Online shopping delivery charges

I buy Long Life milk in cartons from Tesco, as well as 2 ordinary 4 pint Have fortnightly home delivery of groceries,so that suits me fine.Can also buy dried milk which lasts for ages.

My shopper is (I hope) bringing two small bottles of cow milk later this afternoon. I'll decant them and offer to neighbours.

Then wash and freeze two 500ml of goat milk standing up with the tops a little loose - to be fastened when solid.
Seems the easiest way out.

Thanks for suggestions but a lot of them are not possible for me, I'm pretty much housebound and disabled.

Beware freezing large containers of milk.

I always used to keep one in the freezer for emergencies, but found when they defrosted they split and leaked.

I think one reason is the plastic is not as strong as it once was, with all the emphasis on not using it.

These were Tesco 4 pint containers.

I now keep a couple of long life cartons in the cupboard instead.

Ice cube tray good idea. I would just buy two small ones and reuse them. I only have organic and that's what I do.

Ice cube tray then put into a zip lock bag. Then you can take out however much you need.

Freeze the milk in bags. Ziploc won't leak and it takes up much less room when flattened

Just buy the 500ml milk ..dis guard the contents or give to a neighbour. The empty bottles will have only cost you 85p each. Stack side by side

After using the milk from 3x 500ml bottles, wash and save to refill from your large bottle of milk and freeze.

Good idea loopylyn2 but I think this is for goats milk.

We used to freeze our goats milk in its original plastic pouch and defrost into a jug.
Maybe you could look at this?
Or maybe I've missed something?

Buy small bottles of milk and freeze them easy, peaay.

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Alie2Oxon

I can't buy the half-size bottles (not cartons) as goat milk doesn't come that size.
I don't do Prime for the reason stated. It costs more than it's worth to me!
I think the as must have come from China, which I was trying to avoid.

I think the cheapest way would probably be to get the cow milk (which I can't drink) keep the empties and give the milk away!
Thanks for the answers though.

Can you drink lactose-free milk?
Or use juice or squash bottles?

I ordered a couple of Christmas presents from Amazon then had an email to say estimated delivery date was now 26th/27th February! So I cancelled them.

Those will definitely be coming from abroad! I wonder if something designed for freezing breast milk in might be better?

Yet delivery to a locker? Free

Be aware that there are different types of plastic even for drinks bottles. Milk has fat in it so might interact with chemicals in the bottles and leach out into the milk. Safer by far is to buy some small bottles of milk then re-purpose them when empty

If you click on prime it will probably give you a free trial or a month for 99p,

I got plastic 350ml bottles in Home Bargains once. It’s worth looking there.

I joined Amazon Prime last year whilst waiting for a knee operation. I could no longer go trolling round shops and delivery charges were racking up. It has been a life saver and saved me a fortune as I bought all my 🎄 gifts from them. Never paid as much as you were quoted for those bottles before this - but once was asked for to pay £25 on a bag only costing £37!

Could you buy 500ml bottles of still water, and use those when empty ? The very cheap bottles are probably too fragile, but others are stronger. Look in supermarkets for Buxton (500ml) and Aqua Carpatica (only 250 ml)

I just use the smaller water bottles (not that we buy water often at all) or e.g. empty squash bottles.

Our milk comes in glass, but I do occasionally top up with a plastic bottle. I don’t always remember to keep one handy for freezing excess milk in, though.

I just shove them in the freezer (a small, under the fridge job) wherever there’s space, so always lying horizontally.

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As Whiff said, buy long life milk if you need milk to last. I have fortnightly delivery of my groceries so that suits me fine!

Are these the only ones available on Amazon?

I can't buy the half-size bottles (not cartons) as goat milk doesn't come that size.
I don't do Prime for the reason stated. It costs more than it's worth to me!
I think the as must have come from China, which I was trying to avoid.

I think the cheapest way would probably be to get the cow milk (which I can't drink) keep the empties and give the milk away!
Thanks for the answers though.

If you can buy 500ml plastic bottles of milk, why not buy several and freeze them, and then re-use?