I Bought 2 Pallets of Home Depot Returns for $1,037

[@galeng73]

Well, you hit a million views... You now need to buy an entire truck's worth of returns.

[@DekarNL]

Yeah SEND ITTTTTT

[@gabrielgreenleaf2330]

He would make the money back from the views alone

[@DaveyA4]

Go boy

[@jonexd8030]

Yeah

[@SpectrumofSmarts]

Yeah there's no backing out now! Be careful what you say in videos

[@whitey2812]

Lock Picking Lawyer here and today I show you how I can open John Malecki's safe with a pair of Shop Shades in under 3 minutes...

[@My_cat_is_so_cute]

Cap

[@nointro]

This is the collaboration we need, but don’t deserve!

[@Khazore_Blackreaver]

@@nointro nor will we ever get it.

[@gertpacu3926]

I cannot watch this crap.. He's a STEELERS FAN!!! WHO DEY!

[@kandkmotorsports]

Nice click out of one, two is binding and there we have it

[@momfarrar]

The STRAPS!!!! The straps were supposed to go back on the trucks to the warehouse. They shipped them back in a return box which is supposed to hold small RTV (Return To Vendor)items. The straps are not return items. As a former HD receiving associate I am still laughing about that and the number of emails I have read from corp. requesting the return of the truck straps. We now know where some of them have ended up.

[@jmicaha2655]

LMAOOOOOOO

[@nevarez323]

Where can I buy these pallets?

[@jaredmaki892]

That’s amazing

[@skyth7474]

We have noticed we have not been receiving many strap returns, we cannot continue to secure your loads without the straps. After you have half filled a orange strip box please return straps promptly.

[@momfarrar]

​@@skyth7474 As you know the straps should be campus shipped using UPS to avoid this sort of thing.

[@Andieslane]

Joe needs to buy all return pallets. Period.

[@heavydamon]

he probably will

[@kernelpickle]

You would only say that until a pallet from Lover's Lane shows up for auction.

[@watchyourr6172]

As a former employee of Home Depot, sometimes we would RTV or "Return To Vender" items that were just returned for unexpected reasons with the item completely unused or displays when new items came out. The Spax screws were more than likely put in the Husky tool box by receiving before being sent out because Spax was dropped by Home Depot.

[@JBLewis]

Spax was dropped? When? They sure seem to be slow to sell out the existing stock.

[@watchyourr6172]

@JBLewis At least at the store I worked at Spax was dropped and was replaced by Timberlok. According to the Spax rep Home Depot dropped Spax entirely, but when I was there no ever really bought Spax

[@JBLewis]

@@watchyourr6172 That really is interesting. Menard's carries a larger assortment of Spax products but I tend to end up at the big orange box more than the big green one. When it comes to wood screws / construction screws, Spax is my first choice. They don't split the wood, they don't break off, and most of the time you don't have to pre-drill.

[@jguy1987]

@@JBLewis Same. I used to use exclusively Spax and it was a huge disappointment to see HD get rid of them. I don't think I ever pre-drilled a hole for a Spax screw. HD is my closest Home Improvement store. The GRK screws are fairly comparable but the options are so limited at my store and most of them seem to be geared toward cabinetry versus GP use.

[@davebuti6270]

I was in one local HD and they were clearancing out all Spax, but another local store was not

[@jacktheripper6716]

The stock taking company I worked for had a neat trick for counting hardware you weigh the total and weigh single screw/bolt and do the math when counting millions saves you hours

[@BushRoostersMX]

I’m going to personally watch this video 1 MILLION TIMES!!!!! I wanna see you unpack a litteral truck load of items.

[@turbot_]

I'm just leaving it playing on my phone while I do other stuff 😂

[@jeffscott3186]

It's gotten 8 thousand views in the 23 minutes and 49 seconds it took me to watch it. That's over 200 days before it hits a million. I've got four devices plus my phone. I'll do what I can.

