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Good morning, everyone! Are you feeling tired this morning? Are you just not a morning person? Or maybe you're just looking for a good drink to start the day with? Well, coming to Slocum's Joe is the right choice!— Dough-Boy, Pirate Radio

Slocum's Joe was a pre-War coffee and donut company based in Malden, Massachusetts.

Background[]

Slocum's focused on two things: Joe (coffee) and doughnuts. Although unhealthy, with much of its food exceeding the daily recommended amount of carbohydrates and fat,[1] the chain remained incredibly popular, to the point that even shops trying to deter customers had trouble keeping them away (as with Slocum's Joe #38 in Lexington, Massachusetts, secretly cover for a Defense Intelligence Agency facility).[2] Its coffee was also considered by some (e.g. culinary critic Glen Ramos) to be stale and overly acidic, as well as overpriced, at $28 per cup[3] ($30 when bought together with a large jelly doughnut).[4]

Slocum's always tried to stay one step ahead of the competition, such as by trying to solve the problem of keeping coffee hot and doughnuts fresh. Their answer was Slocum's Buzzbites, a delicious doughnut filled with hot coffee and chemically preserved to stay hot, which had a 90% chance of inflicting 3rd-degree burns on consumers. This led to it being deemed too dangerous for distribution by authorities.[5]

After the Great War, Slocum's Joe had varying legacies for survivors. Some mourned the loss of community that came with a local Slocum's Joe coffee shop,[citation needed] while others derided them as overpriced and were glad to be rid of them.[3]

The Slocum's Joe corporate mascot was Dough-Boy, featured in radio and print advertising.[6][7]

Locations[]

Name Game
Slocum's Joe Corporate HQ, Malden Fallout 4
General Atomics Galleria Fallout 4
Monsignor Plaza, Cambridge Fallout 4
Slocum's Joe #38, Lexington Fallout 4
Slocum's Joe, Mass Bay Medical Center Fallout 4
Baxter building, Financial District Fallout 4
Slocum's Joe, Watoga Shopping Plaza Fallout 76
Morgantown (two locations) Fallout 76
Charleston Fallout 76
Slocum's Joe Fallout 76

Products[]

Behind the scenes[]

  • Slocum's Joe is a reference to Dunkin' Donuts, a company founded in Quincy, Massachusetts in 1950. Like Slocum's Joe, Dunkin' Donuts maintains its corporate headquarters in the greater Boston area, in Canton, Massachusetts.
  • The Bethesda Gear Store sells promotional items featuring the brand.[Non-game 1]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. Curie: "Be careful. Much of Slocum's Joe food greatly exceeds the daily allowance of carbohydrates and fat."
    (Curie's dialogue)
  2. The Switchboard terminal entries
  3. 3.0 3.1 Slocum's Woes
  4. Slocum's Joe advertisement on Pirate Radio
  5. Notice to Slocum's Joe
  6. Pirate Radio/Advertisements
  7. Fallout 76 Pip-Boy 2000 Mark VI Dough-Boy Paint description: "Embrace your love of Slocum's Joe with the Slocum's Joe Dough-Boy Pip-Boy Paint!"

Non-game

  1. Slocum’s Joe Vault Boy Tee: "DOUGH BOY MEETS VAULT BOY
    This artwork features Vault Boy in the pink and brown uniform of a Slocum’s Joe server, holding a box of 6 delicious donuts. Nobody knows if he intends to eat the oversized sentient donut in his right hand. But they seem to get along just fine."
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