Milkmen.

[ColinJ]

My sister still has milk delivered in Coventry. She doesn't get ALL of her milk delivered though, because it is "too expensive" so she walks to her local supermarket to buy the rest ...

The milkman calls round at about 22:30 to get paid. My sister normally goes to bed at 22:00 so she stays up to pay him. Why she can't pay him when he is dropping the milk off, I don't know!

The whole thing confuses me ...

 

[User482]

We stopped having milk delivered, as it used to turn up after we left for work, and sit on the doorstep all day.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I still see one round Cardigan way, he covers a massive area. They just can't compete with four pints for less than a quid in supermarkets.

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Yes - there's a few here.

And coal men.

 

[pawl]

We get our milk delivered 3 times a week, and have done for ever. It is a little more expensive than buying it in the supermarket, but I like the convenience, and I particularly like helping to keep the milk round going. Some elderly neighbours who don't have internet skills (or maybe even a computer), and who can't drive, are reliant on the milkman for their fresh milk, and so I don't mind paying a few pennies extra per pint to help ensure the round continues.

My sister has a local milkman.Good job,as she is somewhat wobbly on her feet.She can manage lighter shopping but bottles beat her.

 

[MikeG]

.........four pints for less than a quid in supermarkets.

..............and we wondered why dairy herds are disappearing all over the country.

 

[Smokin Joe]

..............and we wondered why dairy herds are disappearing all over the country.

But there's no shortage of milk, so perhaps there were too many dairy herds to make economic sense.

 

[Piemaster]

We get our milk delivered 3 times a week, and have done for ever. It is a little more expensive than buying it in the supermarket, but I like the convenience, and I particularly like helping to keep the milk round going. Some elderly neighbours who don't have internet skills (or maybe even a computer), and who can't drive, are reliant on the milkman for their fresh milk, and so I don't mind paying a few pennies extra per pint to help ensure the round continues.

Same for us too. All payments and any order changes can be done the night before via an app.

Odd init. No one thinks anything of getting a pizza delivered via JustEat/Deliveroo/whatever but not milk.

 

[screenman]

We stopped having it delivered 6 months ago, the dairy/depot was 28 miles away.

 

[PK99]

We get our milk delivered 3 times a week, and have done for ever. It is a little more expensive than buying it in the supermarket, but I like the convenience, and I particularly like helping to keep the milk round going. Some elderly neighbours who don't have internet skills (or maybe even a computer), and who can't drive, are reliant on the milkman for their fresh milk, and so I don't mind paying a few pennies extra per pint to help ensure the round continues.

Our approach to. Delivered before 5am. Pay by direct debit

 

[MikeG]

But there's no shortage of milk, so perhaps there were too many dairy herds to make economic sense.

We import millions of litres of the stuff, and fine our own farmers for over-production. The dairy industry is a mess.

 

[MikeG]

Same for us too. All payments and any order changes can be done the night before via an app.....

We pay monthly by direct debit. Couldn't be simpler.

 

[Piemaster]

Actuall we may have a DD too. Dunno, my wife deals with it as she was the one that wanted a milkman. Perhaps I need to discuss that bit with her.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

We get our milk delivered, pretty sure he comes around in the middle of the night because what ever time you get up he's been. We pay more for the convenience but it doesn't bother me.

 

[ianrauk]

We still get milk delivered. However it is getting very expensive. 85p a pint, compared to supermarkets around here of 80p for 2 pints.
We get 6 pints a week from the milky and any top ups from the supermarket.