To expect my milkman to deliver goods with longer than one day left before expiry date

[SusanA1]

My milkman (Dairy Crest) delivers 4 flavoured yoghurts, a big pot of natural yoghurt, orange juice a loaf of bread every fortnight plus my weekly milk. The bread and orange juice always have expiry dates that I would expect.

This Monday he delivered a 4 yoghurt pack which expired the following day and a large natural yoghurt pot which expired 2 days later. Unfortunately, this is not the first time. I think they should do better - surely 1 week before expiry isn't asking too much?

I want to support my local milkman but if I picked these up from the supermarket they often have expiry dates of 3 weeks not 1 or 3 days - so am I being unreasonable?

have you complained?

yo ushould complain.

yanbu- give them the feedback and the chance to put it right. i went out of my way to support our local dairy- up until they started delivering the milk every day after i left for work. i think that they combined 2 rounds. i gave them a chance to put it right-they didnt/couldnt so now Ocado delivers my milk order once a week.

the asda delivery do this too. Apparently tesco lets you pick, longer expiry dates.
I would have a casual word with your milkman, if you are around when he is!

I have a couple of times in the past, but they don't seem to learn from it and then I just look like I'm moaning all the time.