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OK, I work at a grocery store. And whenever an American comes in to buy milk they have this "WTF?!" look on their faces when they see the 4L(1 gallon) bags of milk. And then they ask me if we have milk in big plastic jugs. I can't think of any grocery store that sells jugs of milk, but convenience stores usually do. I've been to the States many times, and I've noticed it is the opposite there. Everyone only carries jugs, no bags. I don't understand the reasoning behind the bags vs jugs thing. So if anyone can explain that to me it'd be great. But what I was really wondering is what does the 4L, 1 gallon, or equivilant milk come in where you live?

Funny side note. When I first start there, I didn't know what a "quart" of milk was and this old lady asked me to pass her one. So I had no clue what to give her and she started getting really pissed off!

1 quart or 1 gallon plastic jugs. Same with Orange Juice (Which also comes in 1 quart cardboard cartons) and chocolate milk.

1 quart or 1 gallon jugs. Although specialty stuff still comes in the paper milk cartons.

"Bag" of milk? Sorry but how would that work?

Haveing dealt with bags of milk at the cafeteria I used to work at bags (unless they are a different type of bag) are inferior to jugs in almost every way. Bags have less material (with all that means) but that's about it.

Sigma Prime wrote::???:

"Bag" of milk? Sorry but how would that work?

See inside the 4L bag are 3 smaller 1 1/3 bags which you put into a pitcher and cut the corner for a spout.

Glass half-gallons. Oberweis rocks.

Sigma Prime wrote::???:

"Bag" of milk? Sorry but how would that work?

I'm hoping for pictures.

We can get plenty of sizes here, but they are all in plastic jugs. We got those "Chugs" which are like pints or something, mostly a one serving kinda thing, we got 1 quart bottles, half gallon jugs and one gallon jugs. Some places will still have the cardboard containers too. But never have I seen a bag of milk.

1, 2, 4, 6 pint plastic bottles

When I read the title. I have been so tempted to say "boobs" or "cows."

But I can't decide which.

Boobs, and cows.

But, for liquids, I prefer the jug method, it's a lot easier to store the suckers(I'm talking jugs of water for emergencies etc.) Bags just seem like they would puncture a lot easier than jugs would.

We used to have it in 1L plastic bags, but people found that they were retarded.
Then we had it in 1L liter glass bottles, some still do that, but no it's mostly 1L cardboard containers ore 1L plastic containers that are like the cardboard ones.

while the picture isn't milk, the package is the same. There are some stores that sell jugs here but that's a rarity here.

Say what? Bags of milk? Thats just retarded!

And you don't feel even slighly stupid when posting stuff like that? Or is it some natural feat for yanks?

I happily buy milk by the bag.

I present to you:

Kwik Trip's "Nature's Touch Dairy Products"

Jugs jugs and more jugs for my milk. but guess which ones. It could be either!

Anything from a 500ml to 3LTR plastic bottle.

Or anything up to a 1LTR cardboard container, for things like soy milk or UPT milk (Ultra-high temperature processing), and these are either the plain "cut a hole on the top" or the ones with a small plastic lid.

EDIT-Just found this Wikipedia about the Milk containers used in Aus and NZ:-

Wikipedia wrote:.....Distributed in a variety of sizes, most commonly in Tetra Pak cartons for up to 1 litres, and plastic screw-top bottles beyond that with the following volumes; 1.1L, 2L, and 3L. 1 litre Bags are starting to appear in supermarkets, but have not yet proved popular. Most UHT-milk is packed in 1 or 2 litre paper containers with a sealed plastic spout.

Tweezy wrote:Jugs jugs and more jugs It could be either!

corrected.




I only get 4 pints in a plastic jug thing.


I really am gonna be honest here. I cannot see how bags would work at all.

The Master Blaster wrote:.....I cannot see how bags would work at all.

Well we in NZ might very well find out if that Wiki text is reliable , kinda makes sense in that they will cost less because of the packaging, and they already use bags in some Cafe's here, so it will be interesting.

No doubt, with the rising price of plastic, will it be a good idea for us all to use bags. Preferably foil-lined card bags.



I'd love for the UK to switch over to bags. It would really spice up making tea!

Yeah the only prob with bags is that I might sit on one when I put them in my car (I don't use the boot really, just chuck the bags on the passenger seat as I get in the car), ewwwww!!

At home, by the pint. Mostly plastic containers with 6 pints.

I still love the 1 pint glass bottles though with the foil tops, and sometimes the birds would peck through them. They eventually added plastic caps to them to stop it.



I buy 500ml containers for making tea in the office though.

Pontimax 01 wrote:

Sigma Prime wrote::???:

"Bag" of milk? Sorry but how would that work?

I'm hoping for pictures.

We can get plenty of sizes here, but they are all in plastic jugs. We got those "Chugs" which are like pints or something, mostly a one serving kinda thing, we got 1 quart bottles, half gallon jugs and one gallon jugs. Some places will still have the cardboard containers too. But never have I seen a bag of milk.

i have seen the "bag" of milk when i lived in wisconsin. its just a 1 gallon plastic bag of milk you get a free pitcher with it that seals the bag when your done pouring it.

Powersurge wrote:Anything from a 500ml to 3LTR plastic bottle.

Or anything up to a 1LTR cardboard container, for things like soy milk or UPT milk (Ultra-high temperature processing), and these are either the plain "cut a hole on the top" or the ones with a small plastic lid.

EDIT-Just found this Wikipedia about the Milk containers used in Aus and NZ:-

Wikipedia wrote:.....Distributed in a variety of sizes, most commonly in Tetra Pak cartons for up to 1 litres, and plastic screw-top bottles beyond that with the following volumes; 1.1L, 2L, and 3L. 1 litre Bags are starting to appear in supermarkets, but have not yet proved popular. Most UHT-milk is packed in 1 or 2 litre paper containers with a sealed plastic spout.

I am yet to see these "bags" of milk here on the big Island...
The plastic lined cardboard 1 litre containers that have soy and "lite" milk (as well as Juices) in them is about as "baggy" as I have seen.

Then again I don't drink coffee, so don't go into cafes.

It amazing to think that only 10 years ago we were still getting milk delivered in 1 litre glass bottles by the milkman, and thats in the suburbs of Sydney...