To me, the branding of "the ice cream of the future" just serves the fact that they're a charming novelty. Nothing is going to replace ice cream, but dippin' dots have a delightfully retro-futuristic vibe that their tagline just fits perfectly.
Right you are champ. I've had dippin dots once (they're super hard to find in Australia, I haven't found them since I had them 11 years ago) and it did seem like an exciting new food but then because it was so hard to find we kinda stopped caring. Happy pride month: spookmas edition my fellow ace!
you can buy them at gas station sometimes now for like $2 and it has more than a small cup. i started buying them again recently actually most gas stations out here in vegas has them in ice cream freezer and most of the gas stations have like 6 flavors. if you’re not in a small town look at the gas stations!
"this machine that would automatically get them for you" has to be the strangest way anyone has ever referred to a vending machine. Does it walk to the counter and order them?
When you feed the money into the hole, the machine sends a request to the Dippin Dots HQ A.I. to teleport a cup of pellets directly into the machine, then into your hands. It’s simple, really!
For me, Dippin Dots is a *fun novelty fair/amusement park treat.* That’s their niche. Not even close to the best ice cream. But no day at the fair or amusement park is complete without Dippin Dots!🎠🎡🎢
I've probably eaten less than a dozen servings of dippin dots. Never at theme parks or other similar attraction locations. Only at malls and one time at a movie theater.
it's a cool idea but in the end it's not practical. I wanna know that next time I'm grocery shopping my 5-$6+ will buy me ice cream for now, tomorrow and maybe the next time. I can get that with a pint from any other brand.
my brother only has use of one of his hands, so dippin dots were perfect ice cream because it's easy enough to scoop with one hand! someone used to have to hold his cup but this has helped him be independent :)
They should push into the cutesy factor. Icecream in a tiny round shape is cute and childish, that can still fit modern aesthetics. Not 1980s anymore where everyone is trying to be "futuristic" cuz that seems retro now.
Actually if they do a nostalgia theme it might also work because people like things that remind them of the 80s but not exactly direct products from it
@@kuddlecat nostalgia can be good too I guess. But it still needs a "cute" feel. Their aesthetic always felt too cold for me, lol. It can be retro without feeling so sharp and lifeless.
I had dippin dots at a zoo recently and it was about $7 for a “larger” bowl. I bought it for the nostalgia because I hadn’t had it in 10 years or so but based on that price it’ll probably be another 10 years until I have it again (if it’s still around)
Because these ways work good, why does everything have to change? What puzzles me is why we still use expensive and toxic gas in cars when decades ago electric cars, solar cars cars that run on used vegetable oil and even super crazy cars that run on water or other free energy technologies but have been widely suppressed because the gas industry is extremely profitable and they don’t want people using other methods to power there vehicles. All of the technology I just mentioned are cheaper, more efficient and better for human health and environmental health.
I like the “ice cream of the future” slogan because it gives off the vibe of ice cream you’d eat in space. I take the slogan as more of a fun gimmick, like I do the ice cream itself
I think if they could find a way to sell their cryogenic freezers as home appliances for a relatively low cost, the type that looks good as a built-in appliance in the kitchen, I think they'd have a better reputation, and they would take a bigger chunk of the market. As of now, cryogenic freezers still either look like a 1990s copying machine or a jet engine turned on its nose, and no built-in or cheaper options are available.
Shane Keena I like the idea of adding a cryogenic freezer to my kitchen but seems pretty niche maybe offering them to restaurants to sell the ice cream at a lower cost since a lot of the cost is transportation and storage selling to restaurants in bulk would lower the overhead and allow another avenue for sales and a way to potential lower cost which seems the biggest barrier to these
@@candysweet434 then why do I find them in my grocery store and keep them in my freezer at home just fine? I was so confused when he said that in the video. I’m not sure when they started selling them in stores, I just started buying them a few months ago.
They need to license this to Carvel or Baskin Robbins. They're too small, and just a single product to expand. I do love Dippin Dots. Edit: I fart on mah kids
There’s nothing better than those memories of being really tired after a long day of walking at an amusement park then when you are headed to the exit and begging your mom and dad for some ice cream.
My dad runs a Dippin Dots store, and I am actually surprised at how much detail is in this video and how accurate it is Also, the Undercover Boss episode on DD really helped sales a lot The DD factory in Paducah, KY also blew up a couple of months ago, and that was a huge setback Great research work Company Man!
sagatya uppercut the explosion wasn’t that bad, it was a nitrogen leak and then the boom. I drive by the place every month or so. Although, it’s set to close. Paducah is their current headquarters I think which isn’t good at all
I worked at a stand my senior year of high school and I’m convinced that’s the year I peaked. I will never have such an amazing job. I got paid to scoop and eat dots.
I first discovered Dippin' Dots at a Wild Waves amusement park and I was hooked immediately. They were very cold for ice cream and on a hot, summer day, it makes the perfect treat. My favorite part about Dippin' Dots has got to be the unsusal temperature of them.
Sameee, I've lived in Washington nearly my whole life but we never went to wild waves till around 2012-2013 during summer and I randomly got dip n dots and since then I've been obsessed and up until 2019 every year I would go to wild waves and get dip n dots >:]
Damn the courts did Dippin Dots dirty tho with that patent. They legit got a patent and it ended up with it not even working and them getting conned out of 10 mil lmao wtf
Well not like it was unreasonable, they sued a smaller company, that probably took a bigger initial hit from the lawsuit, with the patents they filed incorrectly, so it’s all purely their fault
My mom never let me have dippin dots when I was little cause they were so expensive. I could only get them when I went out with my auntie on vacation. Now, as a grown women, I just walk right past the booths. I think it's just out of habit because that's what I would do when I was little. Wonder if it's the same for others.
