Starbucks has had no shortage of competition in the pumpkin spice latte field in recent years. Dunkin' Donuts got a head start for 2021, releasing theirs ahead of the OG Starbucks. Yesterday, McDonald's at 5214 River Road in Bethesda began offering its hot and cold pumpkin spice lattes, the same day as Starbucks.
It is August. The temperature in Chevy Chase is currently 82, with 79% humidity. It is not PSL season, it is not sweater weather, it is not time for sitting-in-infinite-traffic-along-Skyline-Drive-to-look-at-the-fall-foliage. It is still summer until the autumnal equinox, just shy of four weeks away.
ReplyDeleteWhat's wrong with businesses? More than two weeks ago I heard the first bit of "holiday" Christmas music playing in a store.