On Sat, 9 May 2020 02:42:10 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Friday, May 8, 2020 at 10:18:51 PM UTC-4, Leo wrote:
>> In the interest of expanding my moldy old horizons, I bought a 14 ounce
>> plastic container of mild Nasoya kimchi from the refrigerated vegetable
>> section at the grocery store. When I got it home, I let my wife and SIL put
>> the groceries away.
>> A couple of days later, I noticed the kimchi in the cupboard, and it says
>> on the bottle that its perishable and to keep it refrigerated. My SIL
>> says she'll try it. My wife says she wont, and Im all askeert.
>> So I think Ill chuck this one and buy another. Next time, theyll know
>> to refrigerate this particular product.
>> I came so close to trying kimchi for the first time. I would have bought
>> hot for myself, but...
>>
>> leo
>
>A couple days? I might have eaten it anyway. It was fermented at or near
>room temperature before it was refrigerated.
>
>Why would your wife and SIL put something that was cold to the touch
>into the cupboard?

Maybe he had to track 100 miles through the desert to get from
supermarket to home and it wasn't cold to the touch anymore.