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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Impossible_Dig_1860 on 2026-03-01 18:57:25+00:00.
Today I fucked up, although technically this started about a week ago. About a week ago I noticed my fridge wasn't as cold as usual. Drinks felt slightly warm and food didn't seem to stay fresh as long. Nothing was completely spoiled, but something definitely felt off. I turned the temperature dial lower and hoped that would fix it. It didn't. Over the next few days I became convinced the fridge was dying. I started mentally preparing for the expense of buying a new one. I even looked up replacement models online and checked prices. Yesterday I finally decided to clean the fridge before replacing it. I pulled everything out and moved some stuff around and noticed something odd near the back wall. The fridge door wasn't fully closing. A plastic sauce bottle in the door shelf was just slightly too tall and kept the door open by maybe half a centimeter. Not enough to notice at a glance, but enough to let warm air slowly get inside. The fridge had basically been running non-stop trying to stay cold while I was planning to replace it. I pushed the bottle down into a different spot and the door finally sealed properly. Everything is cold again. TL;DR: Thought my fridge was broken and almost replaced it. The door just wasn't fully closing because of a sauce bottle.