[@ThePcProGamerz]

Needs to be off unique network IP addresses. Not just devices. :(

[@jeffscott3186]

@@ThePcProGamerz I also have a VPN

[@jormungand72]

@@jeffscott3186 has to be unique device with unique MAC, on unique accounts. You can get multiple views from a single IP address, just as you can get multiple views from one account or one device using multiple accounts. But, after 2 or 3 views, your view will no longer count. you would need to create a virtual machine, spoof the hardware ID, use a VPN, and dont sign in to youTube or use a different account for every single view+device+IP

[@saigyl9149]

15:31 the little thing is part of the locking bar that is supposed to swing down to let you lock the drawers shut, those were the things you called the "extra slides"

[@86stang0]

8-11-24. 1 MILLION views!!!! We need the truckload….

[@mattnorthernmn2803]

Yup cheap vs expensive beginner to pro tool boxes.... Like a tool box for just a random home owner to a tool box for the guy who fixes everything! ❤❤

[@romeotango5597]

Those husky tough boxes are pretty solid. We use them in my unit, it makes a good range box and they’ve been beaten to hell, dropped out of aircraft, and filled with all sorts of nefarious tools and they still work fine after years of abuse at the hands of my platoon everywhere from Iraq to Bulgaria to NC.

[@Julian-ml7go]

Nefarious tools 😭

[@richardbates2367]

The 26 inch 5 drawer husky tool chest looks like a similar knockoff to my craftsman series 1000 tool chest

[@jaykoerner]

Working at home Depot, the discounted and damaged stuff were damaged in store or shipping and likely not sold to customers, the stuff with RLC tags are more then likely customer returns

[@maxdeez1382]

Babe wake up John bought another pallet!!

[@jamestheferret]

Me "babe leave me alone for half hour, I GOTTA see this! Get your mum to pick the kids up" 😂

[@sk0.0t3r]

I had the wife bring the MiL to the airport so I could watch this. Today is going to be a good day.

[@FlyboyHelosim]

... and then your right hand sprung into life!

[@vercopolis]

What's with all these partners sleeping so much?

[@TurinAlexander]

I find it odd that this mysterious person is always asleep.

[@enigmacamaro]

for the cart with wheels some cut down 1x4s on the sides of the bottom will help prevent it from buckling since it's already been bent in. I did some thinner 2x2 angle iron nut and bolted on my old one. stiffened it right up.

[@aaronmantuano6083]

1.2 million views. Where’s the TRUCKLOAD!!!!!????

[@Tabrazt]

For anyone wondering. Home Depot associates (literally any associate) can RTV (return to vendor) practically anything in the store. We’ve RTV’d shit before just cause the box looked bad and we get credit for the RTV. So in the instance of the ryobi packout, they likely RTV’d that to get rid of it cause they didn’t have anywhere to put it and didn’t want to deal with it. Same probably happened with the Milwaukee levelers since Milwaukee always gives credit to RTVing their tools. Although I would say a good portion of rtvs come from returns.

[@user-xr1um3kq6c]

But WHERE does one get ahold of a pallet

[@winry9762]

Truck load??

[@michellericard4850]

Those straps are how they strap down pallets in the back of the dry van trailers. It was definitely put on there by accident. They're normally at the shippers. They'll secure the load and the seal the doors. I'm a truck driver and that's what we use

[@quantaca5773]

just as an aside, a safe isnt just to prevent theft, most of them are actually more to protect documents and such from fire damage, the (easy) theft prevention is just a bonus ;)

[@turbot_]

If they're fire rated.

[@a9ball1]

You can bolt them to the floor.

[@kikixchannel]

Safe's are a theft deterrent. Fireproofed metal cabinets are to protect from fire. The fact that some safe's work as a fire-proofing is the bonus here, not the vice versa. That is why safe's are rated by the time it takes a professional safe cracker to get into it, and not the duration of fire exposure they protect from. That being said, this safe wouldn't even protect from fire that well, probably. I mean, it has plastic and even a BATTERY totally exposed in front. In a fire the battery will turn into a bomb. No matter what, an unwieldy safe that weights a bit is harder to steal than the money/jewelery/documents/whatever inside it would be. That's why a safe, even if technically can be taken by the thief, is still protective. Because a safe NEVER is meant to prevent theft. It always was and always will be meant to give time for guards/police to get to catch the thief before they manage to get to the inside. If your only method of protection is a safe...you're doing it wrong.

