The Fridge That Orders Too Much

Timo bought a new smart fridge last month. The fridge tracked food and ordered more automatically. It worked well for the first few weeks. He never ran out of eggs or butter.

蒂莫上个月买了一台新的智能冰箱。这台冰箱会记录食物，还会自动补货下单。最初几周，它运转得很好。他再也没有缺过鸡蛋和黄油。

One Monday, a delivery truck stopped outside. The driver carried box after box inside. Timo counted twelve cartons of milk in total.

一个星期一，一辆送货卡车停在了外面。司机一箱接一箱地往屋里搬。蒂莫数了数，一共有十二盒牛奶。

"I did not order this much milk," Timo said. He checked the fridge's small screen carefully.

“我没订这么多牛奶。”蒂莫说。他仔细查看了冰箱上的小屏幕。

The screen showed a strange order history. The fridge ordered milk every single day that week.

屏幕上显示出一份奇怪的订单记录。那一周，冰箱每天都订了牛奶。

Timo called the store to ask about it. "Your fridge sent us daily milk orders," the clerk said. "Something in your settings went wrong," she added.

蒂莫打电话给商店询问。“您的冰箱每天都给我们发牛奶订单。”店员说。“可能是您的设置出了问题。”她补充道。

Timo thanked her and hung up the phone. He opened the fridge's small app again.

蒂莫道了谢，挂断了电话。他又打开了冰箱的小应用。

He found a toggle called "Auto-Restock: Milk." The toggle was on, set to order daily.

他发现了一个名叫“自动补货：牛奶”的开关。开关是开着的，设置成每天下单。

Timo turned the toggle off right away. He also set a weekly limit for orders.

蒂莫立刻把开关关掉了。他还设置了每周订单的上限。

Then Timo faced his kitchen counter with twelve cartons. He gave three cartons to his neighbor next door. He donated the rest to the food pantry nearby.

然后，蒂莫面对着摆着十二盒牛奶的厨房台面。他送了三盒给隔壁的邻居。剩下的他捐给了附近的食物救助站。

The next week, only one carton of milk arrived. Timo smiled and put it straight in the fridge. He checked the app one more time that morning. Everything on the screen looked calm and normal.

下一周，只送来了一盒牛奶。蒂莫笑了笑，直接把它放进了冰箱。那天早上，他又看了一眼应用。屏幕上的一切看起来平静而正常。