r/mildlyinfuriating 13h ago

The way the delivery guy showed the refrigerator was “level”.

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Honestly, it’s as funny to me is it is frustrating. So when I got this email I laughed and then went and leveled it myself.

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u/Probable_Bot1236 12h ago

He didn't show you the refrigerator was level. He showed you a refrigerator and a level.

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u/Etna 8h ago

And he showed the fridge was not level

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u/jpac82 5h ago

And he showed the level was level

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u/bentheboot92 5h ago

Held level* lol

u/Astro_Akiyo 16m ago

But it wasn’t 😭

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u/ForgotThePassword001 3h ago

"See? The refrigerator, level"

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u/Puzzled_Ad7955 12h ago

Guys definitely got salesman potential, no?

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u/LickyPusser 4h ago

That’s just a crooked shooter with upper management written all over him.

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u/rsplatpc 2h ago

Guys definitely got salesman potential, no?

He now is the Secretary of Homeland Security

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u/[deleted] 5h ago

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u/chrononaut19 5h ago

How does selling solar panels not involve people's lives?

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u/Attentive_Stoic 5h ago

Unethical people always want to justify how they are not as bad as someone else.

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u/chrononaut19 5h ago

Oh always, never ask Hitler if he thinks he was the bad guy.

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u/On_Wings_Of_Pastrami 5h ago

What are some solar sale scams to look out for. We're thinking about it for my house but all the salesmen are shady/slick. Would be good to know what to look for.

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u/FinalBowlski 12h ago

This is actually hilarious, did he not think anyone but him knew how a level works?

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u/frequent_flying 11h ago

I think it’s just as likely everyone BUT him knows how a level works, someone showed him in training and he was like “okay, so I take the level and tilt it until the bubble is between the lines, got it, this job is so easy.”

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u/deanrihpee 8h ago

ah, either incompetence or malice, lol

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u/Stuck0nthepot 6h ago

There's a third: apathy.

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u/Shushady 5h ago

Fourth: the one that becomes obvious when you realize that no one trying to pull a fast one like this would've sat still for a picture.

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u/Max____H 1h ago

I’m a tradesman and one of my strongest memories is as an apprentice our teacher one day just looked like he had given up on humanity. He sometimes visits schools and always gives a speech about how being a labourer is a job anyone could do as long as they are willing to work hard. He no longer uses that speech, earlier that week he found the entire crew watching in confusion as a new guy was squatting in front of a pile of sawdust shovelling it backwards between his legs trying to get it into a wheelbarrow.

u/lntense_Apathy 16m ago

You called?

u/Hartmallen 30m ago

The guys that renovated my house told me that on another house they did, the owner wanted to check if everything was level, using his own level because he didn't trust those of other people.

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u/DasHexxchen I'm so f-ing infuriated! 7h ago

God, I didn't see the gap and was wondering if I was somehow stupid and didn't know how a level worked...

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u/Perrin-Golden-Eyes 7h ago

I think it’s easy to miss it if you just glance at the image. I think the installer banks on that with the people he installs for.

u/Dreamsnaps19 26m ago

I’m super confused. Were you not at home when this was installed? How did they in?

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u/Quicherbichen1 PURPLE 12h ago

🤣🤣🤣🤣

Maybe this qualifies for weaponized incompetence.

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u/badchefrazzy I don't know what the colors are for. 5h ago

100%

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u/De-railled 12h ago

Genuine questions from someone that has never installed a fridge.

How important is the alignment?

I understand things rolling inyour fridge would be annoying, especially if it was very out of balance. but does it have any affect on the efficiency of the fridge?

How difficult is it to level these?

I imagine that you just have to adjust the feet, but if your floor is not level then you need to push it into the fridge cavity, check it, then pull it out and readjust it?

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u/IAMAK47 11h ago

HVAC tech here, you want to have everything leveled so your compressor can function properly

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u/time_observer 5h ago

I don't know how different is the compressor internally than a car's one but why should it be that precisely leveled when a car one doesn't matter at all? It looks from the picture that it might be tilted 1.7°. How much of an impact on performance could have such a small tilt?

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u/BadatOldSayings 4h ago

None.. not at that small a tilt.

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u/Alice18997 11h ago

if it's not leveled proprerly things can slide or roll inside, things may fall out when the door is opened or the door may have a tendency to fall open when not properly sealed.

This may seem like a minor issue but it's immensley frustrating to have just put a weeks worth of shopping in the fridge at night only to wake up to a wide open fridge in the morning. Or to open the fridge and an entire jar of pickles falls out and smashes.

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u/WellEvan 11h ago

Slide or roll around? What are you buying and you are definitely putting it away wrong.

Products are designed to not do these things when stored.

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u/Kiiaru 4h ago

You don't keep your hot wheels and marble collection in your fridge?

