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Dry ice has become really quite scarce in the last five years. It was explained to me at the ice shop I used to visit that there were changes in some shipping
by at_a_remove 3y ago
Dry ice has become really quite scarce in the last five years. It was explained to me at the ice shop I used to visit that there were changes in some shipping regulations, not too sensible ones, that resulted in a much higher price and a bunch of people just dropping out of the business. Indeed, that place finally got out of the dry ice business as well.
Airgas has some pretty tight hours and in smaller towns, they don't even have it stock. Penguin supposedly has it in different places like Walmart but it is a complete gamble. Local grocery stores have bailed out. I've had no luck at ice cream places.
- JohnFen 3y agoIn my part of the US, it's ubiquitous. I don't think there's a major grocery store around here that doesn't sell bricks of it. But it all appears to be manufactured locally, so perhaps the shipping regulations aren't so impactful here.
- londons_explore 3y agoIn the UK and most of europe, dry ice is limited to industrial/scientific uses. No retail shops sell it.
- JohnFen 3y agoThat's a real shame. It's very useful stuff!
- omginternets 3y ago"The US innovates; the EU regulates", as the saying goes. Makes me sad...
- Timon3 3y agoAnd as usual, the saying is BS - I was able to find an online shop selling the stuff to private people in Germany in a few seconds.
- omginternets 3y agoThat's a relief.