If you are looking for something fun to do today consider that today is National Ice Cream Day – and there are a lot of great ice cream specials available.
Farrell’s is taking this one step further with an Ice Cream Eating Challenge and family festival that will be held in Brea today. Click here for details.
National Ice Cream Day Deals 2013:
Baskin Robbins– Celebrating all month long with a free waffle cone. Buy a Double Scoop and receive a free waffle cone upgrade (offer not on specialty waffle cone, exp. Aug. 31) Also checkout their Twitter sweepstakes. On July 21 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., followers of @BaskinRobbins who tweet the ice cream flavor they think goes best in a waffle cone using the hashtag #BRflavors will be entered to win prizes. See details here.
Carvel– Get $0.99 Junior cones on July 21st with Facebook coupon offer.
Cold Stone Creamery– Email subscribers will receive a coupon good for Buy one, Get one Free. (Canadian’s get an offer too- Free regular size to first 200 people on 7/21/13, starting at 2 pm. Details here.)
Dairy Queen – Sign up for their Blizzard Fan Club and get a Buy One Get One Free coupon.
Häagen-Dazs – No specials but they have a contest where you can win artwork inspired by their gelato. Click here for more info.
Marble Slab Creamery– The “Sweetest Happy Hour” promotion: Mon-Fri from 12 noon to 2pm buy one small or medium combination, get another for 30¢.
Dippin’ Dots– Offering this online special: Buy (2) 30 serving kits, get one free. Plus use code FREET25 on July 21st to get a Free 25th Anniversary t-shirt with each order. Some franchise locations are celebrating with individual specials on the 21st, call your nearest store for details.
McDonalds and Burger King– Both restaurants are still running cone deals in select locations. $0.50 at BK and $0.79 at McDonalds. BK is also offering a new Oreo Summer Treats menu that includes a sundae and more.
Click here to see a directory of local ice cream shops here in Orange County, courtesy of Yelp. Here in Santa Ana that would include Hans’ Homemade Ice Cream, at 3640 South Bristol. Remember they take cash only.
