Nostalgic, cheap popsicles fly off shelves as summer arrives

Nostalgic, cheap popsicles fly off shelves as summer arrives

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At the weather keeps getting hotter, there’s nothing better than enjoying an icy treat. If you’re on a budget, you can’t go wrong with the shop near Kuei-Shan Power Station in Xindian District. At only NT$8 for the cheapest popsicle, many people make special trips up the mountain just to get one. Supermarkets have also announced their best-selling iced treats, all of which come in at under NT$20. Let’s take a look at this summer’s most popular budget-friendly eats.

- With prices rising, what can you even get for NT$10 anymore? I came to Taipower’s Kuei-Shan Power Station, because the cheapest popsicle here is only NT$8!

It’s so satisfying to bite into an icy, flavorful popsicle. As the temperature continues to climb, the best summer companion is one of these classic treats.

- I got the peanut. It’s so sweet and tasty.
- It’s super hot and muggy! So I wanted to eat some ice cream to cool down.

Lines of people wait to place an order as the staff busily restock and pack boxes, unable to catch a moment of rest. Riding on its reputation as the cheapest place around, this stand offers a plain popsicle for only NT$8, and flavors such as pineapple and passion fruit for just NT$12. Many people make the trip up the mountain just to get one, some of them digging in right away, while others get a few boxes to take home.

Customer
Cones every summer
I come here every summer. It’s cheap for one, and also delicious and packed with real ingredients. Look at everything in here! I get five or six of every flavor to keep in my freezer. It lasts for about a month.

This shop by the power station isn’t the only one drawing in business. Supermarkets are also seeing a surge in popsicle shoppers.

- There are tons of frozen treats to choose from in this supermarket aisle, but which is the most popular? Let’s find out.

Number one are these ice bars many people remember eating as kids. With a wide array of flavors, supermarkets can easily move over 10,000 of them in a single month. Coming in second are these traditional popsicles, selling at only NT$12 each. Third are these classic red bean milk popsicles, followed by ice cream sundaes in fourth and fifth.

Member of public
Likes the ice lollies
I like the soda one. It’s cheap and tasty.

Member of public
Likes the ice lollies
I like the milk flavors. The kids like anything mango or red bean. We usually go for the family value packs since they’re much more economical than buying individual ones.

Liu Ju-hui
Supermarket PR assistant manager
Compared with the same period last year, we can already see that overall revenue for frozen desserts has grown by nearly 20%. In terms of leaders, sales are mostly dominated by classic popsicles and Taiwanese flavors. Their low price makes them an easy impulse purchase for shoppers.

Nostalgic flavors are the favorite for Taiwanese shoppers. With simple ingredients and friendly pricing, sales of these icy treats are sure to keep rising along with the heat.

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#popsicle #icecream #frozentreat #cheap #affordable #KueiShanPowerStation #Xindian #summer #supermarket

高CP值! 桂山電廠冰棒最便宜8元“熱銷前五名"皆不超過20元

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天氣一天比一天熱，不少人靠吃冰消暑，說到高CP值冰品，位在新店的台電桂山發電冰廠，最便宜一支只要8元，吸引大批民眾專程上山搶買，另外，賣場也公布冰品熱銷排行榜，前五名通通不超過20元，今夏最夯的平價冰品有哪些，一起帶您來看看。

“物價漲不停，10元還能買什麼，帶你來台電的桂山電廠冰品部，因為這裡最便宜的冰，一支只要8塊錢”

大口咬下冰棒，冰涼滋味瞬間在嘴裡散開，隨著氣溫不斷攀升，夏天最夯的消暑神器，就是這一支支冰棒。

- 花生的口味，甜甜蜜蜜的
很熱也很悶，要來吃個很解爽的冰淇淋

櫃台前滿滿排隊人潮，只見工作人員忙著補貨、裝箱，手幾乎沒停過，靠著超高CP值打響名號，清冰棒一支只要8元，鳳梨、百香果等其他也只賣12元，銅板價吸引不少民眾專程上山，有人當場開吃，也有人直接搬好幾箱回家囤貨。

[[民眾]]
“每年夏天都來啊，第一它便宜，二好吃還料實在，你看裡面都是料，每種買五支到六支，放在冰箱裡面，大概可以吃一個月哦”

不只發電廠冰棒吸引民眾朝聖，各大賣場冰櫃前同樣擠滿人潮。

“賣場裡的冰品百百種，到底誰最受歡迎？答案揭曉”

奪下冠軍寶座的，就是許多人的童年回憶「棒棒冰」，各種口味一字排開，光一個月就能賣出破萬支。第二名為古早味冰棒，一支只要12元。第三名是經典的紅豆牛奶冰棒，至於第四、第五名，則是聖代，祭出優惠搶客後，前五名單價通通不超過20元。

[[民眾]]
“蘇打(棒棒冰)，便宜又好吃”

[[民眾]]
“喜歡選那種鮮奶，還有小朋友喜歡選，芒果、紅豆相關的，然後我們就買家庭號，比較划算，比單支的話划算蠻多的”

[[賣場公關副理劉濡慧]]
“比去年同期相比的話，可以觀察到整體的業績，冰品表現上已經成長到將近快兩成，排行上的部分，會以古早味冰品，跟台式口味冰品為主，單價低也是好入手的一個選項之一”

古早味冰品最受民眾青睞，品項單純又平價，親民消暑商機持續發燒。

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