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Freebie Scoop: Today is FREE CONE DAY at Ben & Jerry's
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It's hard to say no to free ice cream, and luckily today you don't have to. That is, if you get your sweet treat lovin' self to any one of the eight Los Angeles-area Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops today, Tuesday April 9, for their annual Free Cone Day!Free Cone Day is, well, just that. Free ice cream cones!
From Noon to 8 p.m. visitors to Ben & Jerry shops can get a free cone.
In L.A. County, there are scoop shops located in Valencia, Sherman Oaks, Santa Monica, Howard Hughes Center, Union Station (DTLA), Burbank, Northridge, and Long Beach.
Go. Lick. Be happy.
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