For those of you who don’t know, there is such thing as “Free Cone Day”. This is a day when you can go to the local Dairy Queen, and they will provide you with a free small vanilla cone. Yes, free. No joke.
However, for most of us in Deep East Texas, seeing this day come up each year, it’s kind of a “salt-in-the-wound” moment. The reason for this is fairly simple…We no longer have a Dairy Queen in each town, or even within a quick commute.
Free Cone Day is March 19th
According to the Dairy Queen website, Free Cone Day is happening on Thursday, March 19th. During this time, all you have to do is show up to your local Dairy Queen – if you have one – and you get a free small cone.
That’s it, no strings attached. Each person gets one free small cone, as long as supplies last. Pretty simple, right?
Where Can Deep East Texans Go to Participate in Free Cone Day?
A few years ago, lots of the Dairy Queen locations in Deep East Texas closed down for several reasons. We won’t get into all that. What I will say is that due to all of the closures, it severely limited the ability to get Dairy Queen without having to travel to a different place…