Yeah, we never had the money for them but I was always a bit curious. I remember seeing them as a teenager at Opryland Theme Park in 1990 and have yet to every try them.
@@murrayshekelberg9754 I bought them once out of curiosity. They're okay. They taste the same as Mini Melts if you can find those easier at a grocery or department store in a vending machine. Definitely a novelty item.
When I was a cart pusher at walmart someone forgot theirs in the cart. My choices were eat it or turn it in where it will be thrown away so like a good citizen I ate them. Can't find them in any store I visit though.
I’ve seen them at six flags. I just want to say though, that the chocolate dippin dots in my opinion, kinda suck. If you want some chocolate ice cream and want dippin dots, get the banana split kind.
I love how company man makes me root for companies that I don’t even really care about. For some reason while I was watching the video I was hoping dip n dots would prevail
That's actually really cute! What year was this? Also, if there's one group of people who CAN'T make ice cream... it's NASA. (I'm referring to that garbage "freeze-dried ice cream" they invented. You can buy it at some gift shops. It's... awful. Just awful.)
Same! I remember getting them on a trip to Florida in 1999, and then I didn't see them again for almost 20 years. My husband makes fun of me for buying them at amusement parts
When I was younger, I had to tag along with my little sister to her dance competitions. I vividly remember one of these competitions had a Dippin' Dots stand at the arena. That was the prominent reason why that competition was my favorite.
OMG!! you bring some back some memory about going with my mom to my sisters dance competitions, for a lot of years my my favorite thing was concession stand at competitions.
Dippin' Dots has always been the best mouth feel experience. Broadwalk Treats at the Fayette Mall in Lexington, KY became one of my favorite places for a cold treat because they serve dippin' dots floats. It's my favorite way to eat them (banana spilt dots with root beer yes please), but it was always hard to eat since it's hard to find a place to sit and eat there.
@@buhgingo2933 bull lol. Dip n dots are easily one of my favorite things to eat and I never see any stores that sell them or stands where I live other then Busch gardens
I remember my older sister had gymnastics meets all the time and there was ALWAYS a Dippin’ Dots stand at every single one. I’d always ask my parents for them, but they never let me have them, probably because they didn’t want to deal with me hopped up on sugar for a five hour meet.
they probably did't want to spend 5$ for less than half a cup of ice cream (keep in mind, most places have a 1$ ice cream cone) at least thats what my parents told me
@Morph Triplett generally, my parents didn’t really buy me a lot of sugary stuff or junk food as a child. At the time I hated it, but now I’m thankful for it. I didn’t need that stuff anyway.
We had them at our mall for awhile when I was younger, but they came in weird packets instead of the cups. Definitely wasn't the same because you not only got less, but the pieces also got stuck and melted together in the corners.
I remember first hearing about Dippin Dots when I was in elementary school. Then in Jr. High it was super popular, popular enough to open up a store a couple blocks from where I live. Then they closed a couple years later and threw shade at the landlord of the marketplace where their store was, leaving a note at the front door saying that they really badly wanted to stay open, but the landlords would not negotiate a deal with their rent. Crazy times man.
I have first hand knowledge of the issues they faced. This is about the most accurate account of what is Dippin' dots. Bankruptcy and all. Nice job reporting.
It doesn’t matter if you go to the zoo just once in a lifetime. The zoo is full of plenty of other people going there once in their lifetime, providing plenty of potential business.
I had Dippin' Dots way back when during a time my family could afford to go to amusement parks. I never knew about the bankruptcy and change in ownership. As for finding them now, good luck. I can't imagine business is booming for them during this pandemic.
Danodan My local gas station has a Dippin’ Dots chest freezer in it. The only other place I know that I can locally get them is from the vending machine at the movie theater but Coronavirus.
The story of Dippin' Dots is a wild story. There's a whole episode where the founder tells his story at the How I Built This With Guy Raz podcast, It's insane how a company that has been around for so long is actually still seeing startup-like volatility.
I love how the big cups of Dippin’ Dots at the mall and amusement parks I’m close to are actually _waaaaaaaay cheaper_ than the small cup I got at a random football stadium lol
I’ve always associated Dippin’ Dots with live sports. I’ve only ever ate it at baseball and football games. Those NY Yankees and Rutgers helmet bowls hit different.
I found those little mlb cap/bowls at minor league games the choice always when we went was either dipping dots or those cap ice cream I have stack of those mlb caps
dippin dots was something so luxurious that you couldn't buy it in stores... you had to have it at random touristy places like the zoo or shliterbahn lol. i love it tho. so yummy. i think the large cup was like 10 dollars.
I love dipping dots. Its one of my favorite things to eat ever, nothing beats the rainbow dipping dots. I love the texture, I also really enjoy the the icy feel due to the low temperature. I actually wish they would just have a small store here and there. I literally can't find them anywhere, I want to be able to eat like a huge cup of them at a time.
I think I would like to see a Rise and Fall of Hertz! They’ve been going through financial turmoil lately and looks very dire for them. Like if you agree and so he can see it.
Mariam Shehab It’s basically just a car rental agency for cars, vans, and trucks. If you have heard of Enterprise Rent A Car it’s essentially the same thing.
I remember always begging for dippin dots anytime they were available as a kid. 😅 I’ve had them maybe 4-5 times in my life and I still freak out anytime I see a place selling them. Idk why but it’s just better than normal ice cream in my mind. Great video btw, take my subscription!
As a broke kid at the mall i always thought the samples were great, but once i bought an actual order i was disappointed. They're not very good en masse.
I love Dippin Dots! For me, they've always been baseball food. I get Dippin Dots every time I go to a Rockies game. That tradition started in 2002 when I was 7 years old and my dad took me to my first baseball game, and it continues now as an adult.
