This is purely theoretical since I have no idea what the current prices are at BR.

Assuming that a two-scoop cone is $3.50 normally, that would be a $2.88 savings ($3.50 - $0.31 x 2 = $2.88). Assuming that one would have to wait in line for 20 minutes for the lower priced ice cream (being optimistic) vs. a normally 5 minute wait for full priced, that would be 15 minutes (.25 hour) additional time required.

If one waited 15 minutes to save $2.88, then you are saying that your time is only worth $11.52 per hour. My time is worth MUCH more than that!

A junior scoop (2.5oz) is around $1.69 these days. Depends on location though.

Then if all one purchased a single Junior Scoop, the savings would only be $1.38 making your time only worth $5.52/hour.

Ah, but if you average your work hours out with your non-work hours, that $5.52 starts looking worth it.

Wow! All this analyzing is starting to sound like one of those classic math problems, like "Two trains leave different cities heading toward each other at different speeds. When and where do they meet?" They meet at Baskin-Robbins on April 30 between 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. for 31 cent scoops!

Not for me. Since I get very few free hours, I place a very high premium on them.

Maybe, maybe not. $5.52/hr in a year works out to only $48k/year (a lot of money for a lot of people but not particularly astronomical).

Of course, if I only did things if they compensated me for my time on par with what my employer pays me for my time then there wouldn't be a whole lot of options open to me.

I meant non-monetary value when I said "but it is possible I place too much value on my time." I just hate standing in lines for the privilege of shopping (and buying ice cream at B&R is just a form of shopping in my categorizations).

You're worth more than me.

I just find it fascinating that $0.31 suckie air filled ice cream is getting more attention than yesterdays succulent free ice cream.

Simple - I don't live near Ben & Jerry's