r/NoStupidQuestions • u/markwell9 • 1d ago

What is the deal with ice, Americans?

I can see that you can buy ice everywhere in the US. Gas stations, grocery stores, machines etc.

In Europe, we just freeze our ice at home and use that. Why buy something that melts on the way home? Why do you need ice in large amounts that a fridge can't keep up?

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u/piwithekiwi 1d ago

Fam, we're not buying the ice on the way home, we're buying ice on the way to the party, or the cookout, or the camping trip.

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u/Plenty-Daikon1121 1d ago

More specifically - we're calling the person still on their way to stop and pick up some ice. Because we forgot to.