Happens so much (especially if you shop at Costco!) – food spoils before you eat it. Best thing to do is to know how best to store things so they last the longest time. Here are a few charts that will help
I know that NO ONE has a fridge that looks like this, but they were actually designed to handle different foods.

This chart does have one mistake. Tomatoes should be stored UPSIDE down, at room temperature until they are ripe. Then put them in the fridge.
