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They should set up 3 separate lines: ​The Express Lane: For the decisive, impatient folks who just want their usual scoop and want out. ​The Tasting Lounge: For the ice cream enthusiasts who consider ordering an "experience" and need to sample five flavors first.

I’m absolutely on your side with this. One taste for a sketchy flavour makes some sense to me, but if it’s one of the more normal flavours… just go for it. But even I just yolo the fun flavours without tasting. I’ve never had something *so* bad I hated it 🤷‍♀️

You have clearly not tried Lapsang Souchong ice cream. I was very grateful that the staff *actively advised* me to try the free sample, first!

I watched a woman at an ice cream shop the other day eye a group of 5 or 6 young folks walk in, and *immediately* tell them, "limit of 4 flavors to taste" (FOUR!). And I realized, the tasting is just part of the "I'm having a decadent experience" indulgence of the whole thing.

They know what Rocky Road tastes like. In the case of this place, they could even guess what the cardamom crunch tasted like.

It offends me. Things should be efficient!!!

Given how much I love ice cream -- and enjoy the experience of going out for it -- it's pretty clear I'm missing something important here. Or maybe I am just getting old, and just no longer attuned to the ice cream zeitgeist. TL;DR: Wait, what? People regularly taste ice cream at ice cream shops?

I mean, I'm not naive - I HAVE seen the little spoons and cups, but I thought folks using them was like...a rare and uncommon occurrence, like when a new flavor comes out or something. I find myself ever-so-slightly ill at ease over my lack of awareness of the modern ice cream shop experience.

Nah just limit it to three max per customer or you go back thru the line and by the time you get to a human you should know the tastes you want.

Three!!? After watching somebody try one flavor I'm already livid.

Have some grace! If they’re not hemming and hawing and just saying “hey can I taste X” and doing it quickly, what’s the problem? Why is ice cream “low stakes” for them but so high stakes for you that you can’t wait 30 more seconds for it?