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The quote form is the way to reach Gaylord Boxes. Your request goes to a partner supplier in our network, who follows up in writing about pricing and availability.

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Quote request: Free, no obligation
Fulfilled by: Partner suppliers
Requests from: Across the US
Pricing: By written quote

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Describe what you need. The page you came from is attached automatically, so the supplier knows what you were looking at.

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Quantity

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Buying

What to include

Product, quantity, footprint, height, what goes inside and roughly how heavy it is, your ZIP code, dock hours and your deadline.

Selling

Empties to sell

Footprint, wall count, roughly how many and their condition. A partner supplier who buys used containers can follow up with an offer if the numbers work.

Who replies

Partner suppliers

Gaylord Boxes is a referral service. The supplier who quotes your request sets the price, delivery and terms. See the terms and privacy policy.

Bulk bins and gaylord boxes with liners on a loading dock, pallet stacks behind — Lined bulk containers on a loading dock.

Why a form

Written requests make better quotes

A specification described over a bad line is a specification someone will remember differently. In a business where the difference between double and triple wall is a thousand pounds of capacity, that matters.

So the request is written down: the product, the wall count, the height, the quantity, the location and the date. The supplier quotes against it, and you both have the same record.

“If it is not in writing, it is not a quote.”

A good rule for any packaging purchase

Before you order

Twelve things to have in front of you

Loaded weight at your real fill level

Sets the construction. The single most common mis-specification.

Clear height under the lowest rack beam

Sets the maximum container height, minus pallet and clearance.

Reach height of whoever loads by hand

Frequently lower than the rack, and the real constraint.

Settled product height at target weight

Stops you buying cube you will never fill.

Footprint of anything rigid going inside

Inside dimensions, not outside, decide whether it fits.

Trips you need from each unit

Decides grade and corner protection.

Warehouse humidity and dwell time

Drives the derating, and sometimes a construction step.

Dock hours, equipment and trailer limits

Keeps accessorials off your invoice.

Liner requirement and food-contact status

Gauge, gusset, grade and length.

Pallet grade and footprint

Buy it on the same quote or expect corner failures.

Your real deadline

A date gets a date. 'ASAP' gets a question and loses a day.

What happens to the empties

Usually the largest single saving in the whole exercise.

On the dock

The receiving routine, in order

Photograph the load inside the trailer before unloading

Converts every later conversation from memory into evidence.

Check the trailer floor and bottom layer for water

Corrugated has almost no wet strength; wet stock is fiber.

Count bundles against the bill of lading with the driver present

A shortage found later is an accusation, not a correction.

Open one bundle per pallet and count it

Banding counts are occasionally wrong.

Sample five percent at random, from the middle of bundles

Top-layer inspection is how people get surprised.

Run the odour, moisture, corner, flap and caliper checks

Five tests, fifteen seconds per unit.

Note any exception on the bill of lading before signing

A clean signed BOL weakens every later claim.

Record the sample size and findings on the receiving note

A documented pass protects you as much as a documented fail.

Raise claims promptly, with photographs

Claim windows are short; check the supplier's terms before delivery.

Keep rejected material intact until the claim closes

Nobody can assess material that has been used or disposed of.

FAQ

Common questions on this subject

Short answers to common questions. If yours is not covered, ask it on the form and a partner supplier in our network can answer it with your quote.

All 33 answers

How does selling empties work?

Send photographs and a count through the form. A partner supplier who buys used containers reviews them, makes an offer by grade and arranges collection if the numbers work. Small quantities may need to be combined with a nearby pickup.

What is the minimum order?

It depends on the partner supplier. Used gaylords are usually sold by the banded bundle or the truckload. Put the quantity you need on the form and the supplier will tell you what they can do.

Who am I dealing with?

Gaylord Boxes is a referral service. Your request goes to a partner supplier in our network, and that supplier quotes and fulfils the order, including price, delivery and terms.

Can I collect a load myself?

Often, yes. Whether a dock pickup is possible depends on the partner supplier who quotes your request. Say on the form that you would like to collect, and the supplier will confirm whether that works and when.

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