Weirdest Scrounge Ever?

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myzamboni

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May 22, 2007
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So I'm out with the better half enjoying a really nice weekend out on the left coast. After grabbing lunch we stop in at a store for her to RETURN something (woohoo!). As she's waiting in line to do so I start wandering arouund and find what you see in the pic below. I figure its' almost a half cord as it is 4 rows the loengh of the bed. I asked what they were going to do with the wood when they are done with this display and I was told to call tomorrow when the store manager was in. Oh, and it is kiln-dried oad.
 

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myzamboni said:
So I'm out with the better half enjoying a really nice weekend out on the left coast. After grabbing lunch we stop in at a store for her to RETURN something (woohoo!). As she's waiting in line to do so I start wandering arouund and find what you see in the pic below. I figure its' almost a half cord as it is 4 rows the loengh of the bed. I asked what they were going to do with the wood when they are done with this display and I was told to call tomorrow when the store manager was in. Oh, and it is kiln-dried oad.


I think your wife set you up, she just wants to go back.

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Oh.My.God.
That is the weirdest and most unbelievably useful store dispay I've ever seen. It would also be a very bad night's sleep. But it's got to be the score of the year.
 
Thats awesome.
 
Don't smoke in bed.
 
That would be great if they let you have it. Isn't oak somewhat rare out there ?
Let us know what the manager says, I am sure they paid for it.
 
That must be where the expression "don't let the bed bugs bite" comes from.
 
Looks more comfortable them some hotel beds I've slept in.
Nice score
 
Platform bed with splits around the perimeter ?

Looks like a L.L. Bean or an outdoor outfitters catalogue photoshoot.

Real wood ? :-)
 
certainly weird, happy burning!
 
Yup... that's a weird scrounge all right, btw do Oaks even grow out in CA?
 
Not so fast bucko's. I think the owners husband is pulling a tax and income dodge. That's right. Have the store buy a cord. Use it for a display for a month. Write it off. Take it home. Burn the evidence and tell the tax boys some guy came round and took it off your hand and only had to pay him a $100 to take it to the landfill.

You're gonna be sorry!!!! :snake:
 
yeah Savage, as Adabiviak says lots, but I scrounge and everyone out here knows they can charge for it (even the CLers)

And I left a voicemail, so we'll see what happens.
 
Looks almost as uncomfortable as the worn-out mattress in our sofabed.

Peace,
- Sequoia
 
Well, no dice. Apparently the wood goes back to their displays division with all the other quirky displays this store uses.

It was worth a shot.
 
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