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I can’t tell what size blizzard this is thanks to the short cup, they’re usually taller. (Where I am in the US) They’re $4.99 or so for a medium, that’s my best guess. 20 miles round trip for the further “better” blizzard, 40 minutes in the car at that distance means city/town driving, so I’ll guess 18mpg. Extra gallon of gas for that round trip is gonna be ~$3+ USD unless you’re in California, and then it’s probably $4.25 or so.

Your best bet is to not waste gas, time, and wear on the car and order the next size up if your gas is $3-ish, or maybe order two if you’re in California.

No, I would not drive further.

For overpriced aerated ice cream? Just go to the local supermarket and get some good ice cream. It's cheaper it'll taste better.

No, but I’d always get one when I was over there anyway.

No. I'm not driving anywhere (walkable city resident) and I'm not eating that junk. I'm insufferable, sorry.

No. No I wouldn't.

I'd probably just buy the next size up at the closer store if I wanted that much. I usually buy the smallest size & end up throwing about 1/4 of it away.

Still, when I go for ice cream(*), I'm going because it's a treat. Getting one overstuffed like the one on the right would certainly trigger more dopamine.

So, I guess it's a coin flip depending whether or not it's a nice day for a drive.

As a European just let me say wow.

This is wrong on so many levels. And I assume you're not aware of half of them.

Nope.

No. I could probably get 3 gallons of ice cream at the grocery store for what one of those costs.

This is a shitty ad.

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No but I also wouldn't have bothered going to the closer DQ.

No, I don't need all those extra calories. I also would eat at a local shop instead.

If you're at the lesser DQ, you could pay a couple extra bucks and upgrade it to the next size up. You would save from having to buy a gallon of gas if you're not electric and 20 minutes.

Nope. Costco is closer and ice cream is way cheaper there.

No, because 40 minutes of gas isnt worth the sub par ice cream.

What is a DQ? Either way no I wouldn't drive for any of them.

So both are wrong.

The one on the left is too low. It needs to be, at the minimum, at about the rim.

The one on the right is too high. You can't put a flat lid on it, and if you put a tall lid and it melts even a little, you end up with a mess on your hands. Blizzards aren't cones with drip rings (the holes in the top of the wafers, which is why they shouldn't be covered up), they're supposed to stay in the cup.

Source: was a DQ Store Manager 20 years ago, went to DQ School (yes that's real... or at least it was).