Third spruce tree on the leftRE: https://furry.engineer/@Jencen/116230174130792389
Ok you guys I just found out about a thing called the Eurobox and now I'm really upset that we don't have them over here in North America.
Modularized, standardized, stackable totes.
AI6YR Ben@tezoatlipoca So, these exist in the US, but apparently are owned by some kind of crate cartel, and are only provided to "members", ie grocery store chains, produce vendors, etc. And require some kind of subscription membership. Very standard across companies, collapsible crates, all the same size. Reusable, etc.
clewThis isn’t as nuts as it sounds — the ones the cartel owns all have RFID and are for
A) tracking food backwards if people get sick but
B) fixing the problem that the unbroken crates vanish from the system and the dinged up barely usable ones are somehow the only ones in the system, especially for honest users.
(You probably know someone who has had to keep track of the Good Pallets; same problem.)
@clew @tezoatlipoca The one I ran across in the US is "IFCO". Collapsible, heavy duty, extremely standard size.
Lots of plastic crates in the us are standardized to US pallet size, though there are least two similar sizes, the smaller of which will leave a square in the middle empty (vegetable ventilation).
on futher thought: no I think they’re the same sizes arranged differently
Not so standardized that you want to stack trugs from different manufacturers on the same pallet full, but close
@ai6yr @tezoatlipoca
Jim Spath@clew @ai6yr @tezoatlipoca I have a couple of these *folding* stacking crates. Looks like Target is dropping them, so might get a few more.
(They have a rail for hanging folders, imperial size).
(They have a rail for hanging folders, imperial size).
@jspath55 @clew @tezoatlipoca The thing about the Eurocrate thing is they are standard sizes and (I assume) don't change from season to season. I notice stuff at Target/etc. all changes every six months depending on the fashion of the time... the problem of course is 2 years later you want another one, and you can't find anything that matches!
@ai6yr @clew @tezoatlipoca Right, that's why I need to get "more of the same'" while they last (I had omitted this salient detail: *clearance*).
@jspath55 @clew @tezoatlipoca Oh, that's a great price! Yeah, if you can get enough for your needs that's reasonable, just knowing you won't be able to restock later.
The industrial stuff is standardized too, like Cambros and sheet pans
But domestic furniture is often a leetle too small, often justifiably