Where can you score a free or cheap scoop?

You may not have wanted to eat french fries on National French Fry Day in steamy weather earlier this week, but National Ice Cream Day, which falls on Sunday, may be more tasty.

Like pretty much everything, the price of ice cream is up year over year. However, demand remains stable. Premium brands are losing ground to less expensive ones, and frozen news such as ice cream sandwiches and ice cream are selling better than regular ice cream.

Here are some more ice cream statistics:

According to the Cincinnati-based retail computer company 84.51[ads1] °, the ice cream flavor most Americans crave is chocolate, which received 36% of the vote, followed by cookies and cream (25%). Mint chocolate pieces and butter peanut tied to third with 24% each.

The company says that 72% of us will get our ice cream in the grocery store, while 26% will get theirs in an ice cream shop.