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

Whether we realize it or not, the majority of us take perishable and nonperishable goods into account when creating our meal plans and grocery lists. Most household kitchens are stocked with a mix of both sorts of foods in order to balance convenience, flavor, and health.

To put it simply, even under ideal refrigerator conditions, certain items may only survive a few days in your cupboard before turning bad, while others may last for months. Sometimes it's obvious what food is perishable, yet we ignore it.

We are all aware that canned items don't require refrigeration and that raw meat shouldn't be kept in the kitchen cupboard. Now tell me why you would order perishables and not be around to receive them, knowing very well that they can go bad?

For more context, the original poster moved into a new place, and food was misdelivered to their address. There were perishables, so OP decided to store them in the fridge and freezer until the owner would hopefully show up.

The OP didn’t want food to go to waste since they didn’t know if the owners would show up that day or the following week or at all. The OP kept everything in the original delivery bags with the original tags, but all they got in return was ungratefulness.

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 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 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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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.