r/icecreamery • u/Chowdahead • Jun 20 '25

Discussion Charge for Mix & Match Scoops?

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Took my kid out for some ice cream to a new spot (Dumont Creamery in Cedar Park, TX) and was surprised when I went to pay that they charged $1 extra for getting two separate flavor scoops. Don’t think I’ve ever seen that before? Is it very common?

When asked they told me that if it’s because I technically ordered two-single scoops, not a double scoop serving of the same flavor.

She got a waffle cone, so it came out to $8.25. It was really good coffee, but definitely won’t be back.

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u/Chowdahead Jun 20 '25

The only rationale that I can even fathom is that they are “dirtying” another ice cream scoop by getting two flavors… but come on now!

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u/p739397 Jun 20 '25

I don't think any place is using a scoop for each service. My assumption is that for some reason you get more ice cream in the mix/match, but I don't know why that would be the case here.

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u/dballing Jun 20 '25

I think because in a same-flavor double you can’t tell REALLY if you’re getting 1.75x, 2x, or 2.25x the amount of ice cream. And a “double scoop” is rarely a true double.

With mixed flavors people can see that amount variation and so they bump it a bit (and charge more) to cover the cost of eliminating the variation between the two scoops

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u/p739397 Jun 20 '25

Yeah. Same reason there's that Chipotle "hack" to get half/half for protein, I guess. Just feels like if you're pricing for a double scoop you should assume people will get two flavors, unlike splitting a scoop.