# I just bought a nine-dollar milkshake at Baskin Robbins **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 19, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754 "2013-01-19T22:58:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/1 "2013-01-19T22:58:55Z")
Sometime recently, Baskin-Robbins raised the price of their large milkshake to $8.99, tax included. Apparently I haven’t been there awhile. It’s a fuckin’ good milkshake, though. Don’t think it was worth nine dollars, but it’s fuckin’ good! ---
**Author:** ![Sattua](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sattua/32/11906_2.png) [@Sattua](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sattua)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/2 "2013-01-19T23:05:09Z")
_sigh_ Twenty years after Pulp Fiction was first released, a five dollar milkshake is no longer enough. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/3 "2013-01-19T23:14:06Z")
You should take it to Chipotle to have with your $9 burrito. ---
**Author:** ![d1a1s1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f6c823/32.png) [@d1a1s1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d1a1s1)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2013, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/4 "2013-01-19T23:18:38Z")
> [@Sattua](#): > > _sigh_ Twenty years after Pulp Fiction was first released, a five dollar milkshake is no longer enough. Its been twenty years?? Well there goes my morning… ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/5 "2013-01-20T01:04:02Z")
Steak and shake has half off happy hour, milkshakes are only about $2 ---
**Author:** ![ducati](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/cc9497/32.png) [@ducati](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ducati)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/6 "2013-01-20T02:37:28Z")
In high school, a GF of mine worked at Baskin-Robbins. In the summer, she could see me coming down the road from work - mowing and yardwork at an apartment complex - and would start making me a giant mint-chocolate chip shake. We’d go sit in the freezer, canoodle, and drink my shake, cooling off from the 100 degree heat. I could stay in longer than her…😃 9 bucks? That’s 2 cartons of ice cream right there. I’m all for capitalism, and if you can get 9 bucks for a shake on the beach in July, I might understand, but assuming you’re not in Rio, that’s fucking crazy. It’s winter for Og’s sake! ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/7 "2013-01-20T02:52:48Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Sometime recently, Baskin-Robbins raised the price of their large milkshake to $8.99, tax included. Apparently I haven’t been there awhile. That’s seriously crazy. Years ago, I used to get them free all the time from some guy who liked me and had a friend who worked there. That was awesome. > [@Ethilrist](#): > > You should take it to Chipotle to have with your $9 burrito. $6.25 here. And thanks a lot, now I want one. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/8 "2013-01-20T03:55:34Z")
Some years ago, my GrandDad, spotted a BR while I was driving him somewhere, and decided he wanted a milk shake-oh, and get yourself one too. He handed me a 5. I paid the rest out of my pocket for 2 med. shakes. He asked for his change. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 5:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/9 "2013-01-20T05:19:39Z")
> [@ducati](#): > > 9 bucks? That’s 2 cartons of ice cream right there. > I’m all for capitalism, and if you can get 9 bucks for a shake on the beach in July, I might understand, but assuming you’re not in Rio, that’s fucking crazy. It’s winter for Og’s sake! Not Rio, but Simi Valley. On the bright side, it was 78 degrees today, nice and sunny. On the downside…it’s Simi Valley. (Somebody shoot me now!) ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/10 "2013-01-20T06:19:24Z")
I must say, compared to the other places I get milkshakes (i.e., McDick’s or DQ), the actual process of scooping the ice cream, pouring the milk, and kajiggering the blender is far more labor intensive. I’m not pretending it’s brain surgery, but in terms of the fast food assembly line, they can probably sell 5 waffle cones in the time it takes them to make me a milkshake. Or such was my experience with local 31 flavours. YMMV. What flavour did you get? Pistachio or PB&Chocolate were my favourites. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/11 "2013-01-20T06:34:06Z")
Umm… The “shakes” at fast food joints are NOT called “milk shakes”. Because they are soybeans - little or no dairy products. I don’t know what Jack in the Box is dancing around with their “made with milk” shakes, but they still don’t call them “milk” shakes, so draw your own conclusions. Like a Mad magazine cartoon 40 years ago - a Dry Cleaning Shop displaying a “Plant on Premises” sign - based on a potted plant in the window. They may have a carton of milk they place beside the shake machine - the shakes is “made” by cooling down a liquid - and there is milk right there - with the shake as it’s being “made” ---
