milk vending machine

[delilah]

FFS.
Someone wants to buy a vending machine, let them buy a vending machine. Someone wants to sell it from a jug, let them sell it from a jug.
All the many many enemies of the industry, all the many many benefits of selling direct, and all folks can do is pick a fight with a firm offering one way to sell direct.

 

[Tim G]

No ones fighting, it's debating.

 

[delilah]

Folks are laying in to a poster who is, at the end of the day, on your side. It's what farmers excel at.

 

[Sid]

FFS.
Someone wants to buy a vending machine, let them buy a vending machine. Someone wants to sell it from a jug, let them sell it from a jug.
All the many many enemies of the industry, all the many many benefits of selling direct, and all folks can do is pick a fight with a firm offering one way to sell direct.

The firm has made claims on carbon footprint.
Very much a hot topic I want more clarity on the claims.

 

[Sid]

Folks are laying in to a poster who is, at the end of the day, on your side. It's what farmers excel at.

You think that is laying in?

We haven't even got to type of machine yet!

 

[upnortheast]

Folks are laying in to a poster who is, at the end of the day, on your side. It's what farmers excel at.

No.
just asking reasonable questions about the machines he is flogging & how they fit into an on farm situation.

Interesting you think every salesman is "on your side"

 

[pappuller]

No ones fighting, it's mass debating.

Sorry @Tim G I couldn't resist with my childish humour

 

[thewalrus]

Just shows you what can be done by those who go for it! It’s not just the money from selling milk!

 

[Tim G]

You don't need a vending machine to sell glass bottles, nor are glass bottles the complete answer.
I don't know who's post that is but it's going some to sell 9500 litres of milk a week. In our experience, very few bottles come back for a refill which makes them worse than plastic for the environment.

 

[upnortheast]

very few bottles come back for a refill which makes them worse than plastic for the environment.

Chap I know who does a lot of glass has 10,000 bottles missing in action.

 

[Sid]

Chap I know who does a lot of glass has 10,000 bottles missing in action.

Perhaps selling those is more profitable than the milk?
Set your margin and away you go.

 

[Whitewalker]

Chap I know who does a lot of glass has 10,000 bottles missing in action.

If people pay for their bottle up front Via a vending machine it’s their issue

 

[Tim G]

The issue is that its a ridiculous situation when people want glass because they've seen an image of a seal stuck in a carrier bag or something on the TV last night and were then told reusable glass is so much better. They then return but they've forgot the bottle/put it out for recycling/flowers look nice in it/ filled it with something else/can't be ar$ed to rinse it out and return it. The hypocrisy of it winds me up. And don't even get me started on the state of some bottles people return.....

 

[thewalrus]

You don't need a vending machine to sell glass bottles, nor are glass bottles the complete answer.
I don't know who's post that is but it's going some to sell 9500 litres of milk a week. In our experience, very few bottles come back for a refill which makes them worse than plastic for the environment.

selling glass bottles is another money making side of it. The glass bottles are branded too, makes it part of the thing buy the glass and the milk. Take a picture stick it on Instagram-why not make as much out of it as you can

 

[Tim G]

Bit like this maybe?

 

[Whitewalker]

The issue is that its a ridiculous situation when people want glass because they've seen an image of a seal stuck in a carrier bag or something on the TV last night and were then told reusable glass is so much better. They then return but they've forgot the bottle/put it out for recycling/flowers look nice in it/ filled it with something else/can't be ar$ed to rinse it out and return it. The hypocrisy of it winds me up. And don't even get me started on the state of some bottles people return.....

Which is why if you sell them before the milk is purchased people generally bring them but plus when it’s through the vender they will clean them properly for themselves rather the bring a stinky bottle back for someone else to wash

 

[Daniel]

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Bit like this maybe?

Do you do mail order?!

 

[Tim G]

Do you do mail order?!

We have done (although not in glass bottles!) no reason we couldn't again, we just haven't really pushed it in this past year. We had a good service from the courier but got a bit messed about when they got too busy this time last year.

 

[onesiedale]

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Bit like this maybe?

Meanwhile, we went for the traditional pintie.

We don't sell the bottle, it's included in the price of the milk and a crate is left out for returns. Over the last 12 moths we have averaged 18 trips per bottle. I am well chuffed with that and it says something about our customers too

 

[Daniel]

Meanwhile, we went for the traditional pintie.
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We don't sell the bottle, it's included in the price of the milk and a crate is left out for returns. Over the last 12 moths we have averaged 18 trips per bottle. I am well chuffed with that and it says something about our customers too

We do the same with egg trays and boxes, we ask for them to be returned, but offer no rebate for returning them, what with it being an unattended egg stall, but we do get quite a lot back. We also get supermarket egg boxes left for us, which are useless to us, but the thought is nice!