[AndyRVTR]

As part of my job, I deal with a lot of plumbing/electrical suppliers, and just out of curiosity, this afternoon, I asked three of my contacts what they did with their pallets that arrive with their deliveries.
I was told that they were simply taken away and discarded at the local tip, or sometimes their suppliers took them back........... No more they dont...  
I managed to get seven of them in the back of my Picasso, all brand new wood too.
They have all agreed to give me a ring when they collect so many, so I can nip out on my lunch break and pick them up and seeing how I pass my lottie on the way home every night I can easily drop them off.. I mean... what a bargain... I love free stuff me  
I have plans for a hen hut and a new fence and also for a few raised beds, so this is just what I need.
My mum always used to say (GRHS) "shy bairns get nowt"... how right she was.  

[Knight Family]

good job, I've been doing the same looking around but no luck so far....

[AndyRVTR]

Just visit your local shops, B&Q, Homebase, any DIY shops really, they all get stock delivered on pallets, and to be honest, they can only say no?

[Elcie]

Its amazing the things you start to notice once you have an allotment.  I have found 4 tyres at the sides of the road and about 6 pallets.  This doesn't count all the pallets I have driven past!

[compostqueen]

Driven past pallets! Shame on you  

[SnooziSuzi]

I get told off by my OH because every time I pass a loaded skip I'm looking into it instead of driving!!  :roll:

[noshed]

I can't believe there are no skips in Merseyside. They are the allotment holder's dream.

[si-mate]

Most companies will be pleased to have someone turn up regularly to clear out their old pallets. Some are returnable, or saleable though, so look for untidy stacks with irregular shapes are these are less likely to have any value.

[compostqueen]

Not me, I'm after the good uns     On the look out now as a matter o fact, I need to make a two bay compo bin.  They all have to be the same size and have no bits missing

I don't want no rubbish  

[Elcie]

Driven past pallets! Shame on you  

   I know!  I blame my OH!!  And the fact that I have a KA and can only fit certain ones in!!

[AndyRVTR]

I managed to fit 11 pallets in the back of my Picasso today, I just cant believe how roomy they are.

[Janeymiddlewife]

I managed to fit 11 pallets in the back of my Picasso today, I just cant believe how roomy they are.

and here's me worrying about how many I can get in my Toyota Previa    mind you I have got to squeeze a few kids in somewhere as well

[min200]

Thanks for the heads up on being cheeky...I put a wanted ad on the local freecycle and had 12 pallets in under an hour!!

[crowndale]

good job, I've been doing the same looking around but no luck so far....

ring your local black paving companies, they are usually more than happy to ahve you take pallets though they tend to be the smaller ones rather than the huge industrial ones, but they make excellent fences! (And compost bins).

[AndyRVTR]

Thanks for the heads up on being cheeky...I put a wanted ad on the local freecycle and had 12 pallets in under an hour!!

Well done   , since I asked the question, I've managed to have a car full for the past 3 nights, 32 altogether, and I've found out that where I work, there are about 30 at the top of the yard.... chicken shed here I come