My Rough Time Finding an Ice Cream
Hello friends, Hivians and my fellow ice cream lovers. So on Sunday it was a hot busy day for me. I started the day by mowing grass first thing in the morning. Than after that I thought it would be a great idea to clean out my garage. It was interesting experience cleaning out the garage but that will be shared in a future article.
I was in the heat for a majority of the day and I began thinking about some rocky road ice cream in the freezer. Once I finished with all these tasks I took a cold shower. Afterwards I left to get dinner and brought it back home.
It was about two hours later I made the walk to the kitchen. I grabbed a dish, a spoon and an ice cream scoop. I than opened the freezer door and grabbed the container of ice cream. I noticed right away the container was awfully light. I was not surprised when I opened it to find no ice cream in it. Three days ago it was left nearly full when I last had some.
Upon noticing this huge disappointment I immediately yelled called out a certain teenager's name. You see when I bought this ice cream he mentioned that he doesn't really care for rocky road ice cream. So I thought this would be protected and safe in the freezer. Thoughts of having a friendship with my bud Rocky were gone!
Well it's Monday and I'll attempt to get my ice cream fix during my lunch hour. I decided on Dairy Queen. I figured a burger, fries and a blizzard will do perfectly. I get there, get out of my car and notice a sign on the door. The sign says no food and only vanilla ice cream available. Alright strike one.
Just a short distance away is a favorite Filipino restaurant of mine. They have ice cream listed on their menu so I thought of trying some. They have Halo Halo as well but I just wanted to know more about what the ice cream was about. I was thinking of ordering some lumpia than wash it all down with whatever type of ice cream they had. I pull up and see the closed sign up on the window with another sign on the door. I didn't bother reading the door sign, the closed sign told me what I needed to know.
The third time is a charm right? My next choice was a place called Dairy Twist. A Mom and Pap place that offers a grilled & fried foods and a decent selection of ice cream. I thought of trying their famous pork tenderloin sandwich paired up with a chocolate milkshake. I pull up to the restaurant to see a guy unsuccessfully pulling on the the entrance door. I asked him why they were closed and he told me that they are closed on Monday. Strike three and no the third time is not always a charm.
With nearly half of my lunch hour wasted I needed to choose a place that would surely be open. I ended up going with the golden arches of McDonalds.
For something to eat I went with their $5 meal deal. It includes a small fry, a mcdouble, 4 piece mcnugget and a small drink. I probably ate just over half the burger, about 3/4 of the fries and 3 nuggets. I felt myself getting full while at the same time not really enjoying the food all that much.
Well my choice was made quickly for the ice cream selection. The advertisement on the kiosk looks good right? It's McDonald's so I don't expect to be wowed by the atmosphere. However I did like seeing the decorations of the cut out burgers and ice cream cones.
Here we are an empty container and three strikes later. Certainly no where near the looks of the advertisement picture. I paid $4.39 for this Kit Kat Banana Split Mcflurry. I much felt like I got ripped off. As far as quantity it appears a lot is missing from the middle where the mixer would have been.
I'll admit I liked the taste the first few bites. It had a lot of the components in it. It tasted somewhat like a banana split. Unfortunately after that it was just ice cream and Kit Kat. It was like all the other things were just on the top. I have been a fan of McDonald's ice cream but this one just didn't do it for me. Now was it because it was a limited edition? Sometimes there's a reason why it's a limited edition. Maybe because it's not good enough to be a regular.
There's many more ice creams out there so I'll redeem myself soon. Hopefully I will get what I want on the first try, hehe. I'll probably be back at Dairy Queen again perhaps at a different location.
What can we do for the Ice Cream Creations theme of the month? Let's go with an experience of pairing food with a delicious ice cream. It can be at home or even a restaurant that is a fast food joint. Let's hear them!
Take care, stay cool and eat some ice cream 🍦 🍨 One last thing, I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream. Until next time!
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Ah I forgot to take a picture of it but I had my second ice cream of the summer the other day. A nice gelato! You’d love the place and I’ll just have to go back and get another one. I’m sacrificing for the good of the blockchain and your community man! It’s a really painful time, I know..
It sucks when you’ve got a plan in mind but it just doesn’t work out. A lot of places are closed on Monday or Tuesday here now. Stupid destruction of the economy closing all kinds of businesses.
At least you wet your whistle with something a little on the subpar side instead of nothing!
