Milk in bags, eh.
- Thread starter Fishy
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We are an advanced civilization here at the centre of the Universe.
You can still get cartons. Jugs and bottles are very rare. Bags are the most prevalent way to buy milk.
You can even get chocolate milk in bags.
You can still get cartons. Jugs and bottles are very rare. Bags are the most prevalent way to buy milk.
You can even get chocolate milk in bags.
This might be too much of an inside joke.. It's funny if you live anywhere near Toronto, ON - but not IN Toronto. If you live there, you believe it. [smilie=2:
[QUOTE="dodgechargerfan, post: 233305, member: 331"]We are an advanced civilization here at the centre of the Universe.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE="dodgechargerfan, post: 233305, member: 331"]We are an advanced civilization here at the centre of the Universe.[/QUOTE]
restoman
The paint fumes have cleared so I'm
That's one of those things that you never give any thought to.
Milk in bags.
I thought everyone got it that way.
Now, if we could just get the price of the stuff down compared to the US, we'd REALLY be ahead of the world. The cheapest here in Sarnia is $3.75 for three litres. Down East it can run as high as $7.00 for three litres. We shop at Kroeger in Port Huron, where a US gallon usually goes for $1.75 - $1.99.
Which begs the question - are Canadian cows unionized?
Milk in bags.
I thought everyone got it that way.
Now, if we could just get the price of the stuff down compared to the US, we'd REALLY be ahead of the world. The cheapest here in Sarnia is $3.75 for three litres. Down East it can run as high as $7.00 for three litres. We shop at Kroeger in Port Huron, where a US gallon usually goes for $1.75 - $1.99.
Which begs the question - are Canadian cows unionized?
Fishy
Omnipotent Seaweasel
California has a little sumtin sumtin in the fields for the cows to graze on.
It's around 4 bucks here - but go 10 minutes down the highway to Niagara Falls - right in the heart of the tourist area and they'll skin ya for 7 bucks.
My brother used to work at one of the hotels there and a guy approached him one - he was from Lindsay, ON - and asked how people make ends meet around here.
He explained the cost of milk at the nearby convenience store.... My brother let him know it would be worth the 5 minute drive to the edge of the tourist area to save on milk and other basic necessities.
Nuts I tell ya. If they gave milk, we'd corner the market. :dgt::dgt::dgt:
71dusterman
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My son works at a convience store and when they run out before their regular shipment they will go to Walley World and buy milk there to sell and he says that is the only way they make a profit on it. Their own supplier prices leave them selling at a loss.
BootHead
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just got to check each bag for pinholes or you'll have a mess. we get oj too
http://www.kwiktrip.com/m_eatsanddrinks/naturestouch.asp
Kwik Trip (Star in ioway) is always cheaper than the grocery store for bread and dairy. It's a love hate thing, yeah, you'll save a bunch of $$ until the local independent grocery folds.
http://www.kwiktrip.com/m_eatsanddrinks/naturestouch.asp
Kwik Trip (Star in ioway) is always cheaper than the grocery store for bread and dairy. It's a love hate thing, yeah, you'll save a bunch of $$ until the local independent grocery folds.
dodgedifferent2
hung like a stud field mouse and
*shakes fist in Restomans general direction*
we get paid 25 cents for that exact same litre of milk... and the average cow produces 25 litres a day...
$4.00 a bushel of corn
fluctuating hydro prices
=/- $1.00 of hay for that cow in a day
fuel to fill silo for one year and grow said crop to feed cows Would be about the same amount the average person consumes in 10 years
costs to pay for the quota to milk said cow (which one cow will never pay for her own life)
Said cow only milks for 200 days out of the year the rest they are only eating/pooping.
one cow costs on average $2000-5000
now all the government restrictions ................
Who makes the money?
last dairy farmers raise was 2 years ago .01 cents a litre. The last one before that? 2 decades ago.......
gunbunny
EEEEEEEKKKKK! it's a
Last night, my wife gave $3.29 for a gallon of milk, and she threw a fit. Go down to Kroger and it's $2.50 a gal or $1.00 a half. (Yeah, we always buy in halfs).
