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Why in the world are fast food restaurants selling bags of ice?

By Kareem Gantt

NEW YORK - AUGUST 2: Blocks and bags of ice rest in the freezer at the Losquardo/Arctic Glacier Ice Company August 2, 2006 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Company owner Iggy Scalavino said the heat wave has caused a jump in their normal daily production of 400 tons of ice. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images)
NEW YORK - AUGUST 2: Blocks and bags of ice rest in the freezer at the Losquardo/Arctic Glacier Ice Company August 2, 2006 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Company owner Iggy Scalavino said the heat wave has caused a jump in their normal daily production of 400 tons of ice. (Photo by Stephen Chernin/Getty Images) /
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If you’ve been to a fast food restaurant recently, you’ve seen them advertise the sale of bags of ice. We did some digging to find out why.

One evening while doing Uber Eats, a friend and I stopped by Burger King to grab some food. When we approached the menu board, I noticed that the Burger King we were at was displaying that they had bags of ice for sale for a $1. Prominently.

Why would a fast food chain openly sell bags of ice for such a low price like they’re running a sale on the Whopper? Now, this isn’t the first time I’ve seen a fast food chain sale this. In fact, McDonald’s is the most infamous, nearly giving away bags for whatever purpose they intend it to be.

When I saw the BK “$1 for Ice” sign flash in red at the menu board, I was done. I needed to do some digging to see why in the world these fast food chains needed to sell bags of ice for the low-low.

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I did Google and Bing searches to find out more about this “ice bag” phenomenon, and I came across a Yahoo story that detailed why these outlets were selling this.

If you’re having a get-together, especially a large one, you are going to be in search of ice bags. Believe it or not, ice isn’t cheap, and the fast food chains are stepping up in a huge way to give customers the same ice they use for a dirt-cheap price tag.

While that gave me an explanation as to why, it still didn’t really satisfy me. People go to fast food restaurants for food, not to buy a pound of ice. Yet, that’s what these chains are banking on now. Getting a Whopper or Big Mac meal, and don’t forget to pick up your ice.

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Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? That’s because, it is. Have you ever gone to your favorite fast food joint to pick up a bag yourself? 

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