Anyone on here buy milk in bags?
Discussion
I worked for sainsburys for a bit and got a few of them free and to be honest I go through too much milk it was impractical, one of the bags burst on me on the way home but I did drop a good few putting them out for sale, supposedly less mess but you have to wash the jug after every bag really.
No real advantage for the end user, but a lot less bulk and waste for the supermarket chains. Which isnt a bad thing really.
So- if you use not a lot of milk its handy and will rarely burst, if you use a lot of milk its too much hassle.
No real advantage for the end user, but a lot less bulk and waste for the supermarket chains. Which isnt a bad thing really.
So- if you use not a lot of milk its handy and will rarely burst, if you use a lot of milk its too much hassle.
tenex said:
I haven't seen these (the nearest Sainsburys is 200 miles away).
Same idea was trialled up here in the seventies. Total crap. Once the bag was open it lost it's structural strength and pouring was virtually impossible.
You cut the corner off and put the bag in a jug, then tip the jug to pour the contents of the bag.Same idea was trialled up here in the seventies. Total crap. Once the bag was open it lost it's structural strength and pouring was virtually impossible.
You don't need to decant them, you just place the bag (Which is jug shaped roughly) into a plastic jug, cut the top corner off, and then use that to pour the milk, thus meaning that the inside of the jug doesn't get dirty, and that by having the 'rigid' structure at home means that supermarkets/etc can cut down on expensive, hard to store and transport rigid cartons.
Bloody hell.
Bloody hell.
T84 said:
You don't need to decant them, you just place the bag (Which is jug shaped roughly) into a plastic jug, cut the top corner off, and then use that to pour the milk, thus meaning that the inside of the jug doesn't get dirty, and that by having the 'rigid' structure at home means that supermarkets/etc can cut down on expensive, hard to store and transport rigid cartons.
Bloody hell.
So why didn't the idea catch on 30ish years ago?Bloody hell.
you dont tear the corner off..... just put bag in jug, make small hole part of the jug lid goes through to act as pouring spout.
... takes up more room in ridge, and doesn't come in pint sizes....... bit useless for the single man, as we only buy a pint open it for tea/coffee and throw most of it away when it goes off.
... takes up more room in ridge, and doesn't come in pint sizes....... bit useless for the single man, as we only buy a pint open it for tea/coffee and throw most of it away when it goes off.
Hoover. said:
you dont tear the corner off..... just put bag in jug, make small hole part of the jug lid goes through to act as pouring spout.
... takes up more room in ridge, and doesn't come in pint sizes....... bit useless for the single man, as we only buy a pint open it for tea/coffee and throw most of it away when it goes off.
Why not just have a glass of milk to drink, rather than throw it away? Few drinks are more refreshing IMO.... takes up more room in ridge, and doesn't come in pint sizes....... bit useless for the single man, as we only buy a pint open it for tea/coffee and throw most of it away when it goes off.
Bagged milk is the way it's done in SA.
Found it very impractical - went straight back to (recyclable) plastic bottles.
I remember at school that the milk used to come in huge big bags with an udder on them (long hose
). You had to cut the hose to get the milk out, and a clamp allowed you to open up the hose and pour.
When they burst, they made an almight mess. Must have been 20 litres or so...
I remember at school that the milk used to come in huge big bags with an udder on them (long hose
). You had to cut the hose to get the milk out, and a clamp allowed you to open up the hose and pour.When they burst, they made an almight mess. Must have been 20 litres or so...
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