Hannah R.
Yelp
I had All American Softy cater my wedding, and as pleased as my guests were with their ice cream, All American Softy has horrendous customer service. I really should have done my research better before hiring and paying them!
I hired a kiosk (think ice cream cart) for 2 hours, $495, 100 servings (anything over 100 servings is extra). According to my confirmation page, I thought I was getting the full menu, which includes things like banana splits, ice cream sundaes, shakes, malts, and other such goodies. As it turns out, the kiosk only has a limited menu, which is just sundaes (don't think sundaes, think scoops of ice cream in cups/cones) and root beer floats. This was a bit of a misunderstanding, though my confirmation does say full menu. If kiosks don't come with full menus, don't put it on the confirmation.
There was some confusion about payment at the wedding. I was told by the owner Mike beforehand that I would be invoiced after I got back from my honeymoon. At the end of the 2 hours, one of the employees came up to me and asked for payment now, $600 in cash. This was both odd and fishy, and was cleared up with a phone call from Mike.
On the day of my wedding there were only 3 flavors of ice cream: vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry. I was told that there would be 8 flavors of ice cream provided at the kiosk. When I asked Mike about this, he told me the following:
"Sorry but that day was very warm out and the drive is longer then we cover but we did it anyway at no extra charge. The driver had to go out and buy all new ice cream for your party because it melted on the ride there. I did not make a profit on your party and I am sorry but your guest were more then happy."
This struck me very oddly, because how could a California ice cream caterer not know how to transport ice cream on a hot day? Granted, Palm Desert is very hot. Also Mike never told me that my location was outside of any range, and having all of the ice cream melt is on the company, not on the customer. I asked for a refund to reflect not having the full option of 8 different flavors, but the most Mike could come up with was "I will give you a 15% discount the next time you book thank you".
I believe in supporting local business, but I really just should of paid a little bit more and gone with Ben & Jerry's.