Air conditioners selling out in Twin Cities; ice cream sales melt

In one of the hottest 4th of July holidays on record, big box retailers in the Twin Cities Wednesday said they were selling out of air conditioner units. To the contrary, ice cream vendors said sales have been down because the ice cream they're selling to customers just melts too fast and creates a mess.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Updated:: Mar 8, 2018
Original:: Jul 4, 2012

In one of the hottest 4th of July holidays on record, big box retailers in the Twin Cities Wednesday said they were selling out of air conditioner units. To the contrary, ice cream vendors said sales have been down because the ice cream they're selling to customers just melts too fast and creates a mess.

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