Harvested at the earth’s poles and transported in waffle-cone tankers, ice cream is constantly at risk during its journey because of the unpredictability of sugar-crazed Vikings. Savor the poles’ tastiest treat with today’s Groupon: for $8, you get a hot dog meal for two at Bruster’s Real Ice Cream in Southaven (a $15.94 total value). The meal includes the following items:

• Two Nathan’s hot dogs, two small french fries, and two drinks (a $9.98 value)
• Two small cups of ice cream (a $5.96 value)<p>

The culinary artisans at Bruster’s Real Ice Cream craft all-American meals and more than 150 varieties of ice cream on-site using fresh, natural ingredients. Dining duos meander into the dairy-scented space to dig into a tubular twosome of Nathan’s hotdogs, which are encased in buns fluffy enough to make cumulus clouds weep with shame. Guests slurp down meaty morsels and fresh french fries with twin sodas before barreling into small cups of artisan ice cream. Frozen desserts tempt chill-receptors with dozens of flavors including sugar-free and fat-free options and seasonal selections such as rum raisin and deep-dish apple pie, a rich concoction of cinnamon vanilla cake crunches and apple swirls suspended in apple ice cream like a flavor-packed lava lamp.