Love chocolate chip cookie dough! I had them for the first time at a baseball game in one of those novelty baseball cap shaped bowls, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Edit: my local gas station has it!
I remember the first time I had dippin dots, it was the only time I've ever went to Lego Land I was so excited they had them there, it was brag worthy on the playground if you've had dippin' dots.
I remember getting Dippin' Dots every time I went to Carowinds when I was younger. It was always a great treat to help cool off a bit during the hot and humid Carolina summers
I've only seen one in my lifetime. Super rare. The vending machines are rare enough, the stores -- even harder to find. At least on the West Coast where I am at.
I had a store right down the street from my house but obviously it closed a while ago. Now a days the only place i get dippin dots at is knotts and the zoo.
I've seen Dippin Dots for years only at the mall. I remember even has a kid I thought it was so cool. I thought this how astronauts ate ice cream in space. I like Dippin Dots and maybe I should go buy some at the mall. Also they became popular again thanks to Former Trump's Press Secretary "sean spicer" and he hates them on twitter.
@@RC.-, not going to agree with you on that one, Calippo shots are more like an ice lolly than ice cream. I love them, but unfortunately they’ve been discontinued.
@@seratheeducatedfeline4227 i guess your right. it still fits the theme of a cold dessert. discontinued? my store still has them but I guess it must be their last stock.
@@RC.- Nah, you're right and they're wrong. Calippo shots were the little balls, you could also buy the straight up ice lollies though. You can still buy them, or at least you could. I've not had them in years but I don't think the supermarkets sell them any more. Last I heard some ice cream vans were selling them and you could buy them from those huts at parks etc. Although I think they're dying out, you can buy them wholesale though.
I remember when I was young that my dad used to take me and my sister to a local dippin dots store near our house. We didn't go there all the time so it was a nice treat and has always made me so excited to eat it.
70% of lost business opportunities of Dipping Dots:
Mom can I have Dipping Dots
No we have ice cream at home
*ice cream at home*
Actual ice and cream...separately
Literally every single time I asked as a kid... I've never had it once
@@baranorak4080 F
Fr. Especially since it's the same price of a half gallon of blue bell.
I was literally a grown asa man before I ever tasted it.
@@baranorak4080 Same. :(
To me, the branding of "the ice cream of the future" just serves the fact that they're a charming novelty. Nothing is going to replace ice cream, but dippin' dots have a delightfully retro-futuristic vibe that their tagline just fits perfectly.
This!!
honestly dippin dots seems healtheir too, not sure if its true, the ice cream is just lighter
It’s impossible to be futuristic forever. At some point people will think of your design/product as old.
Right you are champ. I've had dippin dots once (they're super hard to find in Australia, I haven't found them since I had them 11 years ago) and it did seem like an exciting new food but then because it was so hard to find we kinda stopped caring.
Happy pride month: spookmas edition my fellow ace!
There ya go
The texture of dipping dots in my mouth is just so addicting for some reason
Right? I used to just get a spoonful of dipping dots and flip it over on my tounge
Its like orbeedz but edible
69 likes, also never had them.
@@necromniac5550 nani they good tho they keep sticking in my lips
@@HoppingSnake290 My parents don’t want me “wasting money” on it whenever we go out and see them.
@@necromniac5550 Rip
if they didn’t start charging so much for a small cup of them, they’d be doing so much better. at my mall it’s $6 for a small.
right i would want some when i gout, but it’s way to much money for so little🤷🏻♀️
you can buy them at gas station sometimes now for like $2 and it has more than a small cup. i started buying them again recently actually most gas stations out here in vegas has them in ice cream freezer and most of the gas stations have like 6 flavors. if you’re not in a small town look at the gas stations!
@@angiemichele313 thanks i’m from cali so it might be a bit more expensive but i’ll keep a look out😌
They are like $2 here but are rare to find. Usually at amusement parks and stuff. They aren't easy to find
I live near an extremely small town and even our gas station still has dippin dots haha
Dipping dots bring me back to the days of simpler times when your whole family went to a water park and just had a great time.
when quarantine's over dippin' dots better start praying because I'm coming
raging waters ooooooooooweeeeee
Yeah if you were rich enough to afford them
@WoolPlayz and without worrying about the shit load assignments you have due the next day
i remember going to the Kalahari hotel with that indoor water park and wanting the dippin dots
"this machine that would automatically get them for you" has to be the strangest way anyone has ever referred to a vending machine. Does it walk to the counter and order them?
It opens up a liquid nitrogen freezer and uses an arm to get them. Definitely the most unique vending machine out there
When you feed the money into the hole, the machine sends a request to the Dippin Dots HQ A.I. to teleport a cup of pellets directly into the machine, then into your hands. It’s simple, really!
YES.
Fred Funkledunk I thought it was teleported right into their mouth
@@localrodent8997 Not that futuristic, sadly.
The reason dippin dots went down was because your parents wouldn't let you buy them because they cost like 1 cent more than normal ice cream
But now some of us are adults and can waste money on our own.
Even though it costs as much as a hoodsie
Dippin, not dip and
Mirza Ahmed new product idea: pouring dessert sauces on top, “dipping” the ice cream in the sauce
it looks too much like styrofoam balls...
Fun fact, because of the need of having -40° transport the dippin dots shipping chain is being used for vaccine distribution
lol
I was just about to say they should hook up with that first vaccine company
@@1tsjaboisam973 no
@@1tsjaboisam973 that is not true
@@1tsjaboisam973 begone antivaccer
For me, Dippin Dots is a *fun novelty fair/amusement park treat.* That’s their niche. Not even close to the best ice cream. But no day at the fair or amusement park is complete without Dippin Dots!🎠🎡🎢
Yes totally agree!
