***WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT***
Louise C.
Lisa S.
Helena V.
Congratulations! 
I have to confess something to you now, something I’m not particularly proud of. Up until a few days ago I had never tried Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. It wasn’t for lack of interest or trying, but it’s just not available here and when I’ve visited the U.S. it has been in the dead cold of Winter while snow was falling so ice cream wasn’t high on my priority list. But when they contacted me to let me know of the new flapship store opening in Manly, Sydney (appropriately called a Scoop Shop) in October or November this year, I knew that this would be an exciting thing and my first order was to try the Ice cream – in the ever popular Cherry Garcia flavour of course! Don’t worry Ben & Jerry lovers, your favourite flavours Phish Food, Chunky Monkey and Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough will of course be available. Of course everyone knows that one member of the Ben and Jerry team had no sense of taste so he focused on the mouth feel of the icecream and as a result, Ben & Jerry’s famously chunky ice cream was born! And I happen to be one of those people that loves chunky ice cream. In fact I’m terrible and often pick out the chunks from my ice cream. My long suffering husband will attest to that.
In my Ben & Jerry’s cow print pack I received a pint of the Cherry Garcia which is heavenly and beautifully creamy and rich in chunks (I hate it when places are stingy with chunks). And I also received a rather cool Euphori-Lock which is a combination lock with a 3 digit code so that interlopers can’t intrude on your precious pint so that it is yours and yours alone! I also got an adorable Ben & Jerry’s pen where the ice cream scoops move into the cone and a Ben & Jerry’s Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Lip Balm in a mini pint form and fridge magnets. Yes life is good and even though I had a cold I scooped happily.
My pint safely locked up! It says: I’m terribly sorry but there’s no “U” in “My Pint”
But enough about me, thanks to Ben and Jerry’s three lucky Not Quite Nigella readers will win one of these very same packs! Yes you too will have your own Pint of Ben & Jerry’s long before the Australian launch as well as a pinch proof Ben & Jerry’s Euphori-lock, Ben & Jerry’s pen and Ben & Jerry’s lip gloss and Ben & Jerry’s fridge magnets.
Whee! The ice cream scoops slide into the cone…
All you need to do is tell me whether it is Ben or Jerry that has no sense of taste and email your answer to: nqnbenandjerrys@gmail.com along with your name and postal address. The competition ends on the 19th of September. You can answer this once daily. Winners need to be within 20kms of Surry Hills to receive their goodie pack and it will be couriered during business hours so please keep that in mind when providing your address and calculating the distance. You can go to maps.google.com to help you work out the distance.
Safe in the fridge!
P.S. There’s also a competition to help name an Australian flavour. The flavour to name is a goodie: malt ice cream with globs of peanut butter cookie dough and a peanut butter swirl! The winner will get to meet Ben and Jerry themselves who are coming all the way from Vermont and they will also receive a year’s supply of icecream. You can also sign up on their website to keep in the loop about the Sydney opening.
Best of luck!
Love,
Lorraine
xxx
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Thanks for the chance.
XXXX is the one with anosmia (lack of taste). x
Whhoooops. Can you pls delete my comment. Der. Silly me. Will email now. x
wow!! ben and jerry goodies!! too bad m far far away from sidney
love the cute ben and jerry pen! 
m also a fan of chunky ice cream Lorraine!! hehe good luck with the ben and jerry goodie competition! hehe
cheers and have a great weekend!!
I *so* love that lock (I think all mums need this!) and the bag! I’ve not tried it either but I’m dying to!!
ohh it’s a hot day here today – now I want icecream and it’s only 8am!!
I can’t believe you didn’t try Ben and Jerrys when you were on holiday in the US – even if it was winter. In fact, Bostonians are out in droves eating ice-cream in winter. I was happy to join them! My favourite B&J flavour was Chocolate Fudge Brownie. I think I ate a pint a week (for almost 5 years!). No kidding. Even when it was -20 out!
There sure is one lucky Sydneysider NQN reader to be had!!!
Ben & Jerry’s Packs look deeeeeelicious, but I wonder if they are available in all states!
And what a lovely PR gesture to include the little extras
Ok, now I’m excited and you have my 100% undivided attention Lorraine!! There’s just too many delicious and delectable reasons for entering this comp. Ice-cream , oh how I love it.
, I have never, ever seen a lock for an ice-cream container before, that’s so funny. I don’t live within the 20kms radius but I’m more than gleefully happy to pick it up, if I’m lucky enough to win, hehe What’s this I hear , your going overseas on holiday, will you still be writing to us? How lovely, I’m free if you need someone to carry your suitcases Lol.
this post made me soo hungry! *drool* oh, and in case anyone wants to try out BJ’s, they have it in Singapore..was there last year..wished I could bring them back here to adelaide! grr. lol
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lol, i forgot to add, ‘for those who wish to try BJ’s and can’t wait for the Sydney opening’ LOLL
YAY – yet another american flavour hitting our shores. Looks like I won’t have to be too depressed of my non-existant trip afterall.
Keep us posted NQN. Oh how I live vicariously through you =)
haha ice cream lock – best invention ever. i must get one to fend off my husband.
i used to eat about two pints a week of ben & jerry when i was on project in singapore. i must not get into that again.
This competition is the best reason I have heard to move to sydney – I loved ben and jerry’s when I was in the UK – hope it is coming to melbourne too!
Groovy!! Loved that lock, it’s so innovative. So looking forward to the launch … finally there’s another wonderful option besides Connoisseur
Man I really can’t wait until they open up! And huge laughter when I saw that combination lock!
