there are no Krispy Kremes or Ben & Jerry's near me. That leaves Starbucks, but I plan on voting in the evening and don't really want a coffee at 7 PM - I may go earlier in the day anyway knowing full well I'll vote later (shhhh).[/quote]

You know that you're allowed to order decaf, right?[/quote]

Whats the point of that? That's like ordering a non-alcoholic beer. Sheer lunacy.

[judy]

[quote BCrespi][quote judy]Awesome. I am now considering driving way out of my way to get to the only Krispie Kreme in Northern VA. I want a donut![/quote]

I hope the $3 in gas money is worth it!:-D[/quote]

I don't mind the $3 in gas money. I do mind the freakin' traffic around I here that I would encounter trying to get there and then to work. I ended up stopping by the Dunkin Donuts for donuts. It's on my way.

[BCrespi]

[quote judy][quote BCrespi][quote judy]Awesome. I am now considering driving way out of my way to get to the only Krispie Kreme in Northern VA. I want a donut![/quote]

I hope the $3 in gas money is worth it!:-D[/quote]

I don't mind the $3 in gas money. I do mind the freakin' traffic around I here that I would encounter trying to get there and then to work. I ended up stopping by the Dunkin Donuts for donuts. It's on my way.[/quote]

It wasn't meant as a criticism.  These things always remind me of a friend from high school who would drive around to something like 7 different 7/11's around our county on July 11th to get free $.79 Slurpies.  I would always yell at him if he just bought the next 6 at the first 7/11, he would be spending way less money than the half-tank of gas he burned traipsing around the county!  And this was before we were thinking about C-footprint!

[French Rage]

[quote judy]Awesome. I am now considering driving way out of my way to get to the only Krispie Kreme in Northern VA. I want a donut![/quote]

There's a Krispy Kreme in NoVa?  Where?  The closest I remember is near Charlottesville.

[RichH]

[quote French Rage][quote judy]Awesome. I am now considering driving way out of my way to get to the only Krispie Kreme in Northern VA. I want a donut![/quote]

There's a Krispy Kreme in NoVa?  Where?  The closest I remember is near Charlottesville.[/quote]

There's one in Alexandria VA, one in DC, and several in MD.

http://web.sa.mapquest.com/krispykreme/?tempset=search

[RichH]

[quote BCrespi]It wasn't meant as a criticism.  These things always remind me of a friend from high school who would drive around to something like 7 different 7/11's around our county on July 11th to get free $.79 Slurpies.  I would always yell at him if he just bought the next 6 at the first 7/11, he would be spending way less money than the half-tank of gas he burned traipsing around the county!  And this was before we were thinking about C-footprint![/quote]

I was having a conversation with a friend about this yesterday.  She reminded me to go to Starbucks for the free coffee.  When I told her that I didn't like coffee, her reply was, "but...it's free!"  "Yeah, they could be giving out free kicks to the head.  I still don't want one."  It's a funny aspect of our  society.  So obsessed with getting something...anything for nothing.  I always laugh at the people at sporting events who frantically wave their arms trying to get the sponsored t-shirt cannon to fire their way. They could be giving out bags of poop, and there would still be people climbing over each other to get one.