Roommate Keeps Eating My (and others) Food

[Fast Food Knight]

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- Keep an inventory list on the refrigerator


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As nitty and annoying as this sounds, from experience I really think this is your best bet.

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- Eat his food. He went to the store today and got some frozen pizza, frozen burritos, and a some other things. I might eat what I can when he goes to sleep and throw the rest away. Then he can know what it's like to go to eat your food and see it has vanished.

- Taint some leftovers CallMeIshmael style. Hot sauce, other disgusting stuff in leftovers, etc. Pics on fridge after he eats it. Trip report obviously.

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Stuff like this will be temporarily gratifying, but in the end will only fuel the fire. Make it clear you will not ignore it or put up with it when he eats your food.

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Hidden camera, confront him with evidence, post evidence video and video of you confronting him.

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I've thought about this.

I'm leaning towards putting something really gross in leftovers. Then put pictures of what is in it on the refrigerator after he eats it.

[punkass]

Post it note on food read: "Eat this and die."

[Cry Me A River]

How hard is it to find another room-mate? Evict him already.

Either this is a serious problem, in which case your only recourse is to boot him. If it's not, then make the best of it... Eat as much of his food as possible, try to buy only stuff that he hates. Buy a fridge for your room and keep your room locked at all times. Hundred bucks will get you a beer fridge, easy:

http://www.amazon.com/Igloo-Compact-Refr...8&s=kitchen
http://www.amazon.com/Sharper-Image-Hot%...8&s=kitchen

[yasher]

Jesus dude just beat his ass and be done with it.

[runner4life7]

find better roommates? seriously an inventory list, I might not be the busiest person ever, but that is such a waste of my time. Just take something of his like his computer and be like [censored] you dude, now you owe me ____ for food or I get your computer. Next time dont touch my [censored] food you prick. Something along those lines because you should be able to trust the people you live with to not eat your food.

[Golden_Rhino]

If he is stealing food that he know isn't his anyway, what would he care that there is an inventory list?

[solids]

If you aren't feeling confrontational, a mini fridge in your room is clearly the way to go. Otherwise, catch him in the act and make a big deal out of it.

[bobman0330]

If you've seen Se7en, you know what to do, just do it with your leftovers instead of regular food.

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If he is stealing food that he know isn't his anyway, what would he care that there is an inventory list?

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I know that, but I think he assumes I won't notice if this or that is missing.

Inventory list makes it pretty clear I will know.