Customer Appreciation!

In the wake of an unpleasant interaction with a customer, I would like to tell the customers that we love, that is the majority of you, THANK YOU. We know you, we know your neighborhood, your children, your names, and what your order is...and we LOVE you. So, thank you for taking care of the Scoop and helping us become a part of your neighborhood!

The Scoop's Independence Day! And America too.

So, if any of you know what has been going on at the Scoop, and if you do not, Patrick and I have been working tons. Actually, on July 4th, it will be about 45 days without any day off. So the Scoop will be closed on Saturday, July 4th, so we can feel independent!Maybe we will have a BBQ on our day off!
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This is an actual photo of our garden, it needs some attention!

Maybe we will be fixing or riding these beauties.

Maybe we will just sleep, like this guy.

"This was supposed to be the last day of school" Party!

Yes, this was supposed to be the last day of school. But then this happened...Remember? This is lots of snow. But, we have been waiting so long for Summer to start, we are not going to wait any longer! So, on Friday, June 12 we are going party like Summer time. We will have specials all day long and then we are kicking off our Summer Patio Party! Live music from 7pm until 10pm.
Here is our friend, Nate Greenberg. He has played a few times at the Scoop. You guys really like him. Nate plays around 7pm. Sometimes, his sister plays too. I guess it will be a suprise!

This is Kevin Cameron, AKA, Silver Treason. He was kind enough to give me a CD last year, and I got to tell you I love it and sing along to it. The Scoop has a head liner! And it is this guy. You all loved his last show last Summer. Even though I did not see it, I heard he really kicked it and even wore some fancy performance duds. We are in for a treat!

So, you had better be here at the Scoop on Friday the 12th of June! We plan on working hard!

Break out the kiddie pool!

Hello Scoop fans! We are just letting you know that we have started our NEW SUMMER HOURS! I capped that whole thing, so you can see how exciting this is.

Monday - Friday..... 7 am until 10 pm

Saturday..... 9 am until 10 pm

Sunday..... 11 am until 10 pm

We also will be starting our Summer Music on Friday, June 12. This was going to be the last day of school. So we will party like it is the last day of school! We will have Nate Greenberg playing and Kevin Cameron wrapping up the night. Come get some ice cream and hang out. The music is free!

What's happenin' at The Scoop

Some snapshots from Friday. Despite the chilly temps, many people showed up to the Wilson Carnival. Cake Mix ice cream was the clear favorite, as we ran out of it very quickly! We're stocked with some awesome flavors at the store, so come get your scoop on. We're ready to serve.

Elissa workin the crowd at the Wilson carnival.

Rhiannon wondering why I'm not helping her.

Cooper is taking Jackie for a walk.

Nash is back and Elissa is mostly back.

Springly Hours and Summery Thoughts

WINTER OUT - SPRING IN.

We'll be extending our hours gradually, starting with slightly
extended hours Monday thru Thursday and some evening hours
Friday thru Sunday beginning April 20th. That Friday, April 24th, is
also the day of the Wilson Elementary Carnival.
We'll be unveiling an awesomely awesome Wilson flavor
at the carnival. It will be awesomely Wilsony.
Which also means we don't have any ideas yet.

SPRINGLY HOURS

Monday 7am to 6pm
Tuesday 7am to 6pm
Wednesday 7am 6pm
Thursday 7am to 6pm
Friday 7am to 8pm
Saturday 9am to 8pm
Sunday 11 am to 8pm

The REAL SUMMER HOURS will have to wait, but we'll be praying for heat waves and dry spells as we're all spending extra time in the dip cabinet flexing our scoopin' muscles.

Also, mark this date on your calendars: June 12th.
It's the last day of school so we're gonna have some awesome music and
a ton of ice cream specials all day long!

A Thousand Pennies

That's what someone stole from the tip jar a couple Sundays ago. 2 five dollar bills.

Tip theft has happened before, but usually on school days. Since there were very few kids in the store, it feels weird to think that maybe it could've been an adult tip snatcher. But, my money is in someone else's pocket and it's a bummer.

I'm not as upset as I would've been if the money was taken from one of our employees. It's so easy to steal our tips. Anyone can reach into the jar while we're in the restroom or have our backs turned while making food. Especially tiny hands on tiny kids. Easy prey. Since then I've been emptying the jar regulalrly.

I usually don't give much thought to stuff like this because it just pisses me off too much, but I really want to catch one of the tip stealers some day. I want to send them a "Don't mess with the Scoop" type of message. I'm considering ways to construct a dummie tip jar that'll clamp onto the stealing hand or something.

I keep thinking of the racoon hunting in Where the Red Fern Grows , probably my favorite book ever, where they put something shiny in a hole big enough for the coon to stick their hand into, except when it grabs the shiny object, their hand is too big to get back through the hole. The racoon isn't clever enough to let go of the shiny treasure, so it ends up getting caught and probably turned into a hat or something.

So, new rule at the Scoop. We will be REFUSING SERVICE TO ALL RACOONS.
And making the hole on the tip jar very tiny. You'll have to bend the coins to get it in there.

Although we won't be turning anyone into hats, if you're a tip stealing fool, think thrice before you stick your sticky fingers into our tip jar. Or there'll be hell to pay, Scoop-style.