Why do people buy branded milk?

Slig · 07-12-2010 04:21PM

gsxr1 wrote: »

DribblingRobot wrote: »

Ever looked at the country of origin on the veg in there? You're lucky if it's from this hemisphere.

I was thinking of the fresh meat and poultry. Its nearly all irish. Some is UK . But I do enjoy the cumberland sausages and the like in there.

Is there any super markets that sell quality Irish veg. I am thinking our climate does not support all year around veg supply (at a good price) .

TBH . I dont care where its from as long as its tasty and cheap. In these times who can afford to be fussy about origin.

I will tell yas one thing.

I have never seen a poor farmer;)

I had the same attitude until I started hauling into Tesco HQ, The only Irish reg lorries were the ones taking stuff from the warehouse:(. Since then I make the extra effort to buy Irish, you would be amazed at the amount of stuff we grow in this country.

Super Valu seem to be fairly good for stocking Irish fruit and veg. I got to know some of the farmers producing the veg, like potatoes, cabbage, carrots etc. and they work hard for what they earn. Fresher and better quality than the stuff we bring in from across the water.

07-12-2010 04:23PM

minikin wrote: »

If you want to buy cheap 'own brand' milk there's nothing wrong with that... all the dairy farmers in the UK will love you for it!

Buy Irish folks or else stop whinging that the economy is down the toilet.

Tesco own brand has the National Dairy Council Mark that Paul O Connell goes on about, Dunnes (an irish company) don't!

TPD · 07-12-2010 04:26PM

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HarryPotter41 · 07-12-2010 04:27PM

lilahelena wrote: »

I personally can not taste a difference between any milk & I always buy the own brand milk if I can but hubby says there is a differce when you are drinking the milk & he will only have a glass of milk if its in a carton not a plastic bottle + will only drink premier dairies

Mad I dont notice a difference think it might be all in his head lol:D

Lots of people can taste the plastic of certain brands of milk, used to hate plastic carton milk but have finally found one I can't taste the plastic off, its not in peoples heads, some people can taste things others can't.

jackiebaron · 07-12-2010 04:28PM

Pace2008 wrote: »

I simply don't believe you. In all my travels outside the green isle, I’ve never come across milk that’s anything better than passable. The milk on the continent is outright putrid, and that’s if you’re lucky enough to find one of around 7 outlets in Europe that sells anything other than UHT.

For all Ireland’s failings, it’s the only country in the world that produces decent milk and rashers.

As a milkaholic I have to testify that Dutch and German milk is pretty good. In the Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn they have their own brand which I buy. It's fortified with extra calcium so it's good for my bone(r) :P

thebullkf · 07-12-2010 04:33PM

Pace2008 wrote: »

I simply don't believe you. In all my travels outside the green isle, I’ve never come across milk that’s anything better than passable. The milk on the continent is outright putrid, and that’s if you’re lucky enough to find one of around 7 outlets in Europe that sells anything other than UHT.

For all Ireland’s failings, it’s the only country in the world that produces decent milk and rashers.

denmark

Japer · 07-12-2010 04:41PM

zerks wrote: »

.At least the German stores have distribution centres in Ireland

big deal. Last time I was in lidl I noticed all their staff was polish / eastern european. They take the money out of Ireland and send it to Germany as efficiently as possible. Only fair I suppose, as its the Germans who are lending us most of the money in the first place.

benjamin d · 07-12-2010 04:43PM

TPD wrote: »

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I've seen a few different brands made by Donegal Creameries too, Puredrop I think is the name of one of them and I'm sure there is at least one other I can't remember!

FreudianSlippers · 07-12-2010 04:53PM

Phony Scott wrote: »

Eh, isn't Tesco's or Dunnes a brand? But, yeah, they're cheaper.

They taste ****. I would never buy anything Dunnes brand. Tesco is pushing it.

dfx- · 07-12-2010 04:58PM

elviscostello wrote: »

Unless it's UHT milk, but there's no demand for that - cos it's shíte !

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBwwcU2c3u4

I'll be more controversial. The greatest single clip in the history of Father Ted.:cool:

BostonB · 07-12-2010 05:05PM

I can taste the difference aswell.

Same with the water, it tastes different in different people houses.

jonnygiles · 07-12-2010 05:07PM

But I always drink my......malk?

squeakyduck · 07-12-2010 05:12PM

I buy branded milk when there is not other milk available!

ya-ba-da-ba-doo · 07-12-2010 05:13PM

Wexford Creamery milk is savage..

The cheese is too ... yom yommmm

Paparazzo · 07-12-2010 05:57PM

Pace2008 wrote: »

I simply don't believe you. In all my travels outside the green isle, I’ve never come across milk that’s anything better than passable. The milk on the continent is outright putrid, and that’s if you’re lucky enough to find one of around 7 outlets in Europe that sells anything other than UHT.

