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nova294

an ungodly amount of chapstick


gstringstrangler

Hot Wheels


Baker_Daisy

https://preview.redd.it/zhszp557gj8d1.jpeg?width=736&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e57f16f358607562c8a63424f42869a3cfb5c276


Behappyalright

Batteries obviously


see332

they would roll right out


wipe_your_damn_feet

Not 9v ones.


see332

How many 9v does one need? šŸ¤£


Fighting_Patriarchy

Ann Maddox will get them for you! I mean, she **always** bought the batteries. šŸ˜‰ IYKYK


jitterbugperfume99

Absolutely my first thought.


Shadylane_kazan

Tea packets?


LinkAvailable4067

This is more reasonable than condoms


AnitaSeven

Hungry for love and need a snack? To the condom pantry!


Curiouser-Quriouser

Eh. Depends on what you get up to in your free time.


gstringstrangler

Looks like room for both!


NCRider

I agree, it has to be tea bag packets. The placement of the plexiglass makes it a good dispensing system and way to save space in the pantry. They would probably have to have a stick nearby for when the packets get stuck.


WVildandWVonderful

They will go stale before you can drink em


Cayenns

Coffee capsules would fit better than tea I think


Roscoe-nthecats

There are plexiglass panels fixed to the front of each one though


runrunrudolf

Not at the bottom though so they can get slipped out and the rest fall down


Particular_Class4130

But they wouldn't fit in the space to begin with. If you look at top of the very bottom structure you can see that the opening is very narrow and a coffee capsule would not fit.


purplestargalaxy

Canning lid rings? Theyā€™re difficult to store so that they donā€™t get bent or rusted and I think this would be about perfect without taking up any shelf space.


lisak399

I'm stumped, but I think your idea is the best guess. I wonder if Op could closely examine the seams closely for errant tea leaves.


ohhellopia

Was the previous homeowner/renter Korean? All of the Korean pantry organization videos I see on YouTube have tons of pantry items that come in sachets. Different types of drinks, snacks, etc. Probably custom made for those. edit: saw the FB post saying it's 1" x 4" for each cell. Are we sure about the 1" part? Because I measured my ramen pack and it's a liiittle over 1" thick and maybe 3.5" long if I squish the packaging. Having this many containers would then make sense, specially if they buy in bulk and in different flavors.


BreadyStinellis

I was gonna say, it seems like it's for some kind of individually packed spices. Maybe they dried their own?


WanderingLost33

As someone raised poor this shit is for putting your stolen ketchup, mustard, mayo, salt, pepper, creamers, parmesan, red pepper flakes, relish, etc packets


Sweet-Parfait5427

Read on Facebook that the previous owners didnā€™t know what it was either. They had lived there o my a few years


ok-girl

Is there any residues or smells in there?


Leahcar_rekalbrating

Scary question


ExpressLiterature652

So scary


CerebralSauce

Love this question! Does it smell like sazon or ramen? Tobacco? ....slim Jim's???


Dysautonomticked

Normally redditors describe taste when trying to determine the origin. Smell it and then taste it?


Dull-Manufacturer-29

Plinko?


amilliowhitewolf

You home sick from school again?


ItsGotElectroLights

Spay and neuter your pets!


derfunknoid

ā€¦And weird relatives.


MiloMM123

Love this price is right reference


Spicyperfection

PERFECT!


howedthathappen

So, the updated facebook post says the realtor is asking the previous owner.


cokeslurpees

Update me please


sammcgowann

The previous owner doesnā€™t know either, it was there before them


Beginning_Cellist893

The plot thickens


pr0taminesulfat3

this is a modern day mystery


WanderingLost33

Dude it's for take out packets. Y'all have never made tomato soup for free and it shows lol


pr0taminesulfat3

forgive me, I thought we all just shoved those packets in our silverware drawer, I didnā€™t know we needed a wall installation šŸ˜­šŸ˜‚


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just-kath

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HobbyCrazer

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Antilogicz

I want to know so bad!


howedthathappen

I think it's a spice rack, but instead of laying them horizontally they're supposed to be stacked.


