Where to get to cheapest 4" square pots?

Dork Fish · March 9, 2013

I will be looking to purchase in the near future. i would like to get a lot of around 1000.

i did find:

greenhousemegastore.com

4" square: 1000 $132.00 (0.13¢ ea)

anything cheaper?

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Cole_Robbie · March 9, 2013

Hummert might be cheaper. Shipping is pain, though. You might look for a different wholesale supplier in the Chicago area, so that you don't have to pay shipping.

http://www.hummert.com/ProductList.a...tle=Containers

I ordered "nu pots" last year. It was annoying that they didn't fit into a 1020 web flat; now I understand why they want to sell you trays as well as the pots.

Dork Fish · March 9, 2013

Thank you, i checked them out...

they are cheaper, .09¢ each. pots

trays come to around, $2.12 each

shipping is around: $36.00

not too bad!

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Wi-sunflower · March 9, 2013

Carlin has an outlet in Joliet if that's not too far from you. http://www.carlinsales.com/

They aren't always the cheapest but if you can pick up then you will save some on shipping. They also deliver but I don't know if they charge or have a minimum order for that.

Carol

Dork Fish · March 11, 2013

okay, i will check them out. thanks

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ginger2778 · March 11, 2013

http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=25872
See this thread for lots of sources.
Marsha

Dork Fish · March 11, 2013

Thanks, i will take a look at that

so far:

greenhousemegastore:
4" square pots (1000) 0.17¢ each
trays (50) $1.19 each

Hummert:
Nu pot 4 (1600) 0.12¢ each
trays (60) $2.15 each

Carlins:
4" square pots (375) 0.18¢ each
trays (50) $2.69 each

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Dork Fish · March 11, 2013

Griffin's:
4" square (375) 0.17¢ each
trays (50) $1.45 each

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Fusion_power · March 11, 2013

There is a "you get what you pay for" element to this. Cheap pots and trays are sometimes so cheap you can't use them for the intended purpose.

You might check http://www.mortonproducts.com/

They have a deep pot 1801 under protrays that might be best for your purposes.

DarJones

Dork Fish · March 11, 2013

the only thing to expect to reuse is the tray

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Cole_Robbie · March 11, 2013

I was going to order more nu-pots, but I just realized that even when I buy 1600 at a time, they are still ten cents apiece. Red plastic cups from Sam's Club are only 4 cents apiece, less than half that price, plus I only have to spend $10 at a time:

http://www.samsclub.com/sams/bakers-....ip?navAction=

sio2rocks · March 11, 2013

The ones Fusionpower posted are very cheap ~5.3 cents/pot not including shipping (should be cheap). 900 pots for $47.00. They are 3.25" pots not 4" (18 to a flat like most 4" though). Good deal in my mind.

Colin

Dork Fish · March 12, 2013

Quote:

Originally Posted by sio2rocks

The ones Fusionpower posted are very cheap ~5.3 cents/pot not including shipping (should be cheap). 900 pots for $47.00. They are 3.25" pots not 4" (18 to a flat like most 4" though). Good deal in my mind.

Colin

I missed the 1801 deep pot from his post...

How does that work? Doyou just cut them apart?

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dice · March 21, 2013

I used these from Novosel and was fairly satisfied with
the quality: http://www.novoselenterprises.com/pr....asp?ID=593160
18 to a sheet, and I cut them apart with scissors to separate
individual pots, sets of 6, etc. A sheet fits a standard 1020 flat.
(Getting them pre-cut would be a convenience if they were
the same quality of material.)

I found some at a lower price at Growers Solution
( http://www.growerssolution.com/PROD/...p-insert/1801d ),
but the shipping was more, they sent me 1801s instead of 1801 deep,
and they were much flimsier material. (I was glad I only bought 11
sheets instead of a case.) I was unwilling to pay the shipping to send
them back, so I will just use them for low-quality backup for when
I run out of the Novosel inserts before I run out of seedlings (and
do not have time to wait a week for another box.)

Wi-sunflower · March 22, 2013

There is an 1801 deep that is pre cut to snap apart like the others. I think the company is TO Plastics (whatever company is in Minn) but you would have to order thru a dealer. I use a box a year or more for my own plants. Tho what I sell at the farmers is in the SOP 3201

It's called SOP1801. the SOP stands for Sheet Of Pots.