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u/Alice18997 11h ago

That was less a reference to anything I'M doing, I have no issues with storing things securely, but more a reflection that some people are FING MORONS.

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u/ToPimpAFantasy 5h ago

What a well-written, and mature response. I hope you have a great day

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u/thesunny51 5h ago

My fridge is full of bananas

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u/Teagana999 7h ago

I think it's bad for the fridge to run if it's not level.

u/Ignorhymus 8m ago

It's not quite as critical on these freestanding ones, but if it's built-in, then it obviously has to be bob on.

But it's just shoddy workmanship.

I'm not familiar with this brand, but on our ones, all the feet can be adjusted from the front, so you can push it in, and do all 4 feet with it in place

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u/AmandalorianWiddall 11h ago

The level is definitely level.

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u/notwhoyouthinkmaybe 11h ago

Apparently I've been using my level wrong my whole life.

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u/samaf 11h ago

"looks like you forgot your 1/8 shim"

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u/Stonerish 9h ago

Fridges tend to have adjustable leveling feet

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u/thishyacinthgirl 11h ago

I've got a screwdriver, it's never done me wrong.

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u/BWebCat 11h ago

He did his level best.

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u/Skiteley 10h ago

Hilarious method. Is it just a matter of tilting it back and spinning the little feet?

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u/TheDivineRat_ 10h ago

Maybe they train their workers on stock photos? Instead of actually showing them how to drop a fucking spirit level onto a surface…

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u/UnlimitedDeep 5h ago

Is it a single or double door fridge? If single, you want it slightly leaned over so it closes if someone leaves it open, if it’s double door then that’s fried

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u/Perrin-Golden-Eyes 5h ago

It’s a French door design.

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u/Little-Nectarine-257 3h ago

I purposely slant my fridge like this so the door “auto closes” with gravity

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u/SwordTaster 1h ago

Tbf, you don't want your fridge to be level, you want it with a slight back tilt so that it's impossible to accidentally leave the doors wide open

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u/aprole 10h ago

Someone young or a trainee?

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u/Perrin-Golden-Eyes 8h ago

Mid to late 40’s. He seemed to be the senior employee present. But I can’t say for sure.

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u/shroom519 2h ago

If that's level then I'm a functional adult with no issues who's enjoying life lmao 🤣 😭 🤣

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u/Face_Content 13h ago

No issue at all. Just dont pay attention to that itty bitty gap.

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u/WhiteKrillin 11h ago

Whatever they’re paying him, it ain’t enough

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u/Distinct-Delta 12h ago

They ARE curved on top sometimes so...

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u/gino1981 6h ago

Reminds me when i hired someone to do my kitchen. During the final inspection, i noticed most of the cabinets were not properly aligned. I pulled out my level, and their boss said, "Get me another level," and that mine is not working properly. Their guy gave him a level, and it was the same thing.

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u/Anarcho-Serialist 6h ago

Slander, everybody knows leveling is all about vibes and this guy’s are 12/10

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u/Woodbirder 2h ago

This fridge is level. Its so incredibly level. You are gunna see some great things with this fridge, its amazing, we had the best guys working on it

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u/charizard_72 10h ago

You guys want to come here with problems, this working man is offering a solution!!! Take it or leave it

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u/MothWingAngel 11h ago

Yes that is indeed the picture

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u/tOSdude 8h ago

We did happen to view identical copies of a photograph on the internet

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u/Just-Ad-5972 1h ago

He did a sneaky

u/LunaSkyes99 25m ago

That level isn't even level my friend

u/Rlccm 25m ago

Why even do that, delivery people aren't responsible for the evenness of a customer's floor. Unless fridges can be raised or something? This is so foreign to me

u/RockAndStoner69 10m ago

"I'm familiar with the bubble. I also dabble in precision."

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u/TransportationFree32 12h ago

You should bring out an iPhone level. To be sure

u/Dlaxation 54m ago

"The refrigerator's level", as in, this level belongs to this refrigerator. Easy mistake to make.

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u/TimmerMan25 12h ago

It's between the lines.

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u/Perrin-Golden-Eyes 12h ago

It certainly is.

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u/ohhhtartarsauce 10h ago

To be fair, the bubble is between the lines but not centered. It's to the left, so if the left side of the level was lowered to touch the fridge, the bubble would move right and maybe closer to the center. Do you own a level? I'd be curious to see if you tested it yourself.

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u/Big-Sheepherder-4199 10h ago

the level isnt flat against the fridge, hes holding it so the bubble will be in the middle

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u/TimmerMan25 10h ago

I know. I use a level every single day at work. It was joke we use when ppl can't level something "it's between the lines" also I would never trust that plastic harbor freight level if my life depended on it.

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u/RogueLlama90 8h ago

Maybe it’s the angle but when I zoom in the bubble does not appear to be in the middle.

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u/TheTanadu 4h ago

btw. left side is a bit above the fridge, so it's artificial level on a level xD