poll: how much ice do you put in your drinks?

[KevinLandwaster]

This is for iced drinks like sodas and iced tea. Let's assume it's not free refills, but you are getting your own ice and drink from the dispenser. A good example is a gas station or 7-11.

Let me be a little more clear: what percentage of the cup do you fill with ice before dispensing the soda? 1/2? 1/3? 100%? or what?

 

[Joecoolyo]

None. Gotta maximize the money I spent, yo.

(Unless it's like a super warm day or something, then a little gets put in)

 

[Lohrenswald]

I can only remember having to do that like once (didn't use any ice then)

On gas stations and 7-11s I've only ever seen bottled soda so this sounds a bit odd

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Only a tiny bit. When I use drive thru's, I always ask for easy ice - otherwise you get 90% ice in the cup.

On gas stations and 7-11s I've only ever seen bottled soda so this sounds a bit odd

You have inferior gas stations and 7-11's and you should feel bad.
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When I'm making a drink at home, I use lots of ice and I even have these giant ice cube trays for it.

 

[KevinLandwaster]

I can only remember having to do that like once (didn't use any ice then)

On gas stations and 7-11s I've only ever seen bottled soda so this sounds a bit odd

Really? You've never heard of the "big gulp"? This is the sole reason a lot of people go to a 7-11, to get a gigantic iced soda for less than a dollar.

 

[BenitoChavez]

Max ice. Like up to the brim but not too full so that I can't put the plastic top on. Of course I generally only drink water so I'm not really missing out on anything.

 

[Lohrenswald]

You have inferior gas stations and 7-11's and you should feel bad.

Dispenser soda sucks tho

Really? You've never heard of the "big gulp"? This is the sole reason a lot of people go to a 7-11, to get a gigantic iced soda for less than a dollar.

In all my life I've only ever seen one store item that cost less than a dollar.
It's a small candy thing

 

[KevinLandwaster]

None. Gotta maximize the money I spent, yo.

(Unless it's like a super warm day or something, then a little gets put in)

That's kind of why most of these places have 32 and 44 ounce cups, because people tend to fill it half-way with ice.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Dispenser soda sucks tho

False.

In all my life I've only ever seen one store item that cost less than a dollar.
It's a small candy thing

Where are you from again?

 

[Lohrenswald]

False.

Dude what
Get real

Where are you from again?

The relevant answer is Norway I'd wager

 

[KevinLandwaster]

Dispenser soda sucks tho

In all my life I've only ever seen one store item that cost less than a dollar.
It's a small candy thing

Most gas stations' 32 ounce sodas are 79 to 99 cents - even today in 2016. This price point, oddly, has been the same since the 1980s.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

Dude what
Get real


The relevant answer is Norway I'd wager

1) YOU get real
2) We should ban that country

 

[Farm Boy]

No caffeine in the ice. So no ice.

 

[hobbsyoyo]

If you don't freedom-size your fountain drinks, you support Al Qaeda.

 

[Lohrenswald]

If you like dispenser soda all your opinions are invalid and that's just fact

 

[KevinLandwaster]

So nobody does a standard half ice half soda here? The idea is to get just enough ice to keep the drink ice cold without sacrificing too much volume for the actual beverage. Am I really the odd one here?

 

[Farm Boy]

No ice.

Weirdo.

Spoiler :

 

[Lohrenswald]

So nobody does a standard half ice half soda here? The idea is to get just enough ice to keep the drink ice cold without sacrificing too much volume for the actual beverage. Am I really the odd one here?

How slowly do you drink?

 

[KevinLandwaster]

How slowly do you drink?

I don't drink slowly.

I'm certain if you put a camera above a soda fountain people would average about 40 to 50 percent of the cup filled with ice before dispensing the beverage. What do you think?

 

[Lohrenswald]

I dunno, whatever I get served

It's probably around 20 %, maybe a bit less

there's always ice left by the time I'm done