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They’re throwing people a cone.
Dairy Queen is heralding the first day of Spring today with free ice cream.
In honor of Dairy Queen’s Free Cone Day, which the chain has held on the Spring Equinox for countless years, visitors will be able to get one small vanilla cone sans purchase at participating DQ outlets, USA Today reported.
“Free Cone Day is by far one of our favorite days of the year,” said Maria Hokanson, Executive Vice President of Marketing at DQ in a statement. “There’s nothing sweeter than enjoying a tasty cone – on DQ – to kick off a season full of reasons to celebrate.”
The cones will be available while supplies last, but the deal does not include delivery or mobile orders and is limited to one ice cream holder per person, Today.com reported.
Alas, this deal doesn’t apply to dipped cones.
However, if customers opt to dunk their cone in one of Dairy Queen’s dipped coatings for $1, the dairy purveyor will donate $1 to Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
Dairy Queen isn’t the only chain with a free cone holiday.
The politically-minded Ben & Jerry’s also has a free ice cream day on April 18, where they will be giving out unlimited complimentary scoops, meaning people can line up as many times as they desire.