[@Packman332]

I have a fire rated safe specifically for important documents, but they're usually only rated like 30-60 minutes if they're not super expensive. But I like to use my other safe to keep stuff out of my kids hands that I don't want them to touch or know about.

[@Marchello5000]

Once the safe is damaged, the fire rating goes to zero

[@butterseverything1065]

Former HD employee here with their MET team. First, the straps... I know those straps were supposed to go back to the transport/warehouse/vendor. Those are used in nearly every shipping container to keep stuff from toppling over. Secondly, some of those cabinets and tool boxes were probably display models that had their "effectiveness" used up. (ie. they were beat up enough that customers were dissuaded into not buying because they look cheap with damage on them. Once a display model was deemed "too beat up", MET (Merchandise Execution Team) would markdown (Remove from inventory) the damaged item. There were guidelines on what was supposed to happen to the damaged item. Some of the items would get returned to vendor and some were just tossed into the trash. Third, The laser levels. This is the CRAZIEST thing... Those laser levels were probably sent back to vendor because *drum roll* the PACKAGING was updated. I cannot tell you the number of items that were pulled from shelves and either trashed or sent back to vendor to update the packaging. In some very rare instances, inventory would show that a store had "x" amount of the product being updated/replaced. MET would look for the item(s) in their proper locations (where inventory shows they are located on shelves), in the overheads in the surrounding area and in receiving. If we could not find it, it was notated. On some occasions the item would turn up (usually someone had attempted to steal the item and Loss Prevention stopped the theft but forgot to return it to where it belonged and was sitting in the corner of the security office) but usually, it was part of "shrinkage" (loss via theft, damage, store use).

[@JohnMaleckiUnscrewed]

This is such a good comment and the fact your username is Butters make it 1000x better! This is awesome, thank you!

[@butterseverything1065]

@JohnMaleckiUnscrewed don't thank me, thank the algorithm that brought us together. Also, those husky bags are pretty durable

[@bigv6724]

Weigh 10 different screws and get the avg. Weigh all the screws all together and there's your screw count give or take a few. Edit: I worked at a hardware store and seen Hillman reps do the inventory like this.

[@TSTD_Punisher]

used to use a similar method to count stacks of cardboard. see how many is in an inch then measure the height of the stack

[@schwuzi]

We always do that when we do inventory. Our scales even have a function for it so you don't have to calculate anything.

[@commonsenseisdeadin2024]

DAMMIT I WAS LATE! 😂🤣 Just commented the same (Except I said 20 because depending on the scale)

[@AZbone]

They have to be sorted first. It’s a few different types. At that point, you could quickly just count each stack.

[@ki4rex]

ah! you beat me to it.

[@DJXcalibur]

I see one million views. Time for you to start searching for that truck load to buy🤣

[@CekalaStudios]

I work at HD... These are RTV pallets... So yes, returns. Also, those US Cargo Control straps are usually meant to be sent back on the returns pallets so the Reverse Logistics Center (RLC) can ship them back to our DCs for the trucks

[@palabradepoder915]

Get the truck load of returns, we all made it happen to 1Mil views!!!

[@ZanniGoins]

1 week before this video was posted, i just purchased about 17 pallets from home depot return product. This is a wonderful way to renovate a home or stock up on tools. I got enough tile and flooring to re floor my entire home, garage and outbuilding... for just slightly more then he payed for this video.

[@kf5tqnkf5tqn36]

Where do you get them from?

