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If you were given a shopping list with dairy milk on it what would you buy?

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Katieweasel · 06/11/2020 18:22

Would you buy the much needed treat your DW had looked forward to eating all day. Or would you, like my DH, buy 6 pints of milk assuming the "dairy" was to differentiate between different varieties of milk! First and last time DH is entrusted to do the weekly shop unsupervised!

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formerbabe · 06/11/2020 18:23
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TheBabyAteMyBrain · 06/11/2020 18:24

Sorry, I would have done what your dh did 😳

FirmlyRooted · 06/11/2020 18:24

Omg hahaha, that is ridiculous! Is your DH not of sound mind? Or has he never been to a supermarket before?

LubaLuca · 06/11/2020 18:24

If it was 'dairy milk', I might go for semi-skimmed. If it was 'Dairy Milk', I'd know it was chocolate.

DaffodilsAndDandelions · 06/11/2020 18:24

Hahaha 😂 I hope you sent him back out for the right kind of dairy milk!! I'm assuming you hadn't written your list something like
Oat milk
Cheese
Dairy milk
Butter
Potatoes
Carrots
Etc

Then he could be forgiven

Sweetmotherofallthatisholyabov · 06/11/2020 18:25

Oh my god I read it and thought the same

EineReiseDurchDieZeit · 06/11/2020 18:25

Oh dear Grin

I would be Angry though.

Chocolate deprived and what the fuck does one do with 6 pints of milk?

Bunnybigears · 06/11/2020 18:26

DH would probably have bought both so as not to get it wrong.

Choice4567 · 06/11/2020 18:26

I would have bought some semi skimmed milk 😳. Couldn’t understand what was wrong until I’d read a couple of times!

DaffodilsAndDandelions · 06/11/2020 18:26

We could easily get thru 6 pints. There is 12 at least on our weekly shop. But it is always just written as milk on the list. We never buy any other kind so no need to specify

DontGoIntoTheLongGrass · 06/11/2020 18:26

I'll admit my first thought was milk! But I'm exhausted today from this work week so not thinking straight Grin.

throwaway10000 · 06/11/2020 18:26

I would have thought milk too sorry! And I don’t even drink cow’s milk.

I think adding bar or chocolate on the end would have clarified it. I don’t think I ever really refer to dairy milk chocolate as “dairy milk”, it’s just chocolate

Katieweasel · 06/11/2020 18:27

The list also said "milk". I never buy any other types of milk. Just looked at what I had written and I had indeed capitalised it. Dairy Milk!

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throwaway10000 · 06/11/2020 18:28

In fact I feel like I just call it “Cadbury’s” in my head, not dairy milk. Dairy milk definitely conjures up an image of cow’s milk.

RaspberryCoulis · 06/11/2020 18:28

Depends though - if i was shopping for someone i knew was vegan, or veggie, or just really "clean eating" and it said dairy milk, i'd get a pint of semi-skimmed.

But if the person drinks milk anyway, i'd assume chocolate. Although you'd be better typing DAIRY MILK or as it used to be known in this house THE PURPLE CHOCOLATE.

(wee tip though, it's full of palm oil and the aldi moser roth is loads nicer).

WorraLiberty · 06/11/2020 18:28

I've lost count of how many times I've read this on the internet.

That and various husbands and sons apparently asking for "Fat Cow" ice cream instead of "Skinny Cow".

MazDazzle · 06/11/2020 18:28

Reminds me of the time I sent my husband out to buy Christmas Crackers. Grin

Redcrayons · 06/11/2020 18:29

Chocolate.
Who calls cows milk, dairy milk?

And I’d be adding new husband to the shopping list for next week too.

LongPauseNoAnswer · 06/11/2020 18:29

I asked DH and he looked blankly at me and said “cows milk” Grin

SimonJT · 06/11/2020 18:30

I wouldn’t have bought any as my son has a dairy allergy, but I would assume rather than our usual oat milk that he wanted cows milk.

Noitjustwontdo · 06/11/2020 18:30

Funny Grin. If you drink non-dairy milk sometimes then it could be forgiven. You know, instead of writing ‘soy milk’ you’re writing dairy milk. But if not then he had a bit of a dim moment.

mangomama91 · 06/11/2020 18:31

When I read the title I read it as mill then I read again and instantly thought big bar of Cadbury of course

Girlyracer · 06/11/2020 18:31

Haha what a hopeless DH. I hope you sent him straight back out to the shop.

BadTattoosAndSmellLikeBooze · 06/11/2020 18:32

My mind naturally thought dairy milk as in cows milk. 🤣 But thats because I’m vegan and I have to distinguish between the types of milk as we buy cows milk and oat milk.
A few years ago I’d have definitely thought of it as chocolate. 🤣

zaffa · 06/11/2020 18:32

No because in our house (where we all drink a different variety of milk) it is called cows milk. Dairy milk is so obviously chocolate and I would be so very sad if DH came home without it (and also a bit 😒 at what he thought I was going to do with six pints of milk!)

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