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CLK
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Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 1843
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 9:04 pm: | 
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I'm thinking about this as the solution to my grocery problems, as I realized recently that I could pretty easily do a once-a-month stock up on just about everything I need except milk, deli, and fresh fruits & veggies. Well I get the fruit & veg from Purple Dragon, so that's solved - and I'm pretty sure I can talk my kid into PBJs and canned salmon instead of ham & cheese - so that leaves dairy ...
I've exchanged voice mails with Ed-the-Suncrest-guy a few times, and got a price list. Looks good. So here are quesitons that remain unanswered:
1) do you tip the milkman? I don't think my mom ever did "back when," but who knows how these things evolve with time. What about annual holiday tips?
2) do people get big orders, and a variety of items from the product list, or just milk? We drink about 5 gal of milk a week, and probably wouldn't order much else except occasionally maybe eggs & cream cheese. Is that a reasonable size of order?
3) I know Ed told me this, but do they deliver once a week or twice a week? I just can't remember.
4) Is there a delivery charge on top of the price of the products? I can't find any reference to one and I tend to think not - just double-checking. If there is no delivery charge, the prices are VERY reasonable given that they are delivered to you. Obviously I could ask Ed this, too, but I want my next call, if made, to be the "where do I sign" call.
(FWIW Peapod won't work for us - we're natural-food junkies, and the once-a-month stock-up trip will be to Whole Foods - they're really missing out by not offering a delivery service ... )
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Meandtheboys
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Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 2823
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 9:59 pm: |
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CLK, as guilty as I feel to admit it, I haven't tipped Ed in the last couple years, much as I might like to. On a tight budget, particularly around holiday time, those tips are the first to go. Our weekly order (and he only comes once) is two gallons of milk, a quart of half and half and a quart of O.J. As far as the delivery charge is concerned, I don't ever see it listed as a separate line item on my monthly bill, so I have to assume the answer is no. Once again, I will say, that the convenience of having milk brought to my house is so worth an additional couple of cents to me, that I don't really analyze it too closely.
Ed has been delivering to us for pretty much the entire 8+ years we've lived here and I've never had a complaint. |
CLK
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Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 1844
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 10:09 pm: |
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Thanks, meandtheboys. That is very helpful.
The "no delivery charge" part of it really surprised me once I saw the prices - how do they even stay in business? I figure I'd pay about $1.60 - $2 more per week than I do now for milk if I go with Suncrest, which is really extremely minimal when you consider the convenience factor. The Suncrest milk is apparently hormone-free, which is what we get now, so it's not like we'd be sacrificing quality or anything.
Maybe the grocery stores have an ultra-high markup on milk, who knows.
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sac
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Username: Sac
Post Number: 3079
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 10:22 pm: |
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Unless he has changed his policies, you can get two deliveries a week if you are ordering 5 gallons. When we went from 3 gallons to 2 gallons he moved us to one delivery a week, but that was a couple of years ago. We stopped the service then because we just weren't drinking as much milk at that point. And, we almost never ordered anything other than the 2-3 gallons of milk. |
Meandtheboys
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Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 2825
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 6:31 am: |
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sac, we originally had 2 deliveries as well, but were switched to one and we didn't change our order. I was under the impression they just stopped making deliveries here twice a week.
So, CLK, if in fact you find out it's true that you can get deliveries twice a week, I'd be interested in knowing that. It's a real PIA trying to shove all that stuff in our fridge once week! |
Barbara
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Username: Blh
Post Number: 606
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 6:36 am: |
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I have a standing order for delivery on Mondays. If I need something extra, I call by 2 a.m. on Thursdays, listen to the corny message about the cows, and get the extras delivered on Thursday morning. He delivers to our area twice a week. |
sac
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Username: Sac
Post Number: 3082
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 7:42 am: |
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He told me it was my order quantity that made the difference, coupled with rising gas prices. I think that perhaps he didn't have enough deliveries in my neighborhood to justify the second stop for only one gallon.
Ultimately that was why we discontinued ... If I still had part of a gallon of milk in my fridge, it was often hard to make room for two more. But I loved the convenience of the delivery. |
Meandtheboys
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Username: Meandtheboys
Post Number: 2827
Registered: 12-2004
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 7:49 am: |
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Guess I'll be making a phone call. If it's just a matter of adding to my order, that won't be a problem! |
CLK
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Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 1845
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 8:11 am: |
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As far as stuffing milk into the fridge goes .... just try getting five gallons of milk into one small fridge! That's what I do every Saturday. The whole top shelf of my fridge is given over to milk - but then by Friday, it's empty again.
I would love twice a week delivery just so that I can start using my fridge for other stuff. It would make my life easy in so many ways.
Anyway, gonna call Ed today and get this set up. This is far more exciting for me than the situation probably warrants, but whatever ... !
Thanks everybody ....
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cppkqp
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Username: Cppkqp
Post Number: 95
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - 9:33 am: |
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Could someone post a current pricelist here or e-mail it to me at kpisciotta@aol.com? I've thought about getting dairy delivered, as I expect we'll drink about 4-5 gallons a week now that my twins are (finally!) off formula.
Thanks. -Karen |
CLK
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Username: Clkelley
Post Number: 1850
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - 9:46 am: |
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The list dropped off the other day had a complete list of products on it, but he only put prices on a selection of things. It looks like half-gallons of milk are all $2.59 (whole, 2%, 1%, skim), quarts are $1.59, and gallons are $3.99. Glass bottles in 1/2 gallons are $2.99.
Butter is $2.49 a pound - he doesn't specify salted or unsalted, and I'm not sure if both are available (guessing yes?). Eggs (extra large) $1.99 for a dozen. Cottage cheese, 16 oz. $2.49. Whole milk ricotta, 3 lbs - $6.99 (doesn't say if smaller quantities are available, or if skim- or reduced-fat varieties are available). Cream cheese - 8 oz. is on the list, but without a price; 3 lbs. = $7.49. No indication if reduced-fat is available. I figured if I wanted some, I'd ask, and if he doesn't have it, I'll live without - I need mainly just milk.
Hope that helps.
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