TIFTON — If the steady stream of customers was any indication, the Tift Avenue Dairy Queen's "1/2 Off Everything!" Customer Appreciation Day Saturday was a success. Cars waiting for the drive through window service were wrapped around the restaurant and into the street multiple times during the day Saturday. Attempts to reach the store's manager by telephone met with a consistent busy signal Saturday
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If the steady stream of customers was any indication, the Tift Avenue Dairy Queen's "1/2 Off Everything!" Customer Appreciation Day Saturday was a success. Cars waiting for the drive through window service were wrapped around the restaurant and into the street multiple times during the day Saturday. Attempts to reach the store's manager by telephone met with a consistent busy signal Saturday Angie Thompson/The Tifton Gazette
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