[@bretdaley6869]

I'm a contractor and I return stuff to Home Depot all the time and I wondered what happens to all that stuff and now I know thank you go Steelers

[@dalesandry]

So where is the contest on viewers guessing how many screws are in the bin for a laser level :) hahaha

[@takumi2023]

Imma guess 512 let me know how I did.

[@jasonmoore8159]

673 is my guess

[@devlyncoleman5200]

its 4

[@josh26050]

429

[@JCLandscaper88]

137

[@rubylutz6088]

Yes toe straps are usable in bike tires keeps the thorns from getting in and cutting your tubes!!! So there is another use for toe straps besides towing a car!!

[@JollyOverlord]

It got a million views WHERE IS OUR TRUCK LOAD??

[@aerialarboreal9005]

Those are D-backed hand carts which are great for couriers becuase they lay level for loading... Don't stack, load laying down and lift up...👍👍

[@stephenreamer4323]

For the screws, count maybe 20-50, and weigh. Then weigh them all and do the math.

[@Lerp_1]

I have never seen this channel before, Found it today and can't stop watching it...

[@michaelgasperik4319]

The funny thing is, I'm a truck driver and currently I have a truck load (30 pallets) of home depot returns. I'm taking them to a home depot returns facility so they can get sorted, restacked on pallets, and sold at auction.

[@TheCat28cat]

How entertaining you are! Thoroughly enjoyed watching your excitement and joking around. Thank you! All smiles😊

[@nylonstringninja]

We use that Husky job box for my son's toy box. I told my wife I finally found my perfect job, opening pallets of returned tools from all my favorite stores LOL

[@DanPeacock]

The Husky roller box/tool crate is the BOMB! I love that thing.

[@axmajpayne]

The "safe" isn't to prevent theft. It's to prevent important documents from being destroyed if you have a house fire. So it doesn't matter if it's small enough to pick up and carry away.

[@RichardHodges-o6u]

And to keep children from getting into your stuff.

[@seanarthur8392]

and that is why it was dumped, the damaged corner compromises the fire and heat protection.

[@pac6010]

There’s no way that safe has any sort of fire rating that will protect anything in a house fire. That’s a lockable burn box in that respect

[@MrKalashnikov4774]

Find a Menards return pallet, they’re have some crazy stuff

[@Timothy-NH]

Weigh 10 screws, then weigh the whole lot and do some math.

[@stephanburgher6770]

You got to do Tractor Supply I work at one and we will literally take back anything even things we don’t sell.

[@craigwheller]

Home Depot used to do that until they found it was costing them millions of dollars

[@joshgay2385]

E-Track bits can be bought at some home depots.... One can cut down chunks of rail, or get individual connectors.... I used some 16' straps to tie down sets of shelves....

[@CarlosTrujillo-bb2ki]

Truckload here we comeeee!!!!!

[@sushicatsan]

For the bolts: Assuming they're all the same. Weigh one to get the weight per item, then weigh the entire lot and divide by the single unit weight. Makes inventory waaaaaay easier.

[@scottvowels9827]

Hey John, if you're not going to use those E-track ratchet straps, our High School marching band could sure use them!

[@markthompson7503]

I have a 100 gallon Husky rolling box that I used for coaching soccer, camping, fishing. It is so awesome to store all your crap and then you have a chair/table to use. Granted it takes up the entire back of my Honda CRV but they are great.

[@hydrolisk1792]

You need to buy a Menards truck!! That would be freaking epic!!!

[@MrGrombie]

What site are these guys buying from that is reputable? I would like to see about this tbh. Would like to get Milwaukee's and getting a ton of extra crap sounds like a fun surprise as long as I get most of what I want. lol

[@sccarguy8242]

The energy when you guys are opening good pallets is off the chain. 😂 everyone is just super happy

[@charlieave2315]

We at 1.2 million views where is the truck load?😂

[@zyrppa]

6:56 fun fact: In Europe you can't buy just one or two return pallets. It's either 4 pallets or truckload (32 pallets) and those cost about 5-30k€

[@crobulous9581]

Depends on the country I guess, you can definitely buy single pallets in Ireland and the UK as ive seen ones for sale from Argos and the range from time to time.