It stayed frozen all the way from Vermont?! That’s magic ice cream!
Oooh yummy! I love Chunky Munky and H’s favourite is Phish Food. Can’t wait for the store opening… and just in time for warmer weather too
I am pretty much hyperventilating here right now, but also tremendously upset that I’m in Canberra and therefore can’t enter. I spent a year in the US on exchange and became obsessed with Ben and Jerry’s – LOVE the Chubby Hubby flavour, and anything with cookie dough. Oh, I hope with all my heart they make their pints available across Australia!
HAHAHAHAHAH That euphori-lock is srs?!?!?!?! That is awesommmeee! I know people that would love it cos their ice cream keeps getting stolened!
LOL @ ice cream lock!! Clearly saying “no one touch it but me, get it?!”
I used to *dangerously* live not too far from Ben & Jerry shop when I was living back in Boston.
Can’t wait for them to open soon!
Darn, I’m about 10km outside the delivery zone. Oh well, I’ll just wait for their store to open. But now I’m craving ice cream. Must remind myself to stop visiting your blog on an empty stomach.
That bag is worth it for the entry alone let alone the icecream! And winter is THE best time to eat icecream because it doesn’t melt as quickly – well that’s MY excuse anyway!
I too recently tried Ben & Jerry’s ice cream here in swiss, its not available in india and when i saw here, cudnt wait to try, had heard a lot about it, my fav is Banana choco chip ice cream
XXXXX has anosmia.
Sorry Lorraine, accidentally thought the comment system was an emailing application. Please remove my spoiler-post
I love the idea of putting a personal lock on the pint!
OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG – I’m SO excited…! But Manly… really?
Woohoo, Ben & Jerry’s – finally in Australia!
Oh well, I guess it’s worth the ferry ride…
Awww, that no fair, I want Ben and Jerry but I gotta get to Sydney first. First time was in Paris after a day of shopping and my 11 year old daughter had the cranks. B & J was just the solution.
Oh no!!! I’m just under 40km away from Surry Hills!!! Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo….LOL
It’s not possible to pick it up, is there?
Can’t wait til they open in Manly!! That’d be awesome!!
I’ve never tried Ben & Jerry’s…but all of my friends that have either been to the US, or are from the US say their flavours are awesome!! 
Too cute!! I need one of those combo locks! mmmm..if only they made it for bigger tubs too!!
Oooooh me me me! It’s XXXXX who had no sense of taste. Please please please please ….
Nice!!! I heart any ice-cream!
oh no!
peanut butter?
but that sounds a bit too Reese’s – not Australian at all.
why didn’t they do something yummy like: pavlova?!
The best thing about the Scoop Shops is that they have exclusive flavors you can’t find in pints! I am a little sad for you because I doubt they’ll be carrying the Stephen Colbert flavor outside of America – Americone Dream. Vanilla with chocolate-covered waffle cone pieces (oh yes, their waffle cones are FANTASTIC – get your ice cream in one as often as possible at the scoop shop!) and a caramel swirl. Simple but incredibly delicious!
I love that pint lock!! If you get the B&J frozen yoghurt you must try the Cherry Garcia version. After much careful consideration, I think it is actually better than the full-fat ice-cream!
And now I must go and make some sugar-free, fat-free ice-cream for myself!
That pint lock is adorable! When I indulge in Ben & Jerry’s (which isn’t often, but sometimes a girl needs a little ice-cream indulgence), Phish Food is my favorite flavor!
This is my favourite all time ice-cream brand. Especially Cherry Garcia flavour. That ice-cream lock would come in mighty handy with Dave around
How cool is that lock!!! That would be mighty useful (except I would probably eat it before it needed a lock
oh that Lock on the ice cream is just too too funny …..:) the flavour sounds just yummy
To think I was about to head to the US without even knowing about B&J! Speaking of which can anyone recommend some good food blogging sites for NYC?
That lock is absolute gold! I can hear flatmates around the world rejoicing at it’s invention!
Tried B&Js when I was in HK. Everytime I’m there they happen to be doing some promotion where they give it away for free or for a charity donation. Makes it extra awesome!
doh! I live too far
Oh exciting news that Ben and Jerrys are opening a shop in Sydney. Not just selling (usually badly handled/managed) tubs of icecream as another American brand does. So we can get to taste the real thing rather than some iced up/melted thing. Yum yum. From memory it was great icecream so I can’t wait to indulge again!
That lock is just too cute for words. Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia is my absolute favorite ice cream flavor so I am sure you are loving it.
Weird flavour to have as an ‘Aussie’ flavor, considering cookie dough is a very American thing!
But yay for B&J anyway, I can see me hopping on the ferry regularly once they open.
I must confess I had never heard of Ben & Jerry’s icecream before now. I don’t live far from Manly so I’ll be able to sample some for myself and see what all the fuss is about.
Oh Lorraine please tell me they will have Americone Dream!!! Having just got back from 5 months in the US with all the B&J I could eat, so happy to hear I can finally get it in Sydney!!!
>_>
If a person is really desperate, al they have to do it cut up the tub regardless of the lock. XD
I love cherry garcia, especially the frozen yogurt one (mostly because I feel less guilty when I stuff myself with it).
Their mango berry swirl sorbet is also very yummy!
Is the lipbalm a promotional thing? I want to buy one if I can’t win the prize pack…come on Ben & Jerry….hurry up and open your store in Manly already!!!!
I love that pint lock!!!!
The EuphoriLock is hilarious! Of course, the truly ruthless ice cream thief might just take a knife to the carton…
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