Mother’s Day 2016 Froyo Specials

Fro-yo girl here. Moms love froyo. You love mom but you also love a good deal. Here’s the list of places with Mother’s Day froyo specials, in alphabetical order. Unless noted, all these specials are good on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2016.

• Bluspoon (Australia): Free rose petal froyo for moms
• CherryBerry (Halifax, Canada): 50% off mom’s cup
• Chiller Bee: Free cup for mom
• Froyoland (Murrieta, CA): Buy one, get one free
• Frozen Yo (Cincinnati, OH): Half off for moms
• Ilya (Australia): Half off froyo for mom
• Mochi (Jacksonville, FL): Free 8 oz cup for mom
• Oh-yo (Grove City, OH): Buy one, get one 1/2 off
• Orange Leaf (Mustang, OK): Half off for moms
• Orange Leaf (Greenfield, IN): Half off for moms
• Orange Leaf (KY): Half off for moms
• Pinkberry (Canada): Buy a $25 gift card, get a free small Pinkberry from April 30-May 8
• Purple Penguin (Graham, NC): Moms get 5 oz free
• Sno (Lake Tahoe): Free cup of froyo for mom
• sweetFrog (Clemmons, NC): Free small cup of froyo for mom
• sweetFrog (Clinton, NC): Moms get 50% off their cup
• sweetFrog (Danville, VA): Moms get 50% off their cup
• sweetFrog (Fleming Island, FL): Buy one cup, mom gets a small 12 oz cup free
• sweetFrog (Jacksonsville, FL): Buy one cup, mom gets a small 12 oz cup free
• sweetFrog (Johnson City, TN)P: Moms get a 12 oz cup free
• sweetFrog (Lancaster, Shrewsbury, York, PA): Free cup of froyo for mom (up to $4 value) with the purchase of a cup of froyo for a child
• sweetFrog (Parkersburg, WV): Free cup for mom, up to $4 value
• Swirl It (Gilbert, AZ): Free 6 ozs for mom
• TCBY: Free small froyo for moms at participating locations
• Trugurt: Buy one, get one free
• Tutti Frutti (Canada): Buy a cup, get 50% off mom’s cup 
• Tutti Frutti (Nashua, NH): Moms get 30% off
• Qoola: Buy one, get one free
• Yogurt Hut (OR): Half off mom's cup
• Yogurt In Love (San Marcos, TX): 8 ozs free for moms
• Yogurt Shoppe: 8 ozs free for moms
• Yogurtland (Baton Rouge): Buy one, get one free
• Yogurtopia (MI): Half off for moms
• Zinga (Gainesville, VA): Buy one, get one free

Many shops announce Mother's Day specials on Mother's Day so check back for updates or call your local shop to see if they have any special deals.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Vancouver Fro-yo Report

Fro-yo girl here. While I wasn’t able to go to every fro-yo shop in the greater Vancouver area, I think I covered the downtown and West End area. This is what I found:

* Saporito, 1703 Robson St. (West End): Gelato place that replaced Blueberry. Blueberry served fro-yo and Saporito has one fro-yo machine and one fro-yo flavor, original tart. I wanted to try it but it was closed for the week.
* Footo Delights, 820 Homer St. (Downtown/Yaletown): Tiny Asian owned bakery cafe that replaced Froyo Swirl. They have one flavor of fro-yo, original tart, and some interesting toppings (but no mochi).

* Yogen Fruz, 1286 Robson St. (West End): I was surprised to only find one Yogen Fruz, looked like a typical YF, on the small side
* Qoola, 1116 Denman St. (West End): Their original location, with 4 fro-yo flavors, it just closed (for good). I managed to try it (just in time). They have 4 other locations.
* The Milkman, 1689 Johnston St. (Granville Island): Has sweet soft serve fro-yo (chocolate and vanilla) and Canadian style mix in yogurt (yogurt base mixed with frozen fruit in a machine).

I did get lost on the way to Pinkberry’s Vancouver location (its first in Canada). Why can’t it be closer to downtown? I hopped on a bus to take me across the bridge into West Vancouver.


Overall, I was surprised by the lack of fro-yo, the lack of tart fro-yo flavors and the lack of self-serve fro-yo. There’s only one fro-yo shop in the downtown area. The West End has the highest concentration of fro-yo shops which isn’t surprising considering that’s also where most of the Korean restaurants are. There are more gelato shops than fro-yo shops and some of these had yogurt gelato.

Maybe people are too busy eating $1.56 slices of pizza? I was expecting a more vibrant fro-yo scene in Vancouver.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.