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    Default Bottles / Jars

    I predominately bottle in canning jars or pint and quart syrup bottles. Almost anything I use will cost about $1.00 a jar landed price at my doorstep.
    Before I went (bigtime, haha) I would receive enough from family and friends to keep me stocked up. Now I need 300-400 jars and I'm looking for best source. Or at a $1.00 each maybe that's as good as it gets?

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    1970s - 1985 Acted crazy!
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    2006- 2017 70 buckets and bags
    2017-2019 100 bags and buckets
    2020 Finally retired!!! 75 buckets, 50-75 on tubing. RO Bucket, New 12 X 16 Shack and a 42X42 flat pan.
    2021-Adding another 125 taps along with a second RO bucket.
    2022- Shooting for 350 taps, with 100 on lines.
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    Thats probably about as good as your going to get on pricing. Your new price can reflect the cost of the containers.
    Regards,
    Chris
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    Look at Burch Bottle out of NY. I bottle in 12.5 oz flasks. I also use these to bottle bbq sauce that I sell. In the quantity I buy they are about $0.80+/- per bottle with a cap that is not included with the bottle, not counting shipping costs. They have a nice selection. I also buy bottles from Roth Sugarbush in Cadott, WI. They have some decent prices and you may be able to drive over and skip shipping costs.

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    Many of my customers like the look of a clear glass bottle. I get the pint size jugs for something like 2.50 a piece maybe through leader evaporator. I think mason jars are good for low cost option but I think most people would be willing to pay a couple extra dollars for the upgrade. I also love the maple leaf shaped bottles, if you have perfectly filtered syrup then you just can't beat the beauty of one of those bottles. Sure they cost almost $7 each just for the bottle (bunch of sizes) but they make awesome gifts, I usually sell the 1.5pt for $25, and the 1pt for $20. But all that said do what works for you or at the very least do a sample test of a dozen of each and see If you sell them. I found that my customers prefer the smaller bottles so that's what I generally buy more of.
    2019- RO
    2018- 25 taps made 8 gal syrup.
    2017- 25 taps -built a 2x3 flat pan, and a fuel tank arch for it. 335 gal 7.34gal syrup.

    2016- 15 taps, 4.3gal syrup boiling on cinderblock arch 3 roasting pans, 1 redneck trash can with a pot, and a turkey fryer.

    2015- 4 taps 44 gals of sap made 2.25 gal of lite syrup.

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