Why do people buy branded milk?

Kotek Besar

I mean, why buy Avonmore or Snowcream when Tesco or Dunnes milk is cheaper and also comes from a cow's nipple?

Stench Blossoms

I can taste the difference in milk between brands.

Phony Scott

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

chin_grin

Now with vitamin R.

Fratton Fred

Why buy Dunnes when you can buy Lidl?

Wolf Club

I prefer to get it on tap meself.

epgc3fyqirnbsx

NCF milk is far superior to any other milk

danbohan

Helen Substantial Self-service wrote: »

NCF milk is far superior to any other milk

why is that do they use ''superior'' cows ?

_feedback_

Ah, any milk is grand.

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

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

Ghandee

GOT MILK?

D e e

Why do people buy milk at all, it's 'scustin!

El_Dangeroso

I like to pay a tiny bit more (what is it like 30c on a litre?) to our dairy farmers for their high quality product. Large supermarkets bully small farmers into basically selling their produce at a loss.

ciagr297

Kotek Besar wrote: »

I mean, why buy Avonmore or Snowcream when Tesco or Dunnes milk is cheaper and also comes from a cow's nipple?

same reason people only buy branded paracetamol and other medicines - although i'm fairly sure paracetamol doesn't come from a cow's nipple:D

or is there something i'm missing

blackbird98

because it comes from a branded cow???

neilthefunkeone

the mother buys Aldi's finest 2 litre's!! It's Strathroy's so its technically a bigger brand than it's labeled as!

minikin

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.

Canis Lupus

It's called marketing OP. If the product you sell is virtually identically to your competitors you need to put a different slant on it and hope idiots fall for it.

Mr. Presentable

neilthefunkeone wrote: »

the mother buys Aldi's finest 2 litre's!! It's Strathroy's so its technically a bigger brand than it's labeled as!

You think Strathroy is bigger than Aldi?

Kotek Besar

Canis Lupus wrote: »

It's called marketing OP. If the product you sell is virtually identically to your competitors you need to put a different slant on it and hope idiots fall for it.

And this is precisely the point I am trying to convince my wife of. It is of course exactly as you say - marketing and the hope that idiots will think a higher price equals a superior product.

Thing is, the people you see picking up the Avonmore or the Snowcream in preference of the cheaper own-brand milk don't look particularly stupid at all. To me that's the most worrying thing about it.

bonerm

To make sure my milk is from a branded cow.

NothingMan

I always buy Avanmore. Maybe I'm imagining the taste difference but even if I am I still like how the 2 litre carton contours to my hand for that extra easy pour.

Buy Avonmore, it's everywhere you wanna be.

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maggy_thatcher

I've found that quite often the Use By dates on the own brand milks is a lot sooner than the Use By dates on the more "traditional" providers. Similarly, the cartons generally feel stronger. As a result, if you don't drink it that often, it's probably better value to get the more expensive milk as it'll last a couple of days more.

Cantona's Collars

We'll all be buying cheap milk after the budget.

Why even buy milk when there's loads of pregnant women around with a fresh supply on tap?

Gulliver

Helen Substantial Self-service wrote: »

NCF milk is far superior to any other milk

Most other milks taste watered down compared to NCF milk. Pity their spreads aren't as good.

I couldn't drink a whole glass of some of the own brand stuff - they're water + white.

Kimono-Girl

i am one of these odd people who can taste the difference between brands,

so for me its like asking why do people buy milk chocolate when you can get dark chocolate, they have two totally different tastes!

Cantona's Collars

Why do people drink low fat milk and claim it tastes the same? Bleeuurrgghh!!

neilthefunkeone

Mr. Presentable wrote: »

You think Strathroy is bigger than Aldi?

Well id think of it as a more expensive branded label..

Interceptor

Deleted User wrote: »

Why even buy milk when there's loads of pregnant women around with a fresh supply on tap?

They tend to get antsy when you grab them and try to squirt it into your latte as they pass by.

I only use soya milk - thankfully it doesn't come from anybodys nipple.

'cptr

That's why ya gotta sweet talk 'em first.

up for anything

Fratton Fred wrote: »

Why buy Dunnes when you can buy Lidl?

Because they are exactly the same price!

Japer

El_Dangeroso wrote: »

I like to pay a tiny bit more (what is it like 30c on a litre?) to our dairy farmers for their high quality product. Large supermarkets bully small farmers into basically selling their produce at a loss.

rubbish

The dept of agriculture had a part of their website showing what the EC/ govt paid to every farmer in the country last year. It named them all. I looked up the people I knew + was amazed to see them getting 35 and 40 grand in handouts.

Buy the cheapest milk you can , it all comes from the same cows. Tesco + Dunnes are the same price as lidl. Other brands are a rip off. Buy tesco or Dunnes rather than lidl as at least the profit is not going to eastern european checkout operators + german owners.

Fratton Fred

up for anything wrote: »

Because they are exactly the same price!

Oh.

I only ever buy organic milk and usually shop in Tesco.

charlie1966

Best milk is straight from the cow. With the stringent hygiene requirements that dairies are made to implement there is no problem there. It lasts a 4 to 5 days in the fridge and even when it does go off you can make the best soda bread you will have ever tasted. Use instead of butter milk.

