Fridge not fully closed
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52154)
Staten Island, New York
May 27, 2022 6:13pm CST
I woke up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom and since I was already up I decided to have a snack. 
I was craving for a glass of cold milk and something sweet.
I found a small peanut butter cup type thing in the pantry.
It was delicious together with the cold milk.
Good thing I decided to have a snack because when I went downstairs and into the kitchen I noticed that the fridge door was not fully closed.
Not sure how long it had been that way but had I not gone downstairs it would have been not fully closed until after 10 am probably.
I don't get why the fridge door doesn't fully close by itself when we just give it a little push and wonder if that can be fixed.
Before going to bed I usually always check to make sure the fridge is closed and I did it this time around.
Perhaps hubby used the fridge and then forgot to check that the door was fully closed before going to bed.
I was craving for a glass of cold milk and something sweet.
I found a small peanut butter cup type thing in the pantry.
It was delicious together with the cold milk.
Good thing I decided to have a snack because when I went downstairs and into the kitchen I noticed that the fridge door was not fully closed.
Not sure how long it had been that way but had I not gone downstairs it would have been not fully closed until after 10 am probably.
I don't get why the fridge door doesn't fully close by itself when we just give it a little push and wonder if that can be fixed.
Before going to bed I usually always check to make sure the fridge is closed and I did it this time around.
Perhaps hubby used the fridge and then forgot to check that the door was fully closed before going to bed.19 people like this
18 responses
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
@JudyEv But why doesn't it close by itself with just a little push?
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@LadyDuck (502208)
• Italy
29 May 22
@lovebuglena It is a shame to waste electricity, as we have to pay for it.
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@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
29 May 22
@LadyDuck And water as well. Hubby can be wasteful with that.
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@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
I would not like it if hubby would leave the lights on somewhere. That's being wasteful.
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@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
Our fridge is from the 90s lol. No beeping.
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@kaylachan (84711)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 May 22
That's possible. Might need to clean it better or save for a new fridge. It should close without help.
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@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
Cleaning it doesn't affect how it closes, does it?
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@kaylachan (84711)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 May 22
@lovebuglena It can. Sometimes small particles can get in the seals, and block the door from closing. It's always good to make sure the seals are clean. As well as making sure it's clean behind anything that can move. It only takes a little, to cause a blockage.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
28 May 22
That's been happening to my fridge too lately. I have to make sure it is tightly closed before I go to bed at night.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 May 22
@lovebuglena We have had it over ten years.
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@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
29 May 22
@LeaPea2417 It's not that old.
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@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
29 May 22
Is your fridge old? Mine is from the 90s. It still works though, minus the door issue.
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@Chellezhere (6421)
• United States
28 May 22
I have had that happen before. I am glad you caught it before it ended up open all night.
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@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
There was one time where it was open all night.
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@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
And one time my mom brought something over to put in my freezer. I had told her to close the freezer door you need to lift it and then push. She must have not done it properly because by the time I noticed the freezer was not fully closed there frozen water droplets all around inside the freezer.
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@Chellezhere (6421)
• United States
28 May 22
@lovebuglena Oh, no! That’s not good!
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@mayka123 (17083)
• India
1 Jun 22
@lovebuglena You have to be more careful in future.
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@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
31 May 22
Yeah, modern refrigerators do that. Our is old and doesn't have that feature.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
30 May 22
Yes the one I have here in this slum never closes correctly
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
30 May 22
That ain't good. Must be annoying.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
30 May 22
@lovebuglena Well it is because it costs more in electric bill
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
30 May 22
@RebeccasFarm Why does it mean higher electric bill?
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@RasmaSandra (97908)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 May 22
Even though my fridge door always closes fully it is a habit of mine to press on the door anyway to make sure it is closed,
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@TheHorse (238277)
• Walnut Creek, California
28 May 22
@lovebuglena Do you have pets you can blame?
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
@TheHorse Nope. And no ghosts either as far as I know.
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
He claimed it wasn't him. But it had to be him because it clearly wasn't me and there is no one else living in this house.
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@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
28 May 22
My fridge makes an irritating noise if we leave it open for more than 2 minutes.
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
29 May 22
That is annoying but a good reminder the door is not closed.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
28 May 22
Our fridge beeps if the door is not properly closed. Good that you checked it. Maybe there was something obstructing. It often happens if the fridge is overloaded with stuffs.
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
It can happen often with our fridge. It is from the 90s. Doesn't have a beeping feature.
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@arunima25 (93194)
• Bangalore, India
31 May 22
@lovebuglena Oh! I see. It has served a long time
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
28 May 22
Well, we do experience it too. So what we did is to tilt backward a bit so that when we're done using it, when we just push the door lightly it closes.
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
What do you tilt backward? The fridge?
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@Nakitakona (59987)
• Philippines
29 May 22
@lovebuglena yes the fridge in a slanting way a bit.
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@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
29 May 22
Sometimes I check and forget that I checked already and end up going to check again.
@jstory07 (148720)
• Roseburg, Oregon
28 May 22
Since women are perfect it was probably your husband who left the door open. 
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
I asked him about it and he claimed that he didn't. Well, if it wasn't me and it supposedly wasn't him then who was it lol? Only two of us in the house.
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
Me too, though at around 3 something in the morning I should've been sleeping.
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@dogwude (2)
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28 May 22
When I lost my work a few years ago, we decided to use the fridge to cook and store the food in it; however, we neglected to lock it correctly and went out of town; unfortunately, there was a power outage, and when we returned, all of the food items stored had gone bad; it was a really sad moment for me.
@lovebuglena (52154)
• Staten Island, New York
28 May 22
Oh no! That's terrible. You must have lost a lot of food.
