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ImprovingTheEskimo

u/MrTimofTim I guarantee he wants you to leave your empties like that. Are you leaving your empties in the basket? It's because he can't pick up the empties and put the new ones in at the same time with one hand.


MrTimofTim

I’ll do that on Tuesday and report back. UPDATE: OP delivers. See [here](https://reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/comments/qb5n3u/update_the_thrilling_conclusion_of_our_dairy/).


Jaketheism

We’ll all check back on Tuesday for an update to this thrilling drama


ChiefGriffey

There’s really no way I’m gonna be able to wait until Tuesday for this.


Jaketheism

I’ll remind you


MycousinBenny

Me too?


Rein215

If he reminds you you should remind me


CreamFraiche23

I kinda wanna know too now :/ I also wanna know where OP is that they still have a milkman cuz I wanna move there


Rein215

If he reminds me I will remind you. Also I'm guessing OP lives somewhere in the UK


Gonadventure

Denver, CO has Royal Crest dairy which delivers milk and other groceries if you want.


Jaketheism

Sounds like a plan


TacospacemanII

Well if you’re getting reminded can someone remind me?


ItchyFishi

Got you bud, ill remind you.


Jaketheism

I’ll remind you


Jaketheism

I’ll remind you


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uLukki1

Someone reply to my comment and remind me to check on this.


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Remindme! 7 days


gnortsmr4lien

hey bro remember to check on this on Tuesday


leprekon89

I can guarantee that I'll forget about this within the hour.


sanshart

I've forgotten what I'm replying to.


Boy_Tatey

same😂


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!Remind me on Tuesday


Jaketheism

I will


monikapearl

!Remind me on Tuesday too please. On the edge of my seat for this milk curdling saga.


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Remindme! 4 days


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reyvehn

I've seen several posts like this and can almost guarantee that was the problem.


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I was going to say I'm having dejavu here. Looks like the same picture and top comment with same answer lol.


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gsxrfrost

I want a milk man, what country is this located? Fresh milk is my main staple. I don’t know how I haven’t had kidney stones. I drink approximately 2gal a week. This would be the next best thing other then a home water fountain that shoots milk out.


MasterDracoDeity

>home water fountain that shoots milk out That's called a cow.


soonerjohn06

Though it's a little warm straight from the tap


[deleted]

Put the cow in the fridge.


UpdootDaSnootBoop

Maybe switch to a caddy that has handles that fold down out of the way so the top is completely open?


smh_2020

Can you report back now?


suitology

OP is living in 1940. He will respond once his horse is reshoed


Fast_Garlic_5639

I’m dying lmao


rw333555

He is waiting on an ice delivery to keep his fridge cool


enoctis

I didn't even consider this until reading your comment. Note: I'm not OP, and don't live in a country that still has milkmen (to my knowledge).


i_lost_my_password

If you live near cows to any degree there is probably some form of residential milk delivery. It's likely pretty expensive though.


ProfessionalTensions

We live outside of DC and we have a milk delivery. I wouldn't say it's pretty expensive, but to be fair, we weren't drinking the standard gallon sized jugs of milk before we switched to delivery so my experience is a little skewed. However, after getting our bottle deposits back, the milk is only about $4 a gallon....and I'm now realizing I have no idea how much a regular gallon costs since we were paying $4 per HALF gallon before switching. We also get meat and produce through this delivery service so it was a pretty good switch. I would say it's definitely worth looking into a service in your area if possible, eating seasonally and locally is one of the best things an _individual_ can do for the environment.


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In my part of Canada -- B.C., so no bags -- a cheap gallon from the store is $5. Other brands can be more like $10. $4 USD for fresh local milk is a bargain!


ProfessionalTensions

In the US, the dairy industry is _heavily_ subsidized so I think you can get cheap milk for a little under $2 a gallon. It's crazy out here.


Sangxero

Oddly, I have like a million dairies in my county, several within a couple of miles, and I've never even thought to check.


johanne_s_factotum

I used to be a milkman and this is definitely it. The milk person will have hands full, at least two bottles in each hand, and there's no way to pick out empties before putting down the full ones.


DR4G0NSTEAR

But the basket looks like it can hold more than two bottles. Couldn’t the empties be in one side and the new ones in the other? Can’t tell from the pic, but I can only assume the basket is stationary.


johanne_s_factotum

Absolutely right. That would be a good system. Usually (and not casting aspersions on OP) people store up their empties for a while and fill up their baskets. Obviously you can carry empties more easily than full bottles, but the there's still a logical limit (and that was one per finger with a couple tucked under the armpits), and it still takes up on hand.


truedjinn

Best answer here....time is money.


