Buying milk

[andyBeaker]

i think pretty much everyone buys their milk in plastic containers these days.

What I fail to understand is why you get a new screw on top every time, particularly as the conatiners are sealed before the top is put on.

So the question is - would not having a screw on top stop you buying milk in plastic containers?

These are awesome by the way...... http://www.topster.co.uk/home

 

[Oldandbald]

i think pretty much everyone buys their milk in plastic containers these days.

What I fail to understand is why you get a new screw on top every time, particularly as the conatiners are sealed before the top is put on.

So the question is - would not having a screw on top stop you buying milk in plastic containers?

These are awesome by the way...... http://www.topster.co.uk/home

Genius. Just ordered some.

 

[andyBeaker]

Genius. Just ordered some.

I could never understand why they haven't caught on....been around for years.

 

[Oldandbald]

I could never understand why they haven't caught on....been around for years.

I could never understand why my Mrs can't screw the bloody lid back on the milk when she puts it in the fridge. This will cure her!

 

[Jaws]

Before plastic was the norm we either bought it in glass bottles or wax cardboard containers.... neither had a screw on lid !

 

[Cougar377]

i think pretty much everyone buys their milk in plastic containers these days.

What I fail to understand is why you get a new screw on top every time, particularly as the conatiners are sealed before the top is put on.

So the question is - would not having a screw on top stop you buying milk in plastic containers?

These are awesome by the way...... http://www.topster.co.uk/home

You don't shop at Lakelands by any chance...? The shop that sells you things you never knew you needed until you were dragged in by your missus.
If you haven't mastered the art of screwing the milk carton top back on yet then there's no hope for you....

At least it has a top....remember this....?

 

[slim63]

This thread makes no sense, not surprising considering the originator of it

Why? Because its two separate issues

Yes that little gismo is a good idea but its doesn't mean you don't need a screw on top as its there to protect the seal, you can discard it by all means but I doubt many of us would buy a bottle if it was missing ............. silly man!

 

[derek kelly]

Been thinking about milk in plastic containers as I feel guilty whenever I buy them, what about if milk was delivered to supermarkets in vats & you go along with your own container & fill it via a small pump, bit like a small petrol station.

 

[Pow-Lo]

I'm allergic to normal milk so have to have the lactose-free variety. It only comes in waxy cartons with a screw on plastic top.

 

[Minkey]

my milk comes in a carton

 

[andyBeaker]

This thread makes no sense, not surprising considering the originator of it

Why? Because its two separate issues

Yes that little gismo is a good idea but its doesn't mean you don't need a screw on top as its there to protect the seal, you can discard it by all means but I doubt many of us would buy a bottle if it was missing ............. silly man!

Talking absolute bolox.

The question was about plastic carton tops.

As an aside I mentioned that Topsters are ace.

If you thought the issue through (unlikely on this forum in fairness) you may have come to the conclusion that you could actually use just one plastic carton top for the whole of your life. Or even a Topster if you like it.

Or send probably in excess of 200 a year to landfill.

 

[Cougar377]

Although the cartons are supplied sealed I've had the odd one or two pop open. Without the crew top it would have been all over the place, so I'm still a fan of the cap.

I like Derek's idea, though. Like a lot of folk these days, we tend to bulk buy our milk (we buy for the week) so I'd be happy with a "fill your own" option.

 

[Vinterceptor]

i think pretty much everyone buys their milk in plastic containers these days.

What I fail to understand is why you get a new screw on top every time, particularly as the conatiners are sealed before the top is put on.

So the question is - would not having a screw on top stop you buying milk in plastic containers?

Can see it now... rivers of milk leading to all the supermarkets. Milk cascading out of the sides of the trucks. Disgruntled FLT drivers drenched by showers of milk. Even now with the screw on tops you get a few containers that leak.
You could apply the same thinking to bottles of tomato sauce, jars of coffee, peanut butter or pringles etc. Imagine the mess as you unload your groceries from the back of your stinking car

 

[andyBeaker]

Can see it now... rivers of milk leading to all the supermarkets. Milk cascading out of the sides of the trucks. Disgruntled FLT drivers drenched by showers of milk. Even now with the screw on tops you get a few containers that leak.
You could apply the same thinking to bottles of tomato sauce, jars of coffee, peanut butter or pringles etc. Imagine the mess as you unload your groceries from the back of your stinking car

Sometimes I wonder how we got a man on the moon.

 

[sr71caspar]

Sometimes I wonder how we got a man on the moon.

To be fair, he was in a container with the lid screwed on.

 

[derek kelly]

Sometimes I wonder how we got a man on the moon.

We didn’t.

 

[Squag1]

my milk comes in a carton

With screw on lid

 

[ianrobbo1]

Be honest Andrew, your on commission for topster!!

 

[andyBeaker]

Been thinking about milk in plastic containers as I feel guilty whenever I buy them, what about if milk was delivered to supermarkets in vats & you go along with your own container & fill it via a small pump, bit like a small petrol station.

I believe that option has been available for some time.....

 

[Cougar377]

I believe that option has been available for some time.....

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