Milkmen - They can be cheaper

Lizzieanne

I've had the same milkman now for 11 years, we buy organic milk and eggs from him each week. I know that it's more expensive than the supermarket, but we never run out and I like the idea of paying a 'real person' for an old fashioned service rather than let Mr Tesco or Mr Sainsbury dominate yet again. As kippers said, our milkman also knows everyone and is always up for a chat.

scuzz

We still have a milkman. He comes three times a week. We have cut down what we get from him, but it's helpful to know he's there.

We also buy saving stamps from him to help pay for Christmas treats

Debt_Free_Chick

I use the milkman - lucky enough to have a local dairy that bottles and delivers, personally

Don't mind paying the extra - I can save pennies elsewhere - as I prefer to support our farmers directly. And, of course, less food miles .... and fresher!

lady_fuschia

I'm moving house soon and thinking I'd like to get a milkman. There's dairy locally that delivers and I like the idea of supporting a local business, as well as the more personal service (and becaus eit''l remind me of being a kid!) but OH isn't so keen. Partly because it's dearer (anyone know by how much?) and partly because we'll be in a flat rather than a house, with a locked door to the building, so we'd have to be in when he called - I'm wary of organic veg deliveries for the same reason.
It just seems a bit too complicated for something that's supposed to be convenient.

peachespeaches

I use a milkman. I only get a pint a day from him, we use a lot more (two small children) and buy the rest from a supermarket. I just like the convenience of knowing every morning that there is a pint on my doorstep. This has been the best solution for us.

Katmc2k

My parents have always, and still do get milk delivered. They only get one pint a day these days but when we were kids we got 6 pints a day and 18 on a saturday :eek: There was 7 of us though

dianadors

Debt_Free_Chick wrote: »

I use the milkman - lucky enough to have a local dairy that bottles and delivers, personally

Don't mind paying the extra - I can save pennies elsewhere - as I prefer to support our farmers directly. And, of course, less food miles .... and fresher!

I too have a milkman (he lives in our village) and whilst it is pennies more expensive than supermarket milk, I know that the farmers who provide it are getting a fair price. Cheap supermarket milk is forcing britains dairy farmers out of business. Also - how many times have you gone to the supermarket for cheap milk and come out spending £50 plus!!!! Cheap milk is a loss leader for supermarkets - they know you have to have it, and they make it cheap so you will buy it from them, but its never in the doorway - it is ALWAYS on the very back wall so that you have to pass everything else to get to it.
I get eggs from my milkman too as he gets them directly from a local supplier and he chooses them himself - they include lots of double yolkers and the yolks are a lovely colour.

sassycat

I have a delivery twice per week. The milk comes from a farm less than 3 miles away and is bottled on site. I would much rather know where my milk is coming from. Much of what is available in the supermarket is imported which seems ridiculous when our dairy farmers are struggling. I do realise though that for many families the cost has to influence their buying habits. I'm just trying to do my bit to reduce food miles.

lil_me

Have for now, delivered 2 pints Tuesday, 4 Thursday and 2 Saturday. All in plastic bottles. No recycling of them here so annoys me a little. Doesn't do daily deliveried any more. Mine isn't Dairy Crest either. It's £3.00 a week for the 8 pints. So what works out at 37.5p a pint.

lady_fuschia

So how much more expensive is milk from the milkman than the supermarket? Significantly?