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My Roomate Threw Out My Food!!!!
lovejess2
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Ok so I'm having a rage fit right now and I need to express it anyway I can.
So yesterday my roomate cleaned out the fridge which was long overdue so I said thanks and helped by taking the rubbish out and wiping the fridge down but I went back to the fridge and looked around and realised he threw out all of my food. I had cheese, garlic, butter and two apples in the fridge and he threw them out. I'm really poor as I'm studying at the moment and I needed the cheese and garlic for a recipe. None of it was close to the use by date as it was all fresh so why did he think it was okay to throw my stuff out. Sure the fridge was getting crowded but that doesn't mean you can go through whats there and throw other people's food out and if he wanted make room he could of thrown his own food in the bin.
So yesterday my roomate cleaned out the fridge which was long overdue so I said thanks and helped by taking the rubbish out and wiping the fridge down but I went back to the fridge and looked around and realised he threw out all of my food. I had cheese, garlic, butter and two apples in the fridge and he threw them out. I'm really poor as I'm studying at the moment and I needed the cheese and garlic for a recipe. None of it was close to the use by date as it was all fresh so why did he think it was okay to throw my stuff out. Sure the fridge was getting crowded but that doesn't mean you can go through whats there and throw other people's food out and if he wanted make room he could of thrown his own food in the bin.
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If this is like a rare situation then your roommate probably should have warned you and asked you if there was anything you wanted to keep. But I kind of feel like if it was overdue to be cleaned they probably felt like I often do and just wanted to get it cleaned out and get it done and over with. And just tossed whatever they weren't sure about because it's not worth wasting time looking for dates or signs that something is going bad. Still doesn't necessarily make it right, but I can get it and they didn't necessarily do it to be mean or anything. Maybe explain to them and see maybe they'd be willing to replace what they tossed, maybe it was just a mistake. (I'm always willing to replace it when I make a mistake too, even if it's kind of deserved it was still my mistake and I'll take responsibility)
Also, what we've done in my house to help is everything gets dated very clearly with a sharpie as to when it went into the fridge (we have a roll of painters tape for stuff that can't be written directly on, too). With the exception of condiments and a couple other items with an extremely long shelf life, everything gets thrown out in 2 weeks if it hasn't been used. Fruits and stuff I don't want to put marker or tape on still just get tossed when they look bad. But it helps everybody stay on the same page. Might be a tip for the future if this is a continuing concern.
back when i was in school the first time, i had 2 roommates; their parents paid for all their stuff and i was the only one working. they often took my food without permission so, if i ran out of something, i'd use theirs and leave them an i.o.u (whenever payday came around, i made good on my promises too). not once did i ask them to pay me back for all the stuff they took, though i definitely should have.
have you spoken to your roommate about this? if the two of you are close, tell him why you're frustrated and ask him to please replace your items. if he doesn't, or he's rude about it, hit the road (or, if the lease is in your name, give him 30 days to pack his stuff and get out of your house).
(I love food! Don't mess with meh food!