Do you have your milk delivered

nanna8

No one delivers milk here. We’re lucky if we get any post, too. It has gone down to about once a week, twice in a good week.

Do you live out in the sticks?

No one delivers milk here. We’re lucky if we get any post, too. It has gone down to about once a week, twice in a good week.

I could but found it very expensive I’m afraid.

Yes orange juice milk and eggs, I think he delivers around 4am. Really reliable

I tried so hard when we moved here 11 years ago.
I had always had doorstep deliveries and wanted to support a local business.
Unfortunately when I called the dairy they laid down so many rules and regulations!
I had to email my requirements, delivery was only on certain days, they delivered between 3&4 am appx.
So as we didn’t want to be woken up and there was no flexibility we buy from the supermarket, I feel guilty every time I drop a container in my trolley.

Our milkman delivers all sorts of things but at the moment I just get orange juice and milk. I try and support the local businesses.

I started after many years of not getting it delivered. Initially it was great, milk, juice, eggs etc. However then problems began. No milk left, wrong type of milk left, empty bottles abandoned at the bottom of the path etc. I got in touch each time but eventually it was just too much so cancelled.

Yes, signed up for local firm at beginning of lockdown, he arrives usually before 8.0 am, also delivers eggs, bread and other dairy items, and, in season, compost and bark for the garden, and bedding plants. More expensive than supermarket but very convenient. Milk comes in glass bottles.

Yes, I do and I don’t know what I would have done without him during lockdown before we managed to get Tesco deliveries as he provided so many things. I shall continue to use him even though the milk is expensive.

I do like the sound of your milkman, JaneJudge!

We always had our milk delivered but since acquiring our delightful dog we've had to cancel

She used to bark and go quite ballistic at about 5am with the jangling of the bottles and we couldn't get back to sleep!

Yes a milkman.

He also delivers butter and fresh orange juice on Saturday

I had the milk delivery for over 20 years. Then we got a new milkman who delivered at about 11am or later and if you were out it would sit in the sun for hours, sometimes having to be thrown away. The old one used to alternate the way he did the round, so everyone got a chance at the earlier delivery. We had the milk delivered every other day, as did lots of others. I put up with the new one for ages, spoke to him about alternating like his predecessor but he wasn't agreeable, so stopped the delivery. I hated doing it. I had been brought up to believe the doorstep delivery was an important part of community, they'd often be the first one to notice something amiss with elderly residents etc but sadly no more.

We used to- because each area had one milk round and it came on time. Then we ended up with 5 different dairies doing the same round- which was totally ridiculous. Milk would arrive at 11 am and sit all day in the sun. We also lost the friendly ONE milkman who knew everyone by name, and all the kids, and actually read any instructions left. When we found the new milkman just screwed up the polite instructions left for him and chucked in the drive (like 'please no milk today' or 'please an extra pint today', etc) - then we just stopped, A great shame.

Ours always arrives around 10.30 / 11pm since changed the round times so I can get it in before I go to bed

We have almond milk too, but only one of us is a fan

Jane43

I haven’t seen any in our area either but it wouldn't do for us as we use oat milk.

the do milk alternatives now

It's most probably because they come in the middle of the night! Mine comes at about 3 in the morning. I am with milk and more so I find it such a useful service as there is so much that can be delivered

For example, this morning he left milk, loaf of bread, butter, croissants, pain au chocolat, cream, bag of carrots, aluminium foil. It means I wont have to go anywhere

I haven’t seen any in our area either but it wouldn't do for us as we use oat milk.

I get mine delivered with my groceries from ocado

No, don’t think there are any milk rounds in this area.