Son Of A Vidic

Well branded milkshakes brings the boys to the yard.

jmayo

Japer wrote: »

rubbish

The dept of agriculture had a part of their website showing what the EC/ govt paid to every farmer in the country last year. It named them all. I looked up the people I knew + was amazed to see them getting 35 and 40 grand in handouts.

Ah so you decide then to screw all the farmers, because a few you know got more money in payments ?

Sweet why not tell that to the small dairy operators like my cousin who even though he has 60 odd cows is only breaking even.
He contributes to this country, do you ?
Would you rather pay his dole and help farmers in say the UK ?

Japer wrote: »

Buy the cheapest milk you can , it all comes from the same cows. Tesco + Dunnes are the same price as lidl. Other brands are a rip off. Buy tesco or Dunnes rather than lidl as at least the profit is not going to eastern european checkout operators + german owners.

And who the f*** are Tesco, but a British multinaitonal that overcharges the Irish customers in the Republic of Ireland for products mainly sourced in the Uk or elsewhere.
And I can drag you into a fair few Tesco and Dunnes stores and show you many nationalities working there, so stop trying to claim the German supermarkets are somehow different.

Anyway what have you got against Eastern European checkout operators ?
You do know they are paying taxes in this country, contributing to this country's economy, are you ?

lallychops

Kotek Besar wrote: »

I mean, why buy Avonmore or Snowcream when Tesco or Dunnes milk is cheaper and also comes from a cow's nipple?

i laugh at this...people also assume because its branded its better...study done on watchdog couple months back....neurofen...8 euro a packet....vs superdrug own brand paracetomol...2.50 or something....neither person knew the difference...same effect....guy who went to superdrug saves alot of euros....cereals are the same...although i admit kellogs rice krispies cant be beaten....:rolleyes:

Fratton Fred

Are you including the north in your rant, because I doubt very much if Glanbia only source south of the border.

Bottle_of_Smoke

Normal milk I'd buy the cheapest but avonmore have by far the nicest chocolate milk.

xzanti

My OH came home with Aldi milk a while back.. I couldn't drink it, all I could think of was this



:pac:

Also, Aldi and Lidl milk tends to go off very fast, it starts to smell before it's best before date.. No thanks.

grenache

Helen Substantial Self-service wrote: »

NCF milk is far superior to any other milk

I've tasted NCF milk and Golden Vale milk kicks its ass. And why is that? Because it comes from the Golden Vale - the best dairying land in the country.

kylith

Has anyone else noticed that in a lot of places organic milk is cheaper than the regular stuff? Why the hell is that?

HarryPotter41

maggy_thatcher wrote: »

I've found that quite often the Use By dates on the own brand milks is a lot sooner than the Use By dates on the more "traditional" providers. Similarly, the cartons generally feel stronger. As a result, if you don't drink it that often, it's probably better value to get the more expensive milk as it'll last a couple of days more.

Exactly the reason I buy Avonmore, I used to throw away loads of milk because they went off sooner once they were opened.

Pace2008

D e e wrote: »

Why do people buy milk at all, it's 'scustin!

What have you been drinking, cats' milk?

Bainne is the choice of champions.

Pace2008

By the way, can you get glass-bottled milk delivered to the door in Dublin anymore? I remember there used to be one with a red cap that had cream at the top, it was ****ing unreal.

Milk in a carton is still alright though. Only paedophiles drink milk from plastic bottles.

zeusnero

When I'm back in Cork I would generally only drink Dawn / CMP (the two biggest brands), even if they are in and around €2.30 for a 2 litre bottle IIRC. In Italy I drink the own brand supermarket milk and it tastes great €.65 cent per litre vs €1.55 for a litre of branded Milk.

Then again I only drink semi skimmed milk nowadays so I probably don't count to the purists out there

HarryPotter41

zeusnero wrote: »

When I'm back in Cork I would generally only drink Dawn / CMP (the two biggest brands), even if they are in and around €2.30 for a 2 litre bottle IIRC. In Italy I drink the own brand supermarket milk and it tastes great €.65 cent per litre vs €1.55 for a litre of branded Milk.

Then again I only drink semi skimmed milk nowadays so I probably don't count to the purists out there

No, you don't, thats just coloured water!!:D

Pace2008

zeusnero wrote: »

In Italy I drink the own brand supermarket milk and it tastes great €.65 cent per litre vs €1.55 for a litre of branded Milk.

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.

sh1tstirrer

danbohan wrote: »

why is that do they use ''superior'' cows ?

It's what happens it between leaving the cow and being put on the supermarket shelf

Greyfox

My ma says she can tell the difference between the brands but I think this is nonsense, I think it's a case of as she grew up drinking premier daries she just likes to think this brand is better and just unwilling to accept theirs no difference

Dunnes/tesco milk, avenmore, prem daries etc all taste EXACTLY the same!

gsxr1

I buy it as cheap as I can in Tesco. Most Tesco fresh produce is Irish by the way.

I know a dairy farmer and he sells to a couple of different producers. So that puts the taste difference thing to bed. Unless you are tasting the different cartons.