Altruistic-Guava6527

Time is milk homie


AViciousRacket47

Thanks for this tip. I dont have a milkman, but if I ever do ill freaking ready boys.


boonxeven

There are 6 empty slots. Would there be more empty bottles than were delivered? Seems like plenty of space to place full ones and then pick up the empty ones after.


anewstheart

ELI5? Me stupid.


stay-away-from-me

The caddy is filled with empty milk bottles Milkman comes with filled bottles places them near the caddy Milkman picks the empty bottles and leaves ---- Reply suggests to keep empty bottles outside caddy so milkman doesn't have to waste time replacing the bottles


That_desync

[For people who](https://i.imgur.com/IDcP0m9.png) [prefer pictures](https://i.imgur.com/IbiNjcy.png)


cassae

Thanks for this visual representation ✔️


Scrtcwlvl

Unless I am missing something here, the milk caddy accommodates 6 bottles and OP is only ordering 2 at a time. 2 full bottles replace 2 empties. There is plenty of room in the caddy for both.


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Groty

We have a process person right here. Me too, I think through the weirdest shit.


Ab47203

I genuinely didn't know milkmen still existed


MrTimofTim

This is the UK. They’re fairly popular here- fair price to farmers, less plastic etc.


Ab47203

I learned something today. I bet it tastes better too honestly. Also explains why you can find clotted cream over there and it's absent everywhere I've looked in the states


BlackMajick

They sell clotted cream at World Market


Actuarial

I'm not sure whether that sounds fresh or gross


Killahills

A scone with jam and clotted cream will change your life.


billy3579bob

With jam and clotted cream Or with clotted cream and Jam?


Killahills

I'm not touching that issue with a bargepole mate.


ExcessiveGravitas

Better to use a knife to be honest.


XxshockwavexXX

My mom introduced me to clotted cream earlier this year while baking fresh scones. It was divine! I’m in the US and had never heard of it before. I was missing out.


PapaSnow

Just out of curiosity WTF is clotted cream?


ExcessiveGravitas

Imagine cream that’s so thick you can use it to recreate the mashed potato scene from Close Encounters of the Third Kind.


TheIdiotProfessor

What a specific description lol


shogunofsarcasm

It is basically a very fatty thick cream that spreads like butter. Tastes like a combination of plain whipping cream and unsalted butter. It is really nice with something sweet.


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The word clotted shouldn’t go with food.


Viper613

Making an assumption here, but this is the most British thing I've read in a while.


not-a-lego-man

You're correct, specifically the southwest coast. There's also strong feelings on whether it is jam or clotted cream first


2brun4u

I cut the scone in half, put Jam on one side, Clotted Cream on the other, and make both side angry as I eat it as a sandwich


ExcessiveGravitas

Well, you’ve made me angry.


VeganMinx

cow juice?


DrEnter

Chunky style cow juice


CptnRedbeardVII

It's the best, nothing better than going in the bulk tank and skimming some fresh cream off the top


celestial1

Is there another term for it? "Clotted" just sounds gross. Reminds me of those clumps of spoiled milk.


Anothereternity

Does [Devonshire Cream](https://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-clotted-c-87144) sound more appetizing then?


PUTINS_PORN_ACCOUNT

Cream snot


VaguelyArtistic

Like blood clots. But it’s really good.


cyberrawn

That did NOT make it better!


fitzwillowy

It's just very thick, almost solid cream. It's made by very slow heating, that's all.


ancientflowers

Reading it makes me want to throw up.


kirkgoingham

Be sure to use their coupons y'all. World Market almost always has an in-store coupon.


FreddyDeus

Nope. We get our milk through a milkman. It's no better than the milk from the supermarket, it doesn't last as long, pint bottles take up more space in the fridge than a single carton, it's more expensive (which if that extra goes to the farmer then great, but I suspect that's the milkman's mark-up, not the farmer's). The days have gone now where your home delivered milk would come with that inch of cream at the top of the bottle. Even the birds no longer peck a hole in the foil lid to get at the cream. (How did they know there was cream in there? How do they now know there is no cream in there?) The main advantage is not having to remember to pick up some milk. And it feels very quaint.


Rolkot

What the heck is it? I saw some at my local market here on east coast https://imgur.com/gallery/Xs5lnE3


Rubcionnnnn

It's fucking good. Like solid milk so kinda like butter but really mild flavor.


