A lucky granny is set to delight her two grandchildren with the news she's won a lifetime supply of her favourite ice cream. Margaret Pitman, 77, was chosen as part of a competition by Aberdeenshire ice cream maker Mackie’s of Scotland’s which asked individuals across the UK to share how and where they enjoy ice cream.
Margaret, from Dorset, will receive 26 litres of different flavours every year.
‘Mackie’s Moments’, which took place over the summer, saw Margaret picked out from more than 40,000 entries around the UK. She stated she now intends to share the prize with her two grandchildren, Rachael and Hailey, who are huge fans of Mackie's ice cream.
Margaret said: “When I received the phone call from Mackie’s, I couldn’t believe I’d won the competition – it was a fantastic surprise.
“My family are ice cream fanatics and we already always have a tub of Mackie’s in the house so this will go down well – especially with my grandchildren whose favourite flavour is Traditional.
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“I come from farming stock and when we had leftover milk from the cows, we would make ice cream for our family desserts. With Mackie’s I can tell it tastes like proper ice cream because of the real milk ingredients they use – unlike other store-bought products.
“This lifetime supply will mean there will be more than enough for our regular family gatherings which I’m exceptionally grateful for and look forward to tucking into.”
Margaret first tasted Mackie’s when on a holiday in Scotland with her husband many years ago and their favourite flavours are Traditional and Honeycomb.
The gran will now receive a voucher for one tub of ice cream every fortnight for the rest of her life which sales and marketing director at Mackie’s of Scotland, Stuart Common, hopes will bring a little lift to every month, he said: “We’ve seen weird and wonderful compilations entered during this summer’s competition of how and where people enjoy their ice cream.
“Celebrating the little moments that make our consumers' taste journey special has been really interesting and proved to be a success as we recorded our largest response to date.
“We hope Margaret’s winnings go down a treat at the next family gathering!"
Selected at random, Margaret’s winning “Mackie’s Moment” read: “sharing with my family and friends, even though we are a large family we always make sure there is plenty to go around.”
Stuart added: "With her lifetime’s supply – having enough to go around shouldn’t be a problem!”
100 runners-up have received a Mackie’s bundle including ice cream, chocolate and a professional standard Mackie’s ice cream scoop to help them enjoy their ‘Mackie’s Moments’ going forward.
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