Disagree with communal fridge

[Frannni]

Our neighbour, we shall call them “neighbour X” recentl started a discussion on the street WhatsApp about needing a communal fridge so anyone on the street can store excess fridge stuff over the summer. Everyone chipped in and “neighbour x” bought the fridge.

I am starting to get a bit miffed about it all, as firstly the fridge is kept at neighbour Xs house, which means they kind of control it. Secondly, we needed to use it recently to store excess drinks as we were having people over. Guess what, it was full so no use at all.

What has really annoyed me is that I have since heard it was mainly full due to neighbour X filling it with their own stuff. I am feeling really annoyed that we chipped in £50 for something we cannot even use when we need it. AIBU?

Never heard of this. What an odd concept

This is one of the strangest things I've heard for a long time. Why did you shell out £50??

This is such a weird set up and I honestly cannot imagine why anyone would think this would work....unless you each for your own shelf like at uni!!!

How many neighbours gave £50?

This is a nuts idea. Something kept in one person’s house is never going to be communal.

What the fuck? Who has a communal street fridge? Whose fridge can't accommodate food for the average family?

Bonkers 😂😂😂😂

That’s mental! A communal fridge!
that’s never going to work.
the neighbour is a CF who’s played you all

I've never heard of a communal fridge before. I wouldn't have got involved tbh. Ask if you can get your money back?

Well I guess you're not unreasonable for feeling miffed for paying for something and not being able to use it as agreed

But I do kind of think why on earth would you agree to this in the first place
It's quite obviously going to cause problems

What Neighbour X really meant was 'I need a second fridge but I can't afford to buy it so I'll get my neighbours to pay for it'

Why in the world did you think this would be a good idea?! It's quite obvious neighbour X would hog the space. And £50?!

I think it's a live and learn situation. Don't mix friends and money.

You were worse to give 50 quid to them. Could you not foresee that this wasn't going to work out?

Is this for real? What a ridiculous idea!

Wtf hahaha utterly bonkers

Maybe you need to agree that everyone has a shelf? Others can use it if it’s free but if you want to use your own shelf then people have to move their stuff?

Ha ha you gullible fool

You all agreed to this set up so there's not much you can do about it. Just write the money off and forget about it. It'll only wind you up more if you keep trying to use it.

Fuck there’s 36 neighbours in our group chat. Our fridge is going to be INSANE

Your neighbour saw you all coming!

How often would a communal spare fridge be needed?! Why not just buy your own?!

There needs to be a Fridge Moving party each weekend. Said fridge is moved from one contributor to another so everyone gets time to hog the space. Exceptions made for birthdays and the like.

Such fun and frolics await you all.

It was a mad idea and more fool you for basically buying your neighbour a fridge.

Are they all keeping their foot polish in it?

A communal neighbourhood fridge is a bonkers idea and anyone who contributed willingly deserves everything they get!