Recently, we asked the blogosphere what deal they would make with us to try our new Dairy Queen® Sweet Deals menu free.  We also asked everyone to be as creative as possible and promised the best entry would receive free Sweet Deals every week for an entire year.

Well, we have had a chance to review what the world said, and we thought it only fitting to share our five favorite entries with you:

5.  LA-Foodie

The deal:

I would put on my sister’s dress and marry a cow from Wisconsin. Then everyone could call me The Dairy Queen.  Read the entire entry… 

4.  One Frugal Mama

 The deal:

Could my kids do a really creative party dance? Yes, and they would if their mom won free ice cream a week for a year!  See the boy in the picture hootin’ and hollerin’ – I could post a seriously crazy video with some real hootin’ and hollerin’ going on. 

I would follow that up with weekly posts of crazy ice cream covered faces a week for a year and the latest and greatest flavors and menu items we’ve tried! Read the entire entry…

 3.  In This Economy

  The deal:

Let’s get to the point. Here’s what we at In This Economy are prepared to offer: at least one mention of an item from the DQ menu in each post for one month… Want more? Our very own Rondostar is prepared to tattoo a DQ logo onto his “tramp stamp” area for some of your sweet, sweet onion rings.  Read the entire entry…

2. Ben Spark

The deal:

 A cute video of Eva’s first Dairy Queen ice cream cone.

And the winner of free Sweet Deals every week for a whole year goes to:

1.  GooGooBuyBuy

The Deal:

She wrote a letter that touched our hearts:

Dear Dairy Queen: 

 

I can’t believe you’re asking me what I would do to sample your Sweet Deal. Haven’t I done enough already to prove that I love you and that I’m worthy of your love and your deal-icious affection?

 

When my heart was broken, I turned to you. I don’t know what was saltier, your fries or my tears. When I was sick, you nursed me back to health with a soothing vanilla cone. That worked better than antiobiotics or mama’s chicken soup ever did.  Read the entire entry…

Thanks to everyone for participating, and be sure to grab our feed for more fun and engaging DQ promotions in the future.

You may have heard the big news already:  We’re launching our first-ever permanent value menu – DQ® Sweet Deals.

Just in case you haven’t heard yet, here’s the deal:  You can mix and match nine menu items, choosing two for $3, three for $4 or four for $5.  You have the freedom of choice with more than 20,000 combinations.

Menu items include the famous Dairy Queen® cheeseburger, classic all-beef hot dog, new chicken wrap, yummy French fries, crispy onion rings, fresh salad, beverage and an irresistible sundae or cone made with the signature DQ soft serve with the curl on top.

So, what’s your deal…
But for our readers here, we wanted to do something extra special and make a deal with you.  We would like to treat you to the DQ Sweet Deals menu on your next trip to a DQ store.  It’s on us.

Here is all you have to do:

1. Write a blog post (or leave a comment) about what deal you’d make with us to try our Sweet Deals for free.*
2. Once you’ve done this, email blog@idq.com with a link to your post and your mailing address and we’ll ship you a gift card.

Only the first 250 bloggers to email us with the link to their post and address will win a gift card, so act fast!

A special bonus: Be as creative as you can as the best entry (chosen by the DQ blog team) will get treated to DQ Sweet Deals every week for a whole year.

We’ll also feature the most creative entries right here at the DQ blog at the conclusion!

Update – we have received 250 entries for gift cards! But you can still be in the running for free DQ for one year by posting what deal you’d make with us to try Sweet Deals.  We’ll judge all posts made through Friday, March 6.

So, What’s your deal?

This promotion is open to all US-based bloggers

*If you are going to link to this post as a contest participant, please remember to use no-follow.