Why do they make walk-in fridges that can't be opened from inside?

[nuxvomica]

I was just watching a "Desperate Housewives" repeat where two of the characters are locked in their restaurant's walk-in refrigerator by robbers. They had to spend the night there. I think if I owned a restaurant, I'd insist the walk-in refrigerator or freezer could be opened from the inside.

[Auggie]

1. One would think they would have learned by now:

[Roon]

9. That's one of my Grandmother's favorite episodes. eom

[Auggie]

12. It's a classic

[Roon]

19. My Grandmother always talks about Lucy's frozen tears..lol

[flvegan]

2. I've never seen one that couldn't.

The pub I worked at had a handle that you pushed from the inside that popped the outside latch.

[Tobin S.]

3. I doubt they do anymore.

I used to work for a fast food joint about 20 years ago and there was a way to open the door of their fridge from the inside.

[MrCoffee]

4. Three words: Zombie Cow Carcasses

Carcasses is a hilarious plural.

[foxfeet]

13. *snort*

:rofl:

[Mojambo]

5. Merely a television plot convenience. n/t

[XemaSab]

6. Why do they make basement doors that stick constantly?

Why do they make elevators that randomly get stuck between floors?

[nuxvomica]

15. I wondered about the elevator thing in movies and TV

They always seem to get stuck between floors. And bank vaults can't be opened from inside either.

[Crabby Appleton]

7. I worked in restaurants and hotels for about 18 years

many years ago at many different properties, all walk-ins had either a lever that that unlatched the latch, or a mechanism that pushed the handle open.

[Duer 157099]

8. Because you never know when you might need to lock a crazy person in there

[Taverner]

10. Because its a plot cliche

See: Brady Bunch

These days, there isn't a single commercial fridge built that way

[Capn Sunshine]

14. I don't think there ever was

back in the 50's even they had a round lever to push that worked the latch. Like they said, it's plot convenience. Hard to believe there are writers who never worked in a restaurant, but there must be.

[nuxvomica]

16. All they have to do is have the robbers block the door

I hate it when writers are lazy.

[Iggo]

11. I think they don't.

[Rabrrrrrr]

17. They don't. And they never have. Fucking reality shows are bogus bullshit.

[old mark]

18. In real life, they don't - on TV programs, they are all over the place. nt

[Brother Buzz]

20. I've never been in a walk-in refrigerator that didn't have a fire axe mounted

I'm just saying.

[jobycom]

21. Roaches check in, but they can't check out. nt

[rcrush]

22. They do. Thats how the busboys in there smoking weed know to get out

lol

[hayu_lol]

23. Not positive...

but laws were passed years ago that freezers/refrigerators(all)had to be openable from the inside.