Get Well Soon
Posted by Lisa Y under A Smile and a Story®,Dairy Queen,Eats & Treats,In the Community on
Everyone appreciates cards, letters and flowers when they’re staying in the hospital, but one DQ customer received something a little different many years ago after a tragic car accident—a $1 DQ Cone coupon—and still remembers that interesting gift today.
It seems the customer was a good friend of the local DQ store operator. When that operator heard about the car accident, he sent a card to his loyal customer and friend in the hospital. It had been a serious accident. The customer had been pronounced dead at the scene, but was fortunately resuscitated only a few minutes later and was in the hospital recovering from a broken neck, reconstructed hand, stitches upon stitches, two black eyes and many other injuries.
This DQ operator wanted to lighten the mood during the difficult recovery process, so he included a coupon for a $1 cone to encourage the customer to get better and visit the DQ store soon. According to the customer’s daughter, this was the first time her father had laughed since the accident.
Many DQ operators become close friends with their customers, and often their locations become an important part of the community. Can you think of a time when you helped someone or someone helped you create a positive memory in the middle of a difficult time?
Comments
What a wonderful way to put a smile on someones face–specially if they are not feeling well. Everyone loves ice cream!!!
Hi, my friend is dying of stage 4 lung cancer. And we gave her a benefit to send her on her last cruise and recently i won a contest that gave me $500 food gift card.And I blessed her with that so she can have food. I have also been able to get her to see some concerts for free. And she went to her first red sox game. would love to send her to see Rascal Flatts but so far no word on that one. I am a cake decorator from my home so i don’t have a full time job to help her out with everything but my husband and I try our best.
I was going through a difficult divorce with 3 special needs children ages 4,3, & 1. We moved out of our home town to a town with a Dairy Queen. When the weather became nice I found a way to put all three kids onto my bike with kid seats and pedal around town with them for my exercise and their entertainment. I became thirsty so we pedaled up to the DQ drive thru. The owner was surprised to find a mom and 3 small children on the bike at the window. Each child received a extra small cone and I purchased a slush. I pedaled home with the kids enjoying the cones. This became a ritual and the owner gave the kids a cone each time we pedaled in. I got my exercise and we made a new friend in a new town. My kids are grown now and we moved out of the town a long time ago….But they still remember the bike ride and the ice cream. The DQ is still there, under new management but still serving great ice cream and other goodies. Each time we drive by I am reminded of good memories during a difficult time. Thanks Dairy Queen!
Just a 1 dollar coupon and it was the owner? If he really wanted to make his FRIEND feel better he should have just given him a free coupon to any combo on the menu. Or a coupon for any sized blizzard.
In the world today it is good to see someone who cares. This made me feel like there are people out there who think of others instead of just themselves. I love dairy queen and the people that work there. thanks for giving us the best ice cream
What a lovely story this was. just goes to show that it doesn’t take much of your time and money to show a kindness and make someones day a little bit more special. Wish Selma, Alabama had a DQ. We have to depend on the Sonic here for our cones!
Matt, the story said the accident was many years ago. 30 years ago,when I was 8, a dollar could buy a hot dog and a cone at Dairy Queen. And, back then, there were no Blizzards.
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