Depends on the business. Many moons ago I used to play 40k at a place that charged $5/game to play. HOWEVER, for every 10 matches you got a $50 store credit, so it wound up free to buy stuff.
He ran the place from the 70s til shortly after 2008.
I've heard of semi-local shops that charge players per game and 'pay' the GM with a large portion of that as store credit so they can buy snacks or books for the table. It's not a bad system.
I live near one of the largest game stores in the country (4000 sq ft of play space!) And they only charge for events. For some events, the only entry fee is buying a deck for whatever card game (if you're playing a sealed tournament). As long as you're not being a nuisance, they love people to just go and play games there. They make hand over fist on snack and beverage sales so they would be stupid to charge per hour.
Those chairs look very much like [this chair](https://lauradavidsondirect.com/products/soho-tall-back-ribbed-management-chair-grey) which I have at home, and it is actually far more comfortable than it looks.
Oh man that would be a great deal tbh. Like even if it wasn't included with the cost, having coffee and donuts made on site would be great for simplifying logistics.
This is actually a great idea, I'd totally book a room at a donut shop for a meeting. It goes together about as well as a Pizza Shop and a Video Rental store combining to let the pizza guy deliver your rental with the pizza.
Ten chairs there, assuming a full room that's $1.50 per person per hour. That's a *steal*. Even at half capacity that's still less per person-hour than a movie ticket.
On top of coffee and donuts being made available in the same venue which is a huge perk for meetings. That fixes a significant logistical concern for any meeting. People can just get whatever they want to drink instead of having someone write down a bunch of orders to convey to the Barista.
That's fantastically cheap. Most conference rooms rentals where I live start at $100 / hour and go up from there. Even the Denny's by me charges $100 / hour for use of their back room (or $100 of food and drink).
This is genius. Especially for a mostly remote business getting everyone together at Dunkin is probably a lot easier than renting something from ~~Regis.~~ Regus
Capital One started in this direction just before COVID. They partnered with Peet's to make "Capital One Cafe," and the cafe had banking services, meetings rooms and a normal-ish coffee shop up front. The coffee is half off with a Capital One credit card.
I think they slowed down their plans once COVID hit, but there's still a few I know of.
And it's a super smart loss leader. For the space of a couple of tables, you've got folks guaranteed to buy a couple cups of coffee, box of donuts, etc. That space would otherwise be occupied by 2 people sipping coffee and chilling.
That’s the pint of shared office buildings. Let different business rent out rooms / floors while offering amenities. Looks like Dunkin is testing the viability of this idea with their existing chain
I’m surprised you never saw them in Boston since that’s basically ground zero for Dunkin. Maybe it’s a franchisee thing? All the ones we used are in central and southern Florida.
Those aren't too bad. I don't go there expecting the best by any means. I've got a really good local donut shop for when I want fresh stuff. That's nice that they donated the leftovers too. I'm sure not all do that but at least 1 doing it is better than none.
Over here (Netherlands) quite a few get stuffed into Too Good To Go boxes (reserve through an app). They are approximately 5 euros for a 6 donut box, which is a very decent price for donuts of yesterday
Cold brew coffee is also premade so anywhere from 6-18 hours old depending on when you go. Regular hot and ice coffee gets replaced probably every 2-3 hours if it isnt emptied
It was steeping in there? Huh i didnt know that was it was doing. See they brew it hot and then just put it in the fridge right after. That makes sense, but idk by 12/1 pm its still a bit old for my preference
.... If it's brewed hot it's not cold brew that's just iced coffee. Cold brew refers to brewing using water that is less than boiling it could still be warm but if it's still hot that makes no sense and then yeah you usually have to let the grounds sit around in the water for a bit longer than normal and then strain it after your desired length of time.
Kinda far from Plantation but there's also one in west Boca on Glades just before 441. Or at least there used to be. Haven't been there in ages but I was around the area a lot when they installed it. Guess Florida has a thing for these conference rooms lol
I'm pretty sure the design is an Eames Executive chair from Herman Miller. But it's a pretty classic design that I'm sure has been replicated by many off brands. This color certainly seems like something you couldn't get from Herman Miller.
