Were running low, I think I need to order some more.

Were = We're

What do you use them for?

We've got empty ones, but they're used and with print on the sides.

Hey ‘gaiter,

We use them to ship stuff. They have to be in good condition and have to meet MIL specs. If you ever have a hard time getting to sleep, pull out a copy of MIL Spec 2073. It’s a 200 page document on how things need to be packaged per military specifications. Man-o-man, the table of contents alone is 20 pages long.

I just have to chuckle when I get on the phone and say “I’d like to order some gaylords.”

Gaylord Focker?

You know you've been in the industry too long when the term "gaylord" doesn't make you giggle any more.

We purchase raw materials (plastic pellets) in gaylords, and we use most of them afterwards for trash and regrind scrap to be sold.

I've only shipped product in them on a few occassions, but with the price of corrugated I'd hate to be in the market for new gaylords.

Most of our stuff is shipped in custom built crates and they have to meet some pretty strict requirements since they are entering the “military distribution system.”

After seeing some of the stuff the DoD requires, it’s no wonder why it costs the government (read: the taxpayers) $250 for a toilet seat.

I stayed at the Gaylord Texan once....great hotel 🙂

I immediately thought of commercial kitchen exhaust systems.

Yeah, I worked in a restaurant as a kid.

I thought this was another Jade and Wheel thread...

wait, wait.........so your name's gay focker?