Dipping dots hit different when They’re at the fair or a concert
I've probably eaten less than a dozen servings of dippin dots. Never at theme parks or other similar attraction locations. Only at malls and one time at a movie theater.
yea definitely like funnel cake at the fair
Yup agreed 👍
Dippin' dots is strange, their ice cream isn't the best but they're really fun to eat which changes the whole experience.
I never really thought about it too much but yeah, they are pretty fun to eat!
So, so true.
it's a cool idea but in the end it's not practical. I wanna know that next time I'm grocery shopping my 5-$6+ will buy me ice cream for now, tomorrow and maybe the next time. I can get that with a pint from any other brand.
*OVERPRICED*
@@Kylefassbinderful Idk it's meant to be more of a vacation/trip splurge, not a replacement for normal ice cream that you just get at the store.
just for everyone wanting more of this story, there is a pod cast called “how i built this” the former CEO of dippin dots was on it
dora
Guy raz is op
I guess I'm the only person in this reply feed that is actually interested
Thanks for sharing!
my brother only has use of one of his hands, so dippin dots were perfect ice cream because it's easy enough to scoop with one hand! someone used to have to hold his cup but this has helped him be independent :)
AWWWE
Aw, that's awesome!
I wish there was a comment filter where I only got heartwarming and wholesome comments to read
What a lovely story.. thank you for sharing with us 🙂
wait, isn't the better one handed option to just lick regular ice cream?
Remember when your parents refused to buy this because one pack was 5 dollars.
that is so relatable
I feel called out by that
No I'm afraid I don't remember that I only had Dippin Dots once when I was in 5th grade on a overnight trip and we went to Busch Gardens.
Same here
My mom hated them since my brother spilled them once
They should push into the cutesy factor. Icecream in a tiny round shape is cute and childish, that can still fit modern aesthetics. Not 1980s anymore where everyone is trying to be "futuristic" cuz that seems retro now.
That’s called retrofuturism. Like Back to the Future II - the past’s idea of what today (well, five years ago) would look like.
Actually if they do a nostalgia theme it might also work because people like things that remind them of the 80s but not exactly direct products from it
@@kuddlecat nostalgia can be good too I guess. But it still needs a "cute" feel. Their aesthetic always felt too cold for me, lol. It can be retro without feeling so sharp and lifeless.
@@andrewwalker9960 they had a cool grunge retrofuturism tho
Andrew Walker wait that gave me an idea, what if they put a bit of that ice cream frosting and use that as glue and shape it in little shapes :0
Ain’t gonna lie dipping dots hit different. Them things the shits.
I used to work at the zoo and would steal a large cup of them after my shift
slang
@@EstebanLopez-by3ys 🤦🏿♀️🤣🤣🤣
Lol.
call em drippin dots because you boutta wipe for days
I've seen dippin dots literally everywhere and it's been ingrained in my skull, but NEVER have I actually had it
You gotta try em. They’re AMAZING but they’re very expensive
Tried it yet?
@@sallyhulbert2008 simply divine
@@sallyhulbert2008 my country doesn't have dippin dots, but I really wanna try them :(
@@mnzzu just move to a different country it will be worth it
If they're still reliant on carnivals, sporting events, and the like, you may need to append "and fall again" before the year is through.
Amusement parks are open now, and I have seen them in stores, so I think they will be fine.
Ur right, I only buy these at my minor league ballpark. And there’s no games. They’re fucked
I had dippin dots at a zoo recently and it was about $7 for a “larger” bowl. I bought it for the nostalgia because I hadn’t had it in 10 years or so but based on that price it’ll probably be another 10 years until I have it again (if it’s still around)
@@travelsofmunch1476 My local minor league teams are open for business. Love my Dippin' Dots!
I know the Doc Popcorn in my area is still open and selling them.
Fun fact: -40 F is also -40 C. It's the only temperature they meet at.
@@imakecontent8453 dont click the search bar to go to youtube again
@@imakecontent8453 sure thanks for the warning pal
@@imakecontent8453 Don't click RUclips
That's..actually a cool fact dude.
areyoustupid dummy99 I did it
I remember the line for dipping dots was longer then some rides at the theme park.
True
Facts I remember as a kid going to the theme parks and having to go on some rides while the line died down haha
I agreed I had it at kennywood theme park before had you ever went there they have a lot of rides.
they always seem to have large line at Minnesota twins baseball game.
@@tcbobb1613 I remember that!
The second I see Dippin' Dots the child inside me freaks out. I get so geeked and buy them immediately regardless the price. As they say, priceless.
It's the future. We still drive grounded cars, we still lick coned cream.
Worth it
I thought by now we'd be free from the bindings of cones
coned cream are good tho
Because these ways work good, why does everything have to change? What puzzles me is why we still use expensive and toxic gas in cars when decades ago electric cars, solar cars cars that run on used vegetable oil and even super crazy cars that run on water or other free energy technologies but have been widely suppressed because the gas industry is extremely profitable and they don’t want people using other methods to power there vehicles. All of the technology I just mentioned are cheaper, more efficient and better for human health and environmental health.
Bruh I do t know why people lick ice cream it literally takes years
I like the “ice cream of the future” slogan because it gives off the vibe of ice cream you’d eat in space. I take the slogan as more of a fun gimmick, like I do the ice cream itself
I think if they could find a way to sell their cryogenic freezers as home appliances for a relatively low cost, the type that looks good as a built-in appliance in the kitchen, I think they'd have a better reputation, and they would take a bigger chunk of the market. As of now, cryogenic freezers still either look like a 1990s copying machine or a jet engine turned on its nose, and no built-in or cheaper options are available.
It’s very reminiscent of the optimistic, “go science!” attitude of the atomic age, they should totally lean into it with a retro-future aesthetic.