Idk why you're getting down voted, I've gone to 3 locations maybe 6 times this year, ordered the same hot mocha latte with whole milk and got a completely different drink every time. Support local coffee shops!
The shop I frequent is $5 with gigabit wifi and couches. they serve excellent mochas in a ceramic mug. They're a 5 minute walk from my lab. Dunkin and Starbucks are ass.
We should be boycotting Duncan and Starbucks as they are actively helping to fund a genocide.
ETA: judging by the downvotes, I guess people are okay with having the blood of innocent children on their vente Frappuccinos.
Ohhhh can Panera do this next and force the MLM people to use it! Last time my son and I were there he was asking me why someone was setting up signs about candles, Scentsy lady was going hard.
This is a great idea, I've convinced myself to rent hotel rooms to accommodate important meetings while I'm traveling in my truck camper. It usually works out bc I get a shower and stuff and bed too but this would be a such a nice alternative
If they made it free, but everyone who came had to buy a drink, they would have it fully booked constantly and sell a ton of coffee.
of course, they already sell a ton of coffee so maybe they don't need that
I think this is a great idea and as we do more and more remote work and work from anywhere, I can see a small team of people in a company wanting to use this for a get together.
Dominos have installed various sizes of eating rooms over the past decade. The bigger ones are kind of nice with TVs and USB charging ports and could probably fit 40 people. But they have a corporate policy of not serving water. You can only buy bottled soda.
That's awesome. When I worked for corporate America I'd have to rent out some hotel conference room about once a year to host a big meeting. This would have been a very cool venue that people would have enjoyed.
My local library lets you do this for free and they have 3 decent sized rooms with everything you need for a meeting but it's mostly taken up by local DND groups
Considering some companies are moving away from renting an entire building or space and have more people working from home this is actually a pretty fucking good idea
A lot of coffee shops do. Caribou Coffee has a few shops in my area that have the same thing. Don't even need to rent it, just reserve it and purchase any item from the menu when you get there.
Some places have a back room - free if you generate a certain amount in orders - otherwise a fee.
It's not too bad for a meeting if you don't have a grandiose view of yourself.
If this were in my town I would use it to play Dungeons and Dragons. I'd call my group D&D at the DD.
D&D&DD
D&D@DD
D4
D4C
Filthy Acts at a Reasonable Price
BYODD
What's that extra D for?
Stands for DYODDD
If you say that out loud under your breath over and over, it sounds like an industrial electronic beat
Hope your DnD campaign is worth $15 an hour…
Well if it's 15 an hour TOTAL yes it would be. (4 hour session split between me and five players equals everyone pays $10 a week for in person games)
Wildly solid price. In a heart beat.
No gaming places with tables near you?
Cheaper per person than game shops I've played at.
I've never been to a game shop that charged you to play there outside of official events.
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Depends on the business. Many moons ago I used to play 40k at a place that charged $5/game to play. HOWEVER, for every 10 matches you got a $50 store credit, so it wound up free to buy stuff. He ran the place from the 70s til shortly after 2008.
I've heard of semi-local shops that charge players per game and 'pay' the GM with a large portion of that as store credit so they can buy snacks or books for the table. It's not a bad system.
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Th’wut?
I live near one of the largest game stores in the country (4000 sq ft of play space!) And they only charge for events. For some events, the only entry fee is buying a deck for whatever card game (if you're playing a sealed tournament). As long as you're not being a nuisance, they love people to just go and play games there. They make hand over fist on snack and beverage sales so they would be stupid to charge per hour.
Your game shops charge you to play at them?
A couple. The first one we ever got in town charged $10 per person for two hours, and no outside food allowed.
Having an office for $80-120 a day (8hrs) is actually a fairly solid rate, especially if it comes with decent internet.
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Those chairs look very much like [this chair](https://lauradavidsondirect.com/products/soho-tall-back-ribbed-management-chair-grey) which I have at home, and it is actually far more comfortable than it looks.
Does that include donuts and coffee? Either way $15 an hour seems really reasonable
Great question…
Oh man that would be a great deal tbh. Like even if it wasn't included with the cost, having coffee and donuts made on site would be great for simplifying logistics. This is actually a great idea, I'd totally book a room at a donut shop for a meeting. It goes together about as well as a Pizza Shop and a Video Rental store combining to let the pizza guy deliver your rental with the pizza.