[@jegr3398]

We don't care about what happens in Europe

[@doc294]

Saw your video going down a KZbin rabbited hole. Didn't put it all together (lineman for Steelers) but I heard you say "Yinz." That's when I figured it all out! I live about an hour from you guys. Anyway, I've watched like 7 of your videos just today...GREAT CONTENT! THANKS!

[@DaveOsborn-g5l]

Get a Menard's pallet next!!Let's GOOOOOO!!😂😂

[@Elite_Warfare]

as someone who builds and ship out those pallets some stuff is used some stuff is opened and missing parts or brand new or its penny out I would not spend 1k plus on them its a gamble based on whoever made the pallet, they could destroy it all and wrap it up. the store already got the credit for it. i mean i dropped two shower doors today and one shattered the other probably destroyed and they will go on one of those pallets to be sold

[@scttydsntknw]

I can guarantee you those laser levels were stolen from one HD and returned to another HD...It's a commonscam.

[@JoineeJoan]

Don't you have to return it together with your purchase ticket ??

[@Tyler-vv2vp]

@@JoineeJoan Most stores will take returns without a receipt and give you store credit if you ask for a manager.

[@JaylenHarris23]

1 Million views👀👀👀 6:57 ready for that truck load

[@muneebahmed9302]

Where's the truck ???

[@garrettschweitzer1647]

When is the truck loaded coming

[@jessikawooding143]

1 million views let’s gooooo, time to see that truck load

[@dislexicdadscooking]

Lol about those ratchet straps..lol when we receive our loads in the store we set them aside and box them..when the box is full they usually either ups or send them in a return trailer lol..interesting accidental freebie lol

[@jaykoerner]

Yep, my understanding is they were shipped back via UPS to the RDC, regardless it means the RLC never opened the pallet

[@dislexicdadscooking]

@jaykoerner probably..lol well atleast my island of misfit toys are serving good purpose lol

[@PabloSanLuca]

Lol…lol!

[@jacobreviewseverything]

The straps are "E Track" straps. They're mostly used in box trucks whereas load bars are used in trailers. You can buy just the tracks or "tie-down rails" from DC Cargo. That would make an interesting storage box project for storing different sized stuffs that frequently get swapped out.

[@the.alxperience]

1.2 M, is the truckload video up yet?

[@H3Y023]

1.3 M veiws now, no truckload yet

[@CRTH09]

Looks like John just bought a truck load. Vid hit 1 milli baby

[@silentferret1049]

Those straps can still be used because they sell standalone brackets that those hook into. Brackets pretty simple so you could make small individual ones and just hook them onto places and pop them off when not needed.

[@unclebobthe1]

The trailer straps are for home depots in system shipping.

[@cpl_0503]

Hilarious! It's like Christmas as a 9 year old... but by proxy. Thanks for a great start to the day.

[@claytoncardwell8]

Looking for that truck load video

[@Cheese_Shoes]

Can’t wait to watch John unbox 74 hole saws

[@baskimo5346]

You can buy logistics strap clips that you can weld or clip on places for those. Love those straps

[@kjyost]

We want the truckload!!!

[@seen48]

When John’s super happy going through the pallet, “guys, Jeeze we have to be at $450 dollars by now.,”. Sam “$655”. John’s”$655 wow, let’s keep going”. It happens almost every pallet where John is off by a minimum of $200 +. What an absolute home run. With this purchase. Makes me want to go buy a pallet!

[@erkeltree]

John, you are now the dolly lama of Pittsburgh. LMAO

[@Ammoniummetavanadate]

Solid joke

[@latetotheparty7551]

Nice!

[@Brian-mp2mv]

20:41 Sam, weigh 10 screws, put them all in a bucket, (TARE the weight of the empty bucket) Then use the weight of 10 screws to calculate how many screws there are. *example: 40 nickels weigh 1/4 pound, so 80 nickels weigh 1/2 pound.* or...... if you're getting paid by the hour, count each one!🤣

[@devilblueduke]

He knows that !

