Money Moral Dilemma: Should I drink the milk?

BigMikeyG

Drink it, hid the bottle in someone elses bin and claim innnocence

dan_m2k

TBH, I'd love to get fresh milk on my doorstep, even at a premium for convenience/quality. However, my 2p: the very nature of this thread - that they can't even get deliveries right, let alone accurately collecting payment for aforesaid milk, is what killed off the doorstep delivery business, and I don't like the modern attempts to revitalise it by entering into long milk delivery contracts so will be giving them a miss!

As I say though, if a milkman turned up at my door with a couple of bottles of silver-top whenever I asked him to do so, and he took payment in a reliable and convenient way, I'd certainly support my local dairy farmers.

Oh, yeah, and I'd drink it. I take the unsolicited delivery as a gift in exchange for the trespass on my property.

lisa110rry

Well, I agree with the chap who said it was possibly a sample to encourage you to accept a delivery contract. When we moved into our house over 23 years ago, a young milkround owner invited us to have eight weeks' free milk as encouragement to use their dairy (there were many in the village in those days). At exactly the end of the eight weeks, I was forced to put a "no milk please until I tell you otherwise" note on my door. Needless to say he thought I was trying it on, I wasn't, our only son was seriously ill in hospital so we were staying with him. Once I explained this to the dairyman, all was well and when our lad recovered, delivery recommenced. Since then we have always had deliveries from this company. We have "celebrated" with good wishes the births and successes of his children, and he keeps a watchful eye on what happens in our home, a blessing as we get older and less able.

Hurrah for doorstep deliveries. :A

Talent

It depends on how hard-faced you are. Use it and deny all knowledge if they come knocking. Tell them you stopped doorstep deliveries years ago because they were being stolen (true in our case).
If you are not hard-faced, use it and put the empties out with a note saying thank you for the trial free sample but that you are sticking with your regular supplier.

LOUY_2

Take it and use it.
If that bloke comes back and ask for money, phone the police and report him for trespassing. He has no right to be on your property or leave things there.

newkitchenfund

dan_m2k wrote: »

TBH, I'd love to get fresh milk on my doorstep, even at a premium for convenience/quality. However, my 2p: the very nature of this thread - that they can't even get deliveries right, let alone accurately collecting payment for aforesaid milk, is what killed off the doorstep delivery business, and I don't like the modern attempts to revitalise it by entering into long milk delivery contracts so will be giving them a miss!

As I say though, if a milkman turned up at my door with a couple of bottles of silver-top whenever I asked him to do so, and he took payment in a reliable and convenient way, I'd certainly support my local dairy farmers.

Oh, yeah, and I'd drink it. I take the unsolicited delivery as a gift in exchange for the trespass on my property.

I've had doorstep milk delivered for the past 4 years, no problems at all. Payment can be made online or by direct debit as well as by cash or cheque.
As well as saving time, you can also save money. most milkmen will deliver bread, eggs, juice, yogurts etc so you can cut down on supermarket trips and impulse buys. Just do a big shop once a month for nonperishables, and top up at the greengrocers as needed.
it's also better for the environment, as the glass bottles are used many times over, and the floats run on electricity.
as for the dilemma, if i couldn't contact the dairy, I'd use the milk.

luciandan

for goodness sake, it's just some milk - hardly any need for legal threats and not that expensive at the end of the day. The most immoral action would be to let it go off. Drink it and leave a note at the front door with a cheque or a time to call for the money and a polite request that you don't want any more.

Love food; hate waste.

Daniel

carrotmuseum

Either charge them for storage or threaten to go and pour it pack through their letter box, then do so!

Cimscate

Bit disappointed with this weeks problem, does it really matter inthe scheme of things, let's have something with a bit more meat to it......

glossyhair

luciandan wrote: »

Drink it and leave a note at the front door with a cheque or a time to call for the money and a polite request that you don't want any more. Love food; hate waste.
Daniel

I personally wouldn't leave a signed cheque on my doorstep as it clearly shows my bank details and signature!! :eek:

Put the milk in your fridge and use it. If you are unable to make contact by phone, then a polite note to the milkman saying that you don't want and therefore are not willing to pay for any further deliveries should suffice. Put the money aside (you have have consumed the milk after all) and pay him if he asks for it. Otherwise just forget about it.