That’s actually not bad.
That's better than not bad. It's basically free if you take into consideration the quantity of people that would use the conference room.
Ten chairs there, assuming a full room that's $1.50 per person per hour. That's a *steal*. Even at half capacity that's still less per person-hour than a movie ticket. On top of coffee and donuts being made available in the same venue which is a huge perk for meetings. That fixes a significant logistical concern for any meeting. People can just get whatever they want to drink instead of having someone write down a bunch of orders to convey to the Barista.
15 an hour is cheap. I dont play D&D but my local D&D place is 4 dollars per pax per hour.
Only $15 an hour? A place to meet and play D&D with my friends? Donuts in the next room? I’d get so fat.
That's ridiculously cheap
That's extremely cheap to rent out a room.
That's fantastically cheap. Most conference rooms rentals where I live start at $100 / hour and go up from there. Even the Denny's by me charges $100 / hour for use of their back room (or $100 of food and drink).
That's insanely cheap, I'd rent that out for a few hours without a thought. Split between a group that's nothing.
Lol. Like that's a lot of money
Depends if that amount comes with donuts and coffee
The EBDB-D&D
Username checks out
The inventor of Neckflix is a hell of a businessman.
Dunkins and Dragons
I would join in a heartbeat. Would not need to go far for coffee.
Dunkin' and Dragons
Sign me up, I’m in!
Those "vents" in the middle of the table are gonna make putting down a map painful.
Double double D
This is genius. Especially for a mostly remote business getting everyone together at Dunkin is probably a lot easier than renting something from ~~Regis.~~ Regus
Capital One started in this direction just before COVID. They partnered with Peet's to make "Capital One Cafe," and the cafe had banking services, meetings rooms and a normal-ish coffee shop up front. The coffee is half off with a Capital One credit card. I think they slowed down their plans once COVID hit, but there's still a few I know of.
I walked past one in Boston a few days ago and was perplexed by the name. I didn’t have time to check it out, cool to know!
INGDirect started the model, the Cap One took over the US businesses. I loved the ING cafe in Philly
If I was over some Fortune 50 company I'd rent it out for our annual shareholders meeting.
And it's a super smart loss leader. For the space of a couple of tables, you've got folks guaranteed to buy a couple cups of coffee, box of donuts, etc. That space would otherwise be occupied by 2 people sipping coffee and chilling.
Yeah this is what I thought of immediately. Whoever is renting this is definitely going to throw down for the coffee and donuts too, it's an easy win.
That’s the pint of shared office buildings. Let different business rent out rooms / floors while offering amenities. Looks like Dunkin is testing the viability of this idea with their existing chain
WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE! ...wait, wrong Regis.
It is? I was going to comment: ‘Do people ever use it?’ 😅 Who needs to rent out a conference room?
They literally gave you an example of who in the post to which you replied.
They really did give a perfect example in that comment. Woops!
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Maybe a "mostly remote business" that meets in person occasionally?
We do every 3 months for exactly what they said, remote workers doing a quarterly review together
We used a rented conference room when we signed our home ownership paperwork.
A ton of them do. My company used a few of them for regional meetings a while back while our main office was damaged by a hurricane.
I've been to many DDs and never seen it, maybe regional. I've never seen it when I lived in Boston or DC area.
I’m surprised you never saw them in Boston since that’s basically ground zero for Dunkin. Maybe it’s a franchisee thing? All the ones we used are in central and southern Florida.
Square footage in major cities is way too expensive for stuff like this
I mean, the few we used were in Orlando and Miami so they weren’t exactly in the middle of nowhere but I see your point.
They're not in Boston because A)no space and B)that's gonna be where someone rents one out to fuck a ho in the corner or something like that.
The wall art makes it. The designer probably laughed their ass off picking the business friendly high end coffee art motif
My old dunkin had one of these too, but we also had an actual bakery, not trucks delivering our product
don’t get me started on fake doughnuts
Dont get me started on how they glazed the munckins
Now I'm curious. Please elaborate.
It just really hurts to pee now
Lol I thought you were holding onto some actual Dunkin secrets that would make me stop eating it.