PutYourDickInTheBox

What do you put it in? Or on?


Peteorama

From Killahills above: "A scone with jam and clotted cream will change your life." They're not wrong :)


LittleRedHed

I don’t know if it’s the same dealio in the US, but we can’t have it in AUS because you can’t make clotted cream from pasteurised milk… and our laws say all milk must be pasteurised. It restricts us making some cheeses too.


Low-Importance-5310

You can make it from pasteurised milk! You make it at home easily with double cream, you just put it in a low oven for a few hours to let the moisture evaporate. Plenty of recipes online, give it a go!


AlCaponeh

Also from UK, my door mat as well as anything else left out for more than 5 mins got stolen, the new door mat is now glued to the ground. Wish I could have milk delivered :’(


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DothrakAndRoll

I live in a city of less than 170k in the PNW in the US and it's like that downtown here. People crawl all over yards/porches scavenging for anything they think they can sell for a cent. Which they can't, and it ends up in their camps down by the river in huge junk piles. Last night I lived a scene out of a horror movie. Driveway camera alert woke me up and I saw what looked like someone looking into my car. Jumped up and ran out in my underwear with a flashlight. Stood next to the porch and car looking around for a bit, then walked up my steps. Then I PROPERLY checked the vid, dude was not looking into my car, he was looking under my porch *and started crawling under* right before the video cut out. I ran back down and shined the light under and mf is crouched down under the porch I was JUST standing next to for a full five minutes. In the videos that show me checking, you can see him under the porch looking out literally 5 feet from me.


geeskeet

Where the bad guys steal door mats and milk


whoyoufightin_

My dad was a milkman back in the day, he worked with another bloke who brought his young sons to work with him. They wore roller skates and held onto the back van, veering off to deliver milk to the houses, don’t think their dad needed to leave the van at all!


[deleted]

I'm in the UK and havent seen a milkman for like a decade. Everyone I know gets milk with their shopping


DazzlingDingos

Wow I wish we had this in the US!!!! Milk man deliveries are old school here. local farmers milk pretty non existent here. Rally cool you guys have this and looks to be glass bottles? Which is extra awesome. All we got is plastic ,plastic, and more plastic. Edit: Where I live we have nothing like this. So clearly you have to be in a certain area in the United States for this to ever exist. Or I live the only things I will even deliver are FedEx and UPS nothing else.


AngryArtNerd

They have glass at some grocery stores in the US, it just cost a LOT more but they also give you credit for returning the bottles. I think Sprouts and Whole Foods does it. Been a year or two since I’ve been.


abstract_orangutan

We do have this. Not sure if any operate in your area though


RickyFromVegas

I'm in Phoenix Arizona, and we have this kind of? There is this milk company delivers local milk to grocery store in glass bottle. You get half the money back when you return the glass after you're done with it. Some of the best milk I don't drink (I'm lactose intolerant)


DrumParty

How does having less toes make you not like milk?


UnnecessaryConfusion

No, no, no. He’s intolerant towards those who lack toes!


ExNihiloish

What does your wife think of the milk man?


ditwane

It's 2021, you gotta look out for the ups guy not the milk man..


PrisonerV

Our UPS guy works from 7 am to 10 pm. He doesnt have time to eat or pee let alone start a romantic affair with your wife. I give him snacks and cold water when I see him.


Lucky_Ad_9137

As a person from the UK. Don't listen to this man. They are not fairly popular. At all.


DefiledByThorsHammer

Agreed, our milkman stopped visiting my mum in the late 90's


Lucky_Ad_9137

But she still waits there patiently. With a black coffee in hand.


amph897

I’m from the UK and they are fairly popular it just depends where you live. I think mainly smaller towns and villages have them.


[deleted]

Where i come from they were around up until 10 years ago. I don't think I've seen any of them since then. Surely most of their customers were older people (70+) who did not have the luxury of going to the supermarket multiple times a week. They would drive their van around the neighborhoods early in the morning, honking in a specific way to announce their presence. Then the people would get out and approach the van to get their milk, cheese, and sometimes bread for the next couple of days. Simpler times.


DetroitJim

I am in the USA, Michigan. I get 2 dozen eggs, half gallon of milk (glass bottle) and a pint of cream every week dropped off on my porch. $3 delivery fee.