Uh everyone knows you eat Astronaut Ice Cream duh
Shane Keena I like the idea of adding a cryogenic freezer to my kitchen but seems pretty niche maybe offering them to restaurants to sell the ice cream at a lower cost since a lot of the cost is transportation and storage selling to restaurants in bulk would lower the overhead and allow another avenue for sales and a way to potential lower cost which seems the biggest barrier to these
Yeah, agreed. It's def novelty thing. I always LOVED their vanilla flavor. Esp in those beads...the delivery of flavor was rich in every mouthful.
I live semi close to New Grand Chain, IL and it’s literally the ONLY claim to fame that they have. “Dippin Dots were invented here!”
its smaller than most midwestern towns
But they’re headquartered where I live (Paducah) a few years ago they brought in a dippin dots ice cream cake for end of year testing
There are far larger towns with far lamer claims to fame.
Zwickerly2 that is true!
Vince Music yep! I'm up by Marion, IL and I really miss the DippinDots store we used to have here when I was little.
Dippin dots would be in my freezer all the time if it wasn’t so damn expensive
they would not survive in your freezer
If it really needs -40°, l dont think they would be doing any good in your freezer.
@@candysweet434 then why do I find them in my grocery store and keep them in my freezer at home just fine? I was so confused when he said that in the video. I’m not sure when they started selling them in stores, I just started buying them a few months ago.
@@Snowstorm9lives lol facts. i buy these at gas stations and save them sometimes no prob
My freezer stays at -95 F, so I’d be fine.
Dippin’ Dots: the Ultimate Minor League Baseball snack
Hell yeah. I would always get it at Minor league Baseball games
Literally the only time I ever ate them.
HOW DID YOU KNOW
I would get them at the zoo
Lukas Lukas that’s where I always got them
They need to license this to Carvel or Baskin Robbins. They're too small, and just a single product to expand. I do love Dippin Dots.
Edit: I fart on mah kids
Maybe they'd make more sales if they weren't $5 a small pack
Exactly
Overpriced as hell
Why do I see you in every comment section?
Fingering Things ✔️ To be honest with you, I honestly have never heard of this company before I clicked on this video xD
I always assumed the cost was so high because of the high overhead to keep freezers at insanely cold temperatures 24/7.
Maybe theyd make less because selling it cheaper would mean costs>sales
There’s nothing better than those memories of being really tired after a long day of walking at an amusement park then when you are headed to the exit and begging your mom and dad for some ice cream.
I live in uk and haven’t even heard of dippin dots
The memory isn't so sweet when they said "no", which was often.
I’ve only ever seen dippin dots in shopping malls so that explains their decline in itself
I saw them at water parks them parks and small beaches
My local grocery store just built a Dippin Dots machine so I'm sure they're doing well again
where I live, I've never seen them in malls. I've only ever seen them at the zoo, a water park and Universal.
They were at my local Walmart 🤷♂️
Jessi yep 300 million in sales good.
My dad runs a Dippin Dots store, and I am actually surprised at how much detail is in this video and how accurate it is
Also, the Undercover Boss episode on DD really helped sales a lot
The DD factory in Paducah, KY also blew up a couple of months ago, and that was a huge setback
Great research work Company Man!
Buried the freaking lead there man
Tf it blew up? That's crazy
that's because that factory is pieced together...they do things different in Kentucky
@sagatya uppercut fax we wanna know lmao
sagatya uppercut the explosion wasn’t that bad, it was a nitrogen leak and then the boom. I drive by the place every month or so. Although, it’s set to close. Paducah is their current headquarters I think which isn’t good at all
Fun fact: the original creator of dippin’ dots launched a new company this year called “40 below Joe” which is the same thing but coffee based
Caffeine is addictive... huh.
Y e s .
I n e e d i t
this dude just loves his liquid nitrogen, huh
Marvijane Amor You think the Dippin Dots Guy is just gonna go back to regular science? No man can resist that power
@@lieutenant_lucky_rocks i wonder what other liquids he's tryed it with
I worked at a stand my senior year of high school and I’m convinced that’s the year I peaked. I will never have such an amazing job. I got paid to scoop and eat dots.
I remember loving them here in Australia. Wish they were still here!
Didn't expect to see you here :)
@@zeked96 Is she important? I've never heard of her.
@Minien They’re just some tech youtuber lol
Your name looks like someone just slammed their head on a keyboard and "Psivewri" is what got typed
They are. Look online.
I first discovered Dippin' Dots at a Wild Waves amusement park and I was hooked immediately.
They were very cold for ice cream and on a hot, summer day, it makes the perfect treat.
My favorite part about Dippin' Dots has got to be the unsusal temperature of them.
Same, I would eat just frozen water in that temp
Sameee, I've lived in Washington nearly my whole life but we never went to wild waves till around 2012-2013 during summer and I randomly got dip n dots and since then I've been obsessed and up until 2019 every year I would go to wild waves and get dip n dots >:]
My first introduction to Dippin’ Dots was also at a waterpark.
Damn the courts did Dippin Dots dirty tho with that patent. They legit got a patent and it ended up with it not even working and them getting conned out of 10 mil lmao wtf
veevyo -- that should mean the cops get punish as well as the criminal. It shouldn’t mean the murders gets off easier.
Yeah, and they’re not a “monopoly.” There are tons of ice cream brands.
@veevyo O.J. Simpson, Robert "Baretta" Blake, Casey Anthony. All guilty beyond a doubt, and the world knows it. All flying free as the wind.
There is No Justice in the so called "Justice System."
Well not like it was unreasonable, they sued a smaller company, that probably took a bigger initial hit from the lawsuit, with the patents they filed incorrectly, so it’s all purely their fault
My mom never let me have dippin dots when I was little cause they were so expensive. I could only get them when I went out with my auntie on vacation. Now, as a grown women, I just walk right past the booths. I think it's just out of habit because that's what I would do when I was little. Wonder if it's the same for others.
