One Tenant Reached His Limit With A Roommate Taking His Food, So He Used A Lock To Make Sure Nothing Else Went Missing
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Sharing a home works best when everyone respects the boundaries between communal space and personal groceries.
One roommate, however, treated every frozen snack as emergency backup once his own supply disappeared.
That repeated habit finally cost OP an expensive favorite she had been saving after work, pushing the household toward a colder solution.
Let’s see how this freezer feud thawed out.
AITA for putting a lock on our freezer?
My (28F) partner (31M) and I live with his brother “Alex” (29M). We split rent and bills three ways. For the most part it works fine.
The issue is food.
Not usually the first and foremost point of contention among roommates. This should be interesting…
Alex is a really picky eater, but he also eats a lot of what he does like.
Specifically, he will go through any and all frozen snack foods.
Things like pizza rolls, chicken nuggets, ice cream, that kind of stuff.
My partner and I buy our own groceries, and Alex buys his.
The problem is Alex will eat all of his frozen stuff in a couple of days and then start eating ours.
Eating all the frozen food? In this economy?
We’ve talked to him about it countless times.
He always apologizes, says he was really hungry, and promises to replace it but he rarely does.
Last week I bought a specific brand of frozen veggie pies I love that are a bit expensive.
I was looking forward to having one after work and I came home to find the box empty in the bin.
He ate the entire pie? Can’t say I blame the original poster.
I was so angry.
I had a bit of a row with Alex, who gave the usual excuses.
The next day, my partner and I went out and bought a small hasp lock for the chest freezer we keep in the utility room.
We moved all our frozen stuff into it and locked it.
Depending on how frequently Alex really does this, it doesn’t sound entirely out of line right off the bat.
When Alex realized he couldn’t get into the freezer he lost it.
He said we were treating him like a child and being incredibly petty and hostile.
He says its humiliating.
My partner says Alex is just mad he got caught out, but now I feel a bit guilty.
We do live together, and maybe locking up food is a step too far. AITAH?
Wow.
That’s definitely a conundrum that could probably use a bit more context, but let’s see how Reddit commenters weighed in…
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Unsurprisingly, the online community overwhelmingly agreed with the original poster.
And largely disagreed with not only the actions of Alex, but also his claims that he was being treated like a child.
Commenters implied that the situation was worthy enough of ending the living situation.
Though some folks took a more level-headed approach.
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All in all, Alex was raked over the coals.
After Alex repeatedly ate their food and failed to replace it, OP and her partner moved their groceries into a chest freezer secured with a lock.
He called the measure childish and humiliating, but her partner argued Alex was only angry because apologies no longer granted him access.
Alex wanted unrestricted nugget privileges with zero restocking responsibilities, so the household introduced frozen-food security one tiny padlock at a time.
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