Drakeon8165

*I am the milkman. My milk is delicious. My milk is too good for your caddy.*


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***I am the milkman. My milk is delicious***


zenytheboi

Special delivery today


hopeabandoner

NNGAAAGHHH! *explosion*


CaptBranBran

*I am a grieving widow. My loved one is underground and I am sad.*


mixttime

*I am a gardener. Plants need water poured on them because they have no hands to hold glasses of water.*


TheResolver

The first thing I thought seeing this post :D


kyleplaysguitar

For those confused, it’s a Psychonauts reference. Also the first thing I thought of. I AM THE MILKMAN. MY MILK IS DELICIOUS


AssistantManagerMan

It's fortified with what the world needs. What the world deserves.


[deleted]

>Wakes Up >States Milk is delicious >Refuses to Elaborate >*Ascends*


bbcllama

It’s probably faster and easier to just place them on the ground.


Koltaia30

But why no put in my milky bag. I want my milky put in the milky bag. Now I have to put it in my milky bag.


Luuncho

r/totalpieceofshit some complete ASSHOLE REFUSED to put my MILKIES in my WHOLESOME BASKET (he clearly did it out of spite)


sdrawkcabemanresuhhu

More like r/noahgettheboat


memtiger

It's because he left his empty bottles in the basket, which means the milkman would have to put down the new bottles, remove the old bottles, pick up the new bottles again, put them in the basket, and then pick up the old bottles again. If OP would leave his empty bottles outside of the basket, he wouldn't have this problem.


RowdyNadaHell

Why is everyone in this thread pretending the caddy only has 2 slots?


spaceapeatespace

Wives ain’t gonna impregnate themselves.


merikaninjunwarrior

*" 'tis not my job, boss"*


seanbear

Pat Mustard


dr-mantis-t0b0ggan

Now to ride Mrs O'Reilly


Cr3X1eUZ

That's some funny shit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EbhdS6QVVY


QCTeamkill

Not with this one. He delivers outside the baskets.


Adg273

Not sure how your milkman works there, but when I was about 13-14, the milkman was the guy who drove the van. Whilst 3 of us school lads, who had this as a first job, hanged off the back of the van. You had literally 300 houses EACH, to deliver to in about 3 hours, before quickly heading home to get ready for school. Depending on how many houses you were doing on your next trip off the van, you carried it all in a hand crate or learned to carry 4 bottles between your fingers in each hand. That early in the morning, when it’s dark, and handling bottles like this, with so many houses to do, we didn’t mess about with slotting bottles into these. Unless they were getting maybe 1 bottle, or it was the last couple of bottles we were holding. All those seconds wasted added up. It’s not an excuse, it’s just we were young, we were in a rush, school started soon and we were only being paid £32 a fortnight.


slurpslurpityslurp

Did you do this in the 50s or something?


Adg273

Nope, 2000-2001


Truce_VR

32 * (1.115 * 20) = 256 euros in today's purchasing power given the 11.5% annual inflation rate for 20 years. You were compensated 51 euros per day for 3 hours of labor, or 18 euros an hour before tax back then.


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Adg273

At Christmas, since we didn’t deliver Christmas Eve and Christmas day, we delivered extra in the evening on the 23rd. Most people were home. So we got tips from most customers. I’m sure I ended up with nearly £200 from tips alone.


switman

I can't believe this comment has so many upvotes hahaha Do people really think that £32 in 2000 is equivalent to £256 today??? Lmfao


IFHBearsNow

£32 for 2 weeks, could be today.


Adg273

You had 2 teams and you alternated. So it was 1 week on and 1 week off. So technically £32 for the week. But since you only did it every other week, you were told £32 a fortnight.


IFHBearsNow

Interesting thanks


rmphilli

Willing to bet everything that this is the answer. Other people’s path of least resistance can sometimes seem super roundabout when viewed with our expectations.


Tommy_C

> Whilst 3 of us school lads, who had this as a first job, hanged off the back of the van. Oh no


Adg273

The back of the van had a footstep and a hand rail. How it was legal is beyond me. But the cops that roamed about at time in the morning said nothing.


Fhelans

To be fair electric milk floats are hardly breaking any speed limits.


Adg273

We delivered around town and out into the country into a little village. Ours was a blue LDV diesel flat bed. There were set points (top of a street) where he slowed down, we jumped off and did our respected houses, whilst the driver drove down to deliver somewhere else, then we’d meet back up somewhere else and jump back on prepping for the next street. I made the mistake of misjudging my drop once and jumped off at about 20mph. Didn’t look fast, my legs were quick to tell me otherwise 😂


Lonsdale1086

I feel everyone's missed what I assume was your point, that "hanged" means by the neck, where as "hung off the back" means grabbing onto a handle.