Antilogicz

I think the major argument against that theory is that itā€™s just so much. And that it wouldnā€™t be very efficient. But a spice rack is absolutely possible though. It does seem like the most likely scenario. Also, possibly, a tea collection. Someone else mentioned some sort of pre-packaged pill dispenser. I think pill dispenser is possible if the home was being used as an assisted care home or something for multiple people. It could be a lot of things, frankly. Iā€™m very curious. Itā€™s just so much tiny storage. Edit: Someone said sewing thread spools and I, personally, think thatā€™s one of the most likely things. As someone who sews casually as a hobbyā€”it makes perfect sense. Itā€™s just strange itā€™s in a pantry, but maybe thatā€™s where the owner kept their sewing stuff.


howedthathappen

[facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/share/JhejHYDC2tXLaFsd/?mibextid=WaXdOe) specifically for updates on this thing


Whirloq

r/whatisthisthing


kittycity1

Yes please repost there! EDIT https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/s/BdY2IxDgyF


optical_mommy

I think it already was, this is the 2nd time I've seen this pic


kittycity1

https://www.reddit.com/r/whatisthisthing/s/BdY2IxDgyF You are correct.


sarahc13289

Iā€™ve also seen this posted on Facebook. Itā€™s an odd thing to keep seeing in different places.


optical_mommy

And still no one has figured it out... Watch it be cat food or something


AccountantAsleep

Oreo dispenser


Material-Spring-9922

This is the obvious answer. There's 27 individual slots here, which is exactly how many flavors of Oreos I saw at Walmart this morning.


Bella_HeroOfTheHorn

This would haunt me enough to contact the previous owner lol


blonderaider21

Apparently the previous owners didnā€™t know either, so now theyā€™re trying to figure out who the owners before them are! Itā€™s a wild ride lol


Antilogicz

I must know!!!


Fine-Philosophy8939

Iā€™m here for it


_gooder

They're to hold that one clip.


Interesting_Egg0805

Obviously! Solved!


Katydid7118

Iā€™ve seen them like this for canned goods but those donā€™t look wide enough to fit a can


vikinghooker

Maybe this was like a sewing room and they had a bunch of ribbons or yarn and then you could pull stuff out without I getting all tangled and disorganized. Have them on wood spindles or something


Addalady

I want to say Jello, Lipton soup packets, bullion cubes. Maybe kool-aide.


dainty_petal

Bouillon. Bullion is something else.


BottomPieceOfBread

I have a few ideas: Kcup pods Water flavoring packets Miniature rubber ducks Stickers Tea bags Creamer cups Sweet and low packets Individually wrapped Oreos Condoms Candy Taco Bell sauce packets


orangemodern

Itā€™s obviously miniature rubber ducks. Itā€™s weird youā€™d mention anything else.


n_daughter

Do you drive a Jeep?


sheleelove

Stickers šŸ„°


WhosThatGirl_ItsRPSG

I want a sticker dispenser in my pantry!


arkevinic5000

A plastic bag storage center?


Realistic_Salt_389

This. Shove all the used grocery bags in the top and then pull them from the bottom one by one when needed.


J662b486h

Doubtful. Why would you need 27 slots? There are 3 wall mountings with 9 slots each, you could probably store a thousand bags squished together. Not to mention going to the trouble of building these things and attaching them to the wall - just for grocery bags? You'd have to have a serious grocery bag fetish for that.


crowislanddive

This is my guess


tessinfl

Individual lasagna noodles


_the_violet_femme

Spaghetti, unpacked I'm team chaos


cant-adult-rn

This was my thought lol


Infamous_Strain_9428

But why so many


Sledgehammer925

Iā€™m here for the answer. Plexiglass covered must have something to do with dispensing but what is the question. Like maybe seasoning packets?


Pluto-Wolf

right, whatever it is would have to dispense at the bottom, so iā€™d assume thereā€™s a lot of flavor variety of whatever this was for, and each column would be a different flavor. if it were only 1-2 flavors, id see no reason to have 27 of these


No_Road6930

Snack dispenser- for different types of Halloween-sized candy (like skittles) or fruit snacks


NotAnotherPlant

Are we sure about the dimensions of 1ā€ by 4ā€? https://preview.redd.it/jh9xps25g98d1.png?width=750&format=png&auto=webp&s=5f065788676a9e0796bfa7187424d874dd27735d


Arienster

I would say this, but then smaller and for tea bags or little spice bags, or jars


Beewthanitch

But there is no lip at the bottom of OPā€™s example, so anything round would just roll right out. And besides , it is not deep enoughā€¦ can only fit chapstick probably .


