Why did they get rid of the glass milk bottles that the milkman delivered?

swingking · 19-08-2009 5:30pm #1

Does anyone know why they got rid of the glass milk bottles that came to your door everyday? I also remember that they had aluminium foil on top of it too.

Milk just doesn't taste the same since they got rid of milk bottles.

ejmaztec · 19-08-2009 5:34pm

Doesn't taste the same since they stopped putting proper milk in milk containers either.

"Modernisation":(

Poor Uncle Tom · 19-08-2009 5:37pm

Cheaper to produce disposable plastic type cartons.

It's all down to money, baby.....

My name is URL · 19-08-2009 5:38pm

Milkmen?

Are they still around?

Poor Uncle Tom · 19-08-2009 5:38pm

ejmaztec wrote: »

......."Modernisation":(

No it's called pasteurisation....:cool:

Hagar · 19-08-2009 5:41pm

God be with the days when you could see the cream on the top of the milk through the bottle.

Who could forget the stamped glass bottles?
IMBL This bottle remains the property of Irish Milk Bottles Limited.

thomond2006 · 19-08-2009 5:42pm

The glass bottles had UHT milk, but nobody likes that because it's sh1te. :pac:

ejmaztec · 19-08-2009 5:45pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

The glass bottles had UHT milk, but nobody likes that because it's sh1te. :pac:

Our bottles never had that re-constituted piss in em. We had the good stuff.:P

Wertz · 19-08-2009 5:45pm

They're simply impossible to substitute for petrol bombs either

Tetra-paks just go on fire before you even throw them...

SEPT 23 1989 · 19-08-2009 5:45pm

the birds used to peck through the foil

Amberjack · 19-08-2009 5:48pm

I remember in nursery school (laye 70's) we used to collect the foil tops and they were sent off to orphanages in Africa or other 3rd world places. Anyone else do this?

Novella · 19-08-2009 5:50pm

My milk has always been delivered in cartons

How long ago was this?!

Wertz · 19-08-2009 5:51pm

Novella wrote: »

My milk has always been delivered in cartons

How long ago was this?!

20-25 yrs depending on where you are in the country...

4zn76tysfajdxp · 19-08-2009 5:52pm

Novella wrote: »

My milk has always been delivered in cartons

Jesus, you must have a lot of kids.

swingking · 19-08-2009 5:53pm

back in the late 80s early 90s.

In fact, I remember one time he delivered a bottle of orange juice in the same type of bottle. Anyone else get this?

Novella · 19-08-2009 5:54pm

Wertz wrote: »

20-25 yrs depending on where you are in the country...

Ah, I'm only 20

Heaven Scruffy Smugness wrote: »

Jesus, you must have a lot of kids.

:rolleyes:

Quazzie · 19-08-2009 5:54pm

I can't remember the bottles but I do remember when the local milkman stopped delivering DDD branded milk and started delivering Avonmore instead. That was a sad dy for milk drinking in our house. My sister who was 15 at the time refused to drink avonmore and I don't think she has drank milk since.

Poor Uncle Tom · 19-08-2009 5:54pm

Amberjack wrote: »

I remember in nursery school (laye 70's) we used to collect the foil tops and they were sent off to orphanages in Africa or other 3rd world places. Anyone else do this?

Well law-de-daw, little lord Amberjack, nursery school's wern't invented for the ordinary folk until the 1990's. The bottle tops you collected were sent down to us to play with, orphanages indeed.

Wertz · 19-08-2009 5:57pm

swingking wrote: »

back in the late 80s early 90s.

In fact, I remember one time he delivered a bottle of orange juice in the same type of bottle. Anyone else get this?

No but I always remember him leaving it at my cousin's next door neighbours :pac:

Some milkmen used to deliver yoghurt too. There's a joke in there but I CBA...

Poor Uncle Tom · 19-08-2009 5:57pm

swingking wrote: »

back in the late 80s early 90s.

In fact, I remember one time he delivered a bottle of orange juice in the same type of bottle. Anyone else get this?

If you take your time removing the foil, drink a third of the milk, pee into the bottle to fill it back up, replace the foil and gently shake you get something that looks like orange juice....

Jenroche · 19-08-2009 6:01pm

I remember my Mam used to cook with the cream off the top of the milk. She'd put it in rice pudding or beef stroganoff or suchlike. Then she'd be cursing if the birds had pecked through the foil tops and drank it so we got the little plastic hats for on top of the bottles.

I too remember the orange juice coming in the milk bottles. I also remember the Millenium milk bottles. In fact I think my Mam and Dad still have theirs. Wonder if it's a collector's item now?

