Happy Bump Day?

I have heard of Wednesday being referred to as “Hump Day,” but Baskin Robbins is trying to have tomorrow referred to as “Bump Day.” From 11 AM – 10 PM in certain markets (California, Chicago, New York, Nashville, TN, and El Paso, TX), expectant mothers can receive a free 3 ounce cone of their soft serve ice cream. Yes, soft serve ice cream.

Baskin Robbins is now offering soft serve ice cream. In addition to a cone, they are also offering sundaes, pies, and what appears to be their equivalent to a Dairy Queen Blizzard. Their version is called a “31 Below” and is available in the following six flavors: Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, Heath, Oreo, Chocolate Oreo, Fudge Brownie, and Strawberry Banana. I am skeptical that theirs is as good as Dairy Queen’s, but if they want to send me a free coupon to try one, I would gladly do so. Otherwise, I will stick with my Blizzard.

For those that are nutritionally conscious, below is a table that highlights the nutritional differences between a vanilla cone with vanilla soft serve income from Baskin Robbins, McDonalds, and Dairy Queen:

	Baskin Robbins	McDonalds	Dairy Queen
Serving Size (oz)	6	3.2	5
Calories	280	150	240
Fat (g)	11	3.5	7
Carbohydrates (g)	37	24	32
Cholesterol (mg)	40	15	20
Fiber (g)	0	0	0
Protein (g)	8	4	6

So all you expectant mothers, go out and celebrate. If anyone tries Baskin Robbins new soft serve ice cream, please let me know how it tastes.

Ice Cream Week?

So I am not sure what is so special about ice cream this week, but yesterday Ben and Jerry's had their free cone day and today, Baskin and Robbins is having their 31 cent night. It is tonight only from 5 - 10 PM. The interesting thing is, according to their website, they actually allow up to 10 scoops (which are 2.5 oz scoops) per person. That is generous, because normally I feel like they only allow one per person. If you do plan on getting more than one scoop per person, I would encourage you to print out the website. Then, why stop there? Tomorrow, you could head to Carvel (although I truly feel that it is so much better down south then it is up in Virginia), where they are having an ice cream happy hour. From 4 - 6 PM, Carvel is offering a free Arctic Blender or a free Blended Coffee.

Also, you may want to mark your calendars for May 13, which is Haagen-Dazs' New Flavor Day, where they will be providing a free scoop of their new ice cream, Vanilla Honey Bee, from 4 - 8 PM.

The reason why this is so interesting is because National Ice Cream Month is every July and National Ice Cream Day is the third Sunday in July. But the way I see it, you can't complain about free or cheap ice cream.