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First there were mix-ins. Then came oreo ice cream. Waffle cones hit the ice cream scene next, and they were soon followed by dipped waffle cones. Now the latest in the Harvard Square ice cream war: Emack & Bolio has added the pretzel cone...
...pretzel cone first made its appearance at Emack's yesterday. "We haven't sold any yet. We've eaten a few, but we haven't sold any," says assistant manager David Wolf. "We haven't yet tried one with ice cream, though, so no one really knows yet how they taste...
...Emack's and Herrell's both offer Aga brand waffle cones, imported from Denmark. At Herrell's, such a gourmet cone costs an extra 45 cents; at Emack's, it's included in the regular purchase price...
...Emack's sells nine different sorts of hand-dipped waffle cones, and customers can get everything from cones dipped in chocolate and oreo bits to ones dipped in chocolate and toasted coconut. Wolf says about 25 percent of the store's customers purchase dipped cones--paying up to an extra $1.15 for the privilege, depending on what the cone is dipped in. Chocolate heath cones are the most popular, Wolf adds...
...everyone thinks Emack's cones are worth the price. "They're pretty expensive. They look pretty good, but they're just too overpriced," says Steve Lambakis as he eats his ice cream...