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I am trying out this supplier for amber Boston Rounds. The price seemed very reasonable. No minimums.
$12.36 for 24 ea(1case) 4oz amber
$0.17each for polycone caps
Will let you know success or failure.
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I am trying out this supplier for amber Boston Rounds. The price seemed very reasonable. No minimums.
$12.36 for 24 ea(1case) 4oz amber
$0.17each for polycone caps
Will let you know success or failure.
Burch Bottle
Not too bad. Looks like that works out to 68.5¢ for each capped bottle:
$12.36/24=51.5¢ (ea. bottle) +17¢ (ea. cap) = 68.5¢ cap & bottle

What did they get for shipping (I wasn't going to create an account to check)?

Just for comparison; GlassBottleOutlet sells individual 4 oz. glass amber boston rounds with polycone cap for 56¢/ea. They do nic $10.28 for shipping (to Idaho); so that bumps final cost to 99¢/ea. shipped.
 

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Ouch,damn. I got hosed. Shipping UPS Ground @17.xx to IL
I thought I had checked that one. Description on GBO is confusing, as it doesn't state polycone cap, just polycap, and suggested cone cap below as"also fits your bottle" Other sizes show up as "cone cap".
I should have asked here first. Problem with Burch is they had no ship calculator on cart. Had to go thru whole process in order to see ship cost.
Live and learn...
 

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The only other suppliers I had seen mentioned on here were higher. I thought I was doing OK. Other ones I checked had same ridiculous UPS ship costs, as well. If anyone else is looking at these, GBO offers the Fedex "smart post" option which is half the price...and the bottles available as onesies. ECF went down as I was replying to ID Joel, and I messed around long enough retrying it, that I couldn't cancel my order! (They are EST)
 
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I thought I had checked that one. Description on GBO is confusing, as it doesn't state polycone cap, just polycap, and suggested cone cap below as"also fits your bottle"
Yeah; they could stand to improve their consistency/continuity regarding their descriptions.:( Often looking at the extra images attached can help clarify things.;) But, if you are ever not sure, give them a call and ask. I have always found them helpful and informative.:thumb:

When I started stockpiling a couple of years ago; I made a shopping list, and a spreadsheet of all the ECF community vendor recommendations at the time, and did a comparison. GBO came out better (product+shipping) than all the rest. I don't bother checking any more.:D Burch was a new one to me; so that was why I asked.

If you ever need plastic bottles in bulk; be sure to check out DropperBottles. They only sell the plastic in units of 100, but if you send them an email or call them first, they will let you divvy up the 100 into various sizes (e.g. 20-5mL+20-15mL+30-30mL+30-60mL=100 bottles total), and all you do is pay the hundred count price for the most expensive size. I have not asked about mixing up bottle types (like some plastic bostons mixed with some unicorns). The freight is not gouging either.:)

They do offer glass as well; but they can't compete with GBO for selection (no polycone option:-x).
 

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    If you ever need plastic bottles in bulk; be sure to check out DropperBottles. They only sell the plastic in units of 100, but if you send them an email or call them first, they will let you divvy up the 100 into various sizes (e.g. 20-5mL+20-15mL+30-30mL+30-60mL=100 bottles total), and all you do is pay the hundred count price for the most expensive size. I have not asked about mixing up bottle types (like some plastic bostons mixed with some unicorns). The freight is not gouging either.:)
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    Just for completeness, Burch was not as low cost as GBO, especially with shipping only by UPS. However, they got order out within 24 hr., the bottles were double boxed with firm opencell peanuts between boxes, and were all undamaged.
    They communicated status at every stage, and performed as well as any supplier could. I will check them again, maybe they will lower prices, or at least add ship options.
     

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    Just for completeness, Burch was not as low cost as GBO, especially with shipping only by UPS. However, they got order out within 24 hr., the bottles were double boxed with firm opencell peanuts between boxes, and were all undamaged.
    They communicated status at every stage, and performed as well as any supplier could. I will check them again, maybe they will lower prices, or at least add ship options.
    Cost aside; they sound like a respectable vendor. Glad to hear all went well.:):thumb:

    Thanks for taking the time to let us know about your results.:thumbs::D
     
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