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Left is the DQ near my office. Consistently does that. Right is the DQ in the next town over.

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[–] cazzmaniandevil@discuss.tchncs.de 30 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Aside from the environmental impact of driving 10 (!) Extra miles (or at all) for a tiny bit of extra ice cream, which is neither healthy nor needed. It just doesn't make sense on a personal financial level to waste so much gas to get a cheaper (per volume) treat. For a European driving to get ice cream alone is ridiculous as many placed have ice cream shops in the town we live in that we walk or bike to.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Adding to that, it's not even icecream but a industrial replacement of (likely) dubious quality.

So one could get more in better quality cheaper if consumed regularly.

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I was thinking with the petrol expense factored in wouldn't it work out cheaper just to buy 2?

[–] offspec@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I also dont know how much a blizzard is. I imagine theyre basically the same as a mcflurry from mcdonalds?

[–] offspec@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Looks like a blizzard is in the realm of $6? I don't go to DQ, but living in a region with many of them I can say gas is generally accessible for ~$2.50 so unless you're driving something that gets 10mpg there's basically no way to make buying two be worth it. I only have to fill up gas once every month or two because my car is a plug in hybrid and I rarely go more than ~40 miles in a trip so it's unlikely I use gas at all. With free nights I don't even really pay much to fill my battery.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Oh, I thought they were taking about the ice cream itself as if it had some ungodly ingredients and sprinkles of human rights violations. Now I feel silly.

Thank you!

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

some ungodly ingredients and sprinkles of human

What an unfortunate line break after this

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

c/unexpectedcannibalism 😶

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

No you are right, too!