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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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[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 8 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

I can’t tell what size blizzard this is thanks to the short cup, they’re usually taller. (Where I am in the US) They’re $4.99 or so for a medium, that’s my best guess. 20 miles round trip for the further “better” blizzard, 40 minutes in the car at that distance means city/town driving, so I’ll guess 18mpg. Extra gallon of gas for that round trip is gonna be ~$3+ USD unless you’re in California, and then it’s probably $4.25 or so.

Your best bet is to not waste gas, time, and wear on the car and order the next size up if your gas is $3-ish, or maybe order two if you’re in California.

No, I would not drive further.

[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 6 points 10 hours ago

For overpriced aerated ice cream? Just go to the local supermarket and get some good ice cream. It's cheaper it'll taste better.

[–] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 2 points 8 hours ago

No, but I’d always get one when I was over there anyway.

[–] jjjalljs@ttrpg.network 44 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

No. I'm not driving anywhere (walkable city resident) and I'm not eating that junk. I'm insufferable, sorry.

[–] Zetta@mander.xyz 9 points 18 hours ago
[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 10 points 19 hours ago

Awareness++

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 8 points 19 hours ago

Gotta respect the honesty tho

[–] ALLHAILHYPNOTOAD@lemmy.ml 23 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

No, I would go to the local mom and pop ice cream shop. It is better ice cream and keeps the money I spent in my community instead of investor groups.

[–] TrojanRoomCoffeePot@lemmy.world 1 points 57 minutes ago

Got to be honest here, I know and patronize a lot of Mom & Pop shops, but it hadn't occurred to me until just now that there were still independent ice cream shops anymore. I'm super jelly that you have one available to you.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Yes, this. Can’t say it any better. Local shops for stuff like this is a win.

[–] Schwim@lemmy.zip 10 points 19 hours ago

No. No I wouldn't.

[–] ptc075@lemmy.zip 8 points 20 hours ago

I'd probably just buy the next size up at the closer store if I wanted that much. I usually buy the smallest size & end up throwing about 1/4 of it away.

Still, when I go for ice cream(*), I'm going because it's a treat. Getting one overstuffed like the one on the right would certainly trigger more dopamine.

So, I guess it's a coin flip depending whether or not it's a nice day for a drive.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (12 children)

As a European just let me say wow.

This is wrong on so many levels. And I assume you're not aware of half of them.

[–] oscarmeyer82@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

As a Canadian, lol.

I hope I'm aware of at least 3/4's of the levels of wrongness. We're pretty influenced by American culture but still have our own identity. It seems to be fading a bit with time but I remember travelling to the US and thinking why is the yogurt so sweet? Why is the bread sweet?

[–] BCsven@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 hours ago

I went on a work trip, pancakes had so much sugar they did not taste good, then powdered sugar on top, and a large slab of butter. The table syrup was just brown glucose-fructose. It was terrible. For dinner we went to Panerra bread, again everything you expect to be savory was so sweet.

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[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 6 points 21 hours ago
[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No. I could probably get 3 gallons of ice cream at the grocery store for what one of those costs.

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[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (2 children)
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[–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago
[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 201 points 1 day ago

No but I also wouldn't have bothered going to the closer DQ.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 21 points 1 day ago

No, I don't need all those extra calories. I also would eat at a local shop instead.

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