An ALDI Ice Cream Truck Is Serving Up 36-Cent Desserts at East Coast Beaches for One Day Only
When the supermarket chain's van hits coastal spots in Sydney, Melbourne and on the Sunshine Coast, nothing will cost more than $1.
Sun, surf, sand, ice cream: what a combination. As cemented in the childhood memories of most Australians, there's nothing like pairing a trip to the beach with a frosty dessert. Haven't had the pleasure of that experience lately? Keen for a sweet treat by the shore just because? Fancy enjoying one of life's simple delights for just 36 cents? Enter the ALDI ice cream truck.
For one day only in each of Sydney, Melbourne and the Sunshine Coast, the supermarket chain is sending an ice cream van to the beach with cheap chilled bites. While the 36-cent price only applies to mini yoghurt sticks, nothing else on the nine-item menu costs more than $1 each.
So, you can enjoy ALDI's take on choc-coated ice creams on a stick for 40 cents, its version of Splices for 50 cents and its Paddle Pop alternative — in both chocolate and rainbow — for 62 cents, for instance. An ice cream sandwich will cost you 95 cents, a Drumstick equivalent is 92 cents and the brand's version of a Golden Gaytime is $1.
Sydneysiders will need to head to Balmoral Reserve, near the rotunda, at Mosman on Thursday, January 30. Melburnians have a date with Green Point Reserve, Brighton on Sunday, February 2, while Queenslanders should make the trip to the Alexandra Heads Surf Life Saving Club at Alexandra Headland on Saturday, February 8. At all three locations, the truck will be serving up its menu from 11am–3pm.
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The reason for the pop-ups is to spruik ALDI's in-store ice creams, which is what it's dishing up — and at the same price that you'd pay per ice cream if you were to purchase a box of each in the supermarket. Buy them individually from the truck and you'll also be helping a good cause, with 100-percent of the sales going to Camp Quality.
In the past, Aldi has showcased its low prices by hosting a pop-up bar where gin, wine and cheese only cost $4.41, serving up six gyoza for $1.44 at a pop-up dumpling truck, slinging 37-cent barista-made coffee and opening a pop-up pub with beer for just $3.25.
ALDI Ice Cream Truck Stops
Thursday, January 30 — 11am–3pm at Balmoral Reserve (near the rotunda), 8 The Esplanade, Mosman
Sunday, February 2 — 11am–3pm at Green Point Reserve, Brighton
Saturday, February 8 — 11am–3pm at Alexandra Heads Surf Life Saving Club, 167 Alexandra Parade, Alexandra Headland
The ALDI ice cream truck is popping up in Sydney, Melbourne and on the Sunshine Coast in January and February — keep an eye on ALDI's social media for more details.