Wow that's good displine to only have two ice creams so far this summer. I've had two in last 7 days, haha. Gelato is a great treat if you find authentic one.
Yeah I know too many places closed on particular days. One I find the most odd is a bar and grill that shows a lot of sporting events is closed on Sunday. They would make a killing on Sunday during football season. Sometimes I don't just don't get it. I hear you on the changes the last few years. Just one example is the 24 hour pharmacy. Is there even one anymore?
Yup something is always better than nothing. Though I think I would have been better off with just a plain vanilla cone.
Oh.. your day was a challenging one to find your craving-ice cream.😊
Ya I guess I need to pick another day other than Monday to crave, haha
Hahaha, it's a great idea.😁
Haha, that teenager is a lil wicked to have eaten your rocky road😅 I can only imagine the eagerness you had with the trip to finding the ice cream you crave and ending up in McDo, hehe. Hope you get to have one that satisfies your tastebuds soon :)
Oh kids and the things they do. I guess we all have done something in the past when we were that age that made some shake their head, hehe. McDonald's was the only other place within distance considering I had to be back to work by a certain time. I'll do better next time, I guess I can't have cravings on Mondays 😂
Haha, that is true though. I can still remember some of those things I did way, way back 😅
Well, at least you did something about your cravings :)
One nice thing about the kids growing up is no one eats my ice cream and I can always find my scissors!
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Thanks Melinda. Oh no not the scissors that a sure way to stay away unless you want an unwanted haircut, hehe. I may have to hide my next carton in the deep freeze in the garage or buy him some cookies n creme which I'm not fond of.
I'm with you on the flavors! I'd skip cookies and cream too!
the Mcdonald's place doesn't seem busy with many empty seats hehe. I'm curious about the taste of that banana split mcflurry. But rocky road is really my fav among ice cream flavors, next is Filipino ube, hehe
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It was surprising not busy but I was late to lunch as well. With everything else I'm glad it was or else I would have been late back to work, hehe. The one thing that fell in place.
It had small pieces of banana and strawberries but I only tasted those the first few bites. I would give it a 7 out 10 if I tasted those flavors every bite. Well maybe lower, I felt I was robbed in the quantity department.
Rocky Road is my favorite ice cream flavor also. I still remember my very first one, hehe.
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Hahaha, they put back the ice cream container on the fridge when its already empty? Like whyyyy, hahaha. If its me i'll be frustrated, especially if i'm craving for it so much, lol.
Anyways, that McDonald's ice cream and the picture on their poster is sooooooo different compare to what you receive, lol. Like why it is so different 😂
It was definitely a No why disappointment experience.
Oh ya the yummy picture and here you go this is what you ordered, haha. It no where close right? Horrible presentation and the taste was a downer as well. Da da da I'm lovin it, not! 🤣
Hahaha i think the local store that sells ice is more delicious than that 😆🙉.
Jaja the story starts with the freezer drama 😱🍦, ice cream not safe and protected really...
At least you had the chance to eat some, the Mc Flurry! Next time you need to put an alarm or video camera near the freezer 😅😅😅 Take care amigo & enjoy ice cream as much as possible
(By the way, I need to go to buy some too!)
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🤔 An alarm yes the camera not necessary only one possibility. Unless I have an ice cream eating ghost 👻 🍦 jaja.
In the end I found one but need to find a better one 😁 You have a great rest of your week.
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You had a nice time out there
I love those fries and the ice cream too
They look good
I feel your disappointment for not eating the ice cream you've desired😁. Better luck next time 😛.
The struggles for seeking a good ice cream 😂 Better days ahead for sure 😄
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Sometimes macdo also have good one 😁😌.
I agree they have pretty good ice cream for being fast food. I really like there plain vanilla cone or a twist one 😋
I like the chocolate sundae, but I don't know if it's also available in your place.😌
It is they have three: hot fudge, Carmel and chocolate 😁
I liked the chocolate😌😁
I like to try the kit Kat banana split mcflurry Sir @coolmidwestguy I hope it's available here in McDonald's Philippines. I love ice cream so much and I want to eat different flavors of ice cream 🍦
They seem to do the limited time only promotions every couple of months. The last was the Grandma McFlurry looked good but I didn't make it in to try. I notice there menu is a bit different everywhere (country to country) even with the ice cream selections.
I didn't know that Sir @coolmidwestguy thank you for the info 😊
I am excited to eat ice cream @ McDonald's.