there was an old thread, but it's dead...and this deserves another

* nom nom nom *

7/30/2008 7:19:59 PM

que?

7/30/2008 7:25:33 PM

delicious

7/30/2008 7:25:49 PM

locopops?



wtf is that shit

7/30/2008 7:28:10 PM

Fuck that noise.

7/30/2008 7:29:33 PM

they must be doing one hell of a business

everytime i drove by there, (which was almost daily), there were people out front with popsicles

7/30/2008 7:32:52 PM

when I lived in raleigh I would drive over to their store in durham on a weekly basis. It used to be the only one.

7/30/2008 7:51:11 PM

goddamnit

i can't believe a store selling popsicles could be so profitable..........its the simplest idea

7/30/2008 8:45:12 PM

but what will happen to locopops come cooler seasons?

7/30/2008 8:49:01 PM

^^ be careful w/ that mindset, the cereal restaurant failed.

7/30/2008 8:58:04 PM

It's not too bad

Not so great, but definitely not bad.

I Was kind of pissed because I wanted to take my bf, and it was ~1230 on a hotass july day...and they were closed. wtf are they thinking, closing during the hottest part of the day, in the hottest month?

7/30/2008 9:00:48 PM

I've been a few times. It's pretty good. Water-based ftw

7/30/2008 9:28:04 PM

I like that place. too far from NCSU to get lots of foot traffic though

7/30/2008 10:39:29 PM

sounds alot like Bowls to me

lame, itll be gone before the first round of exams

7/30/2008 10:40:16 PM

that's what I woulda thought, but their locations in Durham and Chapel Hill are doing alright

7/30/2008 10:40:56 PM

but WHY


you fuckin assholes buy the dumbest shit

7/30/2008 10:41:36 PM

people probably said the same thing about Starbucks. who would pay $4.50 for coffee???

7/30/2008 10:42:40 PM

they've got some bomb-ass flavors

cash only though kinda sucks

they've also get pops for pets

7/30/2008 11:31:14 PM

they sponsored a thing at my store for charity

i ate like 27.

7/30/2008 11:32:16 PM

anyone know how late they are open?

7/30/2008 11:40:39 PM

I tried this with the hubby and it was pretty cool. He got a mexican chocolate pop, which I didn't think would be good, but I really liked it. It had cinnamon and nutmeg, which reminded me of my family's Christmas treats.

I had one of the fruity ones, which was good as well.

Each pop is $2, cash only, so that kinda sucks b/c I never have cash on me. Otherwise def. something fun to try.

7/31/2008 1:07:40 AM

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"people probably said the same thing about Starbucks. who would pay $4.50 for coffee??? "

Probably not the best company to use as an example considering they just had to close 600 stores. There's also a bit more equipment and ingredients that go into the $4.50 espressoccinomocha crap they make there. I think people feel less ripped off if its something most of them couldn't make at home. Frozen kool-aid and juice though? Maybe people are assuming these pops are simpler than they actually are; probably still something anyone with a decently stocked fridge and spice cabinet could whip up.

There is something to be said about the ability to make a good profit selling something that's almost free to people at insane markups. Bottled water is probably a better example. I get an intense urge to beat people over the head when I see them buying $3-5 bottles of artesian spring water. It's like part of me is screaming "GET OUT OF MY GENE POOL!"

[Edited on July 31, 2008 at 1:18 AM. Reason : ]

7/31/2008 1:17:12 AM

locopops isn't in a good location, and thus will fail. if hillsborough were like glenwood south, that would be the tits.

[Edited on July 31, 2008 at 1:28 AM. Reason : *]

7/31/2008 1:28:21 AM

^well, i wouldn't really say it's in a bad location either

7/31/2008 2:03:42 PM

I miss Darryl's.

7/31/2008 2:05:13 PM

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"^^ be careful w/ that mindset, the cereal restaurant failed."

ahahahahahahahahaha

7/31/2008 2:07:19 PM

where on hillsborough is it?

do they still have that hookah place where the old old starbucks was?

whats in daryls now?

is pizzamerica still there?

comet?

