Uber delivering free ice cream in honor of National Ice Cream Day today

Uber has chosen to deliver locally made Jonny Pops frozen treats to Twin Cities dwellers as part of its #UberIceCream ­marketing ploy.

July 15, 2016 at 2:17PM
New at the Fair is Jonny Pops with the flavor Snelling Strawberry Rhubarb. Co owner Jamie Marshall showed one off. The opening of the 2014 Minnesota State Fair is less than a week away and the place is hopping. ] Thursday, August 14, 2014. GLEN STUBBE * gstubbe@startribune.com
Jonny Pops at the Minnesota State Fair in 2014. (Tom Wallace — DML - Star Tribune Star Tribune/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Call it a modern-day ice cream truck that you can hail with your iPhone.

Today is #UberIceCream ­— a marketing ploy by the ride service app to deliver ice cream to users in more than 400 cities, including Minneapolis and St. Paul.

Uber has chosen to deliver locally-made Jonny Pops frozen treats to Twin Cities dwellers today between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

Here's the scoop:

1. Open the Uber app Friday between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m.

2. Set your location and request "ice cream."

3. If connected, place your order and ice cream will be delivered curbside in minutes.

4. $10 gets you four ice cream treats.

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