[@TravisBid]

where do you buy the return pallets from?

[@truckfreak1027]

Those straps are what are supposed ti keep the products safe in the van trailers we use. (I delivered for home depot a few times) so probably return those to the store. Us truckers need them. They are like gold to us.

[@matthewnelson5293]

Cmon, algorithm! Get this to 1M views! John needs a semi truck of returns

[@Dirtyharry70585]

I have the Bosch green light laser kit. Uses 4AA not the 12v. Totally badass. Hint outside just beam to a white piece of paper. Build decks to hanging pictures.

[@berthagen387]

400k views in 24 hours better start looking for truck loads😂

[@mybike1988]

Keep the straps an buy the clip mounts from harbor freight and weld them to post around the shop to hold plywood and other things of that sort

[@NERYZAYZYKO]

now we ve a one millón views... Buy the f@#$ truk

[@koosdupreez6323]

over 1M views!! Now you gotta buy that truck load!!

[@jasonricchio5139]

Definite yes on the tool chest comparison. Could have snap on, husky, general and whatever brand lowe's sells

[@spfadden082711]

I have one of those safes and it’s great. The trick is to bolt into studs. Then when it’s locked there is no access to the lags

[@hmisay4976]

I don't know if they sell them but I'd love to see a Tractor Supply Co. pallet. I work for them and their return policies are *very* generous, could be some wild things in a return pallet.

[@FreedomGolfClub]

A million babyyyyyy BRING ON THE TRUUUUUCKKK

[@craigkaschan4822]

Big tool shops throw a lot of stock in the dumpster when new products come out. My son worked at big tool store and used to bring home heaps of new Milwaukee power tools that didn’t sell.

[@takumi2023]

If you have a scale weight one screw then dump all of them in a box to weigh them together. Quickest way to count something like that if you dont want to count them individually

[@seanbrotherton542]

The laser levels are cool! Would be even more awesome if they were in Packout boxes.

[@JamieCann]

so estimating what you could sell them for is actually very different from the price you actually sell them for. What's the total after you sold them(if you could actually sell them) ;)

[@ManiacalAge]

You can feed a wire through the hole on the stackable ryobi boxes to secrure them together better

[@James-uk4xi]

Those safes are actually perfect. It's just for stuff you don't want anyone easily accessing. Like your passport and your gun. If someone picks it up and carriers it away don't worry, you've got a dozen more.

[@devilblueduke]

What about Twinkie boxes?

[@dannydanenberg3391]

Love that there’s no ads but only shop shades ads. I think it’s gonna take me a few more video’s and I’ll buy Shop Shades

[@gmopney7638]

I’m waiting for tinted shop shades for outdoor work

[@botcrack]

Bros! to count the screws fast.... Toolbox weight (with screws) - Toolbox weight (without screws) = weight of all screws then... Weight of screws ÷ weight of single screw = total piece count.

[@KDD0063]

I'm consistently impressed by the editing!

[@DanCBearded]

Shared! You got this 🔥🔥🔥

[@jvd9202]

Appreciate the fact that these vids have little to no fluff and other time consumeng BS! What are all the empty compartments in the laser level box for?

[@Username18981]

Weigh 20 lag bolts then weigh them all, count smarter unless paid hourly

[@swift__]

Absolute must on buying a return truck load✅

[@austios]

I just ordered that EXACT safe… several websites listed it as the best. I’m looking forward to using it

[@JustMakingItHap-en]

Almost at 1M views gonna have to order up that truck load.

[@ericksoler1221]

Dude that rigid cooler was probably mine. I bought it in a rush and didn’t notice it was a actual damn cooler. The rigid packout system has been my mobile mechanic setup for 6 years and I love it. edit I bought a cooler about a year ago to replace my middle crate for a sealed box but ended up buying a cooler. I should have noticed because of the color.