Milk doesn't keep as long in those stupid cartons, even when it's in the fridge. I suppose that's to make you buy more. When I was in France, the supermarket was selling bottles you could put your milk into. Lovely big 1 litre ones with screw-tops so I bought one to take home and it keeps the milk lovely and cool. Sorted!

And yes...there are still milkmen. One still delivers to me. But they are a dying breed.

Jen ;->

hudsonriver · 19-08-2009 6:03pm

yoreMy ma says its because she asked him to pay allowance

Hagar · 19-08-2009 6:04pm

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Well law-de-daw, little lord Amberjack, nursery school's wern't invented for the ordinary folk until the 1990's.

Don't be silly of course they were. I went to one in 19**. Well let's just say a long, long time before that.
Anyone else remember getting the little 1/3 pint glass bottles of milk in school at lunchtime?

gurramok · 19-08-2009 6:38pm

jenroche wrote:

I too remember the orange juice coming in the milk bottles. I also remember the Millenium milk bottles. In fact I think my Mam and Dad still have theirs. Wonder if it's a collector's item now?

Must be. My mam has at least one bottle stored away in the press!

Hagar wrote: »

Don't be silly of course they were. I went to one in 19**. Well let's just say a long, long time before that.
Anyone else remember getting the little 1/3 pint glass bottles of milk in school at lunchtime?

Jayzus, i must be as old as you :P

I remember getting them in Primary school around 1982 or so, they were really mad tiny bottles!

A pity the Bottle factory in Ringsend had to close shortly after they stopped selling milk in the bottle:(

genericguy · 19-08-2009 6:41pm

fcuked if i know cos i'm only a yunfla, but these days the milkman would probably be getting stabbed with the bottles for his money.

aDeener · 19-08-2009 6:53pm

My name is URL wrote: »

Milkmen?

Are they still around?

milkmen do it on your doorstep

Owwmykneecap · 19-08-2009 6:56pm

despite sometimes getting Snowcream by mistake this country dearly needs its milkmen back.

citizen_p · 19-08-2009 6:58pm

swingking wrote: »

Does anyone know why they got rid of the glass milk bottles that came to your door everyday? I also remember that they had aluminium foil on top of it too.

Milk just doesn't taste the same since they got rid of milk bottles.

cost of producing glass compared to plastic/ cardboard....
glass can break...
etc... etc..

rollerdisco · 19-08-2009 6:59pm

Its homogenisation that f**ks up the milk means there is no cream and it lasts longer it tastes horrible you can get old milk in tescos with the yellow cap its gorgeous the fat in todays milk is indisgestable and ends up as colestoral allegedy :eek: start a bring back old milk campaigan

admiralofthefleet · 19-08-2009 7:00pm

i remember robbing the cream off the top of the bottle when i was a kid and i only threw some old crates a couple of weeks ago, they were very handy for decorating

Trail_Blazer · 19-08-2009 7:08pm

I was astounded to find that in the UK they still have milk men that deliver milk to your door. I couldn't believe it!

Novella · 19-08-2009 7:12pm

Trail_Blazer wrote: »

I was astounded to find that in the UK they still have milk men that deliver milk to your door. I couldn't believe it!

What?! In the UK?! Still?!
I have a milkman who delivers milk to my door!

the_syco · 19-08-2009 7:15pm

Novella wrote: »

What?! In the UK?! Still?!
I have a milkman who delivers milk to my door!

Likewise.

Poor Uncle Tom · 19-08-2009 7:21pm

Hagar wrote: »

Don't be silly of course they were. I went to one in 19**. Well let's just say a long, long time before that.
Anyone else remember getting the little 1/3 pint glass bottles of milk in school at lunchtime?

Actually, they were probably around in my time as well 1960's. Just not around in the rural area I was toddeling around in..:)

Jesus Wept · 19-08-2009 7:22pm

Amberjack wrote: »

I remember in nursery school (laye 70's) we used to collect the foil tops and they were sent off to orphanages in Africa or other 3rd world places.

They love those foil tops!
What did they do with them?

Trail_Blazer · 19-08-2009 7:23pm

Excuse me - In the UK and Ireland.

Novella · 19-08-2009 7:24pm

Trail_Blazer wrote: »

Excuse me - In the UK and Ireland.

Muuuuch better, thank you!

Trail_Blazer · 19-08-2009 7:29pm

Getting used to the idea that not the entire Irish island is "UK Property" so to speak. I mean I've always known that - It was just easier for my ignorant yankee ass to categorize the whole thing as "UK". Now if only countries like Scotland, Wales and Australia can entirely break free from the United Kingdom to become their own independant countries, that'd be nice.

