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First Day of Spring Freebies

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Who cares if the weather forecasters are predicting snow for the first day of spring.  Celebrating with a frosty treat has become tradition to welcome in the season and here are some of the eateries that are offering you free deals:

Start Spring Off Right—with FREE Italian Ice!

Every year Rita’s  celebrate the first day of spring by giving away free Italian Ice. That’s right, for over 20 years they’ve treated each and every Guest to a free Italian Ice. It’s a Rita’s Tradition. Just their way of kicking off the season—and spreading a little happiness.

Get your FREE Italian Ice from Rita’s on  Tuesday, March 20 from noon to 9 pm at 3371 East Stroop Road in Kettering, just west of The Greene.  The first day of spring only comes around once a year, so make it delicious!

 

What better way to celebrate the return of (hopefully) warmer weather than with a free ice cream cone?

Dairy Queen agrees and is giving away free ice cream cones to celebrate!

Participating non-mall Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill locations across the U.S. will celebrate the Fourth Annual Free Cone Day on Tuesday.  Ice cream fans will enjoy a free small vanilla soft serve cone with the signature DQ curl on top (limit one per customer while supplies last). At the same time, participating locations also will collect donations for local Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. Last year,  Dairy Queen contributed nearly $300,000 in one day for local hospitals.

To celebrate the beginning of spring, DQ is offering a free small vanilla cone tomorrow
And one to look forward to:
Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry’s  will be on Tuesday, April 10, so be sure to mark your calendars and grab your friends!

Celebrate National Ice Cream Day with These Freebies

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Thousands of years ago, people in the Persian Empire would put snow in a bowl, pour grape-juice concentrate over it and eat it as a treat.  They did this when the weather was hot and used the snow saved in the cool-keeping underground chambers known as “yakhchal”, or taken from the snowfall that remained at the stop of mountains by the summer capital.

Luckily today, there are many more flavors and it’s a little easier to get ice cream year round.  In 1984, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month and established National Ice Cream Day as the third Sunday in the month of July.

Here’s a roundup of places you can get free ice cream to celebrate National Ice Cream Day, today July 16th:

Baskin Robbins-Get a free samples of its popular Polar Pizza from Noon – 5:00 p.m. at participating Baskin-Robbins locations on 7/14. In addition to the Polar Pizza Sampling on July 14, Baskin-Robbins is giving its guests several ways to enjoy National Ice Cream Month. For starters, guests who download the Baskin-Robbins Mobile App will receive exclusive offers on National Ice Cream Day (Sunday, July 16) and throughout the month.

Dippin’ Dots: Get one free mini cup at  Dippin’ Dots at The Mall at Fairfield Commons today from 12-2pm.  This store recently moved from the first floor to the 2nd, across from the food court

McDonald’s: Use the McDonald’s mobile app to redeem the offer for a free vanilla soft serve cone. If you participate in the promotion from 2 to 5 p.m., you’ll have the possibility of being the one lucky winner of a lifetime supply of McDonald’s soft serve.

Not free, but still a deal:

Graeter’s– Wants to thank their loyal fans, for keeping them in business for over 147 years with $1.47 single dip sugar cones on Sunday, July 16th!

Wendy’s – Get a classic Wendy’s Vanilla or Chocolate Frosty for only 50 cents through Aug. 25

Whole Foods: Get all Ben & Jerry’s pints for two for $6. There will also be in-store “Sundae Fundae” sampling events and make-your-own sweet treats in select stores nationwide, so check your location for details.

And even dogs get to celebrate National Ice Cream Day:

PetSmart:  This pet store is handing out free Doggie Ice Cream Sundaes — dog-safe vanilla ice cream topped with a dog biscuit sprinkle — at its PetSmart PetsHotel locations nationwide.