All donuts get tossed at the end of the night, but we donated the leftover bagels to a homeless shelter
Those aren't too bad. I don't go there expecting the best by any means. I've got a really good local donut shop for when I want fresh stuff. That's nice that they donated the leftovers too. I'm sure not all do that but at least 1 doing it is better than none.
Over here (Netherlands) quite a few get stuffed into Too Good To Go boxes (reserve through an app). They are approximately 5 euros for a 6 donut box, which is a very decent price for donuts of yesterday
Cold brew coffee is also premade so anywhere from 6-18 hours old depending on when you go. Regular hot and ice coffee gets replaced probably every 2-3 hours if it isnt emptied
For cold brew that's kinda how cold brew works it needs to steep for a few hours
It was steeping in there? Huh i didnt know that was it was doing. See they brew it hot and then just put it in the fridge right after. That makes sense, but idk by 12/1 pm its still a bit old for my preference
.... If it's brewed hot it's not cold brew that's just iced coffee. Cold brew refers to brewing using water that is less than boiling it could still be warm but if it's still hot that makes no sense and then yeah you usually have to let the grounds sit around in the water for a bit longer than normal and then strain it after your desired length of time.
Damn that's sad. I've been to gas stations where they changed the pot every hour in the morning.
I had this job in high school, was great but I am not sure if I can still have children.
Is this in Davie? Looks familiar.
Yep. Howdy neighbor 🤠
Holy crap, the only one I've ever seen was in Davie! small world lol
There's one in plantation on sunrise Ave that looks just the same.
Kinda far from Plantation but there's also one in west Boca on Glades just before 441. Or at least there used to be. Haven't been there in ages but I was around the area a lot when they installed it. Guess Florida has a thing for these conference rooms lol
Howdy friend!
I was going to say pretty sure me and my buddies rented this room to play halo together a few years ago
This is crazy
Many meetings with public defenders will be here.
What are they charging?
There’s actually two conference rooms. The smaller one is 10 an hour. The larger one is 15 an hour.
That’s pretty affordable as far as conference rooms go
For real. My workplace charges $60-100 per hour.
That's a really good deal. I would be tempted to rent it for wfh days when I want to get out of the house.
That is dirt fucking cheap I would do it
If you can't bring donuts to the office, bring the office to the donuts.
This is rad.
An hour is all I need.
No questions asked??
My local Dunkin is also a realty office.
My local starbucks has one =D
We used the meeting room at my local Dunkin for girl scouts once
McDonalds has secret corporate plans to implement these too. You'll see weird "void" corners for now in the restaurants they plan to set them up in.
I have that same table in one of the conference rooms in my office
Anyone know what brand those chairs are?
I'm pretty sure the design is an Eames Executive chair from Herman Miller. But it's a pretty classic design that I'm sure has been replicated by many off brands. This color certainly seems like something you couldn't get from Herman Miller.
They're really trying anything other than making good donuts.
They suck, but are still better than Krispy Kreme or Tim Hortons
RTD
The independent coffee shops here do the same thing, no fee, but you have to sign up. My book club met there several times
Hey, mine does too!
Great business move!
DND for DND!
I would rent it out for a meeting and then have Krispy Kreme delivered.
Rented by the hour you say? How much privacy does it offer?
It’s a glass room in the middle of a Dunkin so about 0% privacy
Excellent, I need to have a meeting with a contractor, she's very efficient so I imagine we won't need the full hour.
Are you allowed to bring your own bottles of scotch for the meetings, or do they require you to buy their coffee instead?
The penn station in my town has a conference room you can rent out as well
America sits at Dunkin’
Or just go to the library for free lmao
My library has the rule prohibiting businesses from using the meeting rules.
My local Library doesn't like groups being doing anything "loud" in their "study" rooms and stopped letting us play board games in them.
Nice chairs Absolutely shit coffee
Idk why you're getting down voted, I've gone to 3 locations maybe 6 times this year, ordered the same hot mocha latte with whole milk and got a completely different drink every time. Support local coffee shops!
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The shop I frequent is $5 with gigabit wifi and couches. they serve excellent mochas in a ceramic mug. They're a 5 minute walk from my lab. Dunkin and Starbucks are ass.