HELP ME KNOW

7/31/2008 2:07:20 PM

Red, Hot and Blue is where Darryl's used to be. Locopops is on the left side of Red, Hot and Blue when standing on Hboro street, where the old jewelery store used to be

7/31/2008 2:12:04 PM

oh nice, i love red hot and blue. used to eat there all the time, actually tried to wait tables there way back when, but they drove me insane

good food good price, i wonder if there's one near where i live now

7/31/2008 2:13:27 PM

darryl's is now Red Hot & Blue bbq

the comet is now another bar called katmandu i think

7/31/2008 2:14:49 PM

haha anyone remember the big bad wolf

7/31/2008 2:16:25 PM

LocoPops will fail.

7/31/2008 2:44:54 PM

^ perhaps...hillsborough st is more often the death knell for a business than its savior

that said, if you haven't tried it, you should...they have some seriously odd and yet very interesting flavors, and of the dozen i've tried, i've only been "meh" about one of them

7/31/2008 3:24:08 PM

yeah, they're pretty delicious...and like others have said they already have successful stores in Durham and Chapel Hill so it's not like it's an unproved business plan

7/31/2008 3:30:33 PM

^ How was Bowlz different?

7/31/2008 3:31:13 PM

locopops aren't available for cheaper in grocery stores and most are original flavors that I haven't seen other places.

7/31/2008 3:32:41 PM

What type of interesting flavors are there other than the Mexican chocolate one that was already mentioned?

7/31/2008 3:34:07 PM

when i lived on hillcrest rd, i walked past that location every day going to class

i'm sure i would have stopped there a lot, that was a bitch of a walk at the time

7/31/2008 3:34:39 PM

to answer my own question they are open till 9

7/31/2008 3:35:30 PM

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"pizzamerica"

lmao. i feel sorry for anybody who lives at 4520 kaplan drive because you are forever banned from pizzamerica because of me...

[Edited on July 31, 2008 at 3:37 PM. Reason : l]

7/31/2008 3:37:37 PM

they list a bunch of flavors in this article, but flavors are always being switched out.

RIP Chocolate Stout and Rosemary Lemon <3

7/31/2008 3:38:14 PM

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"creamy lime (like a Key lime pie on a stick), mojito, tamarind, hibiscus and mango chile -- a fruity, spicy favorite in Mexico."

Those sound pretty yummy.

7/31/2008 3:40:27 PM

i feel sorry for anybody who lives at 4520 kaplan drive because of all the AIDS that infests that carpet

7/31/2008 4:02:21 PM

cash only ftl

7/31/2008 4:49:31 PM

i got a mocha chocolate

my gf got a cucumber watermelon pop

7/31/2008 5:41:40 PM

the gf and i love that place

mexican chocolate is fantastic

also lemon thyme or whatever

mojito is good, anise hyssop almond was good

uh

only bad one i've had was the lavender cream one
at about 1/4 of it and then held that one under the hot water faucet until i saw it no more

7/31/2008 6:09:43 PM

The Almond Amaretto was incredible. Alas it was a temporary flavor.

7/31/2008 6:11:05 PM

I've tried to go there twice recently. First time it was closed and deserted, despite it being 1:05 and the door listing noon as the opening time. Second, it was bustling, but I realized I had no cash.

It's good though. I've been to the one in Hillsborough, and was quite pleased with the pop (had Orange Apricot). $2 isn't bad either. I hope it sticks around, though I agree it's not the best location in the world.

7/31/2008 7:20:31 PM

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"locopops isn't in a good location, and thus will fail."

What, a place that gets cold in the winter isn't a good location?

Maybe they'll change to LocoCoco in the winter.

7/31/2008 7:38:04 PM

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"What type of interesting flavors are there other than the Mexican chocolate one that was already mentioned?"

I had the sesame, chocolate, wasabi one once. It tastes exactly like it sounds, yet it was strangely delicious.

7/31/2008 8:48:27 PM