The demise of the milkman/woman.

I did originally (with a gap when organic went into plastic bottles) until recently when they changed dairy providers and our organic whole milk became homogenised, without warning. It was delivered between midnight and 1am so on a hot day it would be quickly off if I didn't catch it before I went to bed.

If there was an issue with a delivery (or if off) it became a real palaver to report it.

I just gave up.

Sadly.

Yes.. Always it's in bottles so better to recycle as well. I just have him x3 per week, can add or subtract via an App. Also delivers lots of other groceries if you want them.

Yes, I live in quite a large town but I still only get three deliveries a week. A whole range of other things apart from dairy products can be delivered including bags of soil and compost.

We had a delivery by a local farm until they started delivering at 3.30 am and didn't do it quietly. We now have Sainsbury's.

They still deliver milk bottles around here. I have had milk deliveries for a very long time. I much prefer to get cartons of filtered milk when I go to the supermarket.

Not been any delivers here since way back when I haven’t seen a milk float for many many years I haven’t had any deliveries of anything in probably 40 or more years
I used to enjoy finding it on my doorstep I can’t think when I stopped but we used to have lots of deliveries when the children were young so 50 plus plus years ago Now just the postman and he’s getting scarce

We still have the milkman here - 3 deliveries a week, usually in the wee small hours. It’s more expensive, but to us it’s worth it for the convenience, not to mention a lot less plastic in the recycling bin.

Agree Witzend.

Milk is delivered where I live at 3 am, not in an electric vehicle and on a bumpy road makes a lot of noise, which starts dogs barking, it is a road of 10 houses with one household having the delivery, seems a waste of resources and causes a disturbance. The house in question has a Tesco delivery weekly so have no idea why they also want overpriced milk.

If you have milk from a farm you cut out the middleman. Tescos deliver cheap milk in plastic, they drive down the price to the farms so that it may be unsustainable to keep cows. To those with noisy milk delivery could you not raise the issue with the deliverer? My milk is frequently delivered before I even fall asleep!

Just like others I had delivery for many years, then they changed to twice a week, then it was delivered in the early hours.
In summer that was so unreliable.
I cancelled but they still deliver opposite my house and a little way up on my side so I still get waken up occasionally by the slamming doors.
No more clanking of bottles though as they deliver in plastic throwaway cartons.

We still have milk delivered have done for nearly 20 years did Chang companies a few years ago as had been bought out by milk and more. Now with a local independent that charges less than the national company though it is more expensive than the supermarket
They have recently dropped to 4 days a week to reduce overheads

Exactly like Witzend; milk delivered thrice weekly in glass bottles. Early morning delivery (of local milk) from helpful local men who are running their own business. The milk is fresh, as are the eggs we have from them. Excellent service all round.

Yes for many years when the children were younger. We got through a lot of milk for breakfast cereal.

We stopped having deliveries when our local milkman retired as the cost became too much and the milk float was replaced with a noisy diesel van.

The milk came from the nearby Abbey. They now make beer instead!

Someone near me has a delivery in the wee small hours 2/3 times a week but he’s quiet and doesn’t even disturb next doors ‘guard’ dog who sleeps outside. It’s expensive though.

At our previous homes (both in the same area) we used to have milk delivered. The milkman was known and loved by everybody!

If you bumped into him in the street/at the shops/anywhere and asked him to add an extra pint or a box of eggs to the next delivery, he always remembered to do it. He was so fit. The front gardens in our road were either steep to go up, or steep to go down to (our garden was approx. 70° angle and had 25 steps and most others were similar!) He was still working in his nineties!

Sadly, the dairy closed and is now houses.

Ours comes three times a week but I have no idea when, I have never seen the deliverer and just pay on line. It is there in time for our breakfast. He/she ialso delivers lots of goods including bags of garden compost, a god send to many who find the weight of the bags too much to get from the shops.

Not had a milkman where I live since the nineties. Also newspaper deliveries stopped ten years ago when the last shop to do deliveries closed.

Never see our milkman even though he delivers from the farm/dairy up the road!! The only time I have ever seen him was when Jubilee celebrations were going on and they wanted their staff to enjoy the break too - so he delivered a day earlier and I was able to shout a thank you to him from the window!! He delivers 3 times a week with extra goodies when we want or order them.
Have to say that fresh milk from a bottle seems to taste so much better but that's just me!!

My daughter gets milk and eggs delivered. Unfortunately a small child broke all the eggs when he saw them on the doorstep.

I haven't seen a milk float for many years - they never come around this way. There aren't any paper boys or window cleaners either (steep road)

We’ve almost always had milk delivered, at a fair number of houses (I think this one is my 37th). I prefer it to getting additional plastic.

Yes I do and our milk arrives on the doorstep around 4.30 am. There is no clanking as we've been given a crate for the empties. If it promises to be a warm day, it's always left out of the sun. I find it good value for money.

I only drink milk in tea, so I get a carton of filtered milk every week at Tesco.
Only one house on this development has milk delivered - it arrives between midnight and 3am - so surely, it can’t stay fresh for long during hot weather.