Dunkin' Donuts In Boston Stayed Open During Lockdown

Because Boston.

With much of Boston on lockdown Friday morning, residents were worried about getting their Dunkin' Donuts fix.

Kelsi @FredosJustin

The whole city of Boston is under #Lockdown . Therefore i cannot get my dunkin donuts coffee, therefore no one better not touch/talk to me

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:17:39 +0000

The whole city of Boston is under #Lockdown . Therefore i cannot get my dunkin donuts coffee, therefore no one better not touch/talk to me-- Kelsi

Jen Ambrose @Jen_Ambrose1

I know city of Boston is pretty much on lockdown, so is dunkin donuts still open?

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:36:50 +0000

I know city of Boston is pretty much on lockdown, so is dunkin donuts still open?-- Jen Ambrose

Because, let's face it, nothing helps you get through a crisis like a few of these.

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But even a lockdown won't keep Bostonians from their coffee: four Watertown Dunkin' Donuts confirmed to BuzzFeed that they are in fact open today.

Keith Humphrey @Keith_Humphrey

From an earlier report “Boston on lockdown, hundreds of cops around, all stores closed….except for a Dunkin Donuts.”

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:06:51 +0000

From an earlier report “Boston on lockdown, hundreds of cops around, all stores closed….except for a Dunkin Donuts.”-- Keith Humphrey

Russell Lewis @NPRrussell

NPR's Julie Rovner, in Boston, says lockdown is uneven. Some downtown businesses closed, some not. Starbucks closed. Dunkin Donuts open.

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 13:16:56 +0000

NPR's Julie Rovner, in Boston, says lockdown is uneven. Some downtown businesses closed, some not. Starbucks closed. Dunkin Donuts open.-- Russell Lewis

Jackie V @jackievern

Boston is on lockdown, but Dunkin' Donuts is still open in #Watertown #americarunsondunkin

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:15:16 +0000

Boston is on lockdown, but Dunkin' Donuts is still open in #Watertown #americarunsondunkin-- Jackie V

Jessica Cadorette, a store manager at a Dunkin' Donuts in Newton, Mass., told BuzzFeed: "There was an automated message going around telling businesses to close, but because we're Dunkin' Donuts, we called the police department and they said we didn't have to [close]."

And of course, some people are actually heading out into the streets for Coolattas.

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The doughnut chain has a storied, legendary history in Massachusetts. Quincy, where the first Dunkin' Donuts was opened, is 10 miles from Boston.

bostonglobe.com

So, HOW is DD allowed immunity from the lockdown? As at least one person has speculated, Dunkin' being allowed to remain open might have something to do with who's in charge.

Summer Plum @summerplum

“How does Dunkin Donuts get around the whole lockdown thing?” “Cops. Donuts. Coffee.”

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:00:05 +0000

“How does Dunkin Donuts get around the whole lockdown thing?”
“Cops. Donuts. Coffee.”-- Summer Plum

Update - 11:50 a.m.: Dunkin' Donuts has released the following statement to BuzzFeed.

"At the direction of authorities, select Dunkin' Donuts restaurants in the Boston area are open to take care of the needs of law enforcement and first responders."

And they won't be charging law enforcement for those donuts.

Dunkin' Donuts @DunkinDonuts

@BostonBizNews @Brennan_Murray Yes, the Watertown DD is open to serve local law enforcement, first responders w/ free coffee & product. ^JG

03:54 PM - 19 Apr 2013

@BostonBizNews @Brennan_Murray Yes, the Watertown DD is open to serve local law enforcement, first responders w/ free coffee & product. ^JG-- Dunkin' Donuts

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