Price: $2.39; paid – $0.00 (optional caramel dip – $0.49+)
Promotion: Free Pretzel Day
Location: Lincolnwood Town Center, 3333 W. Touhy Ave., Lincolnwood, IL 60712 (map); phone: (847) 329-8250
Rating: 2 out of 5 – forgettable
Wet snow was no obstacle in reaching the ground-floor Auntie Anne’s at the local mall, but a ten-minute wait in line before the four-o’clock promotion deadline did provide some drama (as to whether I would receive my free pretzel or not). In the end, Free Pretzel Day lived up to its billing, but my impressions of the Original left me sadly unsatisfied.
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