$4.00 for 20 lbs. of ice doesn't sound bad to me. If you're at Sardis and need ice where else will you go? The ice machine at Batesville will give you 20 lbs. bulk or a 16 lb. bag for $2.00. But how much are you going to save driving to it and back? Buy a freezer and make block ice. Buy an ice maker and store the ice in the freezer too. If I'm going to need ice in the 16 lb. bag. I'll load a cooler in the truck and when I get close to one of the machines, I'll buy 2 bags. Like I said earlier, I use a lot of frozen water bottles for cooling drinks and minners on a trip.
I use to trade at Hearns, but the last few times I was there, they had bullhead minners. Are they still open? I guess I'll live with the higher prices where I have to. And be grateful that I can save at other places.