Ice cream Chain Amends Tasting Policy
An X user named Arvind recently shared a photo of a “Tasting Policy” sign at a Frozen Fun in New Delhi. Frozen Fun is an ice cream chain that offers gelatos and sorbets in about two dozen flavors. Customers used to be able to sample unlimited flavors before making their choice, but that got out of hand, apparently.
Here’s what the sign says: “Our policy allowed customers to try any flavor until they found their favorite. However, we noticed that many people were taking advantage of this generosity. There have been numerous instances where individuals and groups of friends requested to sample 5 to 10 flavors and then left without ordering anything. No business can sustain such costs. Therefore we are now offering two sample tastings per client. We hope you sympathise with and understand our perspective.”
Arvind’s photo of the Frozen Fun sign was also shared on the Reddit group “IndiaSpeaks” under the title “Every time there’s something nice, we find a way to spoil it.”
The title implies that Indians like to take advantage of free stuff. But if you think that over-indulging in free stuff has anything to do with one’s ethnicity or country of origin, you haven’t been to Costco.
The membership-only warehouse store is renowned for the free food samples that manufacturers provide. Customers of all backgrounds can be spotted crisscrossing the store to help themselves to the tasty morsels, some going several times to the same sample station.
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