"I knew milk crates were used for more than just a TV stand!"
In my hood, they're more popular than duct tape. Cheaper
I've seen them crushed under cars: they don't make good jackstands.
hehehe, where I come from it's duct tape and baling wire. Milk crates were use at the lake/river to sit on and as footstools, and at the end of the day, to take the fish home in. Or as shelving, duct tape or baling wire to hold them together. End tables next to the broken recliner for cans and bottles. TV stands, book boxes, album boxes, toy boxes and such.