Most of the time, pallets are free for the taking if you just ask. Whitewood pallets are mostly not returnable, and businesses get stacks and stacks of the thi

Most of the time, pallets are free for the taking if you just ask. Whitewood pallets are mostly not returnable, and businesses get stacks and stacks of the things with deliveries. The lumber in a pallet costs on the order of $10-$20 if you were buying it retail. My father-in-law built an entire horse barn out of pallets and shipping crates that were thrown away from his job.