Milkmen - They can be cheaper

specsappeal

i have been having deliveries for 2 weeks now and i too have had the 4p increase (57p pint). it is much dearer than lidl which is just a 2 minute walk for me but i have saved money as i never went to lidls and only came out with milk!! I love having the glass bottles and the milk does taste better to me (maybe thats in my head).

kingofclare

specsappeal wrote: »

i have been having deliveries for 2 weeks now and i too have had the 4p increase (57p pint). it is much dearer than lidl which is just a 2 minute walk for me but i have saved money as i never went to lidls and only came out with milk!! I love having the glass bottles and the milk does taste better to me (maybe thats in my head).

You are quite right it is much cheaper at lidl as well as any major store, first reason being the quality is not so good, for example if you were to buy a pint of full cream milk from a milkman you could expect a layer of creamy milk at the top of the bottle yet in supermarket plastic cartons this is non exsistent, secondly any price comparison is not nearly fair as the milk is simply not delivered, you could not compare a builders price for putting up a wall with what it would cost you to put one up yourself !!! i hope you continue to find the service beneficial

mummysaver

Hi Kingofclare - I would love our milk to have a layer of cream on the top, but then I am a pig about liking cream on my porridge, the stuff we get delivered however is homogenised, I'm sure out milky is dairycrest. Can you request "normal" milk as opposed to the homogenised stuff - I would love to show my youngest how to make butter from milk - showed my older ones when they were littlies. I can still remember making butter from the cream of the milk at infant school, when we still had the tiny wee bottles, we also made bread and grew cress and had our own school made sarnies! It's a lovely memory!

ZCC72

kingofclare wrote: »

Have Dairy crest not explained the price rise ? fuel costs in the last year have increased dramatically as will have energy costs in production, i very much doubt that your local supermarket would deliver milk to your door for less than a milky(no delivery charges), the fact of the matter is that Dairy crest as a company have a duty in reporting to sharholders so can clearly only absorb so many increased costs.

Hi kingofclare, unfortunately, Dairycrest didn't explain their most recent price rise when I called to ask. When they previously put the price up in November of last year, they said that the extra 4p was going to the dairy farmers. I live in a rural area, so supporting farmers is important to me, so I stayed with them. This time round, however, I looked on the website to see the reasons for the new price rise, and noticed that Dairycrest were fined £9.4 million for alleged price-fixing - so, I have concerns that the extra money this time round may be going towards payment of their fine, not to cover additional fuel costs! Also, when on a budget, paying an addition 19p per pint isn't ideal....

However, instead of having it delivered, I am now asking my farmer friends if I can get my milk direct from source - :rotfl: and learn how to milk a cow in the process!!:rotfl:

moneysavingmumofone

I have just placed an order for 1 pint whole milk and 1 pint of chocolate milk (weekly treat!) per week on a thursday. Not much but all i can afford and i would like ds to know all about the milkman and where the milk comes from

kingofclare

ZCC72 wrote: »

Hi kingofclare, unfortunately, Dairycrest didn't explain their most recent price rise when I called to ask. When they previously put the price up in November of last year, they said that the extra 4p was going to the dairy farmers. I live in a rural area, so supporting farmers is important to me, so I stayed with them. This time round, however, I looked on the website to see the reasons for the new price rise, and noticed that Dairycrest were fined £9.4 million for alleged price-fixing - so, I have concerns that the extra money this time round may be going towards payment of their fine, not to cover additional fuel costs! Also, when on a budget, paying an addition 19p per pint isn't ideal....

However, instead of having it delivered, I am now asking my farmer friends if I can get my milk direct from source - :rotfl: and learn how to milk a cow in the process!!:rotfl:

The price fixing affair involved pretty much every major dairy and supermarket in the country, basically the government asked them all to support the british farmers so all agreed to raise prices for this (i believe in 2002), in 2007 the powers that be decided that all were to be investigated for this and all but tesco pleaded guilty to avoid a likely guilty verdict with legal costs on top (unsure how the tesco case stands at present), Dairy crest covered the fine it recieved from its profit margins and no cost was passed on to the customer, im sure the company books would prove this to someone better qualified than i !, and being as we are now in a different financial year i am sure the rise would be unconnected.

I dont know how how large your friends farm is so wouldnt know if they pasturise the milk themselves, if not a strong stomach could be required !!

I appreciate anyone would save money by buying milk in supermarkets but as i said in a previous post its not really a true comparison, and Dairy crest are being quite open with you regarding the rise i very much doubt a supermarket advises when they increase prices, that said quite why you have not been told of the reasoning in your area bemuses me

kingofclare

mummysaver wrote: »

Hi Kingofclare - I would love our milk to have a layer of cream on the top, but then I am a pig about liking cream on my porridge, the stuff we get delivered however is homogenised, I'm sure out milky is dairycrest. Can you request "normal" milk as opposed to the homogenised stuff - I would love to show my youngest how to make butter from milk - showed my older ones when they were littlies. I can still remember making butter from the cream of the milk at infant school, when we still had the tiny wee bottles, we also made bread and grew cress and had our own school made sarnies! It's a lovely memory!

Do you have your milk in a plastic container ? if so milk in that packaging is usually all homogonised, for a creamy layer you should ask him for a glass bottle of full cream milk if you find that is still not enough perhaps ask for a bottle of channel island milk, im sure that would be more than good enough, its also awesome in coffee :cool: but dont use it too much or you'll end up chubby like me !!!

mummysaver

Thanks Kingofclare! Ours comes in bottles, I love milk bottles all lined up outside the front door! I shall leave him a note to swap our Friday delivery for Channel Island milk I think - mind you as it's Monday and I'm back to working nights I might even see him as I arrive home! Oh, looking forward to creamy porridge next weekend!

ps - I shall end up chubby anyway with all the os baking I've been doing recently, twink's hobnobs are gonna cost me a gym membership if I'm not careful!

kingofclare

oh well you gotta enjoy life hey ! let me know if the change works for you

taplady

moneysavingmumofone wrote: »

I have just placed an order for 1 pint whole milk and 1 pint of chocolate milk (weekly treat!) per week on a thursday. Not much but all i can afford and i would like ds to know all about the milkman and where the milk comes from

:T :T :T my hubby is a milkman!;)