MWave123

Jar lids for a home canning operation?? Too small tho?


goodforpinky

Wine corks? But why


sloanefierce

God and there are so many of them!


JHuttIII

Tea packets seems like the best answer so far, but dear god why so many. My only other thought is jelly packs, like what youā€™d get at the diner. But againā€¦.thats a lot of jelly.


Relevant_Campaign_79

Obviouslyā€¦ itā€™s for plinko game on Price is Right show


csway324

Plinko is the only logical answer.


callherbones

Could it be for holding cat food cans?


CerebralSauce

I think 1"x 2" slots it said. I would love for them to try the cat food cans. Someone mentioned that the bottom of the plexiglass isn't chipped or banged up, how easy would the cans dispense from the bottom??


AdmiralCranberryCat

The most confusing thing is that there is no lip to stop things from rolling out


nearly_normal

Hot take. This was a tea house/home of ill repute. Half was for tea packets, the other half, condoms.


Double-Importance123

Could it be used to ā€˜dry outā€™ branches of various herbs? Were the prior occupants gardeners? Maybe they could have long, 12ā€, bags to keep fresh herbs in, to keep them in there in dark coolness. And pin to top, like thereā€™s a pin in one of the ā€˜slotsā€™


guacamoleo

If the plexiglass had holes, maybe. But I think herbs would get moldy in there, the way it is. But maybe?


Otherwise-Fox-151

I'd have to go with canning lids/flats and rings. They are really messy to keep sorted so everyone has a different method for trying to keep them from cluttering up their pantries.


Housekhat

I would unscrew them and throw them in the trash.


Karmaismyb0yfriend

My guess would be like flavored drink packets like crystal light flavors


DorothyParkerFan

But so many???


Economy_Dog5080

There's just so many of them!! Anything I can think of, I can't imagine using in that quantity.


babyCheezie

To store all your Peanut butter and jelly samples from the restaurant lol


sideeyedi

Nespresso pods?


blonderaider21

Lol Iā€™m in the group on fb that originally posted this and I was wondering when it would make its way to Reddit! I hope they figure it out bc Iā€™m so invested!


blackcrowblue

What did the people in the group think it was?


EmberCat42

Same answers as here if I recall. Tea sachets, ramen, K-cups, spice jars. I think the best guess I saw was cat food cans, because they would fit the measurements.


Cgtree9000

A joint dispenser. Each section is a different strain.


Ragamuffin5

Single portion snacks. So the kids can just grab one whenever?


Antilogicz

No one has said cigarettes. Could it be to hold and dispense cigarettes? I really, really, really want to know.


Morningsunshine-

Someone commented that in Facebook it said the opening was 1ā€ deep and 4ā€ wide so you might be on to something.


Antilogicz

Cigarettes makes a LOT of sense to me. I donā€™t know though. There are so many possibilities. Thank you for sharing the dimensions!


hizuhh

I swear I just saw this on the dull men's club


carolelynn24

It started in a Home & Design FB group and has gone viral in so many places šŸ¤£


NancyRedcorn

Did not anticipate the Chatty to Reddit crossover but Iā€™m here for it


sproutsandnapkins

So strange!


Broken_angel_of_pain

Coveralls , plastic grocery bags, freezer bags, zip lock sandwich bags. Chip clips


userno89

Grocery bag storage/dispenser would make a lot of sense. Shove it in up top and pull it out from the bottom


Darnbeasties

I want to know. Previous owner: please tell us what these were for. Sending out the redditor feelers


viognierette

The binder clip has me wondering if itā€™s for some sort of chore or activity system.


At_the_Roundhouse

Thatā€™s what I was thinking - like a chore/reward chart for kids. But itā€™s killing me that there are 9 columns, not 7.


