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AIBU?

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Milk delivered earlier - is this unacceptable?

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rathertakenaback · 09/07/2021 07:45

We get milk delivered once a week (only two of us, apart from DD who is here about 2 days a week right now). We don't use a huge amount of milk, so have 4 pints delivered on a Monday morning. In reality this is usually delivered at about midnight on the Sunday, sometimes later.

Yesterday morning (Thursday) I opened the door to find a milk delivery - delivered 4 days early. I rang the company up to query this (it's a medium sized dairy, not a one man set-up), only to be told that they are delivering Monday's milk early so that staff can watch the football!

I'm not a huge football fan myself, but even I've been watching the England matches, so to some extent I get this, but 4 days early?! The milk had also stood outside in quite a warm place until nearly midday as I've booked this week off work, and I actually didn't have a reason to go out until later in the morning. In fact, it's lucky we were here at all as we had planned to go away.

AIBU to think that this is not on? Yes, I know it's only 4 pints of milk, but delivering early to me implies a few hours or one day earlier. They should at least have informed us of the change in delivery day! (But if they had emailed an excuse like that I'd have been on the phone telling them that it's not on!)
They've been a bit flakey before (not leaving milk in the specific place requested with the result that it's been stolen), and after making changes to the delivery because of the football I'm wondering whether to kick them into touch!

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Belladonna12 · 09/07/2021 13:31

@ThePlantsitter

I don't think the OP is being especially reasonable (but she just seems a bit annoyed which is a fairly proportionate response). I also think it's quite sensible for an employer to mitigate against no-shows they're bound to get on Monday morning. Going on about being grateful to key workers for delivering milk in a pandemic is a bit of a stretch though. They are money making concerns you know. If you want to extend that emotionally blackmailing approach maybe spare a thought for the poor old cows whose milk will be going sour in the teat on Monday morning, they're the real key workers.

That's true. DD (vegan) is laughing at the idea that we would be up "shit creek" if people didn't deliver milk and should be massively grateful to them.

SupermanInk · 09/07/2021 13:51

If you want to extend that emotionally blackmailing approach maybe spare a thought for the poor old cows whose milk will be going sour in the teat on Monday morning, they're the real key workers.

People that consume cows milk couldn’t give a toss about the poor cows. They’re just there to be exploited so people can have a cup of tea. 😔

princesslarmadrama · 09/07/2021 13:53

I had the same thing with my milk delivery but I wasn't informed of anything!

Blossomtoes · 09/07/2021 13:54

If people didn’t use milk the “poor cows” wouldn’t exist at all and the planet would be better off without all the methane they produce. How much more can this ridiculous argument go off track?

Presumably the jeering vegan benefited from other commodities being delivered to their door?

Idogiveadamn · 09/07/2021 14:03

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rathertakenaback · 09/07/2021 14:24

@WheresMySnackPack not so self absorbed that I can't recognise nastiness when I see it.

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AdobeWanKenobi · 09/07/2021 14:25

I really wanted to support a local milkman, but they seem to deliver around 1am here, which would set off the dog and wake half the street as he leaves his van running whilst he delivers. Not so bad at 6/7 in the morning.

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kimlo · 09/07/2021 14:36

I got a double delivery today, he does the same for bank holidays.

I hope he enjoys the match.

Belladonna12 · 09/07/2021 14:40

@Blossomtoes

Presumably the jeering vegan benefited from other commodities being delivered to their door?

Why do you think everyone has commodities delivered to their door?

Fiddliestofsticks · 09/07/2021 15:02

@RedToothBrush

Well the 1950s had a lot less waste and shity plastic packaging, didnt they?

I get milk delivered in glass bottles and we need to rinse the bottles and put them back out for collection. I'm really struggling to understand what you find to backwards about that?

FrangipaniBlue · 09/07/2021 15:05

Mine is delivered Thursday & Mondays and yesterday they delivered double so that staff can have Sunday night/Monday off.

But they emailed me on Tuesday night straight after the match and I had 24hrs to inform them if I didn't want double on Thursday.

I've no issue with it but I might have if I hadn't been asked in advance.......

FrangipaniBlue · 09/07/2021 15:08

@FishintheStream

We don't use a huge amount of milk, so have 4 pints delivered on a Monday morning

Focussing on the wrong part here, but does anyone else think 4 pints is a lot for 2.3 people?

DP and I have 1 pint on a Wednesday. We freeze about a quarter of it and defrost on Sunday, as it doesn't last the week...

There are 3 of us and we use 10 pints a week..........

FrangipaniBlue · 09/07/2021 15:12

[quote Fiddliestofsticks]@RedToothBrush

Well the 1950s had a lot less waste and shity plastic packaging, didnt they?

I get milk delivered in glass bottles and we need to rinse the bottles and put them back out for collection. I'm really struggling to understand what you find to backwards about that?[/quote]
Same!!

The option for glass bottles is the sole reason I switched to having my milk delivered!!

Idogiveadamn · 09/07/2021 15:41

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Eatingsoupwithafork · 09/07/2021 15:45

I had the same issues with them, they sent an email during the middle of the night Wednesday AM saying they’d deliver milk Thursday instead of Wednesday and if you wanted to change order you had until 9am Wednesday morning to do this. I tried to cancel it as I had a ton of milk already and apparently it was too late to change the order then come Thursday they just didn’t bother delivering anyways. YANBU, I feel like with this company everything is on their terms and they’re very inflexible.

Idogiveadamn · 09/07/2021 16:00

Fabulous answer! Thanks

Idogiveadamn · 09/07/2021 16:06

Fabulous answer was meant for @janethevirgin

emilyfrost · 09/07/2021 16:26

That's true. DD (vegan) is laughing at the idea that we would be up "shit creek" if people didn't deliver milk and should be massively grateful to them.

@Belladonna12 DD (vegan) should be taught not to be so sanctimonious about her warped views.

Blossomtoes · 09/07/2021 16:53

Why do you think everyone has commodities delivered to their door?

Because if you wanted anything other than food during lockdown it was the only way to get it. What is your problem?

heidipi · 09/07/2021 23:13

@FrangipaniBlue 😆 when I read the that post about 1 pint a week being more than enough I did wonder if it was going to become the next Mumsnet chicken phenomenon.

There are 4 of us and we get through about 12 pints a week. Both DC both drink at least one glass a day each which takes care of about a pint, DP and I are both working from home so multiple brews, occasional cereal takes care of the rest.

We switched to milk delivery recently, mainly to reduce single use plastic. It lasts as long as supermarket milk, which I used to buy in one go to last a week, I can’t think why it would be different and need chucking, as mentioned way up thread.

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