The Gods are smiling - after two ridiculous Craigslist deals, I struck gold twice now. The wood lathe from last Sunday and now the storage totes.
I was worried that they might be WalMart quality (low and they break if you look at them cross-eyed) but these were solid - very similar to the totes that dairies use for milk shipment. At $1 each, this was a no-brainer. The dairy totes cost about $14 each in small quantities. I have pallet racking shelves in the equipment barn - great for storing large boxes and pallets but they can get really cluttered when used for small boxes.
Having these totes will help me organize things - all 3/4" PVC fittings in one, all 1" PVC fittings in another, all single-gang electrical boxes in a third, etc... Needless to say, I am taking my box trailer back there tomorrow and getting a hundred or more - as many as I can fit. I may not use them right away but I will in the future and a deal like this should not be passed up.
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