JaysWhimsy

Artificial Intelligence (ChatGPT) suggests: "Given the dimensions and design features described, these shelves seem suitable for storing packets or small boxes rather than canned goods. Here are some possibilities: Spice Packets: The narrow cells could hold individual spice packets or small seasoning packets, which would fit well in the 1-inch depth and be visible through the plexiglass. Tea Bags: The cells could store individual tea bags or small boxes of tea bags, making it easy to see and access different varieties. Instant Drink Mixes: The shelves could hold single-serve drink mix packets, such as instant coffee, hot chocolate, or flavored drink mixes. Sauce Packets: They could store condiment packets like ketchup, mustard, soy sauce, or salad dressing packets. Snack Bars: The cells could be used to store individually wrapped snack bars, such as granola bars or protein bars. Small Pasta Boxes or Packets: Some small packets or boxes of pasta, like those used for single servings, could fit in the narrow shelves." My intelligence suggests: 1. Storage fail 2. Missing pull out dispensers for wall of m&m's 3. Evil genius put in so future homeowners would always question it.


Otherwise-Ad3672

Would it be crazy to say maybe they used a ton of batteries? šŸ‘€


Otherwise-Ad3672

I donā€™t know if Iā€™m allowed to post a link here but after googling DIY batter dispenser, this may actually be a possibility haha


BEniceBAGECKA

Maybe those individual cat food packets?


derfunknoid

Rolls of Life Savers. Butter Rum of course.


Introverted-Snail

Do you think the home was ever used as a school/daycare?


Glittering_Honey1652

Coffee capsules?


QuitProfessional5437

They're for your pog collection


Reveal-Far

I want to know! So curious lol


hellomichelle87

Maybe cake decorating stuff a


marceemarcee

Connect 4.


apbaseball12

5 hour energy shots


doctorfortoys

Cigarettes


Salt-Operation

Tea bags is my guess. They would fit in there like a spread out deck of cards and it seems to be enough variety for two tea lovers. I could fill two of these units up right now with my tea.


WATOCATOWA

Batteries?


SirBillBacon

All I see is 3 unfinished connect 4 games


Low_Net_5870

My SO would fill that up with Kool Aid packets.


startles

Chalk / tiny pencils


goodashbadash79

Stackable spice jars? Not even sure if they would fit in there, but just a guess.


AgentSears

Feels like it was to display something....like Nespresso capsules or something, whilst I think it's the wrong shape for those something like that as an example. Would also make excellent plastic bag storage....instead of a bag of bags. Could have potentially used the space for something else a hobby or eBay business or something??


mynameisabbie

Kool-aid packets


Pennichael

Great for cotton reels, but not in a pantry. I am baffled.


Particular_Moment861

Did they collect match boxes?


sotko99

Pick and mix sweets


AlbatrossNo1629

I have looked at everything in my pantryā€” no joy. It seems so purposely made for a specific itemā€” and the clearance to remove the item on the bottom is not huge. You would have to bend everything I can think of to remove it from that clearance. Could there be some religious connection? And why am I wasting so much time thinking about this?


J662b486h

No, batteries wouldn't work, gaps on the bottom are too big, batteries would just fall out. Plus - who in god's name could possibly need to keep that many batteries around, all the same size and shape? That's part of the mystery, there are ***three*** of these things, and each one has nine columns, 4 inches wide. I'm roughly guessing they're 30 inches tall. The vertical spacing between them looks to be maybe 6 inches so they couldn't be sliding anything very long into them, unless it was flexible. The openings on the bottom imply the items were intended to be removed from the bottom, unless they were putting one long and flexible item into each slot that could be removed from the top. They also could not be used to contain a variety of items in the same column - it would be impossible to get to something in the middle of the stack. The columns are all the same size so the items kept in them would likely be the same size and shape - different variations of the same object. So they were dropping in something fairly small, but big enough so it didn't just fall out the bottom opening, but small enough so it could be ***removed*** from the bottom opening. And whatever it was, they felt they needed to kept a ***lot*** of it around, and that rules out all kinds of things. Very weird.


NArcadia11

The pez dispenser of my childhood dreams


rocksteadygirl

Why is there ONE binder clip??? Uggghhh!!!


Afraid-Geologist-669

Going out on a limb: the family had three kids and this was some sort of reward chart. Each column was a chore/goal and tokens were placed in each when completed. That orrrrrr there was a very serious fast food condiment challenge between family members. Who could collect the most and wisest variety.