Pyr0 · 19-08-2009 7:36pm

We've a guy who goes around delivering milk to the area at about 14 euro a week for three litres a day (2 normal, 1 skimmed)

Jesus Wept · 19-08-2009 7:37pm

Trail_Blazer wrote: »

Getting used to the idea that not the entire Irish island is "UK Property" so to speak. I mean I've always known that - It was just easier for my ignorant yankee ass to categorize the whole thing as "UK".

Don't worry about it, all you mexicans make the same mistake.

Trail_Blazer · 19-08-2009 7:40pm

Yeah, but I'm not a Mexican.

Joey the lips · 19-08-2009 7:41pm

Cost! Simple! oh and I agree bottles taste better. I also liked the milk more with the cream in it. It was massive on porridge in the winter. Yum Yum

ScumLord · 19-08-2009 7:42pm

Wertz wrote: »

20-25 yrs depending on where you are in the country...

Wa it fup that long ago, I would only have been 9, umm, maybe it was. I also own two pairs of slippers so maybe it was that long ago.

I don't see how the cost of renewable glass bottles could really exceed that of disposables cartons. Over time that is.

phantom_lord · 19-08-2009 8:01pm

Trail_Blazer wrote: »

Yeah, but I'm not a Mexican.

whoooosh

Wertz wrote: »

20-25 yrs depending on where you are in the country...

nah, they were still doing it about 15 years ago. i remember them from when i was a kid.

Hagar · 19-08-2009 8:24pm

Trail_Blazer wrote: »

Getting used to the idea that not the entire Irish island is "UK Property" so to speak.

Do they deliver cans of worms where you live? :pac:

holly1 · 19-08-2009 8:27pm

Does anyone rember the gold tops,we used to collect them,silver and gold and decorate the (dare I say it)Christmas tree with them.It looked great.I cant rember what the gold tops were for.

Ann22 · 19-08-2009 8:35pm

Gold tops are familiar. I remember when they'd be red with little green sprigs of holly on them at Christmastime:).
I always shook the bottles to mix the cream with the milk, one day i tasted the thick cream from the top without shaking it and realised how delish it was and what I'd been missing..then they stopped the bottles and started with those impossible to open cartons:mad:.
My mam still has a milkman who delivers a few times a week, she lives beside Tesco and ends up buying more there. She hasn't the heart to cancel the milkman...even tho' some mf keeps robbing the cartons off the step:mad:.

Wertz · 19-08-2009 8:37pm

phantom_lord wrote: »

whoooosh

nah, they were still doing it about 15 years ago. i remember them from when i was a kid.

Up my end of the country milk started coming in those horrible plasticky bottles when I was about 10 or 11...but in my cousins in Dublin they were still getting them in 90-91, I think. Depended on the dairy.

Nevyn · 19-08-2009 8:38pm

Milk men still do exist.

Hagar wrote: »

Anyone else remember getting the little 1/3 pint glass bottles of milk in school at lunchtime?

Yes, they were gotten rid of like 24 years ago.

I have a italia 90 commemorative bottle and a millennium one too.

rubadub · 19-08-2009 8:48pm

thomond2006 wrote: »

The glass bottles had UHT milk, but nobody likes that because it's sh1te. :pac:

I never heard of UHT in glass bottles. What county were you in? what brand. All the bottles I saw were premier dairies IIRC.

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

the birds used to peck through the foil

We used to leave empty yoghurt lids out to be put on top, some people had fancy containers with fold down lids to stop them.

swingking wrote: »

In fact, I remember one time he delivered a bottle of orange juice in the same type of bottle. Anyone else get this?

We used to nick them when staggering home pissed the next morning, it was well known which houses had them. Then I remember when somebody had a "free house" somebody would put a not outside a (bastard) neighbours house with a note saying "can you leave a orange juice out jimmy", and we would go nick it. Rarely worked since the pissed lad putting out notes would end up scrawling it and putting down 6 bottles & a load of yogurts or something stupid!

Jenroche wrote: »

I also remember the Millenium milk bottles. In fact I think my Mam and Dad still have theirs. Wonder if it's a collector's item now?

I have one too. pic here http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3271/2551730948_5b4974dc65.jpg?v=0

holly1 wrote: »

Does anyone rember the gold tops,we used to collect them,silver and gold and decorate the (dare I say it)Christmas tree with them.It looked great.I cant rember what the gold tops were for.

We got little christmas trees on the tops around xmas too. Dunno what the gold meant, some meant skimmed & low fat.

silvine · 19-08-2009 8:55pm

I can confirm milkmen still exist, hired one two months ago. No glass bottles though so i'm guessing they don't or never did exist.

Why did they get rid of the glass milk bottles that the milkman delivered?

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