What to include in your first email
The faster your email gets a useful response is the more specific you can be. The fields that matter:
- What you're trying to do. "Buy 12 used totes for water storage" beats "asking about IBCs."
- Capacity. 275 vs. 330. If unsure, tell us your ceiling height and dock-door clearance.
- Grade. Food, industrial-washed, rinsed, or "not sure — here's what I'm putting in it."
- Quantity. Real number, or a range.
- Your zip. Determines freight.
- Timeline. "This week" or "in the next quarter" both work — we just need to know.
If you're selling rather than buying, tell us instead: number of empties, last contents, condition, and zip.