For all Ireland’s failings, it’s the only country in the world that produces decent milk and rashers.

And sausages, and tea. After another holiday where only shìte tea was available I reckon I'm going to turn into one of those auld ones that packs a box of teabags in their suitcase.

Shenshen · 07-12-2010 05:58PM

scarymoon1 wrote: »

those grants help the farmers to survive because the price they get for milk/crops is very small.

30 - 40 grand free money is nice enough for "surviving on", I shouls think...

2ygb4cmqetsjhx · 07-12-2010 05:59PM

I steal my kids dinner from my girlfriends nipples. Nom Nom Nom bewbs

Shenshen · 07-12-2010 06:01PM

Japer wrote: »

big deal. Last time I was in lidl I noticed all their staff was polish / eastern european. They take the money out of Ireland and send it to Germany as efficiently as possible. Only fair I suppose, as its the Germans who are lending us most of the money in the first place.

When was the last time you saw Irish sstaff in Dunnes? Must have been years back.

LizT · 07-12-2010 06:23PM

I buy milk Tullamore Dairies Milk - much better than Avonmore!!

wmpdd3 · 07-12-2010 07:12PM

Tesco milk comes in from Snowcream. It always has a shorter shelf life and if you squeeze the 3 litre bottle the top springs off......get what you pay for.

sonic85 · 07-12-2010 07:16PM

Kotek Besar wrote: »

comes from a cow's nipple

it comes from a what now?

PrincessLola · 07-12-2010 07:22PM

People who diss Lidil or Aldi are kinda snobby imo. A boy in my primary school used to tease me for having Aldi juice or something like that, he said I was wierd for shopping in a German shop so I pointed out that his mum drove a Merc lol. (this was all back in the early 2000s before it became cool to be cheap).:)

rossie1977 · 07-12-2010 07:37PM

Paparazzo wrote: »

And sausages, and tea. After another holiday where only shìte tea was available I reckon I'm going to turn into one of those auld ones that packs a box of teabags in their suitcase.

german sausages are on a different level completely to anything this country produces, same too with german weiss beer having said that

HarryPotter41 · 07-12-2010 08:33PM

Paparazzo wrote: »

And sausages, and tea. After another holiday where only shìte tea was available I reckon I'm going to turn into one of those auld ones that packs a box of teabags in their suitcase.

How true, spent a week in the canaries a few years ago and the couple behind us had tea bags with them, I never enjoyed a cup of tea as much after a week of weak water being passed off as tea.

Paparazzo · 07-12-2010 08:37PM

rossie1977 wrote: »

german sausages are on a different level completely to anything this country produces, same too with german weiss beer having said that

I love German sausages with a beer, but for breakfast I want normal sausages. I hate when you think they're going to be normal, but when you taste them they're smoked, spiced, garlic or have herbs. :mad:

Saila · 07-12-2010 08:38PM

why do people buy branded cows

FreudianSlippers · 07-12-2010 08:39PM

Paparazzo wrote: »

I love German sausages with a beer, but for breakfast I want normal sausages. I hate when you think they're going to be normal, but when you taste them they're smoked, spiced, garlic or have herbs. :mad:

I've been talking about it a lot because it's awesome:

go to the Christmas fair in IFSC in Dublin.
It's a true German fair and has authentic food, beer and mulled wine.

Paparazzo · 07-12-2010 08:50PM

OisinT wrote: »

I've been talking about it a lot because it's awesome:

go to the Christmas fair in IFSC in Dublin.
It's a true German fair and has authentic food, beer and mulled wine.

I'll be there. Christmas markets are great, I went to Cologne last year especially for one. Recommended BTW, cheap hotels there too.

Paully D · 07-12-2010 09:02PM

Because of advertising and marketing.

dvet · 07-12-2010 10:29PM

professore wrote: »

Large supermarkets don't buy directly from small farmers. They buy from creameries. So blame them. There are very few "small" dairy farmers in Ireland as you need economies of scale to supply milk. Their produce is heavily subsidised by the EU.

Anyway it's up to the farmer to decide at what price to sell their milk. If you are selling milk at a loss then it's a lifestyle choice to farm, which in fact is the case in Ireland for all but the biggest farms as farming is so heavily subsidised.

Shenshen wrote: »

30 - 40 grand free money is nice enough for "surviving on", I shouls think...

Farmers don't decide what price to sell their milk at. They sell it for whatever the coops can pay for it.... sometimes the price they get is so low that it's actually costing them money to produce milk. Their subsidies barely keep them afloat. How many of you would keep on working if half of the time you were earning barely enough to survive, and the other half, you were actually making a loss - it's a hard job!

The supermarkets are the ones who are being greedy - for every bottle of milk you pay for, the supermarket gets most of the money you hand over. The milk processer/coops who pasteurise and bottle it get a tiny amount. And the farmers who actually produce it get feck all!

Why do people buy branded milk?

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