To ask about milk prices?

[CoffeeAndWhisky]

We recently started to get milk delivered, along with our veg box. They're the old fashioned glass bottles, sold by the pint.

At the moment, I'm just using it to supplement what we buy in our weekly shop, however, I'm thinking about switching completely to the glass bottles.

What holds me back is the price. We pay £1.20 per glass bottle pint - and £1.10 for four pints in a plastic bottle from ASDA (or most other shops, really).

We are both in good employment at the moment, so if most of that price difference (we go through ~6 pints/week = £7.20, compared to £1.59 for 6 pint at ASDA) goes to the farmer and/or sustainable material, then I will happily pay that. As a lot of mumnetters seem to get milk deliveries, I wondered if anyone else has looked into where the difference in price goes more closely?

It might depend on who you order from. Have you asked your supplier?

We've started getting milk delivered too (mainly to cut down on trips to the supermarket) and it is more expensive but I suppose they have to pay drivers for door step delivery, the packaging will cost more, bottle cleaning etc.

I have not had a chance to talk to them in person since lockdown (we're in Scotland, so only slowly easing) and I think there is a chance they would take it the wrong way if I email just to ask about that :)

Sure I read something that said less money goes to farmers from Milk and More than from supermarkets. Doorstep delivery is expensive and so are glass bottles. That's what makes the milk cost more.

I’d go with whatever is better quality. Organic milk with happier, more free and better fed cows = better for you. Also, i’d want to pay a fair price for farmers, so glass bottle delivery is probably better for this.

I would encourage you to try switching to a plant milk like oat though. So much better for you and the environment.

£1.20!!!!

Wow. Our doorstep milk is 50p/pint delivered. The dairy farm is only 3 miles away though, our milkman delivers direct from there.

We have milk delivered and it's no where near that price. The local dairy farm delivers and while it's a little more expensive than the supermarket it's a few pence, and worth that to have it delivered to the door. Shop around and you'll find doorstep milk at a much more reasonable price

Yes that does seem expensive - ours is 60p a pint.

We get milk from a local dairy it’s 61p per pint for the glass bottles, we are in the NE.

That is interesting, the cheapest milk delivery service we have is 99p per pint bottle - so not much of a saving compared to £1.20 (especially as I would have to pay another delivery fee for the slightly cheaper service). We moved last year and the deliveries in the previous city we lived in were priced similarly.
We are in Scotland, so definitely no shortage of dairy farms - not sure what is going on! Maybe it is because we have always lived in city centres and the delivery way is longer?

I don't have a milkman and one of the reasons is that the ones near me are very cagey about how much it is. I've had them come door to door and asked for a price list so I can think about it but they always have some reason why they can't give one out.

So I have no idea how much it is.

Ours is 60-something pence a pint - not too bad compared with a pint at a supermarket, but where the big difference comes in on the supermarket 4 pints for a bit over a £1.

We still get a basic amount delivered, and supplement with organic milk from the supermarket. Delivery was much more attractive when it was daily - now it's just 3 days a week, and your fridge can get very cluttered with glass bottles, especially when a bank holiday is thrown into the mix.

Better for the environment which is good