Article: Ice Packs for Shops and Off-Licences: How Bulk Prices Work
Ice Packs for Shops and Off-Licences: How Bulk Prices Work
If you run a shop, off-licence or convenience store in London, bagged ice is a simple product to keep in the freezer: customers come in for it on hot days, before parties and alongside drinks. This guide covers our retail pack for resale, how the bulk price works when you buy for your shop, and how mixing packs with 12kg bags gets you to the 20 and 30 bag prices.
The retail pack: 6 × 2kg
Our cube ice retail pack holds six 2kg bags of ice cubes. It is £10 a pack, the same as a 12kg bag. The 2kg bags are a size customers can carry home and fit in a home freezer.
We also sell 12kg bags of cube ice and crushed ice at £10 each. You can add these to the same order, for example for larger customer requests or to chill your own drinks displays.
How the bulk price works for shops
The bulk price is set by the number of items in one order: retail packs, 12kg cube bags and 12kg crushed bags all count together. It applies to every customer, automatically at checkout, with no code and no trade account needed.
| Packs and bags in one order | Price each | Example |
|---|---|---|
| 5 to 19 | £10 | 10 = £100 |
| 20 to 29 | £8 | 20 = £160, 25 = £200 |
| 30 or more | £7 | 30 = £210, 40 = £280, 50 = £350 |
Dry ice is not included in the bulk price. The full table is on our bulk ice prices page.
Mixing packs and bags to reach 20 or 30
You don't need 20 of the same product. Here are some example orders:
| Order | Items | Price each | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 retail packs | 20 | £8 | £160 |
| 15 retail packs + 5 × 12kg cube | 20 | £8 | £160 |
| 20 retail packs + 5 × 12kg cube | 25 | £8 | £200 |
| 25 retail packs + 5 × 12kg crushed | 30 | £7 | £210 |
| 30 retail packs + 10 × 12kg cube | 40 | £7 | £280 |
Twenty retail packs is 120 bags of 2kg on your shelves. Thirty packs is 180.
Round up at 19 and 29
Because the price changes for the whole order, one more item can lower your total:
- 19 items at £10 is £190. 20 items at £8 is £160.
- 29 items at £8 is £232. 30 items at £7 is £210.
So if your usual order is 17 to 19 packs, or 27 to 29, check the next step up before you pay. Extra stock keeps in the freezer for the next busy spell.
Planning stock through the year
Demand for bagged ice rises with the weather, and searches for bags of ice peak in the summer months. A few practical points:
- Know your freezer space. Count how many retail packs fit with room to rotate stock.
- Order before the weekend. Order by 8pm for next-day delivery, Monday to Saturday, in an 8am to 1pm or 1pm to 5pm slot.
- Set a regular order. If a weekly or monthly repeat order has 20 or more items, every delivery gets the bulk price.
- Sold out on a hot day? Same-day delivery is by phone only: call 020 3841 5700 in the morning.
Free London delivery starts from 5 bags. Some outer areas carry a charge, for example £20 for KT1, KT2 and KT3. Other KT postcodes are not served. Check your shop's postcode on our delivery areas page.
Larger and pallet orders
Our own factory in Tottenham, N17, makes up to 50 tonnes of ice a day, so stocking several shops, or a cash-and-carry, is not a problem. For wholesalers and resellers there are exceptional profit margins on pallet orders. For orders over 100 bags or a regular pallet order, call us on 020 3841 5700 or see our wholesale bagged ice for shops page.
Ready to stock up? Place your order here.
Shop ice: FAQs
Do retail packs count towards the bulk price?
Yes. Retail packs (6 × 2kg), 12kg cube bags and 12kg crushed bags in the same order all count together towards 20 or 30.
Do I need a trade account to get £8 or £7?
No. The bulk price applies automatically at checkout for every customer, with no code.
Can I set up a weekly delivery for my shop?
Yes. A repeat order with 20 or more items gets the bulk price on every delivery.
Written by KEMAL HAS