On Monday, Business Insider's Katie Notopoulos called a few of her local Dunkin' locations to ask if they still had the free tote bags available with the purchase of a half or full dozen donuts. One location was very confused by the call, one didn't answer, and one said that yes, they had just one in stock. She raced over, and to her relief, she secured the bag. The free tote was a limited-time promotion. Locations only got 20 bags each. It's not the first Dunkin' merchandise promotion, and certainly not even the most exciting, Notopoulos writes. But she felt something deep in her bones. She had to have it. What was it about this tote bag that activated something in her? She has a few ideas. Read her take on Dunkin's merch strategy at the link in our bio. Story by Katie Notopoulos (Credit: Katie Notopoulos/Business Insider) #Dunkin #merchandise #fastfood #fastfoodtrends