diff --git a/code/modules/food/kitchen/smartfridge/engineering.dm b/code/modules/food/kitchen/smartfridge/engineering.dm
index 22983611f03..8141ca496df 100644
--- a/code/modules/food/kitchen/smartfridge/engineering.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food/kitchen/smartfridge/engineering.dm
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 /obj/machinery/smartfridge/sheets/persistent
 	persistent = /datum/persistent/storage/smartfridge/sheet_storage
 
+/obj/machinery/smartfridge/sheets/persistent_lossy
+	persistent = /datum/persistent/storage/smartfridge/sheet_storage/lossy
+
 /obj/machinery/smartfridge/sheets/accept_check(var/obj/item/O)
 	return istype(O, /obj/item/stack/material)
 
diff --git a/code/modules/food/kitchen/smartfridge/hydroponics.dm b/code/modules/food/kitchen/smartfridge/hydroponics.dm
index ebf706c25ef..9b50136d796 100644
--- a/code/modules/food/kitchen/smartfridge/hydroponics.dm
+++ b/code/modules/food/kitchen/smartfridge/hydroponics.dm
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /obj/machinery/smartfridge/produce
-	name = "\improper SmartFridge"
+	name = "\improper Smart Produce Storage"
 	desc = "For storing all sorts of perishable foods!"
 	icon = 'icons/obj/vending.dmi'
 	icon_state = "fridge_food"
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 /obj/machinery/smartfridge/produce/persistent
 	persistent = /datum/persistent/storage/smartfridge/produce
 
+/obj/machinery/smartfridge/produce/persistent_lossy
+	persistent = /datum/persistent/storage/smartfridge/produce/lossy
+
 /obj/machinery/smartfridge/produce/accept_check(var/obj/item/O as obj)
 	if(istype(O,/obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown/) || istype(O,/obj/item/seeds/))
 		return TRUE
diff --git a/code/modules/persistence/persistence.dm b/code/modules/persistence/serialize.dm
similarity index 100%
rename from code/modules/persistence/persistence.dm
rename to code/modules/persistence/serialize.dm
diff --git a/code/modules/persistence/storage/smartfridge.dm b/code/modules/persistence/storage/smartfridge.dm
index 0b2eee0ca1f..74e5ead48ee 100644
--- a/code/modules/persistence/storage/smartfridge.dm
+++ b/code/modules/persistence/storage/smartfridge.dm
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@
 	store_per_type = TRUE
 	target_type = /obj/machinery/smartfridge/sheets
 
+	var/stacks_go_missing = FALSE // Variable rate depletion of stacks inter-round
+
+/datum/persistent/storage/smartfridge/sheet_storage/lossy
+	name = "sheet_storage_lossy"
+	max_storage = 250
+	stacks_go_missing = TRUE
+
 /datum/persistent/storage/smartfridge/sheet_storage/generate_items(var/list/L)
 	. = list()
 	for(var/obj/item/stack/material/S as anything in L)
@@ -32,13 +39,34 @@
 			log_debug("Warning: Sheet_storage persistent datum tried to create [S]")
 			continue
 
-		var/count = L[S]
-		while(count > 0)
-			S = new S
-			S.amount = min(count, S.get_max_amount())
-			count -= S.get_amount()
-			. += S
+		// Skip entire stack if we hit the chance
+		if(prob(go_missing_chance))
+			continue
 
+		var/count = L[S]
+
+		var/obj/item/stack/material/inst = S
+		var/max_amount = initial(inst.max_amount)
+
+		// Delete some stacks if we want
+		if(stacks_go_missing)
+			var/fuzzy = rand(-5,5)
+			switch(count / max_amount)
+				if(0 to 1)
+					count -= 10+fuzzy // 1 stack or less, lose 10
+				if(1 to 10)
+					count -= max_amount+fuzzy // 1 to 10 stacks, lose a stack
+				if(10 to INFINITY)
+					count -= max_amount*3+fuzzy // 10+ stacks, lose 3 stacks
+			if(count <= 0)
+				qdel(inst)
+				continue
+		
+		while(count > 0)	
+			inst = new S
+			inst.amount = min(count, max_amount)
+			count -= inst.get_amount()
+			. += inst
 
 
 /datum/persistent/storage/smartfridge/produce
@@ -47,6 +75,10 @@
 	store_per_type = FALSE
 	target_type = /obj/machinery/smartfridge/produce
 
+/datum/persistent/storage/smartfridge/produce/lossy
+	name = "fruit_storage_lossy"
+	go_missing_chance = 12.5 // 10% loss between rounds
+
 /datum/persistent/storage/smartfridge/produce/assemble_token(var/T)
 	var/list/subtok = splittext(T, " ")
 	if(subtok.len != 2)
@@ -74,6 +106,8 @@
 
 	. = list()
 	for(var/datum/stored_item/I in entry.item_records)
+		if(prob(go_missing_chance))
+			continue
 		if(LAZYLEN(I.instances))
 			var/obj/item/weapon/reagent_containers/food/snacks/grown/G = I.instances[1]
 			if(!istype(G))
diff --git a/code/modules/persistence/storage/storage.dm b/code/modules/persistence/storage/storage.dm
index 9ad9531cbc7..38674d149a6 100644
--- a/code/modules/persistence/storage/storage.dm
+++ b/code/modules/persistence/storage/storage.dm
@@ -1,13 +1,19 @@
 /datum/persistent/storage
 	entries_expire_at = 1
+	
+	// Don't use these for storage persistence. If someone takes some sheets out and puts them back in mixed in with
+	// new sheets, how do you know the age of the stack? If you want sheets to 'decay', see go_missing_chance
 	entries_decay_at = 0
 	entry_decay_weight = 0
+	// // // //
+
 	tokens_per_line = PERSISTENCE_VARIABLE_TOKEN_LENGTH
-	
 	var/max_storage = 0
 	var/store_per_type = FALSE // If true, will store up to max_storage for each type stored
 	var/target_type = null // Path of the thing that this expects to put stuff into
 
+	var/go_missing_chance = 0 // Chance an item will fail to be spawned in from persistence and need to be restocked
+
 /datum/persistent/storage/SetFilename()
 	if(name)
 		filename = "data/persistent/storage/[lowertext(using_map.name)]-[lowertext(name)].txt"
@@ -26,7 +32,7 @@
 		return null
 	
 	subtok[1] = text2path(subtok[1])
-	subtok[2] = text2num( subtok[2])
+	subtok[2] = text2num(subtok[2])
 
 	// Ensure we've found a token describing the quantity of a path
 	if(subtok.len != 2 || \
@@ -73,6 +79,8 @@
 	. = list()
 	for(var/path in L)
 		for(var/i in 1 to L[path])
+			if(prob(go_missing_chance))
+				continue
 			var/atom/A = create_item(path)
 			if(!QDELETED(A))
 				. += A
diff --git a/vorestation.dme b/vorestation.dme
index ee0866c3ffd..d735e41eb13 100644
--- a/vorestation.dme
+++ b/vorestation.dme
@@ -3287,7 +3287,7 @@
 #include "code\modules\persistence\filth.dm"
 #include "code\modules\persistence\graffiti.dm"
 #include "code\modules\persistence\noticeboard.dm"
-#include "code\modules\persistence\persistence.dm"
+#include "code\modules\persistence\serialize.dm"
 #include "code\modules\persistence\datum\persistence_datum.dm"
 #include "code\modules\persistence\effects\filth.dm"
 #include "code\modules\persistence\effects\graffiti.dm"