On 12/16/2014 11:27 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>


>

But for some
> reason there seems to be more frozen yogurt places here than ice cream
> places. And they are a total rip off! We tried one and then we tried
> Menchis because they offer a sugar free. At both places you pay by
> weight. And a very small bowl with just a few toppings can easily cost
> $8! Worse still, Menchis wanted you to tip the person ringing up the
> sale. For what? All they did was weigh it and ring it up.

The yogurt places are popping up all over here too. We tried one, but
our assessment is the same as yours. Very difficult to find a place
with really good ice cream at any price. Going out for ice cream used to
be a fun summer treat but these days I just keep some Hagen Daz in the
freezer.

On 12/17/2014 5:49 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/16/2014 11:27 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>>
>>
>
> But for some
>> reason there seems to be more frozen yogurt places here than ice cream
>> places. And they are a total rip off! We tried one and then we tried
>> Menchis because they offer a sugar free. At both places you pay by
>> weight. And a very small bowl with just a few toppings can easily cost
>> $8! Worse still, Menchis wanted you to tip the person ringing up the
>> sale. For what? All they did was weigh it and ring it up.
>
Many places with counter-only service have tip jars. No law says you
have to drop money into them.

> The yogurt places are popping up all over here too. We tried one, but
> our assessment is the same as yours. Very difficult to find a place
> with really good ice cream at any price. Going out for ice cream used to
> be a fun summer treat but these days I just keep some Hagen Daz in the
> freezer.

There were lots of frozen yogurt places in the Memphis area. TCBY has
been around for decades. I don't remember them selling it by weight
unless you were perhaps buying a pint or a quart container to go.

There are a couple of ice cream shops in my area. Southern Sweets Ice
Cream Parlor on Bay Street in downtown Beaufort; Bruster's Real Ice
Cream on the other side of Beaufort. I don't recall making any special
trips to go out for ice cream. I just keep some in the freezer for when
the occasional craving hits.

Jill

On 12/17/2014 8:10 PM, jmcquown wrote:

>
> There were lots of frozen yogurt places in the Memphis area. TCBY has
> been around for decades. I don't remember them selling it by weight
> unless you were perhaps buying a pint or a quart container to go.

TCBY in our area closed a few years ago. Used to be able to buy cones,
cups, etc.

The new places are self service. You take a cup, pull the lever for the
flavor of your choice and take as much or little as you want. Next step
is topping, sut up like a salad bar. Typical fruits, jimmies, crushed
cookies etc. Pile on what you want. At checkout, they put it on the
scale and you pay by the pound.


> There are a couple of ice cream shops in my area. Southern Sweets Ice
> Cream Parlor on Bay Street in downtown Beaufort; Bruster's Real Ice
> Cream on the other side of Beaufort. I don't recall making any special
> trips to go out for ice cream. I just keep some in the freezer for when
> the occasional craving hits.
>
> Jill

Going out for ice cream is a cheap date. Just an excuse to go out with
my wife for some quiet time together.

On 12/17/2014 9:50 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/17/2014 8:10 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>
>>
>> There were lots of frozen yogurt places in the Memphis area. TCBY has
>> been around for decades. I don't remember them selling it by weight
>> unless you were perhaps buying a pint or a quart container to go.
>
> TCBY in our area closed a few years ago. Used to be able to buy cones,
> cups, etc.
>
> The new places are self service. You take a cup, pull the lever for the
> flavor of your choice and take as much or little as you want.

Is it like soft serve? What I remember was scooped by actual employees.
Yes, a long time ago.

> Next step
> is topping, sut up like a salad bar. Typical fruits, jimmies, crushed
> cookies etc. Pile on what you want. At checkout, they put it on the
> scale and you pay by the pound.
>
Uh, okay. Frozen yogurt isn't something I'd go out of my way to look
for. You may have my toppings.

>> There are a couple of ice cream shops in my area. Southern Sweets Ice
>> Cream Parlor on Bay Street in downtown Beaufort; Bruster's Real Ice
>> Cream on the other side of Beaufort. I don't recall making any special
>> trips to go out for ice cream. I just keep some in the freezer for when
>> the occasional craving hits.
>>
>> Jill
>
> Going out for ice cream is a cheap date. Just an excuse to go out with
> my wife for some quiet time together.

Sounds nice. Sort of like the scene from the film, 'Guess Who's
Coming to Dinner'.

Jill

On Wed, 17 Dec 2014 22:39:14 -0500, jmcquown >
wrote:



>>
>> TCBY in our area closed a few years ago. Used to be able to buy cones,
>> cups, etc.
>>
>> The new places are self service. You take a cup, pull the lever for the
>> flavor of your choice and take as much or little as you want.
>
>Is it like soft serve? What I remember was scooped by actual employees.
> Yes, a long time ago.

Yes, looks like the same machine. The day we went they have four
flavors to choose from.