They definitely are thinner material than the stand alone pots, but if you are careful they can be used several times. Worst case when they tear down a side I put 2 together with the tears on different sides.

Carol

March 9, 2013	#1
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Where to get to cheapest 4" square pots? I will be looking to purchase in the near future. i would like to get a lot of around 1000. i did find: greenhousemegastore.com 4" square: 1000 $132.00 (0.13¢ ea) anything cheaper? Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Andrea

March 9, 2013	#3
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Thank you, i checked them out... they are cheaper, .09¢ each. pots trays come to around, $2.12 each shipping is around: $36.00 not too bad! Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Andrea

March 11, 2013	#5
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	okay, i will check them out. thanks Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Andrea

March 11, 2013	#7
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Thanks, i will take a look at that so far: greenhousemegastore: 4" square pots (1000) 0.17¢ each trays (50) $1.19 each Hummert: Nu pot 4 (1600) 0.12¢ each trays (60) $2.15 each Carlins: 4" square pots (375) 0.18¢ each trays (50) $2.69 each Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Andrea

March 11, 2013	#8
Dork Fish Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2012 Location: Zone 5B Illinois Posts: 402	Griffin's: 4" square (375) 0.17¢ each trays (50) $1.45 each Sent from my SGH-T989 using Tapatalk 2 __________________ Andrea

March 9, 2013	#2
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	Hummert might be cheaper. Shipping is pain, though. You might look for a different wholesale supplier in the Chicago area, so that you don't have to pay shipping. http://www.hummert.com/ProductList.a...tle=Containers I ordered "nu pots" last year. It was annoying that they didn't fit into a 1020 web flat; now I understand why they want to sell you trays as well as the pots.

March 9, 2013	#4
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	Carlin has an outlet in Joliet if that's not too far from you. http://www.carlinsales.com/ They aren't always the cheapest but if you can pick up then you will save some on shipping. They also deliver but I don't know if they charge or have a minimum order for that. Carol

March 11, 2013	#6
ginger2778 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Plantation, Florida zone 10 Posts: 9,283	http://www.tomatoville.com/showthread.php?t=25872 See this thread for lots of sources. Marsha

March 11, 2013	#9
Fusion_power Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2,250	There is a "you get what you pay for" element to this. Cheap pots and trays are sometimes so cheap you can't use them for the intended purpose. You might check http://www.mortonproducts.com/ They have a deep pot 1801 under protrays that might be best for your purposes. DarJones Last edited by Fusion_power; March 11, 2013 at 03:46 PM.

March 11, 2013	#12
sio2rocks Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Norman, Oklahoma Zone 7b Posts: 67	The ones Fusionpower posted are very cheap ~5.3 cents/pot not including shipping (should be cheap). 900 pots for $47.00. They are 3.25" pots not 4" (18 to a flat like most 4" though). Good deal in my mind. Colin

March 21, 2013	#14
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	I used these from Novosel and was fairly satisfied with the quality: http://www.novoselenterprises.com/pr....asp?ID=593160 18 to a sheet, and I cut them apart with scissors to separate individual pots, sets of 6, etc. A sheet fits a standard 1020 flat. (Getting them pre-cut would be a convenience if they were the same quality of material.) I found some at a lower price at Growers Solution ( http://www.growerssolution.com/PROD/...p-insert/1801d ), but the shipping was more, they sent me 1801s instead of 1801 deep, and they were much flimsier material. (I was glad I only bought 11 sheets instead of a case.) I was unwilling to pay the shipping to send them back, so I will just use them for low-quality backup for when I run out of the Novosel inserts before I run out of seedlings (and do not have time to wait a week for another box.) __________________ -- alias

March 22, 2013	#15
Wi-sunflower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 2,591	There is an 1801 deep that is pre cut to snap apart like the others. I think the company is TO Plastics (whatever company is in Minn) but you would have to order thru a dealer. I use a box a year or more for my own plants. Tho what I sell at the farmers is in the SOP 3201 It's called SOP1801. the SOP stands for Sheet Of Pots. They definitely are thinner material than the stand alone pots, but if you are careful they can be used several times. Worst case when they tear down a side I put 2 together with the tears on different sides. Carol