dunkin donuts math

im a big fan of dunkin donut iced coffees. just look at the name of this blog; i drink a lot of them. i typically order a medium iced coffee, cream, one sugar. since ive been seeing their billboards recently advertising the new dark roast blend i thought i would give it a try. but since it made me stray from rotely ordering how i normally do, i happened to look up at the menu board.

medium hot coffee $1.79
medium iced coffee $2.25

hmmm, is there really $0.46 worth more coffee in an iced coffee? i know the cups are larger but its mostly filled with ice.

so, naturally, i bought one of each to measure.

the hot coffee measured out to 15oz. once you remove the ice, the iced coffee measured out to 13oz.

why am i paying more for less coffee? shouldnt i just get a hot coffee and pay a nickel for a cup of ice instead?

i contacted dunkin donuts to ask the same question. ill let you know what they say.


**UPDATE: i heard back from customer service via email but also contacted a friend of mine that works for dunkin donuts marketing and both responded the same way.

"it is a little difficult to compare hot and iced coffee as they are totally different products. our iced coffee is double brewed so in fact you are getting twice the coffee in that product."

the idea being your coffee will get watered down with the ice so it needs to be doubly strong. shouldnt i get a jolt of caffeine with that first sip then? im not sure that i believe their response.