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jason7 Flag croydon 15 Oct 15 10.40am Send a Private Message to jason7 Add jason7 as a friend

I ask because i do,i felt it was a tradition that i wanted to try and support.I feel that they provide a valuable service to the community delivering milk/fresh orange/eggs/bread and even your Christmas turkey.Plus i believe keeping an eye on the old and vulnerable.Today i checked my bill only to find a pint of milk delivered to you door is 81p,but if i go to Tesco i can pick one up for 45p.We have heard a lot of talk of supporting our dairy farmers,which i want to also do,but is this tesco driving the price so low that they are killing this franchise.So that people who want fresh milk have to pay this price as not enough of us use milkmen any more.

 
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Hoof Hearted 15 Oct 15 10.51am

My dad was a milkman and I helped our local Express milkman in Carshalton as a "milkboy" aged 10 to 15 in the 1960's.

Sorry mate, times have moved on... like the Miners and Chimney Sweeps, Milkmen are consigned to history.

It was a nice era when they operated and I take your point about the wider service they provided, but it is a dying industry.

Globalisation affects Dairy Farmers as much as supermarkets trying to screw their suppliers. I would happily pay more for a pint to help farmers and ensure the animals are well treated.

 
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Kennyd163 Flag new addington 15 Oct 15 11.38am Send a Private Message to Kennyd163 Add Kennyd163 as a friend

I cancelled mine a few days ago after using the service for 3 years. I didn't mind the cost. It was more the fact that the milkman usually turns up about 1am. I can't stay up all night waiting for him to turn up so the milk usually sits out all night. And now the foxes have started claiming it by pissing all over it. If anyone can lend me a rifle to take out the local foxes, then I will start my order up again

 
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DanH Flag SW2 15 Oct 15 12.22pm Send a Private Message to DanH Add DanH as a friend

Quote Hoof Hearted at 15 Oct 2015 10.51am

My dad was a milkman and I helped our local Express milkman in Carshalton as a "milkboy" aged 10 to 15 in the 1960's.

Sorry mate, times have moved on... like the Miners and Chimney Sweeps, Milkmen are consigned to history.

It was a nice era when they operated and I take your point about the wider service they provided, but it is a dying industry.

Globalisation affects Dairy Farmers as much as supermarkets trying to screw their suppliers. I would happily pay more for a pint to help farmers and ensure the animals are well treated.


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Holmesdale Nick Flag South Croydon 15 Oct 15 12.44pm Send a Private Message to Holmesdale Nick Add Holmesdale Nick as a friend

On a similar note does anyone still have a paper boy / girl ?

 

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Jimenez Flag SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 15 Oct 15 12.47pm Send a Private Message to Jimenez Add Jimenez as a friend

I was only talking about this subject to someone the other day funnily enough. As obviously we don't have them here. I've often wondered why the milkman doesn't cut out the middle man and source his own products. I see no reason why you have to have milk in bottles, you could easily have disposable ones that would save on collecting them. I'd also be tempted to offer people Xmas and Easter hampers where people pay in say 5 quid a week that would bring in a steady revenue stream.

 

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Jimenez Flag SELHURSTPARKCHESTER,DA BRONX 15 Oct 15 12.47pm Send a Private Message to Jimenez Add Jimenez as a friend

Quote Holmesdale Nick at 15 Oct 2015 12.44pm

On a similar note does anyone still have a paper boy / girl ?


*See DanH s Post*

 

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richard shaw (og)65 Flag my minds eye 15 Oct 15 12.53pm Send a Private Message to richard shaw (og)65 Add richard shaw (og)65 as a friend

yep , still have milk and orange juice delivered always will ,purely for convenience .

 

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martin2412 Flag Living The Dream 15 Oct 15 12.59pm Send a Private Message to martin2412 Add martin2412 as a friend

Quote richard shaw (og)65 at 15 Oct 2015 12.53pm

yep , still have milk and orange juice delivered always will ,purely for convenience .


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masonic_palace Flag Gatport Airwick 15 Oct 15 1.01pm Send a Private Message to masonic_palace Add masonic_palace as a friend

"Two pints - there you go"

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Cucking Funt Flag Clapham on the Back 15 Oct 15 1.14pm Send a Private Message to Cucking Funt Add Cucking Funt as a friend

Quote Hoof Hearted at 15 Oct 2015 10.51am

My dad was a milkman and I helped our local Express milkman in Carshalton as a "milkboy" aged 10 to 15 in the 1960's.

Sorry mate, times have moved on... like the Miners and Chimney Sweeps, Milkmen are consigned to history.

It was a nice era when they operated and I take your point about the wider service they provided, but it is a dying industry.

Globalisation affects Dairy Farmers as much as supermarkets trying to screw their suppliers. I would happily pay more for a pint to help farmers and ensure the animals are well treated.


Sadly missed. We also had Clark's bakery delivering a couple of times a week. And then there was the man from Charringtons who used to deliver coke (not the Colombian marching powder type) for the boiler (not the female type) too.

 

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Quote Cucking Funt at 15 Oct 2015 1.14pm

Quote Hoof Hearted at 15 Oct 2015 10.51am

My dad was a milkman and I helped our local Express milkman in Carshalton as a "milkboy" aged 10 to 15 in the 1960's.

Sorry mate, times have moved on... like the Miners and Chimney Sweeps, Milkmen are consigned to history.

It was a nice era when they operated and I take your point about the wider service they provided, but it is a dying industry.

Globalisation affects Dairy Farmers as much as supermarkets trying to screw their suppliers. I would happily pay more for a pint to help farmers and ensure the animals are well treated.


Sadly missed. We also had Clark's bakery delivering a couple of times a week. And then there was the man from Charringtons who used to deliver coke (not the Colombian marching powder type) for the boiler (not the female type) too.

There were also off licences that delivered too. The digital age isn't as modern as people think!!

 
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