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DUNKIN’S “FREE COFFEE” MAY 19 OFFER GLITCHES THE MATRIX—CUSTOMERS REPORT RECEIVING ETERNAL REFILLS AND COSMIC REVELATIONS

Boston, MA – What was supposed to be a simple promotional giveaway for National Coffee Day has reportedly triggered a localized reality anomaly at Dunkin’ locations across the Northeast. On May 19, customers who redeemed the chain’s “Free Medium Coffee” digital coupon were met with more than just a warm beverage.

Witnesses describe a phenomenon where the coffee cup, once emptied, instantly refills itself—without any employee interaction. “I finished my iced coffee, set it down to order a donut, and when I looked back, it was full again,” said Mark T., a bewildered customer at a Portsmouth, New Hampshire location. “The barista just stared at me and said, ‘That’s the fifth time today.’”

Employees at a Dunkin’ in Providence, Rhode Island reported their point-of-sale system began displaying the same cryptic message after every free coffee redemption: “LOOP DETECTED. RECOMMENDED SIP: INFINITY.” By midday, several locations had to manually shut down their registers after the “free coffee” button began duplicating orders indefinitely.

Data analysts monitoring the promotion’s backend code have identified what they call a “glitch in the matrix.” According to a leaked internal memo, the coupon’s redemption timestamp was accidentally synced with a subroutine designed for the company’s “drink subscription” algorithm. The result? A single use of the May 19 coupon creates a feedback loop in the inventory system, marking every cup of coffee ever poured at that location as “free.”

“This is unprecedented,” said Dr. Lena Hart, a cryptic data analyst who was called in to investigate. “The system