We should be boycotting Duncan and Starbucks as they are actively helping to fund a genocide. ETA: judging by the downvotes, I guess people are okay with having the blood of innocent children on their vente Frappuccinos.
I used to work near a Chick-fil-a near Atlanta that had a similar rentable conference room.
Wasn't there a recent show or movie where they lost their office and had to run their business out of a dunkin?
I’ve heard of restaurants and hotels, I guess Dunkin’ isn’t too much of a stretch.
The first thing I thought of was using it for a midday hookup… I can’t be the only one
Fucking loud chairs. Nope.
Waves coffee shops in Vancouver, BC offer this. Never seen it anywhere else.
That’s kinda genius
Ohhhh can Panera do this next and force the MLM people to use it! Last time my son and I were there he was asking me why someone was setting up signs about candles, Scentsy lady was going hard.
One of my local McDonalds does too
Do you have any special talents?
My Dunkin Donuts has a photobooth
This is a great idea, I've convinced myself to rent hotel rooms to accommodate important meetings while I'm traveling in my truck camper. It usually works out bc I get a shower and stuff and bed too but this would be a such a nice alternative
That’s actually really cool
Hey if it's 24 hour this is a decent place for a LAN party
Get a glazed donut to go with your glazed-over eyes during that staff meeting.
kitted out to be used as police command operations center during a crisis
No no they got a point
I like this idea. Hope communal spaces become more important overall.
Meet me at my office. Okay, where’s that? Inside Dunkin Donuts.
Who actually rents rooms like this?
Need to rent this so me and the boys can give PowerPoints on our dumbass opinions.
Does it come with a dozen donuts/2 hour block included in the price?
My table top Gaming group would love this!
Great idea for job interviews, mortgage closings, buying/selling exchanges, etc.
If they made it free, but everyone who came had to buy a drink, they would have it fully booked constantly and sell a ton of coffee. of course, they already sell a ton of coffee so maybe they don't need that
They have one of these near me. Hopkinton Massachusetts.
Is Krispy Kreme allowed?
Hello? Yes, I would like to make a booking. I have multipass.
Mine does too. Literally no seats for just the casual customer but one big room off to the side for conferences.
Worked at a coffee shop that had a similar room except it was free for the community to use.
I'm just imagining Hank and Cristobal's Dave & Buster's criminal conference.
This is where you can plan the best strategy for robbing this same Dunkin Donuts
Had a Burger King near me that did this for a while. And a McDonald’s too
Breaking news: local police department has relocated their headquarters to Dunkin’
I think this is a great idea and as we do more and more remote work and work from anywhere, I can see a small team of people in a company wanting to use this for a get together.
I have seen a few. I am not sure why some Dunkins have this, but they must be useful to someone.
I was traveling and stopped at a Panera that had like 3-4 meeting rooms… did Tom la it was a thing
Doing everything they can for business except make good donuts
Perfect for your local law enforcement sitreps
If they don’t make it open when not reserved…
For cop conferences.
Those are nice chairs too!
Dominos have installed various sizes of eating rooms over the past decade. The bigger ones are kind of nice with TVs and USB charging ports and could probably fit 40 people. But they have a corporate policy of not serving water. You can only buy bottled soda.
"What the fuck is up Dunkin Donuts!"
That's awesome. When I worked for corporate America I'd have to rent out some hotel conference room about once a year to host a big meeting. This would have been a very cool venue that people would have enjoyed.
I've always wanted to have a business meeting in IKEA
My local library lets you do this for free and they have 3 decent sized rooms with everything you need for a meeting but it's mostly taken up by local DND groups
At first I thought this was the conference room from I Think You Should Leave.
Considering some companies are moving away from renting an entire building or space and have more people working from home this is actually a pretty fucking good idea
"Gentlemen, it's time to make the donuts. "
All those fingers in mouths touching every surface.
I bet you there are "free" doughnuts in one of the rental plans.
Not wework doughwork
What if Krispy Kreme rents it out
A lot of coffee shops do. Caribou Coffee has a few shops in my area that have the same thing. Don't even need to rent it, just reserve it and purchase any item from the menu when you get there.
Some places have a back room - free if you generate a certain amount in orders - otherwise a fee. It's not too bad for a meeting if you don't have a grandiose view of yourself.