Where's the best place to find styrofoam?

I've got blocks and blocks of this stuff. I'm in California, but if you want to cover shipping cost only, I'll send them to you. let me know how much you want and if you want to see pictures.

Dimensions:

  9" X 6 3/8" X 3 15/16"

 and

9" X 6 3/8" X 1"

Yes, I have ...well, boxes of it.

I get it from work before it ends up in the garbage can.

I sent you a picture of the 1.5" blocks. If you want one, then I'll send you one, no problem. If you want a many of these blocks and of the other size, then I'll weigh it, get shipping price from the post office, then email you back with this cost statement.

Anyway, no worries, these aren't going anywhere soon, I hate throwing away good materials.

Only buy it as a last resort.

Try your local fruit and veg market. A lot of fruit and veg is shipped in large styrofoam boxes, and i suspect most of them get binned afterwards. You might come away with a truckload of foam boxes for free. Can't hurt to try, the worst that can happen is they might say no. 

somenewguy wrote:

Walmart isn't over here... yet.

Oh No! No WalMart down under?

Time for you to find some investors and open a discount chain! Your shipping from China would be cheap as hell!

I think Australia is currently under contract for getting some of those Cosmos stores, or something like that, over here. Is that what that other American liquidation store is called? The one that sells like cars and walmart stuff and what not.

the doog wrote:

Please don't spend your money at Walmart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........

What does buying it at Walmart matter? It's just styrofoam, it's all the same, right? 

somenewguy wrote:

the doog wrote: Please don't spend your money at Walmart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........ What does buying it at Walmart matter? It's just styrofoam, it's all the same, right?

well put it this way  you have heard about how lousy workers are treated in many asian countries right 

1 they buy from those bad companies in asia you hear about on the news

2 they treat their employees  (in many ways) similiar to those asian companies

this is the point THE DOOG is making

Have you checked out any of the local construction sites ? Not sure about where you live in but in the US many homes are now being built using styrofoam board for insulation. I have found many pieces this way, also it is inexpensive at building supply stores. Blueboard is really good....

If all else fails order you up a Home Theatre System, there should be enough there to keep you busy for awhile.  

Ditto on the Walmart here also, have not set foot in one for 6 yrs now.  

DURR wrote:

somenewguy wrote:  the doog wrote: Please don't spend your money at Walmart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........ What does buying it at Walmart matter? It's just styrofoam, it's all the same, right?  well put it this way  you have heard about how lousy workers are treated in many asian countries right  1 they buy from those bad companies in asia you hear about on the news 2 they treat their employees  (in many ways) similiar to those asian companies this is the point THE DOOG is making

Ahh, I see. Fair enough! Let's all beat up on Panzerguy, then.

somenewguy wrote:

DURR wrote:  somenewguy wrote:  the doog wrote: Please don't spend your money at Walmart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!........ What does buying it at Walmart matter? It's just styrofoam, it's all the same, right?  well put it this way  you have heard about how lousy workers are treated in many asian countries right  1 they buy from those bad companies in asia you hear about on the news 2 they treat their employees  (in many ways) similiar to those asian companies this is the point THE DOOG is making Ahh, I see. Fair enough! Let's all beat up on Panzerguy, then.

My lil sis worked fer Wal-Mart while going to college. Oh the horror stories she would tell! I personally wont buy anything from them because they are a major contributor to our trade deficit with China. Screw them.

SST

kenny_conklin wrote:

plus walmart is anti union

Let's praise MontanaCowboy for shoplifting at Wankmart. His avatar says he does it, anyway.