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Dunkin' wants you to propose with a donut. Buffalo says nah.

You know that Dunkin' ring box thing? It's hitting different here.

So, here's the deal with these Dunkin' "I Dough" ring boxes for National Proposal Day — nationally, it's cute, whatever. But in Buffalo, proposals are already a whole *thing*. We've got folks popping the question at Highmark Stadium, in front of the Anchor Bar, even at the Kaisertown street festivals. I'm not even kidding. Imagine trying to propose with a Dunkin' box when everyone expects a beef on weck for dinner, not a cruller. It's just not our style, you know? We're not about that fancy stuff. We're about showing up, being real, and making a memory that lasts longer than a stale donut. We'd rather propose with a sponge candy and a promise of season tickets.

Honestly, it just feels a little... soft for us. We're a city that thrives on grit, on getting through those lake-effect blizzards, on showing up for each other when it counts, not on some cutesy, pre-packaged moment. I get that it's a trend, but around here, love is built on shared suffering (go Sabres!) and celebrating hard (Bills by a billion!), not on a free cardboard box. Plus, who's gonna be on one knee at the Outer Harbor bike path with a Dunkin' box when you could be there with a view of Lake Erie, a couple of Labatt Blues, and a real plan for the future? We're practical people. We're about substance.

Bills by a billion — and yeah, the city too.

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