Did you ever try the damp paper towel thing for the fresh stuff? Tbh that trick saved me for a while before I gave up. I'd wrap my greens in a dry paper towel then put them in a ziplock and they lasted way longer than just tossing them in the drawer. Frozen is still my go to for most stuff now though, ngl. The only fresh things I bother with are onions, garlic, and whatever herbs I'm using that week. Everything else goes in the freezer and I stopped feeling bad about it.

Oh man, my buddy Dev went through the exact same thing. He was stapling coax so tight to the studs you could strum it like a guitar, and he could not figure out why his internet kept dropping on the far end of the house. His brother in law, who does this stuff for a living, popped one staple loose with a screwdriver and showed him the cable had a literal dent in it from being pinched. Dev redid every run with a little breathing room and a gentle curve at the corners, and his problems went away pretty much overnight. Funny how the old guys always know, and it takes a stranger watching you for ten minutes to point out what you have been doing wrong for years.