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I'm tired of people stealing food out of my fridge, but they have unfettered access to the fridge because there's no way to restrict access. Solution: Put a lock on the fridge. A key lock would work best because combinations can be memorized, and sometimes, you would want to give another person access
for a limited time. If the power goes out, the lock should stay locked so that the food won't spoil.
Locking the Cabinets and Refrigerator
http://www.pwsausa....rigerator_locks.htm
bakable. Please note that I am not suggesting that your flatmates are compulsive eaters and hypotonics. [calum, May 11 2005]
Imagine a thief breaking into this to steal your expensive tools, and finding only...beer!
http://www.microfri...2/14/P1/default/N/0
[ldischler, May 11 2005]
Could get expensive
http://www.londonis.../the_world_most.php
A good reason not to lock the fridge [coprocephalous, May 11 2005]
Fridge Lock
http://www.leapsand...DUCT&iProductID=452
May not foil hungry roommates. [DrCurry, May 12 2005]
RLFR1804; includes a door lock.
http://www.borolabs...il.asp?ProductID=65
A correspondent points out that lockable fridges already exist - labs have them. [jutta, Aug 28 2005]
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Or a booby-trapped fridge? |
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Lockable refrigerators are baked in the worlds of hazardous chemicals, restaurants and The Shining. |
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Green food colouring in the milk.
Fake cankers on the cheese.
Hatching maggots hinted at.
Fame at last. |
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My school has one of these, to stop anyone pilfering the icy poles and the ice cream. Not that anyone in their right mind would want to, of course! |
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I'd bun this idea but I've lost my key and all the buns are stuck in the fridge. |
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There is a long and sorry history of children getting stuck in discarded lockable fridges. Hence local laws in many parts of the States requiring the removal of fridge doors before disposal. |
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I would agree with this idea except I would be worried that the lock would somehow break or something and I'd be stuck with no food. Plus the food in it would spoil eventually if you didn't get it out on time. |
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Go out and buy a padlock with key, a latch, some screws (may come with the latch) and a drill. |
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baked in old fridges, there was one on our old beer-fridge |
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Baked commercially. In some cultures, it is common for the fridge to be placed outside the house. Hence locks are required to stop apartment block neighbours from getting at your precious perishables. |
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Waugs, be careful not to drill through a condensor tube. These are mounted on the inside of the fixed exterior pannels these days. More beautiful and only slightly less efficient than the old exterior heat exchangers of yesteryear. |
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[-] I can't believe that you have never seen or heard about lockable fridge. |
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The idea of "not providing the lock" has probably been baked due to problems encountered with lockable fridges. |
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I had a child proof lock on my fridge at one time to stop my cat getting the turkey out of it, on christmas day (every year). |
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I cant vote for this because I lost the key to the fridge and I cant get to my fish or my buns. As soon as I find my key, or get a lock-smith to cut a new one, I'll give you something, but I wont tell you what |
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If the power goes out, the food's going to spoil regardless of whether it's locked or not. Unless it's got a battery backup or something. |
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Oh, wait, I just had fish for dinner! That means I have a big fishbone to give you! I don't see the point. If you really can't live with out a lockable fridge, do what waugs says (without drilling through the tubes, please) Also, like the other guy said, what if the lock gets screwed up or something. Also someone could get stuck in a lockable fridge and run out of air and die. Unless you removed or permanently disabled the lock before throwing the fridge out, it would be a potential death trap. So fishbone for you! |
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I have heard of this being done by foster parents, to limit food expenses incurred by hungry foster children. Seriously! |
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