Fridge etiquette WIBU?

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Person 1 puts something into the fridge they have bought which cost £4. Fridge is already quite full. Container of food has been opened by pulling back the film lid. Person 1 places (balances) item on the bottle rack shelf near top of fridge.

Person 2 goes to fridge and takes out a bottle from the rack next to the container, accidentally knocks food container and whole contents go on the floor.

Person 2 clears it up as they split it but person 1 is angry and wants the £4 back for it

Person 2 commented that if it had a secure lid and placed on a flat shelf it may not have been wasted on the floor, plenty of Tupperware was available.

Person 1 is insistent on the refund and person 2 thinks if you leave something with no lid on it then it’s your own fault if it tips over.

Person 2 is wrong
Person 1 is a bit petty to want the £4
It was an accident

I wouldn't bother asking for the £4 back tbh

Person 1 is unreasonable imo.

Option 3: Shovel it back in the tub and they'd never have known

Person 1

Person 1 is wrong

Person 2 should have been more careful and offer to pay out of politeness, person 1 should accept it was likely to happen anyway. Bit strange to demand the money unless hard up

I think it's really pretty to be arguing about. Sounds like an accident, but it's not a big deal to reimburse.

Person 1 is out of order.

If person 1 is your DH then LTB

I hope persons 1 and 2 are not adults

Person 1 should have put a lid on the food as it's so easy for accidents like this to happen.

what's the context - random flatshare, or shared household?

Does person 1 have access rights to said fridge??

Why was there no lid on the item. Could they have reshuffled the fridge to make suitable space available.

But person 2, couldn't you see something was there?

Person 1 is BU because they left it in a stupid place plus person 2 has already had to clean up the fridge and floor due to their item not being sealed properly. They should apologise to person 2. Person 2 should go to specsavers

If I was person 2, I would be insisting on the money back

They both haven’t been careful enough so should accept the consequences: person 1 lost his food, person 2 did extra cleaning. End of story.

You're person 2. You're not unreasonable apart from using the expression 'fridge etiquette'

Oops- person 1 I mean - I would insist on the money

£4? Ffs.

I might start charging DH every time he drops the blueberries all over the floor, could be a good little earner.

Is this a typo and you meant £40?

It could not be clearer which person you are

I can see both sides to be honest. It depends if person 1 has form for repeatedly stuffing stuff in the fridge carelessly, and if person 2 has form for wrenching it open too hard so that things spill on the floor.

Haha one of the persons is young. And yes it’s £4 🤣

If person 1 asked for the 4 quid back because they didn’t have another 4 quid to re-buy their food, that’s not being unreasonable. I’m surprised how many people are responding that it’s ok that someone’s food was ruined and “serves them right” but on other threads they are full of sympathy for people who can’t afford to give their children breakfast. 4 quid is a lot of money to some people. That may be the only food that person 1 is going to have that day.