Redditors Shares How He Helped A Stranger Store Perishables Only To Be Thanked With Ungratefulness

Some people don’t recognize a favor, and this Redditor just found out the hard way. OP tried to be the good neighbor, holding onto a mis-delivered stash of perishables instead of letting it sit outside to spoil.

Here’s the messy part: the delivery was clearly not meant for them, OP wasn’t sure which apartment it belonged to, and it was winter with wild temperature swings. So OP stored the food in the fridge, kept everything in the original bags with the tags untouched, and even figured the rightful owner could come looking without the meal being ruined.

But when the owner eventually dealt with the delivery, the gratitude did not arrive.

The OP writes...

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The OP felt it best to not risk wasting food so they'd hold onto it for a reasonable amount of time

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OP tried to explain that they had everything in their original bags with tags completely untouched

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OP’s “I saved your food” plan sounded solid, right up until commenters started pointing out that the bags were still stamped with someone else’s order.</p>

OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the AH:

I stored food in my fridge that was mis-delivered to me instead of keeping it outside. Could this make me the asshole despite best intentions?

And the comments roll in...

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Chewing them out

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Leaving it in the original bags

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Oh well...

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The whole thing gets uglier when OP admits they considered contacting the delivery company, but decided that wasn’t their problem to fix.</p>

This also echoes a roommate rehoming the non-stop meowing cat behind her back.

That’s when the thread splits, with people either calling OP out for “chewing them out” or insisting leaving the food in the original bags was the only safe move.</p>

The OP answered some questions saying...

yeah it’s winter, that occurred to me as well. But the temps swing so much that it’s not safe to keep food outside.I live in an apartment complex so I figured it’d be easy for someone to find my unit if they lived here. But I didn’t know for sure if it belonged to another unit or the previous renter.I thought about contacting the delivery company, but I figured they wouldn’t be able to do much about it since I wasn’t the one who ordered it. It seemed to me that if someone was missing their delivery, then they’dneed to1. decide to contact the delivery company personally.I was just trying to keep their food safe if they ever decided to knock on my door.

The comments continues...

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Stamped

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Different strokes

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Straight to the point

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And in the end, the debate basically lands on one event, OP placing the mis-delivered meal on the sidewalk if the owner never claimed it.</p>

At the very least, the OP considered what would happen to the food and made an effort to act in the "owner's" best interests. If the said owner places her order correctly, there won't be another encounter, and if she defaults, she can be certain that the OP will just place her meal on the sidewalk to keep her off the property.

Redditors supported the OP in their numbers and you too can drop your verdict in the comment section below.

Now OP is stuck wondering if trying to prevent food waste made them the villain instead.

For another animal ethics blowup, read about refusing to declaw a cat even after a partner pushed back.