Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on November 8th, 2011
Did you set your clocks back? Now, I don’t wanna be a pest about it or anything, but it’s been a few days. And you’ve been consistently early. To everything. Normally, that’d be great, but your carpool buddies have been unnecessarily awakened twice now, and you keep leaving all your meetings before they even get started. I guess my biggest concern is that you’re kind of creeping out the crew at my favorite DQ®, arriving an hour before they open, tapping on the window with a big red spoon shouting, “Blizz me!” I mean, that’s sort of my thing!
Someone from your past,
The Blizzard® Fan Club President
Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on November 1st, 2011
Wait a minute—new? Surely, someone must have thought of this before. I mean, it’s kind of a no-brainer: gooey caramel, sweet marshmallow and salted peanuts were practically created to be blended with creamy vanilla soft serve. Some things were just made to go together. It’s like turkeys and touchdowns, poodle skirts and pompadours, hip-hop and headphones (how you interpret that is completely subjective…), you and this delicious Blizzard Treat. Yes, I see a bright November for you and me, a bright November indeed.
I heard from a loyal DQ® customer who has been running triathlons with his friend since 1988. They had created a DQ tradition—to stop at every DQ store on their way home from the faraway races to get a Blizzard® Treat to celebrate accomplishing their feat. Since then, they have committed every single summer to always include a Tour de Dairy Queen® road trip with a little friendly competition in a small-town triathlon thrown in for good measure.
To date, they have completed 19 trips and consumed 85 treats each. They did make a major modification to the rules in 1991 however. After spending three hours hunting down a DQ store in one area, they decided that one stop in a major metropolitan area would count as an official stop.
Another time, a friend gave them a list to help map out the DQ stops well in advance of the race. One summer they even took a detour home because the longer route had considerably more stores. They admit that their number one reason for the endeavors is for the fitness, but appreciate that they have found a way to make fitness and DQ treats go hand in hand.
Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on October 25th, 2011
Every year it’s the same thing. I get dressed up. I leave my house. I visit my neighbors, hoping they’ll fill my bag with candy. Instead, they ask me to wait on the porch and soon return with spoon in hand and a half-crazed look in their eyes. I’m a pretty good runner, so I generally make out OK. However, it’s getting to the point where I’m thinking I should explore other options when it comes to a costume this year. What do you think?
So the iPod® is now 10 years old! It’s crazy to think that this amazing piece of technology has been around this long and now everything is at the touch of an iPhone® or iPod touch device! This Sunday is National iPod Day and in celebration of this glorious day, we thought that it’s only fitting we share with you the DQ system’s very own iPod Touch / iPhone products. First, the DQ store locator application, which will help you find the closest DQ restaurant to you, so that you can grab one our world famous Blizzard Treats or at the very least, a DQ cone with that world-famous curl on top. Check the app out here: Find a DQ – Store Locator
If you’re looking to jazz up your iPhone with a skin, then we have the perfect thing for you! Our very own DQ cell phone skins. Warning: may cause craving every time you look at your phone. C’mon David Hernandez, you’ve gotta have one of these
Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on October 18th, 2011
Call me crazy (perhaps you already do), but I’ve been on a bit of a knitting kick lately! It started out innocently enough. I lurked around a couple of blogs, I made a stop at the craft store and soon I had my very own handmade, lopsided washcloth. I got the hang of it, though, and wrangled out a few scarves and an afghan. I then moved on to things with sleeves. That’s when I got a brilliant idea: Blizzard® koozies! I could knit a new one every month to keep the current Blizzard of the Month cozy and comfortable. I’m halfway through my Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat koozie. I’d post a pic, but I’m a little embarrassed to show my work before it’s finished. But enough about me. How about you?
Any Blizz fans out there also have mad-crazy knitting skillz?
I’d love to hear what projects you’re working on!
The Blizzard® of the Month for October is Pumpkin Pie! Vote on our poll for how many spoons you would give this Blizzard flavor and because I love this Blizzard so much I broke my own rules and create an all new “spoon rating”. Check out the video to see the new rating!
Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on October 11th, 2011
Fans, it’s fire prevention week. And I cannot stress enough to you the importance of not starting any fires between now and Friday. Well, it seems I’ve done my part. But how will you do yours? I guess you could send an email around the office, or better yet, why not treat someone to a Blizzard® Treat? It’s the furthest thing from flammable: cool, creamy and in control. You might just want to skip the stop, drop and roll part… could get messy.
Did you know that October 7 is World Smile Day? On behalf of this momentous occasion, it got me thinking about one of my favorite smiles and a stories about the DQ® system. It came from the model of the original Blizzard Treat campaign poster from the 1980s. The point was to show her enjoying a new DQ Blizzard® treat while upside-down to drive home the point that this new product was upsidedownrightthick.
The studio where the photography took place actually built an apparatus that turned the little girl upside down. She remembers that the hardest part of the whole shoot was getting her braids to hang properly. She loved it and was a local celebrity in her small hometown.
While the Blizzard Treat was a brand new idea back in the ’80s, it sure has made great leaps and bounds over the years, from increasing the number of fruit, candy and cookie topping options to introducing the Mini Blizzard Treat. But through it all, one thing stays the same—it is always upsidedownrightthick. And, as this memory from the model that helped explain the delicious qualities of this treat, it has created a smile and a story she will never forget.
Posted by Blizz Prez under Blizzard on October 4th, 2011
Yes, friends, they laughed when we spent the night in the pumpkin patch, but our sincerity never wavered, and our shining moment has finally arrived: pumpkin pie blended with creamy vanilla soft serve and crowned with whipped topping and nutmeg. This is no trick. This is the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat! Hurry, though. This legendary treat will only be around through the end of October.