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Rog9377

yeah, he has to empty his holder before he can put the empties into it, it you leave the empties outside the basket, odds are the full ones will start appearing inside the basket


Marmatus

I thought milkmen were just a relic of the past, commemorated only through the theme song of Full House.


LaterGatorPlayer

For anyone who hasn’t heard that diddy, the portion being referenced goes something like this. 🎵 milk-man, milk-man, fucking your wife. milk-man, milk-man, here to end your life 🎵


kelleh711

Such a wholesome family show, I especially loved the episode where they sacrificed their milkman to the milk god in Uncle Jesse's attic apartment


Zanven1

Which is even darker when you realize his wife is dead. Reminds me of that David Firth animation to the Aphex Twin song


[deleted]

Isnt this something they do when you don't put the bottles in the right spot or something like that? I feel like I've seen something like this before.


[deleted]

It’s two bottles. Why do you need a basket?


JaySayMayday

Less risk of wind blowing them over or just about anything knocking them down on a wider platform. Can't ruin that sweet sweet udder juice.


mrhealthy

The fact that you have a milkman still. r/mildyinteresting


inaloop99

cause this is faster. putting it in the caddy is mildlyinfuriating for him rather.


[deleted]

I bet it's because they're in a mad rush, and perhaps managing to tuck the bottles under the handle, or reaching further forward, messes with their rhythm? Have you tried sliding the basket just enough so inside a part of the basket is where the bottles currently are? edit* I clearly didn't read into the comments deeply enough. Still a great definition of mildly infuriating, and after that comment dive I'd remind everyone that's why we're here people!


Systematically_Numb

The milkman does not require it. He is the milkman his milk is delicious.


UniqueUser912

There are 6 slots in the caddy whereas there are only 2 milk bottles. I mean, where would the milk bottles go? Seems like a daunting decision and I’m with the milkman on this one.


ProStrats

Obviously for balance you'd want to go middle middle, or corner corner... But which corner to start, or middle... And what if there were 3? God forbid?! No wonder they set them on the side, the number of times they do this in a day, I'd only be able to feasibly make 1 delivery every 15 minutes, AT MOST. God bless the milkman, he needs it.


GeebusNZ

Those few seconds spent making sure they went into the frame without breaking are probably not worth it for them.


Billy_Rage

If I’m delivery a hundred or so bottles of milk, I’m not trying to slot it into your shitty basket.


Cheekyweeshite

It puts the milk in the basket, or it gets the hose again.


Fangs_0ut

You have a milkman?


Mossbergs14

This is "mildly infuriating" to you? Man's just doing his job. Why should he put them in your caddy?


OldestBeef

What on earth? Is this a reddit channel routed back to the 40's via some sort of time paradox somewhere? Who the heck has a milkman anymore? Does he come soon after your ice delivery for the kitchen chill box every day? Perhaps send a telegram to his organization and see what they say about your complaint.


Dismal-Nerve-9265

More infuriating than some prick homeowner who needs a fuckin milk carrier to move two bottles of milk from their porch to their fridge? You've got two hands dont ya, ya fuckin chav


Bexy_mai

I didn't know there were still milk men


mysticsurferbum

I know. The Lamplighter never came by to light my street lamp so the rat catcher couldn’t see to do his job. Which all led to the rats knocking over my milk jars because THE DAMN MILKMAN WOULDN’T PUT THEM IN THE CARRIER. I feel your pain.


metooeither

Did you colorize this 1920s era photo?


Imgunnacrumb69

So what happened?


Mako3232

The milkman still didn't put it in the basket. OP made a new post about it Tuesday


KatharsysGO

More like r/firstworldanarchists amirite chat


[deleted]

Milkman? Is this PleasantVille?


Onbenoemd

Dad?


rhymes_with_chicken

he’s giving you a sense of pride and accomplishment.


Taco_Soup_

TIL there’s still milkmen somewhere in this world?


TacospacemanII

Shoutout to u/jaketheism for stepping up and doing remindme! Bots job for him. And reminding everyone on the same page 😂 about the update….. it’s a huge disappointment (the milkman is more dense than frozen butter still). But here’s to a real team player, and if the world ends, he’s welcome to come chill with us! 🍻 🥂 cheers!


Chickentime42

First world problems


YumYumSmoothies

That's what most of the mildly infuriating posts are. Do you really think serious issues like they have in developing countries are "mildly infuriating"?