It seems that it all began 30 years ago. Ben & Jerry were scooping up free ice cream all day to thank their community for supporting them in their first year of business. Now it has become an annual tradition at many of the Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops across the United States and Canada as well as around the world! Main Street Sweets & Gifts at 121 Main Street in Westhampton Beach is one of those Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops that will be celebrating FREE CONE DAY this coming Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010 between 12 Noon and 8PM! This event normally draws somewhere between 2,500-5,000 people to the Westhampton Beach store depending on the weather. The owner, Kenny Schnabel will be setting up a local business table inside his store and has generously offered any Greater Westhampton Chamber of Commerce members who are in a non-competing business to place their business promotional literature on the table for free. I'll be dropping off some business cards as well as some proeprty promotional materials for sure for this event down at Main Street Sweets & Gifts / Ben & Jerry's. Now that Spring is here I can't wait to enjoy some great ice cream on FREE CONE DAY and discover some of Ben & Jerry's 2010 new flavors !
Does your local Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop offer local merchants a similar opportunity ? Maybe you need to make the suggestion. It never hurts to ask !
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