Megan Cagney, a manager at Stucchi's ice cream on Washtenaw Ave. said the heat caused a huge rise in customer traffic. She said they tried hard to staff an extra person throughout the week, and prioritize to allow more staff time for customer service. She said it was a little bit hard on employees who had never worked during warm months before. Cagney said Stucchi's stores were serving anywhere from 40 to 50 people at a time during peak periods last week. She said ice cream sales don't just reflect the temperature, they reflect people's moods as well.
Weather really changes people's state of mind.
People also went for traditional cones. Workers from both places said from the first warm weather until the area students go home for the summer is the busiest time of year for area ice cream parlors.