Milk is milk - isn't it?

27 Jan 2015, 12:53

In or local Morrison's you can buy a 2 pint carton of their own semi skimmed milk for the princely sum of 89p. However, they also stock 'Meadow Park' brand milk, and you can get 2 Litres of that for just 88p!!! Where's the logic?

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 27 Jan 2015, 13:58

My guess is that the ' Meadow Park ' variation is a local-ish dairy farmer selling direct to you the customer whereas the other stuff is their usual run of the mill ' milk '.

Tesco did something similar a while ago in order that they could be seen to support the local producer

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Unread post by **Grando** » 27 Jan 2015, 14:10

We also get Meadow Park in sunny East Sussex (at the moment) and cannot tell the difference from their own brand!
Doreen

Unread post by **Stephen** » 27 Jan 2015, 14:25

We all like to pay the least for food but it's usually at the expense of the farmer. And the way things are going I can see the milk industry in this country rapidly disappearing forcing us to import milk.

Unread post by **gfwgfw** » 27 Jan 2015, 15:16

Stephen wrote:
We all like to pay the least for food but it's usually at the expense of the farmer. And the way things are going I can see the milk industry in this country rapidly disappearing forcing us to import milk.

Stephen

Sadly your comments are gathering apace towards the demise of the small and not so small dairy farmers

Thanks to Mr Tesco and his cohorts . . . .

paying circa 25p a liter

my ass

Unread post by **Frank Manning** » 28 Jan 2015, 15:18

We have milk delivered by the milkman, because we think it is a vital service for some of the very elderly and frail, but it is 82p a pint for full cream, that is 20p a pint more than Duchy Originals organic milk from Waitrose. The free market doesn't always work in th best interests of the consumer, because it may be cheap now, and become scarce and expensive later if it puts farmers out of business.

Unread post by **towny44** » 28 Jan 2015, 15:53

Well the current dispute is certainly hitting the supermarkets, very little milk in Tesco today, and the other dairy products were also a bit sparse, even affected my favourite custard tarts where I bagged the last packet.

Unread post by **Dancing Queen** » 28 Jan 2015, 16:01

Our Tesco had a full compliment of milk when I was in there this morning

Towny .. M & S custard tarts are much nicer than Tesco's but as a second choice Tesco's are pretty good.

Unread post by **Stephen** » 28 Jan 2015, 17:16

Custard Tarts. The mind boggles

Unread post by **suespud** » 28 Jan 2015, 17:20

I only use skimmed milk and it has to be Cravendale. I cant abide thin skinny milk and Cravendale skimmed isnt like that (compared to the others) IMO anyway.
Not had a custard tart for a long time.

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 28 Jan 2015, 18:24

We have a milk delivery which we know is more expensive and we know makes no economic sense. However we know it comes from a local dairy/farmer whom we're prepared to support. Once the cheap imports have forced UK farmers out of business there will no longer be cheap imports and we will be dependent on other countries for essential supplies at whatever price they choose to charge

Unread post by **Dancing Queen** » 28 Jan 2015, 20:12

Stephen wrote:
Custard Tarts. The mind boggles

Behave !!

Unread post by **suespud** » 28 Jan 2015, 20:34

we will have to see if we can find some in York....lolol

29 Jan 2015, 22:35

Mervyn and Trish wrote:
We have a milk delivery which we know is more expensive and we know makes no economic sense. However we know it comes from a local dairy/farmer whom we're prepared to support. Once the cheap imports have forced UK farmers out of business there will no longer be cheap imports and we will be dependent on other countries for essential supplies at whatever price they choose to charge

We too kept using our local milkman for the convenience of having it delivered, and because we wanted to support his service. What finally made us stop was his decision to stop daily deliveries.

Unread post by **Raybosailor** » 09 Mar 2015, 14:49

Not so ancient mariner wrote:
In or local Morrison's you can buy a 2 pint carton of their own semi skimmed milk for the princely sum of 89p. However, they also stock 'Meadow Park' brand milk, and you can get 2 Litres of that for just 88p!!! Where's the logic?

Many moons ago I was the stock controller for Co-operative Creameries, we used to sell three types of butter Country Life in gold foil as it is today Meadow Glade and another brand in greaseproof wrapper they were all the same butter just different packaging and three different prices it's a marketing ploy.
Going off the dairy subject there used to be a shirt manufacturer in Notts. that used to make all the branded shirts of the day like Peter Styverson, Tootal, Peter England, Rael Brook the list goes on but they were all made of the same quality fabric and similar design but what you were paying for was the name and the packaging and there was a difference of something like £25 between the top and lower end brand.
The designer goods you see today fetching hundreds of pounds per garment are nearly all made in sweatshops in the far East and the difference is that tiny label stitched in the collar or waist.

Unread post by **Frank Manning** » 09 Mar 2015, 15:25

Nor me Sue. I could jut manage a nice one now with a bit of nutmeg grated on top.The two of us get through 7 litres of organic semi skimmed a week, plus 3 pints of full cream which we order for an infirm elderly neighbour. For that I get decent porridge, and a home made latte every day.

09 Mar 2015, 16:22

I can't honestly say I can taste any difference with Cravendale, - but have noticed that it keeps better.

Unread post by **Keechy** » 11 Mar 2015, 12:13

When my OH goes to Morrison's, she always buys 'Happy Eggs'. They cost twice as much as the unhappy ones I buy if I do the shopping. As long as they are free range (which they are) I don't see what the difference is. I've never heard any of them laughing and I bet they're pretty miserable when they're smashed to bits. The cheaper ones never complain.

Unread post by **qbman1** » 11 Mar 2015, 12:31

Perhaps they supply a jar of Vaseline to each of the chickens so they can lay "happy eggs" - the others have to strain a bit ?!

Unread post by **Manoverboard** » 11 Mar 2015, 18:16

Happy Eggs inc were, for a while last year, one of the official sponsers for Watford F C ... it is for this reason that you were paying way over the odds for your eggs.

ps ... but it was for a good cause

11 Mar 2015, 22:18

Manoverboard wrote:
Happy Eggs inc were, for a while last year, one of the official sponsers for Watford F C ... it is for this reason that you were paying way over the odds for your eggs.

ps ... but it was for a good cause

That reminds me of someone I know who spends a lot of money on sick animals......

Mind you, he doesn't know they're sick when he backs them!

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