Is 1am too early for milk delivery?

That makes no sense. You're having milk delivered from the day before!

Glass bottles not plastic

Ours delivers between 11pm and 1am. We bought a cooler box which we leave outside the night before and he pops them in there so they don’t get knocked over by foxes and if it’s a warm night we fill it with reusable ice blocks from the freezer.

Mines there before midnight , I found this out accidently , it's making me question getting it to be honest as I threw a few bottles away in the summer as they were on the turn and now I know why .

When I was a kid it used to come v. early in the morning and the milk float was electric, so really quiet.

Maybe milk delivery isn’t for you

Our milk is delivered at 3am. Always still freezing cold when I take it in at 8am. If you don’t like the time the milk is delivered at then feel free to cancel the deliveries.

I used to start about 3.30am and be finished for 9 ish but that's almost 30 years ago.

My milkman comes around 2.15am there's another on the street that delivers anytime from 9.30pm to 1am.

Cool box with ice packs should be sufficient in summer and preferably in the shade.

What’s the benefit of getting milk delivered?

We had milk delivered for decades, until about five years ago when our milkman arrived too early and was too noisy.

I used the insulated cool box the milkman sold, it used to be called a 'milk minder' and it did keep the milk cold. Ours didn't arrive at 1am though!

I'd be interested to know what time they finish their rounds

Maybe get milk from shop if it concerns you. I'd say no it's fine. Sat on the step a few hours. I've had stuff in my car longer. And gone home lol 😆

Winter months it'll be chilled for you
Summer months your the one who wanted a milk man lol 😆 he has to work his hours he needs to work. His schedule is his own. Xx

This is how it was in the old days too

We never ever had milk that early

My milkman arrives around 2. We have a milk keeper, with two bricks on top. Not because of the weather but to keep the crows and foxes out!

I ended up cancelling the milk because they would deliver at 1 or 2 am and the lights would go into my neighbour’s property (and my dog would bark furiously).

I have a cool box after the magpies or gulls discovered the bottles and pecked the tops as well as a carton of eggs. How effective it would be in hot weather I don't know as I live in a chilly part of the country and nights are rarely really warm.

My delivery company is fantastic and the milkmen are very quiet. My bedroom is next to the front door (bungalow) and I almost never hear them.

A bottle was broken once but I only knew because I could see the traces of milk he'd wiped. All glass was away.

The local milk man razzes round anytime from half eleven onwards. Have seen him whilst coming home from the pub.

We use one. Sometimes he comes at 11:30pm and I put the milk away before going to bed. :-) normally it’s around 1am. I’ve never had a problem with the milk going off. We have an insulated milk holder, milk goes in that all year round. Sometimes if it’s really hot in summer I put a freezer block in the insulated holder, but I’m not sure it’s actually needed.

Maybe it's on the person spec that you need to be loud and obnoxious 😂

@WatermelonSugarLow ours just delivered plastic bottles anyway.

Do you live near me?! Our neighbours plays really loud music and is noisy also.

It’s completely normal. I see ours start on my way home from work about 1, then he gets to my parents about 3am

My neighbour receives a milk delivery. It comes about 11.30pm at night! I've heard so many complaints about the company. In the summer the milk doesn't last long and goes off within a day or two.... no wonder it's sat out for 6-7 hours. I'd never use them and I often wonder how they've still got a client base.

On a similar note, what are you thoughts on if the milkman drops a milk bottle and it breaks? I heard them arrive the other week late one night. Was in bed reading. It was absolutely pouring down. I heard the smash. Also knew by the short time they drove off they hadn't swept up the glass. The next morning I see the glass is on the curb and roadside. I thought this was really poor show and they should have swept up (assuming they carry a dustpan and brush which would seem sensible to me!)

We trialed a milkman too. It was a nightmare, one time he delivered at 11.30pm(!) and it was 14 degrees outside. Fortunately I was still awake, but he was so loud he set the dog off barking. One of our neighbours still uses them and he's out revving the engine and slamming doors any time between 12 and 2. We went back to supermarkets.

I think it’s quite normal. I’m a bit of an insomniac and I’m often still awake enough at 2am on Friday morning and hear the delivery. The other delivery, earlier in the week doesn’t usually disturb me. This is because we live in a one way street. The 2am Friday guy/gal reverses back up a few yards in his electric milk van 🤣

Early delivery doesn’t seem to impair the milk quantity. Haven’t had the milk go off even when it’s hot weather