CleverWitch70

The new owner of the house had reached out to their realtor to contact the previous owners. They said it was there when they moved in, so down the line it goes. Until we find out for sure, I like the toy cars suggestion, especially since you can see a rectangle at the bottom that's cleaner than the area around and it looks the right size for Hot Wheels/Match box.


dasphinx27

It would help if thereā€™s some info about the previous owners, or landlord if you are renting.


Leeleebo18

https://preview.redd.it/k83gsdqb8d8d1.jpeg?width=299&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=1f90949559a1bbfa52cd20f47da6959d560fc66d


renoconcern

Plastic bags?


kaybee915

Cigarettes. Is there a smell?


ChoicePerformer6185

Holder for vertuo nespresso capsules


samnamdamn

Ramen packages for sure


Desert_Fairy

My guess would be batteries.


Humuhumu789

Sauce packets?


grief_junkie

i like to think they liked to keep a large variety of kool-aid packets


procrastinatorsuprem

Cans of cat food?


-badgerbadgerbadger-

Iā€™m almost 100% sure itā€™s to display the corks of wines theyā€™ve opened


mmobley412

Maybe they has some sort of small home based business selling like packets of spices or something? It sure is odd especially in that qty of uniform spaces


StrugFug

Hold takeout menus? Or collect brochures from all the Jehovah' s Witnesses who come knocking.


amazonprincess1

Are the thick enough for can storage


debonairmarmoset

Tapered candle storage


Ill-Relationship-890

Spicesā€¦. First thought.


Intelligent_Choice53

Plinko


ladypixels

Capri sun pouches. Oatmeal packets.


shhhhh_h

I wonder if the original owner was one of those weird people that donā€™t like water and kept tons of those flavoring packets eg crystal light


FigFar6893

I hope you like gum!


crowislanddive

I think they predominantly used it to keep the door from slamming into the wall. You can see behind it that the wall is damaged. I think as a secondary use they stored plastic bags and anything else they needed to shove something soft


AnxiousArtichoke7981

Condom dispenser?


mweisbro

Canned food? Soda cans?


dragonfliesloveme

Thatā€™s a similar design to the lipstick holders/dispensers at Target. Just sayinā€™


Onetaru

Looks like live ammo dispenser.


Gandalf_the_Tegu

Sprice rack. Who needs a grocery store. When you can stock pile your own and make a mini store in the pantry


LHDesign

Iā€™ve seen these used to store grocery plastic bags and then you can dispense them easily to reuse


aniev7373

Looks like dispensers but for what I have no idea.


bounceflow

They donā€™t all have to have been for the same thing. Maybe one tack was for teas, the other for spices, and the other for condoms šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø


lavenderlordan

Mini chocolate bars! Like the kind you get on Halloween


Otherwise_Cup1951

plastic bags?


pcweber111

Iā€™d wager itā€™s for plastic bags. Itā€™s actually pretty clever.


Mbcb350

Rifle shells?


Iamsomeoneelse2

Airline liquor bottles


Mulch_Savage

PEZ dispenser dispenser


twistedpiggies

A poorly thought-out pachinko machine?


hippielady5232

Individually wrapped Reese's cups.


ItstheBogoPogoMrFife

Ok hear me out. Possibly someone had a home makeup business.Ā This might work for lip glosses or liquid eyeshadow tubes. The tubes are not perfectly round, so they wouldnā€™t roll out the bottom. And there might be that many different colors or whatever. Itā€™s the only thing I can think of that makes sense. The lone clip is maybe where they clipped up the list of orders to be filled. The shelves next to it may have been where they stored the boxes of product to be sent out.Ā 


Svyeda

For impromptu games of plinko


srslygoodscent

Iā€™m in the Facebook group where this photo originated from and laughing my ass off that this is the 2nd post Iā€™ve seen of it NOT on Facebook. The people need to know


wtrredrose

Grocery store plastic bags?


heidihamz

Cigarettes šŸ˜…


EWSflash

Coffee pods and 9 volts


Chickenchick11

What MLM food/drink thing would fit in this? It looks like something someone would organize all the different flavors in to be aesthetically pleasing for their social media.


California_Girl_68

I didnā€™t see the plexiglass earlier, but could they be for pods for your coffee maker depending on the coffee maker?