Diddy Riese cookies go up in price by a quarter

by Sarah J. Gim, Posted Jun 10th 2006 @ 2:55PM

diddy riese ice cream cookiesandwich It must be a sign of inflation.

For the first time since they opened in Westwood in 1983, Diddy Riese's ice cream cookie sandwiches have gone up in price. The store, which sells ice cream sandwiched between two cookies to UCLA students, put up signs warning customers of the price increase about two weeks ago. The cookie sandwiches went up by a whopping 25%. Okay, so they went from $1 to $1.25, and that's still pretty cheap for an ice cream sandiwch.

According to the Daily Bruin, students were disappointed by the price hike, but understand that it had to be done. Besides, a quarter is not a big deal. It probably won't affect how often a student goes in for a late-night snack. The owner believes customers are more concerned because it was so easy to simply lay down a dollar bill. Now it's a dollar bill and a quarter.

The way I see it, customers can now put down two dollar bills and get back three quarters - perfect change for doing laundry!

Filed Under: Business, Vegetarian, Ingredients
Tags: america, comfort food, dairy, dessert, diddy riese, DiddyRiese, ice cream, ice cream sandwich, sugar, UCLA, west coast, westwood

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6-10-2006 @7:31PM Andrew said... I think the issue for most students (especially me but I'm graduating soon) is that it makes change a little harder to deal with. Now, to buy a sandwich, they have to carry a quarter or end up with 75 cents in change. Its not round and pretty, thats my issue =)
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