Meet Our Customers ✨
We’re quite grateful to serve so many folks in Philly, from multi-generational residents to relative newcomers. To start off the week we’re highlighting a trio of friends who are regulars at both our Fishtown & West Philly scoop shops. Meet Isabella, Mia, and Gabriella! These three met at Drexel University and have been classmates AND roommates in addition to being ice cream enthusiasts.
Isabella was the first to visit our Fishtown shop and then convinced both Gabriella & Mia to make the trek from West Philly to Fishtown in the Summer of 2019. Since then it’s been their thing. Especially during the pandemic it’s been one of the places that was consistent in their weekly errands. It was where they’d go when they took breaks from staying at home. Gabriella explains that going to get ice cream is like a mini vacation for the busy students - “...Not in the cliché way of sticky trails of melting sweet cream running down your hands in the August heat – though ice cream does certainly evoke summer nostalgia in me. But I mean vacation - like a break from life, forgetting the stress and living in the moment. That may sound dramatic for a ball of frozen milk, but it’s true! I’m practically always locked away in my room, head buried in a textbook, but when Mia and Isabella knock on the door asking if I want a Weckerly’s break, it’s like asking if I want a 30-minute vacation. And who can say no to that?”
Not only do they have their favorite flavors to look forward to (listed below!) they also really love visiting the shop staff. They consider having a visit & seeing Tony (our GM) as “the cherry on top of already delicious ice cream”. In fact, the first time Tony greeted them by their names they celebrated with a dance party in the car afterwards! Isabella explains, “Only recently have I started to see Philly as a real home for me and as cheesy as it may sound, Weckerlys has really helped make me feel part of the community!”.
As much as we miss having our customers in our shops, we are lucky to still be able to connect with all of you through our take out window! It means a lot to us that we can still be there with you whether times are tough or celebratory. Ice cream can bring all types of feelings of comfort (ie : comfort food) but also joy and happiness, which we love contributing to here in Philadelphia.
A big thanks to Isabella, Mia, & Gabriella for being featured customers this month! We’d love to hear your ice cream or Weckerly’s stories and share them too - send us a DM or an email via our website if you’d like✌️
Last but not least… here are some flavor favorites from the gals :
🍦Mia • Lainey Mae's Peaches and Pralines, Strawberry Basil Sorbet, Toasted Oat Maple Crunch & Honeybunch. Fave Lil Pop Shop pop - Mango Sticky Rice!
🍦Isabella • Dark Chocolate Sorbet or Coffee Crisp in a fudge filled cone!
🍦Gabriella • S’mores, Leftovers II, and the Hazelnut Latte ice cream sandwiches. Fave Lil Pop Shop pop - Chai Latte or Vietnamese Iced Coffee!