St. Regs Deer Valley used to charge to empty the "refreshment center (in Utah, cannot put alcohol in units - think of the children...)" - I believe it was $50. Basically, it paid to have someone empty the contents and then refill it post-stay. Something about items being in the center could not be put back in, but discarded. Don't know if really true, but that was the line.

As for those mini-fridges/honor bar/refreshment center: They are not meant to be actual refrigerators as they operate at a higher temperature than needed for a refrigerator. They keep things cool, not cold. That is why hotels have a small supply of other little fridges to give to guests with a need - medication, breast milk, special diet foods, etc.