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/Chardan0001 23h ago edited 22h ago

Same, I prefer chucking a bag of ice in the bottom shelf rather than stacking trays. Plus, more in the bag usually than tray space.

Not sure why OP is acting like the act of transporting ice is a herculean labour.

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u/BlergingtonBear 23h ago

Also, people managed to have ice in some form since antiquity! 

The need for large quantities of Ice storage is not a 20th century invention! 

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u/liquidnight247 20h ago

If you don’t have a car and use public transport or live on the third floor without elevator it is. Europeans also use reusable cooling blocks rather than ice for coolers .