Milkmen - They can be cheaper

saving-grace

I like to support our local milkman as I believe he provides a valuable community service (esp for the elderly etc) which I would be sorry to lose.
Once when our village was deep in snow he came up the street in a tractor to deliver the milk. How's that for service!

MrsNurseyC

Wow, I honestly thought getting your milk delivered by your local milkman was a dying British tradition.
I haven't seen anyone with glass bottles outside their door-step in the morning for a long time, so it's cheering to hear that they still have a good following.
My mum used to have it delivered in the 80's/early 90's when I was younger and lived at home (a village.) She used to order 'Dairy Diary' every year, the word play always amused me, which was choc-full with the most scrummy looking recipes for cakes and meals, which I'd pester her to try!
I'm pretty sure the milkman doesn't deliver to anyone in their road anymore, or the village.

After moving away to the city and having to cater for myself, milk just became part of the weekly shop/bought from the corner shop as and when needed, something we've continued to do, because I was sure milkmen as a species were a dying breed!

Both hubby&i are environmentally conscious, the council are "rubbish" at recycling- took over a eighteen months obtaining a recycling bin/collections often missed- so I feel guilty slinging emptied 4L plastic milk bottles in the bin (we do crush them first though), which could be avoided with glass ones from a local milkman.
I also like the fact that we'd be supporting local people, rather than further lining the pockets of Morrisons, Tesco etc....
Would definitely be interested in finding out if we're anywhere near a milk round in Plymouth. However I don't think just the two of us can manage to clear a whole pint of the white stuff a day- I'll wait until little ones get thrown into the equation before making the swap.

metherer

Hi all

Thought I'd add my two pennorth worth.

I started getting a milk delivery last summer, and I wouldn't swap for anything now.
At first I only got a pint every 2 days, as I live on my own so wasn't worth getting more. I've recently upped it tho, to a pint every day (2 on saturday as doesn't deliver sunday), with a half doz eggs and a pint of orange on a saturday too. I figure if its there I shoud use it, which is good for me.

Well worth it. His prices are:
milk - 40p a pint
eggs - £1.20 a doz
orange - 65p a pint
apple & grapefruit - 95p a litre carton.

I'd definately recommend him to anyone in the Skipton/Bradley area.

I think he's part of express dairies too.

Metherer
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kit

Hi

Would love to use a milkman to stop me spending extra when i go to pick up a pint!

How do I get hold of one?? I know that one delivers round here but its like 5am so I never see him. There is a unigate factory nearby so I guess he comes from there..... any idea what I do?? Cant find a unigate web site - anyone know of one?

Cheers!

UPDATE - found it! Dairy Crest can deliver here. Click here to see if they deliver in your area.

PS - anyone in the W-S-M area know how much local prices are? Says it varies depending on area.

Smiley_Mum

Loadsabob wrote:

Thing is, I'd love to have glass bottles with foil tops, like when I was little, but I don't think I'll ever get that with organic milk...it's a shame!

When we lived abroad, used to get milk from a local organic food store, in brown bottles with foil tops and everyone used to rush to get the cream from the top of the bottle for their drinks/cereal. Miss that.

Anyone remember the bags of milk you used to get, white and red bags in the 70s?

exlibris

"Anyone remember the bags of milk you used to get, white and red bags in the 70s?"

Oh! Yes!

OH used to take the boys camping. I would freeze these, put them in the pressure cooker with their sausage, bacon etc and send them off.

They had a pressure cooker/big pan for cooking and a homemade fridge for the first few days as the milk kept the other food cool.

I didn't go as I like my comfort LOL

fesdufun

I only started having milk delivered last year having lived somewhere where there wasn't a choice, and I love it. Our milkman is a lovely fellow - and I'm really glad that I'm not chucking a dozen plastic bottles in landfill every week.[/QUOTE]

We squash all our plastic bottles and put them in the recycling bin.

We swopped from a milkman to buying at the supermarket. As I buy three different types of milk and I couldn't fit all the pint bottles in the fridge.

elisebutt65

I've always tried to use a milkman, even when I lived in London - same reason I use greengrocers and butchers.

It's getting harder to find local shops for things now - we only one haberdasherers(spelling?) right at the end of town and I love getting ribbons. lace, buttons etc to customise my clothes but even here the supermarkets are trying to butt in

My milk is about 40p a pint and I get 7 a week for cereal and coffee for me and the 2 boys. I think it's Express Dairies we use and they also supply the school with their diddy little cartons - ooops - just remembered - must post off the cheque for next terms milk.

Wendrie

Loadsabob wrote:

Really enjoying all your posts, and encouraged by how many people have milk delivered. I know someone locally who has a milkman (in fact, on the odd morning I've seen him deliver as I've left for work, so I could ask him outright). I think I'll look into it.

So, I'd rather pay more and support a milk round. Thing is, I'd love to have glass bottles with foil tops, like when I was little, but I don't think I'll ever get that with organic milk...it's a shame!

My organic milk comes in glass bottles with the foil tops I can't say just like when I was little 'cause I didn't move to the UK until I was 11 but my kids have grown up with it at least!

Mrs_Miggins_2

We stopped using our milkman last year. We've since found that the supermarket milk lasts much longer. Our milkman only delivered twice a week, and late at night instead of early in the morning, which meant that on warm summer nights the milk was sometimes past its best by the time we were up :mad: . We also found that our milk was being delivered in plastic cartons, rather than bottles - the recycling was one of my main reasons for using the milkman in the first place. I know that if more people in our village used the milkman, then deliveries would become more regular, but for the moment we're sticking with the supermarket.