# What's the point of those "split" refridgerators where half is freezer and half is fridge?

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**Created:** [July 11, 2020, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-those-split-refridgerators-where-half-is-freezer-and-half-is-fridge/915002 "2020-07-11T05:41:04Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 11, 2020, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-point-of-those-split-refridgerators-where-half-is-freezer-and-half-is-fridge/915002/19 "2020-07-11T19:25:16Z")

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Is the OP asking

1. why people prefer the side-by-side layout, or
2. why people want lots of freezer space?

If it’s #1, you may want to look at this recent thread:

> [@What style refrigerator do you prefer?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-style-refrigerator-do-you-prefer/854764):
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> We’ve had side-by-sides for most of the past 35 years. My wife always wanted a freezer in the bottom, mainly because she’s short. When we bought our house a year ago, the previous owner left a freezer on the bottom style. I must say that I pleasantly surprised at how much I like it. Even though I’m 6 feet tall, I have no issues getting things out of the freezer and it seems to hold more than a freezer on the top. It has an ice maker but I miss the water in the door. They probably make them but I…

I think it was originally a poll (unless I’m remembering a different thread), but the poll part doesn’t seem to have survived the transfer to Discourse.

If it’s #2:  
Some people like to be able to stock up on things that are already frozen (not just TV dinners and ice cream, but other stuff comes frozen too),  
Some people like to be able to stock up on things that aren’t frozen to begin with but will keep a lot longer if you put them in the freezer, and  
Some people like to make large quantities of food and freeze the leftovers.

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