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?

He saw you coming.

Ask her to buy you out of your share!

Your neighbour is a genius. You all bought them a fridge, how kind.

That’s a completely different thing though, and entirely irrelevant to this thread

Yes that’s why I edited my post.

Madness. I thought you were going to talk about a communal leftover fridge, like the communal larders/pantry type things some shops donate short dated stock to.

That is not what I thought a neighbourhood fridge is at all. I am not surprised that you feel a bit duped!

...or indeed, a communal garage, for when people need to park an unexpected car.

Or, wait, wait - a communal house! If everyone puts up fifty grand, we can buy the house next to mine, for whenever anyone needs it. As I'm closest, I'll take responsibility for looking after it. My son and his wife and kids'll stay there most of the time, just to make sure it's ticking over and to deter squatters.

I'd so love it if Mr or Mrs X was on here. Would love to get their side of it

How many people chipped £50? 10 people would be £500. How big is the fridge?

Think that's called swinging

STRAIGHT into Mumsnet classics! Along with screaming at the Sistine chapel, the everlasting chicken, the recent “can widowers eat lasagne?” and now neighbours sharing a fridge.

Settling down the read these comments all evening 🍿

THANK YOU! 🙏

See a community car can work -a few blocks of flats near me have those. Handy in London.

I assume there is a booking system and something to prevent excessive use by people.

is this the first communal purchase or is there a communal leaf blower & pressure washer

In the hot tub by the Pampas Grass. Drinks from the communal fridge brought by the first person to drop their keys in the old ashtray.

How odd 😂

So your spare food is held hostage in somebody else's house?? Or do you have a key to access the communal fridge?

Bonkers. OP I don't believe you can be so stupid...... or can you ??

Have you never heard of an ice bucket for drinks? Who on earth pays £50 for a fridge in someone else’s house??

Absolutely bonkers, I’ve never heard of anything like this, I might suggest it to my neighbours😂

Astonishing

Who's paying for the electric? Careful you don't get an electric and cleaning bill at the end of the year!

can widowers eat lasagne

What!? 😂

@BenchyMcBenchFace Sorry, what? A thread about whether a widower can eat lasagne? I have missed that one. I'm on the app so the search isn't good. I don't suppose you have a link do you?

WTF?? How on earth did anyone think this was a good idea? I'm baffled. If you need extra fridge space then buy a second hand fridge on marketplace and have 100% of it to yourself.