Baskin Robbins 31 Cent Scoops TONIGHT, 4/29

I scream, you scream

“The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.”

-Wallace Stevens, a fan of 31 cent scoop night

Do phrases like “tight economic times” and “we’re in a tough recession” give you the willies? Do “recession-busting” deals make you want to dive under the covers and read copies of Popular Mechanics or Sassy?

No? Good. Otherwise I’d start worrying about you. Because honestly, who can turn down a good deal, recession or not? Installment loans and short term loans are good that way. But if that deal includes Baskin Robbins ice cream on Baskin Robbins 31 cent scoop night, wouldn’t you listen? Wouldn’t your mouth water? Provided your aren’t lactose intolerant, you would lick down into that delicious icy palace of creamy-good flavors. Admit it. You can’t resist. Neither can the spare change in your seat cushions.

31 flavors, 31 cents

Nathan Olivarez-Giles blogs for the Los Angeles Times that Baskin-Robbins, known for their “31 flavors,” is dropping per-scoop prices to 31 cents tonight, April 29. The occasion - aside from fighting back the recession with smiling faces - is to honor firefighters for the amazing work they have done saving lives, the security they bring us and our homes and the hope future hook and ladder stalwarts will bring to society. ... click here to read the rest of the article titled "Baskin Robbins 31 Cent Scoops TON IGHT, 4/29"