As for the plastic bags, they are used in the restaurant business in the US, but I think they would have a hell of a hard time catching on in the home. I would be resistant to it. Just another thing in the fridge to have to wash.
I haven't seen milk in a paper carton in any size but 1/2 pints in years. It's all in plastic jugs here.
I gotta tell you, you guys up in Canada, I feel for you. To damn cold, Brian Adams singing every other song on the radio and to damn expensive to live there. Your stronger than me.
Oh, Dodgedifferent , the 2 happiest days of my fathers life, The day my grandfather bought his own dairy farm and the day he sold it.
As for the plastic bags, they are used in the restaurant business in the US, but I think they would have a hell of a hard time catching on in the home. I would be resistant to it. Just another thing in the fridge to have to wash.
I haven't seen milk in a paper carton in any size but 1/2 pints in years. It's all in plastic jugs here.
I gotta tell you, you guys up in Canada, I feel for you. To damn cold, Brian Adams singing every other song on the radio and to damn expensive to live there. Your stronger than me.
Oh, Dodgedifferent , the 2 happiest days of my fathers life, The day my grandfather bought his own dairy farm and the day he sold it.
thrashingcows
Drowning deep in my sea of loathing...so I'm
Out here on the wet coast of Canada we pay about $3.75+ a gallon, and a 2lb block of cheese is $11-14, plus 15% tax on those prices.
Now I usually cross the border and buy my gas, milk and cheese there and I pay $2.39 a gallon for milk and $7 for 2lbs of cheese, and only a little tax...think it's like 5%? I'll roll out of there with 3 jugs of milk ad a block of cheese for just under $15.
Now I usually cross the border and buy my gas, milk and cheese there and I pay $2.39 a gallon for milk and $7 for 2lbs of cheese, and only a little tax...think it's like 5%? I'll roll out of there with 3 jugs of milk ad a block of cheese for just under $15.
Moparlady
Well-known member
I'm not opposed to milk bags.....<snickers and grins to self> or milk in bags for that matter.I just thought it was a bit odd at first. Would actually take up less room in the fridge too.
Well, yes, we have had milk in bags (eh?) for probably 30 or so years here. As Resto said, it's really just something I've always taken for granted. Knew it wasn't a thing in the States, but didn't know it was Ontario-only......thought it was a Canada-wide thing.
So, I have made a pictorial for y'all. Yeah, yeah, ya saw the video. Well, guess what? She's TOO YOUNG to know the whole drill.
First of all...........scissors, who uses scissors? Ya gotta have a "Snippit". That's a little doo-dad designed specifically for milk bags. You can either hook it on the side of the jug, or stick it on your fridge with the little magnet on back. Personally, mine is on the jug, that way I never lose it. Secondly, you don't just snip off one corner, you do BOTH corners. That way, it releases the vacuum, and the milk pours out beautifully.....no worries about the bag tipping over when you start to pour a fresh one. Geez, it's not rocket science! Also, as you will see in my pics, I have a handy-dandy milk bag container that you stack all three bags in, then pull out the fresh one from the bottom. There's even a little slot on the top to put the "best-before-date tag" in, so you will always know that your milk is fresh. This unit resides on the bottom left side of the fridge (right next to the Lakeport, you'll notice), with milk bag/jug in front........takes up little room. Both the outer bag and the milk bags themselves (rinsed out, of course) go into the blue box for recyling. Personally, I feel better knowing that my milk is going into brand new bags than a washed out jug.
Anyway, for those of you that care, here are my pics:
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Fishy
Omnipotent Seaweasel
Was not really expecting this much mileage from this thread but I have to admit, I do find it a bit funny. My only real question is this, with the corners of the bag cut and all that air getting to it well,...... you ever put a glass of milk in the fridge and when you drink it later, it has a slight weird taste cause it was in the fridge, open.... or is that just a me thing?:huh:
BootHead
Well-known member
Well I only cut one corner then twist it and lock it into the slot provided. One can also purge most of the air out of the bag, something you can't do with a jug. I think the bag actually stays fresher longer, but that ain't too scientific because a half gallon lasts 3 days at best here.
