[T3] F.Y.I.Free Ice Cream

[James Burroughs <Jimb@csu.net>]

                                                                      4/25/99
                                                                      8:42 PM

F.Y.I.Free Ice Cream
That right read on:

> For ice cream lover's.....FREE ice cream
> > > Tuesday April 27th is FREE CONE
> DAY at all Ben and Jerry's stores across the States. Most stores > should be open from 12-8pm on that day....and basically, it's free ice > cream all day long....eat till your heart's content this is a good chance
> to > try out all those flavors that you have never tried before and were > afraid to try b/c of the funky names.....
> > This free stuff is only at the scoop shops, you can't get free > pints from the market... enjoy the date and make sure to > take some time to get some ice cream... > > In case you want to know why they are doing this: > > It's all part of a "thank you" tradition begun by co-founders > Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield back in 1979, to help celebrate their first
> > year in business - and the loyal customers who'd made it possible. "We'd > always promised ourselves that if the business made it through its > first year, we'd celebrate by giving away ice cream. So on our first
> anniversary > we started a ritual that's still with us today: Free Cone Day," emphasizes
> > Cohen.
> "After all, who wants to have an ice cream parlor if you can't give > away free ice cream every now and then?!"
> >  Their site:  http://www.benjerry.com/ <http://www.benjerry.com/>

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