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Title: One Gaylord of Assorted keyboards on GovDeals
Post by: nubbinator on Sun, 25 January 2015, 17:32:18

The post just had me cracking up, so I had to share

http://www.govdeals.com/index.cfm?fa=Main.Item&itemid=3555&acctid=3553

Title: Re: One Gaylord of Assorted keyboards, currently $100 on GovDeals
Post by: Computer-Lab in Basement on Sun, 25 January 2015, 17:33:51

Quote

Current Bid:   $3,701.00

and what's a gaylord?

Title: Re: One Gaylord of Assorted keyboards, currently $100 on GovDeals
Post by: nubbinator on Sun, 25 January 2015, 17:36:24

Oops, read the wrong bid.


I think it's a pallet?

Title: Re: One Gaylord of Assorted keyboards, currently $100 on GovDeals
Post by: fohat.digs on Sun, 25 January 2015, 17:36:28

Awesome:

"In the U.S. and Canada, the term gaylord is sometimes used for triplewall corrugated pallet boxes; this is due to the first bulk bins being manufactured by the original Gaylord Container Company of St. Louis, which was acquired by Crown Zellerbach of San Francisco in 1955."

Title: Re: One Gaylord of Assorted keyboards, currently $100 on GovDeals
Post by: nubbinator on Sun, 25 January 2015, 17:37:49

Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 25 January 2015, 17:36:28

Awesome:

"In the U.S. and Canada, the term gaylord is sometimes used for triplewall corrugated pallet boxes; this is due to the first bulk bins being manufactured by the original Gaylord Container Company of St. Louis, which was acquired by Crown Zellerbach of San Francisco in 1955."

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