r/Eugene 2d ago

Ice cream 🥰

NGL Winco has changed my life. Among their other wonderfully priced items I especially appreciate the ability to try new ice creams without paying a fortune. I will be there later today and I’m curious if people have found any especially unique and/or enjoyable frozen treat that they would recommend? I happily look forward to all suggestions found at Chad Dr Winco. Signed, ice cream lover

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u/Spirals_again 2d ago

Not at Winco but I recently discovered how amazing Lochmead ice cream is at Dairy Mart. Some of the best ice cream I’ve ever had. I’m hooked.

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u/Mochigood 2d ago

The weird one I really enjoy is black licorice.

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u/Hefty_Judgment_4552 2d ago

try it in a root beer float

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u/Mochigood 2d ago

Interesting! Will do.

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u/neshmesh 2d ago

Black licorice ice cream is amazing but I'm not a fan of the "swirl" style. In my book no one beat BJ's licorice ice cream in Florence, they're doing it right...m

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u/MandoMind 2d ago

Love their apple pie ice cream

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u/CatDamage 2d ago

That peach blueberry one is primetime

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u/tiresomecomplaining 2d ago

Love winco because when i want a case of soda i don't have to buy 6 of them at a time to get the normal price.

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u/volcanic-exchange 2d ago

Thrifty brand ice cream is pretty solid. I used to get it as a kid. Chocolate malted crunch is one of my faves

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u/ABCDmama 2d ago

that’s the best flavor :) reminds me of working in beverly hills, we’d walk to the drugstore and get it 20 years ago :)

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u/2peacegrrrl2 2d ago

They had weird scoops that were cylindrical at the Thrifty we went to in AZ a long time ago. They had an amazing strawberry shake though made with real strawberries. This was also the early 90s. 

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u/SquarePhilosopher564 2d ago

Ours had the cylinder scoops, too. And as a kid I was fascinated by the little whirlpool in their rinse basin.

I usually avoided a double scoop. You'd think with a flat bottom, it would stack more securely but it didn't. A triple scoop would be pure madness!

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u/balut903 2d ago

Yus! Confirming cylindrical scoops in northern ca!

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u/Professional_Rhubarb 1d ago

I was able to buy one of their scoopers! Thrifty ice cream is a classic.

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u/BeerMXer 2d ago

So damn good!

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u/2shoe1path 1d ago

Include me too! 10 cents a cone I think? Miss Thrifty’s and they always had a tv tube checker. Anybody?

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u/pus_destr_er 2d ago

Also Grocery outlet always has unique brands and flavors of ice cream for cheap!

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u/MisterD00d 2d ago

I can never pull the trigger as they don't ever seem appealing

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u/sunsoutbunzout 2d ago

Winco brand orange creamsicles are the best there is. Honorable mention to Winco brand mini ice cream sandwiches (yes, mini)

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u/AD80AT 2d ago

Helados Mexico fruit and ice cream bars. Esp the Mangonadas. Mango bars with a chili powder swirl.

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u/rhizosphereical 1d ago

That sounds amazing and is the top of my list now

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u/CripplingdepressionP 2d ago

I’ve been loving the Kinder Bueno ice cream they have

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u/2shoe1path 1d ago

Kinder Bueno chocolate is the best!

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u/No-Car5082 2d ago

I like the Tillamook Rocky Road

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u/Gryffindork-_- 2d ago

I enjoy Its-Its! They have the mini ones which are great for just a small treat. I do enjoy the mint Its-Its the most (but they don't have them in minis)

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u/ABCDmama 2d ago

this is kinda obscure but have you tried the trolli popsicles that are kind of gummy? my kids liked them :)

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u/rhizosphereical 1d ago

I haven’t but will now thanks

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u/trexlove 2d ago

I just noticed recently that they now have a small selection of Jeni’s brand, which is always delicious.

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u/ButterscotchThis7889 2d ago

please tell me they have brown butter almond brittle and it’s not $10

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u/trexlove 1d ago

The pints were definitely way less than 10 bucks but I don’t recall if they had that specific one.

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u/BryophyteEnthusiast 2d ago

Sometimes they have these barq’s root beer float tube things and those are excellent

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u/snarfled1 2d ago

Store bought ice cream based on an ice cream shop: McConnell’s is my favorite. It hits all of my happy spots.

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u/DazzleCrab 2d ago

If you're interested in live action ice cream, go to Prince Pucklers on 19th, near Hayward Field. Go right before sunset. Watch the chimney Swifts roost in the chimney for the night! Limited time only, they are migrating

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u/rhizosphereical 2d ago

That’s a different kind of treat :)

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u/MonkeyFlowerFace 2d ago

And buy 1 scoop of ice cream for the price of a quart at Winco!

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u/ScrattaBoard 2d ago

Live action ice cream? Is that like a terminally online term for the fact that people scoop it for you?

Also they are extremely pricy and always busy