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Ice up your world


By Gan Tian (beijing today)
Updated: 2007-06-27 10:35


It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of
a good fortune must be in want of... some ice in the summer. When the
season of sweat and swelter arrives, I usually go shopping with some ice
in my pockets to keep my legendary cool.

Plastic ice-cube tray

You can get these plastic ice-cube trays in any supermarket for 10 yuan.
Or 8 yuan if the gods are smiling. The reason I include them here is to
warn you, that if you are a man of taste, like me, you should never buy
these plastic things. This applies to women of taste as well.

Available: supermarket in town
Price: 8-15 yuan

Fish-bone ice-cube tray

So much more than a mere ice-cube tray! Each space has a shiny yellow
fish bone shaped thing in it. When you add water and freeze it, you get
an entire fish Popsicle. However, once you've sucked all the ice off,
you're left with a bone to pick. Just imagine that you are a sexy little
cat, girls.

Available: smoke.co.uk
Price: US$99.9

Korner snowman tray

It works like the fish bone tray, but the snowman idea certainly feels
much cooler. Of course, you should also note that the price is much more
reasonable, leading me to conclude that fish are a cut above snowmen in
our thrusting global market. Poor snowman.

Available: Korner.com
Price: US$29.9

Ice-cream lock

Seven colors to make ice-cream. Add water, some sugar, even some juice if
you want and stick the resulting mix into your fridge. Two hours later,
take it out and enjoy the icy goodness. Don't these things remind you of
the good old days?

Available: F/4, Huawei Shopping Center, Xidan, Xicheng
Price: 48 yuan

Halloween ice bucket

Doesn't this smile look like that same ghost that haunted you back around
Halloween? There are still months to wait until next Halloween comes
around, but it does't matter so long as this bucket can provide a ghostly
chill or two!

Available: F/5, Huawei Shopping Center,Xidan, Xicheng
Price: 99 yuan

Red ice-cube tray

It is okay, if you choose these, at least you have some taste. They claim
these ice-cube trays are made of some type of soft material that will not
harm your health. At least you can just bend it and the ice cubes will
pop out from the tray. What's more, the different shapes add to the
interest and fun factor, it's just that these products only come in one
color.

Available: No 54, Xinjiekou Nan Dajie, Xicheng
Price: 15 each

More ice buckets

These ice buckets have nice shapes and colors. One glance tells you that
they will cool everything in your house. Possibly your neighbor's too. If
you don't know which one to take hom just choose the purple one?- it was
good enough for Caesar, after all.

Available: Sone Shop, Xinjiekou Nan Dajie, Xicheng
Price: 69 yuan
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