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Title: What can I expect to pay for honey jars in the US
Post by: Algonam on July 02, 2012, 04:14:08 PM
Cross border shopping is sometimes worth it from here. The USA is just over 1 hr away.
Looking for quart sized jars.
I am wondering what kind of prices you all pay in the USA and where you get them. I would have access to northern NY state, in particular Ogdensburg/Massena area or Watertown area. Any info would be helpfull.
Title: Re: What can I expect to pay for honey jars in the US
Post by: SerenityApiaries on July 03, 2012, 03:35:05 AM
My best suggestion, Google. Gives me all the answers I need and comparable prices to what I search for. I actually had to do a similar search for bottles for if I begin a micro brewery for mead. Good luck
Title: Re: What can I expect to pay for honey jars in the US
Post by: danno on July 03, 2012, 03:35:55 PM
I pay 8.00 a doz through a distributor of this company
http://www.gambercontainer.com/glass.asp (http://www.gambercontainer.com/glass.asp)
Title: Re: What can I expect to pay for honey jars in the US
Post by: beehappy1950 on July 03, 2012, 03:43:56 PM
7.95 to 9.95 a dozen for quarts about a buck less for pints. Dont you guys have imperial quarts up there? I have been looking for some rings and lids for some of them. I bought them at a garage sale up there one time. Harold
Title: Re: What can I expect to pay for honey jars in the US
Post by: hardwood on July 03, 2012, 05:32:47 PM
WalMart has pints for $6.50/case here.

Scott
Title: Re: What can I expect to pay for honey jars in the US
Post by: Algonam on July 03, 2012, 07:28:11 PM
Our prices seem to be around $1/jar (750ml) which to me is roughly 3/4 of a quart.
As for imperial quarts, we used to have them 40 yrs ago. I am not sure if we can get jars measured in quarts anymore. It seems to be all metric now.
Title: Re: What can I expect to pay for honey jars in the US
Post by: beehappy1950 on July 03, 2012, 08:48:02 PM
So you are saying my Imperial quarts are obsolete?  :'(
Title: Re: What can I expect to pay for honey jars in the US
Post by: Algonam on July 03, 2012, 09:42:16 PM
beehappy 1950, I'll have to check around before answering that one!

Our containers are all measured in ml now. Our fuel conversion is usually done in litres to imperial gallon (my truck gets 30 MPG-imperial)

I thought a quart was a quart ! I'll have to look that up....

and just to confuse things, almost everything on a residential construction site is measured in inches and feet. (the centimeter didn't take that well!!)
Title: Re: What can I expect to pay for honey jars in the US
Post by: Algonam on July 03, 2012, 10:04:36 PM
For a minute there, I thought you were pulling my leg!

then I found out ...
one imperial quart is approximately 1.2 US quarts.

Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_a_US_quart_equal_to_an_imperial_quart#ixzz1zbwovUkc. (http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_a_US_quart_equal_to_an_imperial_quart#ixzz1zbwovUkc.)

Oh and I forgot to mention earlier, we grew up with MPH on our highways and were converted to KPH over time. Now our younger generations aren't familiar with the "mile". I turned 50 a few days ago....

Title: Re: What can I expect to pay for honey jars in the US
Post by: beehappy1950 on July 03, 2012, 10:13:38 PM
I drove truck up there for about 6 years.First time I saw a 110 speed sign I bout had a heart attack. Aint no way you can drive that fast on Canadian highways. Ha
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