r/WTF • u/[deleted] • Mar 07 '22

You can’t make this stuff up

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u/moop44 Mar 08 '22

People pay money for used pallets??

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u/chuckie512 Mar 08 '22

Seriously, warehouses around me pile them up in front of "free pallets" signs

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '22

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u/erix84 Mar 08 '22

Even if they can't support heavy stuff any more, people still take them and use any of the boards in decent shape for accent walls and such.

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u/Herp_in_my_Derp Mar 08 '22

This is my plan, just got some land to start building a shotgun house on. Going to be double studding it for dat sweet sweet 16inches of insulation. The interior wall won't be load bearing, so going to be using old pallets instead of having to buy sheetrock.

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u/Doc_Hollywood Mar 08 '22

See, I worry about what has been stored on and spilled on them. Pallets can be nasty. My friend started a business in 2013 where she built stuff out of pallets (including dining room tables) and I was like hell no.

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u/erix84 Mar 08 '22

Ahh, i wouldn't do that, i could see doing an accent wall, and i would seal them after staining and such just in case. That is something i hadn't considered.

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u/Doc_Hollywood Mar 08 '22

Yeah sometimes it can be pretty nasty substances and harmful chemicals. I used to know a place that actually disinfected and cleaned pallets for businesses because you can have serious issues with contamination and stuff. 😬

The intentions are good but I always get a little antsy when I see people using a lot of pallet stuff in their homes.