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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.2

                         INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Registration Statement of Packaged Ice, Inc. and
subsidiaries (the "Company") on Form S-4 of our report on the Company dated
March 27, 1998 and our report on Reddy Ice Corporation ("Reddy") dated April
14, 1998, both appearing in the Prospectus, which is part of this Registration
Statement.

We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in the
Prospectus.




DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Houston, Texas


June 29, 1998