It works fine on the home lot. I completely uninstalled everything and removed the entire Sims 4 folder that was left behind in the documents folder. I first tried it out on a completely fresh install, but it didn't make a difference, so I then put my saved games back. The only thing I've restored since the install is my "saves" folder. I did test several different fridges on the retail lot, but none seem to add any time to the new items.
*edit* I tried something else. I copied the home lot and retail lot and started a new game with a random sim. I cheated in the money, and after milking the cows and collecting eggs I tried it again. It worked this way. The time left went up to over 17 days. I'm worried that something is getting corrupted over time because it took awhile before I was able to afford the retail lot before. The only other difference was that my family was witches, and the new sim was "normal". I didn't want to start over, and since no CC or mods were involved, I'm worried this would happen again eventually. I was also getting a lot of other glitches that I could ignore more easily.
Here's another update. I played my fresh game again, and the bug happens the next time you visit the retail lot. I had left some milk in the fridge there that had just been harvested last time I was there so I think it had 17 days left while refrigerated. When I came back to the lot, the milk had 16 hours left in the fridge, and that number was the same again when I placed the milk in my inventory. Moving it back and forth from fridge to inventory has no effect on how long before it spoils.
I didn't try it with bought milk, only milk fresh from the cows on my home lot. Also, I have the lot trait Simple Living on retail lot, and the retail lot is in Henford-on-Bagley converted from a residential lot. I don't know if these variables make a difference because I haven't tried different lots. I also had Simple Living on my home lot and didn't have the same issue with spoiling. I appreciate you testing it. I might try out a different retail lot in another world later. Thanks!
The recent patch seems to have resolved the issue although it wasn't mentioned in the patch notes. I've been back to the shop twice and there are 16+ days left on the milk and eggs I've left there. Thanks for your help. I'll post again if the problem pops up again.
@BerBearSim Good to hear. Accepting this as solved.
If you have further issues, you can just unsolve the thread by clicking on the three dots in the solution post and choosing: Not the solution.
