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Has anyone tried the 'Jugit' milk in bag thingys from sainsburys yet?

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DANCESwithLordPottingtonSmythe · 29/08/2008 12:19

Do they work? They look like they might be leaky but I love the idea of 75% less packaging, we get through loads of milk.

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BlueberryBeret · 29/08/2008 12:21

Oh that looks good. Does it cost 10X the price of normal milk though due to being more eco friendly?

RubyRioja · 29/08/2008 12:22

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DANCESwithLordPottingtonSmythe · 29/08/2008 12:23

No I don't think so, they aren't on sains website yet, couldn't check!

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BlueberryBeret · 29/08/2008 12:24

really?

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DANCESwithLordPottingtonSmythe · 29/08/2008 12:24

pants? Why?

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DANCESwithLordPottingtonSmythe · 29/08/2008 12:29

WELLLLL....

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Smithagain · 29/08/2008 12:33

LOL at it being an "exciting new idea". My nan used something similar in the 1970s! Haven't tried the new version.

Big plug for milk from milkman - no carrying and practically no waste. Dairycrest website tells you whether they deliver in your area and you can order online.

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DANCESwithLordPottingtonSmythe · 29/08/2008 12:34

Don't think there is one where I live smithagain...also NEVER have any cash to pay

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Redrun · 29/08/2008 12:40

They are quite good if you only use a small amount of milk per day i.e cereal and tea and coffee but not it you have children. I have two children and tried it. I used one bag in one morning! They are expensive as well.
If you do fancy using doorstep delivery you can pay by debit card over the phone or send a cheque.

BlueberryBeret · 29/08/2008 12:40

cost twice as much too

NorbertDentressangle · 29/08/2008 12:44

smithagain -my Gran had bags of milk in the 70s too.

You're the only other person I've heard that remembers them from then

BecauseImWorthIt · 29/08/2008 12:46

They've had this in Canada for years!

I was interested, but they don't do organic milk, and as that's what I buy for my boys I wasn't going to switch.

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DANCESwithLordPottingtonSmythe · 29/08/2008 12:55

Are they expensive....ARGH! I hadn't noticed that.

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gscrym · 29/08/2008 12:56

I can rememeber getting a bag of milk while on holiday in Berwick in the late 70's. Not a great idea when you haven't got a jug.

fondant4000 · 29/08/2008 12:58

We used to get bags of milk when I was a kid - and I'm not a granny, but it was the 70s .

You get get a jug specially designed to put the bag straight into - then you just snipped off the corner.

fondant4000 · 29/08/2008 12:59

Sorry, typo, you could get a jug that the bag went in....

RubyRioja · 29/08/2008 13:55

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SqueakyPop · 29/08/2008 14:26

We've used them - they are fine.

According to my DH, this is how Canadians have been buying milk since he was a child.

oi · 29/08/2008 14:26

yes, this is how we had milk as kids too

PortAndLemon · 29/08/2008 14:28

We tried the Waitrose equivalent but the milk didn't last very well (I think it wasn't homogenised, which may be why). We had to give up in the end as we were throwing out so much milk. The Sainsbury's ones may be better.

Smithagain · 29/08/2008 17:12

Dances - if Dairycrest deliver in your area, you order and pay online. No cash required and you can adjust your order up to 9pm the night before delivery. Look at www.milk&more.co.uk I'll be honest - the milk is more expensive than supermarket, but the happy smily feeling associated with clinking bottles, nice-tasting milk and supporting a local service makes it worth it. And it's so nice not carrying the stuff home from the supermarket.

(OK will stop doing my plug now )

Back to the bags - were the 70s ones localised? My nan had them in the west country, but they weren't available in Scotland (where I was) as far as I know. And isn't it amazing how a little thing like that can make memories come flooding back!

Smithagain · 29/08/2008 17:14

Sorry - make that www.milkandmore.co.uk

LastOrdersAgain · 23/09/2010 23:55

My bag split tonight.

All over the kitchen floor.

Or to be more precise, in the bottom of the freezer, so it spewed out the door, under the fridge, in the seals, everywhere.

Not funking happy.

Will finish this batch I have and go back to bloody plastic bottles of it. Angry

Marydolly · 04/08/2011 11:36

I think this is a terrific idea. I've been using Jug it milk for 3 wks. No waste, no drips, easy bag disposal. When the bag is finished, remove and cut the top of the bag to remove the last of the milk, rinse it out and then dispose in your recycle bin. One problem!!!!! not enough suppliers yet, as I can only find it in my local Tesco store and there's not much on the shelf. I buy 4 bags at a time.

newbroom · 04/08/2011 11:39

We use the Sainsbury's ones, have had them for about 6 months and generally v. happy with them. Never had a leak and they freeze fine, and I think it works out about the same price as bottles but with less waste. I agree with a PP that it wouldn't work so well if you get through a lot of milk, as changing the bag is a bit fiddly (DH won't let me do this as I am notoriously ham fisted - it's not that difficult but there is an art to it).