Jess is correct, in older fridges the bottom is supposed to be the coolest so they put the drawers there to help keep foods prone to spoiling fresher longer. In newer fridges many even have their own seperate climate controls for the drawers themselves.

I don't know how long you try to keep fruits and veggies, though, but like I said before I have never had something go bad simply because it was stored on the fridge shelf rather than in the drawer, buy quality produce from a reputable grocer or farm market and it should keep just fine until your family has a chance to eat it. :)

LOL! My hubby is the same way, he out eats me times ten and is so thin. I'd like his metabolism for just a day! LOL!

As for the fruit and veggie keeping, I used to store mine in their respective drawers, my fridge is only three years old so it has wonderful effective temperature and humidity controls, and when I switched to this method I can't say as though there has been any noticeable difference in their crispness, freshness, or in how long they keep - although this would obviously vary depending on the fridge and it's settings and of course your climate. Older fridges are less reliable in their temperature and humidty regularity to begin with though so that's always something to keep in mind. I honestly can't remember the last time I had something go bad and I only shop once weekly at the most as we live an hour from town. I have it pretty down pat now how much I need to buy for any particular amount of time, I plan ahead buy what I'll need and store it as I mentioned above, by the time I'm ready to shop again we're usually down to one or two pieces of fresh fruit.

Me too! Have you figured out how to forget where you put it yet? I can lose my keys day in and day out but I've yet to lose the chocolate - even when I try!