Dunkin' Donuts Adds Passbook Support to Its iPhone App

[MacRumors]

U.S. coffee chain Dunkin' Donuts has added Passbook support to its iPhone app, allowing users to pay for their coffee and donuts with a virtual gift card stored on their phone. Starbucks added similar support to its iPhone app back in October.

PAY RIGHT FROM THE APP WITH A VIRTUAL DD(TM) CARD.

Use the app to pay for all your purchases. You can either add a plastic card or purchase a virtual card via the app. Simply tap the DD Card you wish to use and present the barcode to the DD crew member to be scanned, and you're good to go. You can also manage and reload your DD Card right from the app.

APPLE PASSBOOK INTEGRATION

Now you can purchase a virtual card via the Dunkin' App and add it to your Passbook wallet.

Dunkin' Donuts is a free download from the App Store. [Direct Link]

Article Link: Dunkin' Donuts Adds Passbook Support to Its iPhone App

 

[Prof.]

I'm actually excited about this. I'm there all the time buying coffee and shiz.

DD > Starbucks

 

[Ecofriend]

Lol, just saw this in the App Store and downloaded it, to come on here and see the story.

 

[chriscrk]

Yay, a more efficient way to get fat!

 

[pancakedrawer]

So passbook is such a flop that any new company that uses it is newsworthy?
I don't know why Apple bothers including it on non-US phones.

 

[komodrone]

"Dunkin' Donuts Adds Passbook Support to Its iPhone App"
rather:
"Dunkin' Donuts Adds Pounds To Its Customers"

 

[Freshmixture]

Weird, I got this update on the 13th

 

[Trentz]

$50 for a cup of coffee? Damn

 

[ConCat]

I'm actually excited about this. I'm there all the time buying coffee and shiz.

DD > Starbucks

Yes, certainly. One kind of coffee is far better than just about every kind of coffee in existence (starbucks). Have you tried Blonde Roast?

 

[Shrink]

I'm actually excited about this. I'm there all the time buying coffee and shiz.

DD > Starbucks

Pardon, but both their coffees are crap. But now it's easier to get Dunkin Donut's crappy coffee.

Oh, joy!!

 

[John.B]

DD < Starbucks

Fixed.

 

[Shrink]

I'm actually excited about this. I'm there all the time buying coffee and shiz.

DD > Starbucks

Fixed.

DD = Starbucks

Fixed...

 

[sexiewasd]

New England coffee is better than them all, but I don't see my self passing my iPod through a drive through window anytime soon.

Btw DD > Starbucks.

 

[sazivad]

DD > Starbucks

DD < Starbucks

DD = Starbucks

Local small business > {DD, Starbucks}

 

[jonnysods]

Wow, great story. Thanks for posting this.

 

[Giuly]

On completely unrelated news, the NSA and the state police of every state have just approved iPhones and started issuing them to all policemen.

 

[iSRS]

Just logged in to my account after downloading the app and realized I have a card active on my account with $2.65!!! The digital equivalent of finding money in your spring/winter coat left over from the prior season! Guess it was worth the (virtual) trip!

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On completely unrelated news, the NSA and the state police of every state have just approved iPhones are started issuing them to all policemen.

Ha! To be fair, I heard this is primarily in the northeast.

 

[blueroom]

I'm actually excited about this. I'm there all the time buying coffee and shiz.

DD > Starbucks

Do they offer free refills or food items every 12 purchases when you use their app?

Starbucks > DD

PS no DD here in Toronto, just Tim Hortons.

 

[Fant]

How is it better handing a DD clerk my $400 phone and get him to try and scan it rather that a free plastic card that I can swipe or tap myself?

 

[Born Again]

Local small business > {DD, Starbucks}

Free trade quality coffee shops > local small business

 

[marc11]

Yay, a more efficient way to get fat!

Coffee doesn't make you fat. In fact NOTHING makes you fat, eating and drinking over our needed caloric intake makes you fat.

To further the point, black coffee, which basically has zero calories has proven to actually burn calories.

And using this app to pay for items you would have purchased anyway doesn't make you fat.

 

[BobVB]

If only I had even seen a Dunkin' Donuts in the last 5 years.

 

[harrisondavies]

Not available in the UK.

I wish for once Macrumors would advise us of that before we click the links....Grrr.

 

[spazzcat]

I'm actually excited about this. I'm there all the time buying coffee and shiz.

DD > Starbucks

You drink espresso then SB > DD

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If only I had even seen a Dunkin' Donuts in the last 5 years.

They are everywhere...

 

[auero]

How is it better handing a DD clerk my $400 phone and get him to try and scan it rather that a free plastic card that I can swipe or tap myself?

I've never handed over my phone while at Starbucks. I can't imagine it would be any different at dd.

They just tell me to scan my barcode.