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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!

First Day of Spring Italian Ice Giveaway!

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freeritaRita’s Italian Ice, the nation’s largest Italian Ice concept with over 625 outlets in 20 states will celebrate their 21st Annual First Day of Spring Free Ice Giveaway, Wednesday, March 20th, 2013. Rita’s has hosted its annual Free Ice day for millions of fans of the cool treat since 1992, in fact, almost 10 million free cups of Ice have been given away over the years! In celebration of this 21st annual milestone, all Guests who visit any Rita’s Italian Ice on Wednesday, March 20th will receive a free Ice in a limited edition cup featuring Rita’s Rewards, a new loyalty club for smartphone users.  Dayton’s only Rita’s is located just west of The Greene, on the corner of Stroop and Indian Ripple.  The giveaway starts at noon and will run through 9pm.

“We are excited to celebrate our 21st annual first day of spring and welcome our Guests to enjoy a Free Rita’s Ice,” said Jonathan Fornaci, Rita’s Chief Executive Officer. “We invite our fans to enjoy some happiness in a cup and to join our new Rita’s Rewards program to receive a free loyalty punch on the first day of spring!”

With its motto, “Ice, Custard, Happiness,” Rita’s has been dedicated to serving up a big dose of happiness with their freshly made, delicious Italian Ice for fans on the first day of spring for twenty-one years in a row. “Back in 1992 there were only a few Rita’s open on the first day of spring,” said Fornaci. “This year more than 600 outlets will be celebrating, now that’s a lot of Free Ice!” Guests can choose from over 60 flavors of Rita’s famous Italian Ice made fresh daily with real fruit, including the most popular Mango, Cherry, Alex’s Lemonade, Swedish Fish® and Cotton Candy, just to name a few!

In celebration of its 21st Annual First Day of Spring Free Ice Giveaway, Rita’s has unveiledritasgiveaway a new Mobile Loyalty Application, Rita’s Rewards. Rita’s Rewards allows Guests to earn rewards for their purchases, write reviews and share their happiness on social networks. Guests can download the Rita’s Ice Application on their smartphone and earn a Free Regular Italian Ice on their 8th visit.  Rita’s Rewards smartphone application uses Punchh patent-pending technology and is available at all Rita’s Italian Ice outlets.

“Our Guests asked us to develop a fun Rita’s App so we built Rita’s Rewards for smartphone users and plan to continue enhancing it to include a Rita’s Italian Ice Factory game coming this spring,” said Fornaci. “Our new Rita’s Rewards loyalty program provides Guests the ability to Share their Happiness with their friends through social channels,” he said.

Guests can join Rita’s Rewards by scanning the QR code located on their first day of spring cup or by downloading the Rita’s Ice app via the App Store or Google Play. Once the app is installed, Guests are asked to login and join Rita’s Rewards. Rita’s Guests can earn a free punch by utilizing their Facebook login when signing up. Additionally, all members of Rita’s Rewards will receive a free punch on the first day of spring.

The popular chain offers a variety of frozen treats including its famous Italian Ice, made fresh daily with real fruit, available in over sixty flavors, Old-Fashioned Frozen Custard, Milkshakes, Sundaes with Unlimited Toppings, Light Custard, Frozen Custard Cakes, Custard Cookie Sandwiches made with OREO®, layered Gelati as well as its signature Misto® and Blendini® creations. Since 1984, “Ice, Custard, Happiness,” has been the brand’s motto, and almost thirty years later, Rita’s is still dedicated to serving up a big dose of happiness with their freshly made, delicious, custom treats, in a fun-filled atmosphere.

Rita’s topped the Zagat Survey for the #1 Best Quick Refreshment, Ice Cream/Custard for 2012, and was named one of the Top 25 Franchise High Performers by the Wall Street Journal’s “Startup Journal” and named Top 100 on Entrepreneur Magazine’s “Top 500 Franchise Rankings” in 2012.