Yeah, we never had the money for them but I was always a bit curious. I remember seeing them as a teenager at Opryland Theme Park in 1990 and have yet to every try them.
@@murrayshekelberg9754 I bought them once out of curiosity. They're okay. They taste the same as Mini Melts if you can find those easier at a grocery or department store in a vending machine. Definitely a novelty item.
I get them at the Oakland zoo and they melt in around 15 min
Looked at the thumbnail, immediately craving Dippin Dots
"when I was younger, 15 or 20 years ago" wtf I thought this guy was like 17
I used to think this dude and the gaming historian were the same person
He could be 25 and talking about when he was 5 years old ?
He's in the 23 to 28 range. Younger than 30 for sure. There's enough clues if you watch enough of his videos to probably get his exact age.
@@KingHarambe_RIP I say late 20's to early 30's because I remember from 1 of the videos, he said he was a kid in the early 90's.
@@rovidelarosa I remember him saying that he was born in 1991
Am I crazy? I feel like i've seen Dippin Dots in the grocery's freezer with the other ice cream.
You are not, we have some at the store I work at and it’s next to normal ice cream
It is by me, but we hardly ever buy it since it costs more than normal ice-cream, and we always buy in bulk. Also they dont have chocolate so..
When I was a cart pusher at walmart someone forgot theirs in the cart. My choices were eat it or turn it in where it will be thrown away so like a good citizen I ate them. Can't find them in any store I visit though.
Ive never seen these at stores just amusement parks and baseball games
Yeah they sell them in little $2 packs at my local grocery store
I’ve seen them at six flags. I just want to say though, that the chocolate dippin dots in my opinion, kinda suck. If you want some chocolate ice cream and want dippin dots, get the banana split kind.
@Заработок для каждого get your voodoo magic outta here
I love how company man makes me root for companies that I don’t even really care about. For some reason while I was watching the video I was hoping dip n dots would prevail
@GVMexican thanks man
The first time I had dippin’ dots was at NASA when I was like 9 and for a while I thought only NASA had the technology to make them 😂
That's actually really cute! What year was this?
Also, if there's one group of people who CAN'T make ice cream... it's NASA.
(I'm referring to that garbage "freeze-dried ice cream" they invented. You can buy it at some gift shops. It's... awful. Just awful.)
Same! I remember getting them on a trip to Florida in 1999, and then I didn't see them again for almost 20 years. My husband makes fun of me for buying them at amusement parts
lol yeah I first had them at the NASA center here on a field trip
Monster Society I dunno man, I loved those freeze fried ice creams. It was more about the unique texture than the taste.
ဏ Shrikez ဏ I adore freeze dried ice cream.
Dippin dots: create a new type of ice cream
Minimelts: *OUR ICE CREAM*
*Soviet anthem intensifies*
So Minimelts violates their patent, and the court waits until the patent EXPIRES before they continue the court case, like, bruh.
Courts did them dirty
The PEOPLE'S Ice Cream
i like dipping dots and that's bs to them when the court chose minimelts over dipping dots,eff you minimelts
They’re still sold prominently in public entertainment centers, zoos, aquariums, parks, etc.
With the pandemic going on, their sales have probably dropped off dramatically.
Probably, due to their marketing strategy.
It’s because dipndots are like, only sold at theme parks like trompoline parks, seaworld, aquariums, zoos, etc
Live where they’re headquartered. They have, but they’re not struggling like they were back in 2012.
mix yea my dippin dots locations have opened now at the local amusement park but the sales arent like they were last year, it's usually a slow day
Yeah it's weird given the timing of this video, that should have been mentioned. They may falling again in 2020.
When I was younger, I had to tag along with my little sister to her dance competitions. I vividly remember one of these competitions had a Dippin' Dots stand at the arena. That was the prominent reason why that competition was my favorite.
OMG!! you bring some back some memory about going with my mom to my sisters dance competitions, for a lot of years my my favorite thing was concession stand at competitions.
When I heard of mini melts I just went “wtf is mini melts”
I feel like I’ve seen the logo before but I’m not sure where.
Worse dippin dots for the same price
They taste like shit
@@studbased7531 it pisses me off, this random ass small company basically robbed dippin dots and stole their idea
@@ChewedFriedShrimp I have a Mini melts machine in my movie theater I live in Canada
Funnily enough I had the opposite reaction. Growing up in Canada I never heard of Dippin Dots. Only Mini Melts
Their prices killed them, the fact that they’re almost entirely third party based makes for an insane charge
“Do you want Dippin’ Dots?”
“No, we’ll get it next time.”
I regret doing this because I haven’t had them in 7 years :/
they still at many amusement parks and some gas stations and restaurants have some mini freezers with them
I haven’t have them in like 3 years I really want to try them again they were pretty good
I kept saying this as there's a machine in a local Walmart....or there was T__T
SAME
I physically can’t go to a zoo without getting these dippin dots
I physically can't go to a zoo because of the pandemic
Thanks Jotaro
I physically cannot be sad eating these
This is so me but when I go to Six Flags
I physically cannot go to a zoo because they kidnap animals in order to display them as if they're art pieces.
Dippin' Dots has always been the best mouth feel experience. Broadwalk Treats at the Fayette Mall in Lexington, KY became one of my favorite places for a cold treat because they serve dippin' dots floats. It's my favorite way to eat them (banana spilt dots with root beer yes please), but it was always hard to eat since it's hard to find a place to sit and eat there.
One of my favorite Onion headlines is "Time Traveler: Everyone in the future eats Dippin' Dots."
Link?
