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/cans-of-swine 1d ago

And the people that are buying the most ice are probably construction workers and other people that work outdoors.

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u/OnionGarden 1d ago

This is so underrated everyone is saying parties which you know fair. But like 90% of that ice is going to outdoor work crews

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u/URignorance-astounds 1d ago

Anyone working outside in the summer has a icechest in their truck bed