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[balladofwindfishes]

It's so that they can give you less...

You thought they were doing this for you?

It's also why they refill your water so fast at buffets. To fill you up quickly.

I remember reading somewhere that the cost to freeze the ice offsets the less drink they give you. Water/Soda are incredibly cheap. Running a high powered freezer is not.

 

[thelatestmodel]

The "so you get less drink" argument is popular, but doesn't really stand up to much scrutiny.

A big cup 'o pop costs McDonalds or whoever mere pennies. They don't care. I guess it might start to add up when you're talking about millions of drinks though.

 

[McBryBry]

If I get water, I get ice. It's free.

If I get soda, no ice. It isn't hot, I get more, and it doesn't get watered down.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Yep I'm one of those "no ice" assholes. If there's no line I will call them out on it cuz 90% of the time I say no ice, I get a ton of it

 

[HarryKS]

Where do you live? Here in Ontario just about every kind of restaurant offers free refills on pop, so the conspiracy about selling less for more using ice doesn't really make sense.

It's not free. You paid for it. Premium price as well.

They're hoping you can't stomach more than a certain quantity.

 

[Hilbert]

It's cool on a hot day, cold drinks tend to taste better, and the musical clinking of the ice cubes as I bring the glass up for a sip is a delight to my ears.

Having ice is the best.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

My 1st day back in Thailand I always forget to tell waiting staff not to put Ice in my Beer...every damn time. >.<

 

[styl3s]

The only thing better than ice is pellet ice.

Nothing like a large lemonade from Chick-Fil-A then nomming on this ice when you are finished on a super hot day.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

I don't like cold water. And I live in a hot place.

So no ice for me.

 

[gimmmick]

I live in Las Vegas, you try drinking warm water in 108 degree weather in the summer.

 

[OnPoint]

Selling you less drink for more money.

This is the main reason.

 

[shinobi602]

That's a risk u gotta take Shinobi

I fear change mang.

 

[Stahsky]

Ice is awesome. Living in Europe makes me appreciate it even more. Never change America...never change...

what makes ice so special in europe? serious question

 

[Omega]

the ice takes up more space so that they give you less to drink

 

[KevinCow]

I hate ice. The drink is the perfect temperature out of the fountain.

"But the ice keeps it cold!"

If you're waiting long enough to drink it that that matters, then you're waiting long enough that the ice has melted and watered down your drink. I'll take slightly-less-than-optimal-temperature Coke over watered down Coke, thank you.

 

[inki]

I will usually ALWAYS order my beverages w/o ice. I'd rather have a warmer drink instead of a watered down drink.

If the drink would be actually lukewarm or room temperature I will put ice in it, but I would drink it quickly.. Plus when you pour soda on ice it loses all the fizz. Blech.

 

[2 Slice Toaster]

If you're someone who believes in squeezing as much value as you can out of a cup of soda, more power to you, but I doubt the only one who sees the appeal in filling up on ice is the employee who might be trying to stave off changing bags.

 

[mackattk]

If you're someone who believes in squeezing as much value as you can out of a cup of soda, more power to you, but I doubt the only one who sees the appeal in filling up on ice is the employee who might be trying to stave off changing bags.

Good point. Scooping in a lot of ice is less time consuming than having to fill an extra 30-40% of soda for each and every cup.

 

[Amentallica]

If you're not drinking an alcoholic beverage I highly doubt businesses prefer to fill cups with ice for soda considering the cost of the syrup is surely cheaper than ice.

 

[UberLevi]

Real talk, fuck ice.

I order all my drinks without it. I don't need that shit watering down my drink, taking up valuable space for the actual beverage, and slapping me in the face as punishment for trying to get the last drops out of the cup.

 

[SturokBGD]

It's not free. You paid for it. Premium price as well.

They're hoping you can't stomach more than a certain quantity.

What does that have to do with putting ice in it?

 

[User 479360]

You know what's weird? Last week, I was planning to make a thread like this, because I feel that ice ruins most drinks.

My Grandmother constantly has me getting her water, and it has to have an ice cube or two in it. And, if the ice melts, she needs another one pronto.

I'm able to sometimes drink warm water or warm pop, although I prefer it cold. Still, I almost never use ice, especially with pop because it waters it down and ruins the taste. It's good with booze sometimes, but my friend regularly asks me why I just pour the drink and forego the ice a lot of the time. He needs it in his.