Ok, but listen. I'm still upset that my parents wouldn't let me have these as a kid.
They’re too expensive and they’re just really cold. You’re not missing out tbh
Same with mines
my parents would let me have them but i didn’t want it
@@buhgingo2933 bull lol. Dip n dots are easily one of my favorite things to eat and I never see any stores that sell them or stands where I live other then Busch gardens
@@theholysynopsis5100 one of YOUR favorite. I happen to not like them as much
I remember my older sister had gymnastics meets all the time and there was ALWAYS a Dippin’ Dots stand at every single one. I’d always ask my parents for them, but they never let me have them, probably because they didn’t want to deal with me hopped up on sugar for a five hour meet.
@@poopyjoe7435 Stop
Talk about having asshole parents.
they probably did't want to spend 5$ for less than half a cup of ice cream (keep in mind, most places have a 1$ ice cream cone) at least thats what my parents told me
@Morph Triplett generally, my parents didn’t really buy me a lot of sugary stuff or junk food as a child. At the time I hated it, but now I’m thankful for it. I didn’t need that stuff anyway.
Probably because they were bleeding $$$ from gymnastics classes and didn't want to bleed more from the cost of the Dippin' Dots.
I haven’t had dippin dots in about 6 or 7 years so thank you for reopening a missing hole in my childhood
Dippin’ Dots is probably the most 2000’s thing I can think of
Maxwell More late 90’s early 2000’s for me
I only know Dippin’ Dots through theme parks. Never saw this at a mall, vending machine, etc.
One time I found dipping dots at a gas station, aren’t I lucky?
Once I found one at a trampoline park in a vending machine.
Same
We had them at our mall for awhile when I was younger, but they came in weird packets instead of the cups. Definitely wasn't the same because you not only got less, but the pieces also got stuck and melted together in the corners.
I've only seen them in malls and movie theaters.
I remember first hearing about Dippin Dots when I was in elementary school. Then in Jr. High it was super popular, popular enough to open up a store a couple blocks from where I live. Then they closed a couple years later and threw shade at the landlord of the marketplace where their store was, leaving a note at the front door saying that they really badly wanted to stay open, but the landlords would not negotiate a deal with their rent. Crazy times man.
Gotta go stores and at least check them out while they’re open. Physical retail isn’t guaranteed to stick around anymore
@@tyujg7495. I time travel for most of my food. Pterodactyl wings are delicious and a single wing can feed the whole family.
I have first hand knowledge of the issues they faced. This is about the most accurate account of what is Dippin' dots. Bankruptcy and all. Nice job reporting.
Locations killed them, the last place I saw one was the zoo, and honestly how often do you go to the zoo?
Idk I was probably in elementary
I go to the zoo like very one or two years when grandma has a day off work and it’s open but I never really saw dipping dots though except once
@@mooncharlie2184 Get Learnt.
I was there a few days ago
It doesn’t matter if you go to the zoo just once in a lifetime. The zoo is full of plenty of other people going there once in their lifetime, providing plenty of potential business.
I had Dippin' Dots way back when during a time my family could afford to go to amusement parks. I never knew about the bankruptcy and change in ownership. As for finding them now, good luck. I can't imagine business is booming for them during this pandemic.
Danodan My local gas station has a Dippin’ Dots chest freezer in it. The only other place I know that I can locally get them is from the vending machine at the movie theater but Coronavirus.
I saw people eating them at the mall so I can see how.
The story of Dippin' Dots is a wild story. There's a whole episode where the founder tells his story at the How I Built This With Guy Raz podcast, It's insane how a company that has been around for so long is actually still seeing startup-like volatility.
I love how the big cups of Dippin’ Dots at the mall and amusement parks I’m close to are actually _waaaaaaaay cheaper_ than the small cup I got at a random football stadium lol
"...and now they're in a better position than ever."
He says, in 2020...
Always want to try them, never have.
You should
I recommend cookies and cream
They’re good nothing else like it
they’re crazy good. but be careful they can get stuck to the back of your front teeth and make you want to die if you’re sensitive
Get them. Your tastebuds will be pleased
Never would I have imagined that one of the most interesting channels I watch would be named “Company Man”
-Malls became a big part of their strategy
Hey, I've seen this one before!
Wetzel's Pretzels?
bruh all this lead up to their rise again... and then “I don’t have any numbers, but I’m confident they’re growing”
I’ve always associated Dippin’ Dots with live sports. I’ve only ever ate it at baseball and football games. Those NY Yankees and Rutgers helmet bowls hit different.
I found those little mlb cap/bowls at minor league games the choice always when we went was either dipping dots or those cap ice cream I have stack of those mlb caps
I associate dipping dots with Malls.
I only ever ate it at the local mall.
I only see them at amusement parks and zoos. I never see them at vending machines or in stores.
Same. 100% associate them with baseball games!
It's an experience, a party in your mouth
I keep seeing you... History Matters, loganproductions, Company Man.
Not at all. A mouth full of cold pebbles
That's what he said
...and everyone's invited?
And everyone is coming
These were my favorite as a kid I'm glad they are making a resurgence
dippin dots was something so luxurious that you couldn't buy it in stores... you had to have it at random touristy places like the zoo or shliterbahn lol. i love it tho. so yummy. i think the large cup was like 10 dollars.
Dippin Dots: Looks like a Color Blindness Test!
Yeah 'Ice Cream of the Future' sounds better.
I love dipping dots. Its one of my favorite things to eat ever, nothing beats the rainbow dipping dots. I love the texture, I also really enjoy the the icy feel due to the low temperature. I actually wish they would just have a small store here and there. I literally can't find them anywhere, I want to be able to eat like a huge cup of them at a time.
I think I would like to see a Rise and Fall of Hertz! They’ve been going through financial turmoil lately and looks very dire for them.
