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I tried all the vegan soft serve in Ottawa

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I tried all the vegan soft serve in Ottawa. I probably missed a few but I did try a lot of them. I have lived in Ottawa for two years and I was still transitioning from vegetarian to vegan when I moved here. I don’t remember having a lot of soft serve in Vancouver when I did eat dairy. I only remember having it at McDonald’s and buffets. I didn’t even know vegan soft serve was a thing until I moved to Ottawa. I tried six places The Merry Dairy, Oddburger, Little Jo Berry’s, Chocolate Favouris, IKEA, PastelXCoco, and 2 bonuses dole whip from Cinnaholic and the plant based dilly bar from Dairy Queen. I also went to Mavericks but they have been having supply issues and the soft serve is currently not vegan. Let me know if I missed any and maybe I’ll update the post in the future.  The Merry Dairy was the first vegan soft serve I had in Ottawa. I remember thinking I had to wait in line to get into the store only to learn soft serve was at the truck with no line. I was super excited that I

2024 Contest Wins updated August 2024

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I enter and win a lot of contests but I always forget to keep track of what I win. This year I will keep updating this post as my prizes come in.  Update August 2024 -Contest win #6 and 7 I have won and received two prizes since I last updated this post. The first one is a smart tea kettle that I won from Iztanbul Bazaar Canada  a new Turkish grocery store and cafe. This required pick up in Orleans which is just outside of Ottawa. I have been there a couple times as my cousin lives there but it is usually a planned event since it’s far for me to get to. I have a friend that recently moved to Orleans so this was a perfect housewarming gift for her and she was able to pick it up. She made a video for it which worked for me because I don’t put my pictures on social media. I didn’t know the value of this kettle so I looked it up and it sells for over $200 on a few websites online. I am sure my friend will enjoy it.  I will definitely visit the store the next time I am in Orleans. Value of