 

[darkside31337]

OP I agree 100%. Ice should only be used for drinks that would otherwise be warm or at room temperature (like iced tea is iced for a reason) or in coolers to keep drinks cold. I don't really drink soda anymore but nothing annoys me than taking some nice cold water and turning it into a head ache inducing monstrosity because there is so much ice in it.

 

[Nostremitus]

Ice water makes you burn calories.

 

[Commanche Raisin Toast]

I want my water to be COOL but not cold, and definitely not room temperature. Tepid water is just the worst.

If I get anything from a soda fountain (incl water) I put only a small bit of ice because it's usually cold straight from the machine and ice would waste valuable space.

 

[Walter White Walker]

It makes the liquid they're in colder.

 

[brianjones]

swirling a cup around and hearing the ice clink is really satisfying

 

[HarryKS]

What does that have to do with putting ice in it?

You're getting less juice.

 

[Walpurgis]

I hate it. Cold drinks are nice but served drinks are already cold without ice. Ice dilutes the flavour, takes space and makes the drink dangerous to drink. My family and I have always asked for no ice. I don't think anyone actually likes ice but many people probably don't think to ask for no ice.

 

[HeisenbergLannister]

Because you're not supposed to get your drink so cold that it gives you a brain freeze, which sounds like what you're doing by your minor headache description.

Plus it's better to put a Mountain Dew in the freezer until it gets slushy.

 

[Stet]

"dilutes the flavour"

Have you ever tasted soda? It's already flavoured as fuck. That shit needs dilution.

 

[ThreePiMatt]

Given that water is free everywhere and refills on soda are usually free in most restaurants this grand conspiracy where the ice is there to give you less soda so they can make more money is ridiculous. I want my soda as cold on the last sip as it was on the first sip.

 

[CREMSteve]

Drinks are meant to be refreshing, cold is refreshing. Our internal bits and pieces run extremely hot, a beverage cools them down and quenches our insatiable thirst.

The colder the better!

(Except slurpees, those mofos give me a brain freeze something fierce)

 

[peanutbutterlatte]

The watered down argument is totally true to an extent, a bar I worked at you'd get yelled at if a glass of coke wasn't 50% ice

 

[sixteen-bit]

It's conditioning.

 

[genjiZERO]

I only put it in water or iced tea or other things that taste good as they are watered down.

 

[stufte]

I'll take my colder, ice-filled drink and risk the watered down version it turns into. I like ice in my drinks.

 

[MIMIC]

Because I don't keep my drink in the fridge as I'm drinking it.

lol

 

[sarcastor]

there are only two acceptable drinks that can be served at room temperature - Water and coconut juice.

everything else must be iced. or hot.

 

[Aeana]

Ice cold beverages, especially water, are basically heaven in my mouth.

 

[NastyBook]

more ice = less drink = more profit and all that

Dairy Queen/Chinese Restaurant standard procedure. Had to start telling them jokers to just give me the drink, they wanted to play so much.

 

[Mimosa97]

When I visited the US with my family for the first time, the first thing we learned to say was " No ice please ".

Why one would use ice with carbonated drinks is beyond me. It just melts and ruins your drink.

 

[SturokBGD]

You're getting less juice.

...but you can refill it...

 

[TAJ]

Cold water tastes better.

 

[Kurt Angle]

if you let them put ice in your drink

the man wins

 

[DedValve]

I don't drink soda anymore but my god a glass of coke with ice is the goat.

And also Iced coffee.

AND ice OJ.

The only bad ice is Ice T.

 

[LosDaddie]

Because that's the way America does it, which automatically means it's the best way to drink beverages

 

[phyrlord]

I never understood it. The water is so chilled its literally eating ice. I always have to ask the server to bring water with no ice. Drinking super chilled water/drinks gives me a minor headache and I can't take more than a sip. Even in places like Subway and McD's, the water is frigid.

"Why do people do X thing I don't like? It's weird to me, and because I don't like it, why would anyone else?"

Thanks OP, I can see behind me now.

 

[……forgetit]

I like chewing ice after I finish my drink.

That's a sign of an iron deficiency dude

 

[Kurt Angle]

The only bad ice is Ice T.

say that to his face punk