how far would you walk to save 21p? who's right?

benedictadams

Justin_Credit wrote:

In some parts of Britain, I believe, there are still milkmen that deliver directly to the door. Me, I just get it at the nearest supplier when I'm driving past, although if I had the time I would occasionally walk, but only to the nearest supplier.

Regards JC

There is still a milkman who delivers my milk

I know i would save 16p a pint if i walked to the local supermarket (more if i brought the 6 pint cartons) which is a minimum saving of around £25 a year to a maximum of £45

However i don't need to worry about forgetting to buy milk on the way home from work for breakfast.

Mr Milkman needs to have his income and if we all stopped using him he'd be on the dole

and the most important reason, the glass pint bottles are recycled unlike the plastic cartons which in Birmingham are burnt :mad:

homersimpson_3

I'd walk further but buy more milk at a time, it ususally lasts at least a week at a time, and any extra I would freeze, then I'd get the extra exercise especially on my arms carrying them and save money whilst having to go to the shop less often which would be time and cost effective

how long can you keep milk in the freezer? do you defrost it at room temperature? how long does it take?

benedictadams

homersimpson wrote:

how long can you keep milk in the freezer? do you defrost it at room temperature? how long does it take?

Generally it doesn't say on the cartons (the ones that do says you shouldn't freeze in the original container, although i have done in the past with no problems)

Again it says it should be used witin 3 months and treated as fresh when opened

Personally when i did it i stuck it in the fridge, it does take longer (around 24 hours) but its in situ so you can just forget about it til the next day

annie-c

homersimpson wrote:

how long can you keep milk in the freezer? do you defrost it at room temperature? how long does it take?

I was thinking along the lines of freezing milk to save the need to shop every other day too.

I've never kept milk in the fridge longer than a month or so, but others might know if it lasts longer. It separates and looks funny once frozen, but is fine once fully defrosted. I defrost mine in the fridge overnight - you have to be a bit organised, it's no use for emergencies! For that I use long life.

vanoonoo

annie-c wrote:

it's no use for emergencies! For that I use long life.

I use longlife all the time therefore completely eliminating the need to go to the shop for "fresh"

Murtle

with batgirl on this one. we freeze milk it's fine. had milk frozen for longer then 3 months, it's been fine. we either leave it out all day - usually cause one of us forgets to put it in the fridge and then we go out....or i put it in the fridge, not realising oh needs it sooner....planning not strong point....nor are capital letters tonight

MLbiggestfan

The amount of debt I have at the moment I would walk anywhere to save £38.00 a year. Thats a weeks payments on my catalogue debts!!! Sad but determined to be free of DEBT(god I really hate that word now)

Murtle

fair point MLbiggestfan. Also, I guess £38 could be a night out, so worth the saving....I'm just too lazy!!!

x

Queenie

Murtle wrote:

with batgirl on this one. we freeze milk it's fine. had milk frozen for longer then 3 months, it's been fine. we either leave it out all day - usually cause one of us forgets to put it in the fridge and then we go out....or i put it in the fridge, not realising oh needs it sooner....planning not strong point....nor are capital letters tonight

I freeze milk too, but I also keep some dried milk in (often needed for the BM anyway) so if I forget to defrost I can quickly mix up just enough to tide us over. If it needs using up before it's Best Before date, it gets used up in puddings

skintchick

I freeze milk and defrost it on the side, take a few hours then. In the fridge it takes more than a day!

somnetimes I stick it in a bowl of cold/lukewarm water to speed it up - but if it's just for a cup of coffee then once a little bit has melted you can pour it out round the side of the frozen block.

I have been known to run it under hot water so I can have a coffee!!