Auntie Anne's

Should I be ashamed for how often I crave these pretzels? Or maybe because of the fact I belong to their email list-serv. (Hey--who am I to turn down a "free pretzel" coupon?) Ever since they came out with the pepperoni pretzel, I've determined I could be happy just sitting outside the Auntie Anne's, breathing in the aroma of fresh-baked pretzels and Yankee Candles... Maybe getting a massage at the awkward place in the middle of the mall... It's Midwestern nirvana!

Avoid the almond pretzel like the plague (it tastes like the kind of breakfast cereal that gives you heartburn), try the blue raspberry lemonade mixer (slurpee + lemonade!), and get a side of marinara for that pepperoni pretzel.

And make sure you get their punch cards--free pretzels and drinks, just for visiting and getting stamps!