BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's

Subject: BS: 4/19/05 Free Scoop day at Ben & Jerry's
From: Dave'sWife
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 10:36 AM

Today is Free Scoop Day at Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops all across the United States. I don't know about outside if the US. Free Scoops of Ice Cream can be had at any Scoop Shop between 12 Noon and 8PM Local Times. You may get in line as many times as you wish.. if you are a glutton!


I figured that free Ben & Jerry's might be of interest to some of the Mudcatters who read the BS threads. We seem to talk about food, recipes and Ice Cream a lot here in BS!

To find the Ben & Jerry's Nearest you, Click HERE

My local Scoop Shop is 2 blocks away. I'm taking some of the local kids on the block down after School lets out.

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: Dave'sWife
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 10:38 AM

Can somebody in a position of Power catch my error and change the title to Free SCOOP day. I don't think they are letting you have the cones.. just scoops. Sorry.

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: LilyFestre
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 10:58 AM

My husband helped to build the main Ben & Jerry's plant in Vermont some years ago. He reports (at least during that time period), all employees were allowed free ice cream on breaks and a pint a day to take home.

LF

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: open mike
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 01:31 PM

Do i remeber correctly, that Ben and Jerrys
has been sold to another com;any?
i do not see any mention of 1 % for peace!!
i htought that was a concept initiated by B & J
and i fear it has been done away with
they do have connentary though---
http://www.benjerry.com/features/baked_alaska/index.cfm

they do say free cone day
and there is a shop near me
that i didn't even know about
Wavy Gravy here i come!~

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: Dave'sWife
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 04:44 PM

We just went down to Ben & Jerry's about an hour ago with some kids from the street and I ordered Dublin Mudslide. I stuck it in the freezer for later but took a bite. Yum.

I don't think that Ben & Jerry's has been sold. They had various charity reps there collecting what you would have paid for a scoop from people and doing a brisk business. Lots of happy children and lunchtime workers!

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: jeffp
Date: 19 Apr 05 - 04:50 PM

Ben & Jerry's was acquired by Unilever in 2000, but they operate with their own board of directors.

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 20 Apr 05 - 02:34 PM

Been to that Vermont plant and even got the T shirt Lily Festre. Tell your husband he was doing necessary work, it's an ice cream nut's heaven.
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: open mike
Date: 20 Apr 05 - 03:54 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/710694.stm

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: GUEST, Ebbie
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 02:31 AM

Well, I decided it was just a bit too far to go to get a free cone yesterday so I didn't make it. It's 909 miles. By air.

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: GUEST,Jon
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 05:23 AM

It sounds a bit too commercial to me.

Giok, my idea of ice-cream heaven is a little shop in Sheringham which sells Ronaldo ice creams which are made in Norwich. Last time I was there I had a tuti-fruity and was warned it didn't look like the usual shop bought ones. He was right - it was purple - I guess it must have taken the colour on from blackcurrants - they don't us artificial colours or flavourings.

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: John MacKenzie
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 05:25 AM

There also used to be good ice cream shop almost next door to the Enterprise in Chalk Farm. What did happen to Terry Gould?
Giok

Subject: RE: BS: 4/19/05 Free Cone day at Ben & Jerry's
From: GUEST,reggie miles
Date: 21 Apr 05 - 04:29 PM

I've been disappointed in B&J since they stopped selling pints of Coconut Almond Fudge in the local grocery stores. I was strung out on that flavor like a junkie. Hmmm, maybe there was more in the ingredient description than they were willing to reveal. I complained to the stores that used to carry it, and I even wrote B&J an email asking why they would forsake such rabid product devotion but received no response, or action on the part of those who had been carrying B&J products. It's certainly an odd way of doing business, to develop and offer a product, then build a following for it, but instead of supplying the demand for it, they just discontinued it. I've seen this happen time and time again with all sorts of products.

(beyond the cone) Over ten years ago, the jug band I was playing with at the time, Strangers with Candy, was offered a tour from a record company that B&J had stock in. We couldn't accept the terms and the tour never happened.

Ah, memories.