Why do people buy branded milk?

Japer · 07-12-2010 11:25AM

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 · 07-12-2010 11:26AM

up for anything wrote: »

Because they are exactly the same price!

Oh.

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

charlie1966 · 07-12-2010 11:39AM

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 · 07-12-2010 11:40AM

Well branded milkshakes brings the boys to the yard.

jmayo · 07-12-2010 11:50AM

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 · 07-12-2010 11:52AM

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 · 07-12-2010 11:54AM

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

Bottle_of_Smoke · 07-12-2010 11:55AM

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

xzanti · 07-12-2010 11:56AM

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 · 07-12-2010 11:56AM

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 · 07-12-2010 12:01PM

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

HarryPotter41 · 07-12-2010 12:04PM

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 · 07-12-2010 12:09PM

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 · 07-12-2010 12:13PM

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 · 07-12-2010 12:16PM

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 · 07-12-2010 12:20PM

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 · 07-12-2010 12:24PM

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 · 07-12-2010 12:28PM

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 · 07-12-2010 12:29PM

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 · 07-12-2010 12:30PM

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.

sh1tstirrer · 07-12-2010 12:34PM

Greyfox wrote: »

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!

If you ever drank unadulterated fresh milk it makes supermarket milk taste like water.

Pace2008 · 07-12-2010 12:36PM

Greyfox wrote: »

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!

In all honesty, I’d agree that there’s a discernable difference between various brands. And this is no pretense, it’s coming from someone whose heart leaps at the sight of Tesco Value’s minimalist blue and white packaging.

G_R · 07-12-2010 12:40PM

Avonmore/Lidl/Tesco/Dunnes they're all the same...

EXCEPT! There is this horrible brand in Tipperary called Thurles Milk - Rancid stuff, tastes like its gone off from the second you open it

TheZohanS · 07-12-2010 12:44PM

Because if you don't buy milk with the NDC stamp Paul O'Connell will come around to your house and put the fear of god into you....be warned...

07-12-2010 12:46PM

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

If you ever drank unadulterated fresh milk it makes supermarket milk taste like water.

It's probably the bacterial byproducts that you're tasting.

RAW MILK! RAW FOOD! VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN! :pac:

Rockery Woman · 07-12-2010 12:52PM

I buy my milk in Lidl.

Mostly use it for tea and coffee. My dad prefers branded milk so my mother always buys that for him. He notices a taste difference - he would notice if the cows were being fed turnips in winter from the taste of it! Says milk in summer is way better.

I find the milk in Lidl fine, but I dont drink glasses of milk, just in my coffee and on my cornflakes. I've been buying it for years so maybe Im just used to the way it tastes.

Most of us would like to support Irish producers, unfortunately its the vast price difference that keeps me buying Lidl milk. We use up to 10 2litre cartons per week! (just my husband and I - he drinks a lot of milky tea)

scarymoon1 · 07-12-2010 12:54PM

because my family supply milk to Glanbia and nothing else is allowed into the house!

sh1tstirrer · 07-12-2010 01:11PM

Deleted User wrote: »

It's probably the bacterial byproducts that you're tasting.

RAW MILK! RAW FOOD! VIVA LA REVOLUCIÓN! :pac:

It's the high fat

If you check it out low fat milk is worse than normal fat milk. Bacteria never killed anyone

That's the trouble with todays society everything must be clean and bacteria free. Did you ever hear that you need to build up immunity?

HarryPotter41 · 07-12-2010 01:13PM

Rockery Woman wrote: »

I buy my milk in Lidl.

Mostly use it for tea and coffee. My dad prefers branded milk so my mother always buys that for him. He notices a taste difference - he would notice if the cows were being fed turnips in winter from the taste of it! Says milk in summer is way better.

I find the milk in Lidl fine, but I dont drink glasses of milk, just in my coffee and on my cornflakes. I've been buying it for years so maybe Im just used to the way it tastes.

Most of us would like to support Irish producers, unfortunately its the vast price difference that keeps me buying Lidl milk. We use up to 10 2litre cartons per week! (just my husband and I - he drinks a lot of milky tea)

In fairness to your dad there are people who can find a taste on milk, I used to be like that when we milked out own cows, some cows are liable to pass the taste of their diet into their milk and can cause a taste difference. Dunno how it would apply to creamery milk though

Pace2008 · 07-12-2010 01:19PM

sh1tstirrer wrote: »

Did you ever hear that you need to build up immunity?

Tru dis.

I'm not a dirty person but I’ve never been too particular about certain areas of hygiene. I’d always let other people lick my ice-cream and do the same if offered, I’d use unwashed cutlery lying around the counter to save myself a walk to the drawer, and I’ve no compunction with eating food that’s fallen on the floor, within reason (**** the five-second rule).

I haven’t been sick in the last five years, alcohol-induced episodes excluded.

That Dettol ad where your one chases her kids around the gaf, spraying every surface they lay their hands on, absolutely disgusts me. She’ll have only herself to blame when one of them dies from a cold.

Why do people buy branded milk?

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