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I love the Penny ice creamery, and I didn't know they had this new location. I love the location, I HATE that they will not give out samples anymore! AND that they're ENCOURAGING people to "buy an ice cream and say that you don't like it, and exchange it for another" rather than just giving out samples! WHY would you ENCOURAGE WASTING ice cream?? Rather than just giving samples out? What's the problem with samples? It doesn't make ANY sense at all! It's a brand new tiny clean spoon - here you go here's a taste, try it so what if you have to take your dumb mask off to try it, IF that's the main concern there. STOP THE WASTE!!! Also, the fact that it's called "the penny ice creamery" and nothing there is less than $5, so the "Penny Pop" etc... may need to some name changes, because nothing cost a penny, and if something did, it would be selling off the shelves. BUT it was the ATTITUDE here that was HORRIBLE. I cannot believe that I was told to order the flavor that I want to TRY and then if I don't like it, to bring it back, tell her that I don't like it, and she'll give me a whole new cone, AND if I don't like that one either - I can just keep doing that until I get the one I want!! THAT is a HUGE WASTE. I did not get her name, but she worked Wednesday afternoon around 2:00 p.m. February 2nd 2022 - so that girl, who was working that shift - is suggesting to CUSTOMERS (because for some reason she can't give out samples, which is ridiculous) to waste as many ice cream cones as we want to, until we find the flavor we like, RATHER than giving out samples! SO I hope her boss knows that, because that is WASTING way more than samples ever could, plus cones!!? AND samples are NOT DANGEROUS in any way, so I don't know what the point is here, except for telling your employees to waste ice cream and encouraging the customers to do the same?! Man, that blew my mind! She should be fired, and that should NOT be the policy there! I REALLY HOPE it's not coming down...
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Ordered the dark chocolate sorbet and the cranberry sorbet, both vegan I think. I don’t know what witchcraft they worked to make the dark chocolate sorbet so rich and creamy while still being vegan, but I’ll take it. The cranberry sorbet was very grainy and texturally felt more like an icy or slushy. This is gourmet ice cream and you pay the gourmet price. The torched marshmallow fluff was a nice addition. they make small batch seasonal flavors, so I did not get to try the bitter caramel. I think the best order would be the dark chocolate sorbet, and the bitter caramel in a sugar cone with the torched marshmallow fluff on top. They are generous with letting you try flavors before you...
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3 Penny in Aptos is a nice large clean space.
It’s a great spot for something special to treat yourself or buy a special sweet gift.
I stopped in to get a birthday dessert for a friend in Aptos. My friend was out of the office when I arrived with the frozen Bon Bons I picked up from 3 penny.
My friend did not get their B-Day dessert that day. I had to eat it because it was frozen & it was delicious. ;)
The chocolate bon bon on the outside of the ice cream was really rich and tasty. Went well with the ice cream inside.
Nice location by the New Leaf & Cluster of other shops in the heart of Aptos behind the...
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