A most ridiculously unneccessary product

Pre-packaged ice cubes.

That's right! The ultimate tool of laziness, and as Slashfood points out, a ridiculous waste of packaging.

But then again, there was a time when everyone made fun of bottled water. Who's laughing now?

I understand the company's point about food safety and hygiene, but really, couldn't the same result be achieved by using a bottle of water and freezing it into cubes? Why not just market those little itty bitty ice trays?

Why are people wasting research dollars on stuff like this?

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