Purchasing Game Totes for practice field

[Bob Steele]

I have been seeking out costs for purchasing 1/2 of a field worth of totes for a common game practice field here in Seattle.

So far I have gotten a single quote from http://www.storageworksinc.com/

I asked for prices for the gray totes (the same ones as called out in FIRST documents)

For delivery in Seattle:

70 totes (1/2 field plus middle) $1792 plus $540 shipping
This is $25.60 per crate

There had no price break below 500 crates

A full field of totes is 130 totes.... that would cost $3328 plus $848 shipping

(This does not include the six yellow totes or the Recycling Containers)

So the only thing saved in ordering the bigger number is about 1.20 per crate in shipping (6.52 per vs 7.71 per)

I know that AndyMark is selling crates @$19 each or 6 for $100 ($16.67 each)


Does anyone have any ideas about what to do to put crates on the practice field. I know that many of us have some but only the ones from last year are exactly the same.

Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.....

We are building the rest of the field and have budgeted for that as a team but this additional game piece cost is pretty high... We have the Recycling containers and tops on order.. they come in around $50 for top and can.
Each team has a yellow tote so we should be able to have enough of those from participating teams....

What do you think the bare minimum number of crates a practice field should have to be used properly?

Because teams only received 1 each (which was nice) We really can't expect teams to have 1/3 of a full set...

How many totes are your team purchasing out there?

My guess is that most teams would have six... at a minimum.
For three teams practicing that is only 18 out of the 70 on a field.

thanks for comments