**Author:** ![ShermanAter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ShermanAter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShermanAter)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 7:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/12 "2013-01-20T07:24:42Z")
What the fuck are you going on about? > **[Order Online | Jack in the Box](https://www.jackinthebox.com/menu/product.php?cat_id=3&prod_id=vanilla_ice_cream_shake)** > > Jack in the Box ---
**Author:** ![Harmonix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Harmonix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonix)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/13 "2013-01-20T07:39:42Z")
> [@usedtobe](#): > > Umm… > > The “shakes” at fast food joints are NOT called “milk shakes”. > > Because they are soybeans - little or no dairy products. > > I don’t know what Jack in the Box is dancing around with their “made with milk” shakes, but they still don’t call them “milk” shakes, so draw your own conclusions. > > Like a Mad magazine cartoon 40 years ago - a Dry Cleaning Shop displaying a “Plant on Premises” sign - based on a potted plant in the window. They may have a carton of milk they place beside the shake machine - the shakes is “made” by cooling down a liquid - and there is milk right there - with the shake as it’s being “made” Yea no. I’m lactose intolerant. I guarantee you there are milk in those shakes as well as out Fast food restaurants. also soy ice cream tastes like shit. ---
**Author:** ![buddha\_david](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee7513/32.png) [@buddha\_david](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buddha_david)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/14 "2013-01-20T07:52:36Z")
> [@antonio107](#): > > What flavour did you get? Pistachio or PB&Chocolate were my favourites. 😃 Just plain vanilla. (They didn’t have French.) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/15 "2013-01-20T08:13:49Z")
> [@antonio107](#): > > … > > What flavour did you get? Pistachio or PB&Chocolate were my favourites. 😃 > [@buddha\_david](#): > > Just plain vanilla. (They didn’t have French.) At that price I hope they added gold and cocaine sprinkles. ---
**Author:** ![FriarTed](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friarted/32/1052_2.png) [@FriarTed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriarTed)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/16 "2013-01-20T14:17:55Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > At that price I hope they added gold and cocaine sprinkles. Nope, plain old Martin & Lewis w/o a shot of bourbon or anything. Yes, I know Pulp Fiction has already been mentioned, but it lacked anything close to the full reference. ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/17 "2013-01-20T15:14:31Z")
$9 is insane. $9 here will get you one of those high-end booze milkshakes (fancy ice cream and liquor) milkshakes at one of the few new ‘adult’ burger type restaurants that are popping up around town. I still haven’t gotten one of those yet…damnit. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/18 "2013-01-20T15:19:40Z")
> [@buddha\_david](#): > > Just plain vanilla. (They didn’t have French.) 🆒 1440 calories, 76 grams of fat. I.e., three quarter-pounders with cheese. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![chrisk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@chrisk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chrisk)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/19 "2013-01-20T15:20:09Z")
Snopes debunk link for **usedtobe** : [http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/mcdshake.asp](http://www.snopes.com/horrors/food/mcdshake.asp) - it’s specific to McDonalds, but I suspect the same applies to many fast-food places; their shakes contain milk products, but most people would interpret a ‘milkshake’ to be something that is hand-mixed with real ice cream, which McD’s shakes are not. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2013, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754/20 "2013-01-20T15:26:03Z")
> [@myskepticsight](#): > > $9 is insane. $9 here will get you one of those high-end booze milkshakes (fancy ice cream and liquor) milkshakes at one of the few new ‘adult’ burger type restaurants that are popping up around town. I still haven’t gotten one of those yet…damnit. Big Kahuna Burger? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-just-bought-a-nine-dollar-milkshake-at-baskin-robbins/647754.md?page=2)