Like if you agree and so he can see it.
RealEdibleOnion are you daily dose of the internet in disguise?!?!?!?!
Hertz=Hurts
Mariam Shehab It’s basically just a car rental agency for cars, vans, and trucks. If you have heard of Enterprise Rent A Car it’s essentially the same thing.
Mariam Shehab No Problem. Have a nice day! 😁
Mariam Shehab Thanks
I remember always begging for dippin dots anytime they were available as a kid. 😅 I’ve had them maybe 4-5 times in my life and I still freak out anytime I see a place selling them. Idk why but it’s just better than normal ice cream in my mind. Great video btw, take my subscription!
As a broke kid at the mall i always thought the samples were great, but once i bought an actual order i was disappointed. They're not very good en masse.
They clump together and flavor fades.
They looked cool but much like astronaut ice cream once you have it you realize they have no flavor.
@@NotaPizzaGRL they had quite a lot of flavor, but then again i only ever had the banana and chocolate ones.
The ice cream of museums, zoos, and space camp for me ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
The ice cream of six flags for me lmao
I love Dippin Dots! For me, they've always been baseball food. I get Dippin Dots every time I go to a Rockies game. That tradition started in 2002 when I was 7 years old and my dad took me to my first baseball game, and it continues now as an adult.
Confession: I've never had Dippin' Dots in my life, I've seen it a lot but never tried it.
Same man, I’d always seen it at the boardwalk on the east coast when I’d go out there for the summer but never tried it as it was expensive
You should they’re pretty good
It's worth having. Not, like, instead of ice cream all the time, but every once in a while, it's great.
@@sebastianturner2458 agreed
I just tried em recently and really enjoyed it
Love chocolate chip cookie dough! I had them for the first time at a baseball game in one of those novelty baseball cap shaped bowls, and I’ve been hooked ever since.
Edit: my local gas station has it!
I had that flavor to for dippin' dots I had there chocolate and cotton candy ones to and there sandwiches.
Do a video about Gummy Krabby Patties, it's the second horsemen of 2000's nostalgia.
The first one is Shrek.
AAAAAAA YES I remember those they were so good
Holy shit you just unlocked a part of my brain i had completely forgotten about. I loved finding those in my trick or treat pail every Halloween.
I always found them gross.
@@vwvn4056 Same. I tried them for the first one.
I didn't enjoy tasting or digesting it.
I've seen their vending machines at malls and sometimes think of trying it, and then remember that it's $5 for a little cup...
God, I LOVED dippin dots as a kid. My mom even bought me one of those homemade dippin dots makers where you put juice in and let it freeze.
I remember the first time I had dippin dots, it was the only time I've ever went to Lego Land I was so excited they had them there, it was brag worthy on the playground if you've had dippin' dots.
Curt Jones looks like Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter.
El Cheapo dude, I think the same!
Lol same
Lol definitely
For 1 million subscribers, you should make The Rise and Rise of The Company Man
I remember getting Dippin' Dots every time I went to Carowinds when I was younger. It was always a great treat to help cool off a bit during the hot and humid Carolina summers
The vending machines are the only ones I remember, I’ve never seen an actual brick and mortar one.
I usually see carts at the zoo and at sports games....
"Brick and mortar"? It was more like aluminum and wheels.
I've only seen one in my lifetime. Super rare. The vending machines are rare enough, the stores -- even harder to find. At least on the West Coast where I am at.
I had a store right down the street from my house but obviously it closed a while ago. Now a days the only place i get dippin dots at is knotts and the zoo.
they sell dip n dots at my grocery store! they are pretty good for $1.50 but when they first came out where like $5
I've seen Dippin Dots for years only at the mall. I remember even has a kid I thought it was so cool. I thought this how astronauts ate ice cream in space. I like Dippin Dots and maybe I should go buy some at the mall. Also they became popular again thanks to Former Trump's Press Secretary "sean spicer" and he hates them on twitter.
I’m actually related to Curt Jones so my friends give me crap for dippin dots being so expensive
No joke?! How are you related? Cousin?
Whoa you're related to Curt Jones too? He's my dad.
Trévon Pernell His mom and my dad’s mom were cousins
@@danielmartin37 WOW. It's a small-world after all, eh?
@@GeddyRC You ain't lying?
I remember every time I would go to the zoo, amusement park and mall me and my brother would beg are parents to get us some.
Those times were fun. 😊
Comically, I’ve never had dippin’ dots, but I have had Mini Melts, as the latter was what you could find in malls in Dubai, where I grew up.
They’re also the same thing as Calippo Shots. I sometimes found them in gas stations in London
@@RC.-, not going to agree with you on that one, Calippo shots are more like an ice lolly than ice cream. I love them, but unfortunately they’ve been discontinued.
@@seratheeducatedfeline4227 i guess your right. it still fits the theme of a cold dessert. discontinued? my store still has them but I guess it must be their last stock.
@@RC.-, I mean I heard they’ve been discontinued, which explains why I haven’t seen them in ages.
@@RC.- Nah, you're right and they're wrong. Calippo shots were the little balls, you could also buy the straight up ice lollies though. You can still buy them, or at least you could. I've not had them in years but I don't think the supermarkets sell them any more. Last I heard some ice cream vans were selling them and you could buy them from those huts at parks etc. Although I think they're dying out, you can buy them wholesale though.
I remember when I was young that my dad used to take me and my sister to a local dippin dots store near our house. We didn't go there all the time so it was a nice treat and has always made me so excited to eat it.
Very cool Company Man
It is
Funne
I do like dippin’ dots they have almost every flavor and it is good.
I agreed I like dippin' dots
"ice cream of the future" played with my brain as a kid. Made is something I wanted
I love Dippin Dots but it's just too expensive.
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