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Milkman
xxtimbo
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Can they survive the supermarket competition ? will they be completely extinct in a few years time ?
Just had to stop mine,
£4.75 for 2 litres of milk and 6 eggs !
When you think that you can get 2 litres of milk for £1 at asda
then on that basis I was paying £3 . 75 got 6 eggs. !
Sad to have to stop the guy, but it was getting a little crazy !
Just had to stop mine,
£4.75 for 2 litres of milk and 6 eggs !
When you think that you can get 2 litres of milk for £1 at asda
then on that basis I was paying £3 . 75 got 6 eggs. !
Sad to have to stop the guy, but it was getting a little crazy !
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My dad also recently stopped his as even waitrose duchy organic milk was cheaper, he was very against it but said he can't afford to keep the guy in a job. I think only one person in the road has their milk delivered now.
At home I dont, and I dont think any of my neighbours do. I certainly haven't heard / seen a milk float.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e1xvyTdBZI
(he could be the last milkman in the west !)
It's not just the price for me, it's that I really don't know how much milk etc I'll be using in advance so a 2litre job from the supermarket is just a no-brainer.
The milk is not as cheap as in the supermarkets but it sure tastes better as it comes from a local farm/dairy.
I do have to cut down, not so much because of price, but because I don't use 6 pints, so I got to cut at least a pint out, maybe 2.
I end up drinking it, which is ok, but too much milk can't be good for me, i use skimmed milk.
I would imagine the local dairy is also supplying your local chains. They would never stay in business otherwise.
My sister however still gets stuff delivered - she doesn't drive though so maybe this is one reason for this.
It is a shame, but it is the way of the world I suppose.
Needs must so don't feel guilty!
I like the idea of the now 'old fashioned' milkman and individual shops like bakers, butchers, greengrocers etc and i would happily use them!
But, as you say it's the prices - of course they have to charge what they do to make up for the major supermarkets taking most of the trade. They are all slowly but surely closing down and sadly wil be non-existant very soon which is such a shame
I suppose it is because his family has done the round for generations and we all feel we owe them something, but it is also quite a useful service in an area where large food shops are a distance away and elderly customers cannot get easily to them. Our bus services are atrocious.
Chris, the milkman, delivers all sorts of things other than milk - potatoes, eggs, juice, bread etc. He delivers in all weathers - and last winter, when we were all snowed in, he somehow managed to get his stuff to our green and dumped a whole load of milk and other essentials with just a honesty box. I was very impressed when he told me later that he was only 10p short at the end of it!
For communities like ours shopping becomes difficult when you get old. If you are on your own, can't drive and public transport is poor, the milkman could well be a saving grace. Of course, Ocado, Tesco Direct etc could pick up the slack - but lack the personal touch of our milkman.
So I am more than happy to subsidise him.
Oh yes they supply local shops and some local cafes.
the shop just across the road from me sells them, but they are in plastic bottles.
Our milkman seems to do ok, he been abroad on holiday twice last year,