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[Deleted member 1235]

They really have water in bags?!? Holy crap!

in some african countries they do yeah, they sell it at traffic lights in Ghana. Make sure to get some if you want to experience spontaneous ass explosions (if you're a foreigner)

 

[Veritas_]

Here at the University, all the dining centers have milk machines that are loaded with bags of milk. Don't have a problem with it.

 

[LakeEarth]

But if you don't use it all in one go, you still need another container to put it in the fridge right?

You don't. Cut the tip of a corner to get the milk out, put it in the fridge. No problems.

Now I only buy in cartons, but when I was a kid my parents always got milk in bags.

 

[Momo]

We've always had this xD

 

[Medalion]

Yes... more...more milked bags muhahahaha

cry bitter tears, resistance is Futile!!!

 

[Purkake4]

What if coke/pepsi/mountain dew came in bags, America? What then?

 

[speculawyer]

This is an issue? Really?

Make the bag recyclable and I'm fine with it.

 

[SnakeXs]

What if coke/pepsi/mountain dew came in bags, America? What then?

It would go flat super fast?

 

[speculawyer]

in some african countries they do yeah, they sell it at traffic lights in Ghana. Make sure to get some if you want to experience spontaneous ass explosions (if you're a foreigner)

So what does the water coming out of the tap do to you?

 

[slider]

So what does the water coming out of the tap do to you?

:lol

It must turn you inside out and make you eat your own skin. Or something.

 

[Purkake4]

It would go flat super fast?

Not if you drink it all at once.

 

[Barberetti]

Sainsbury's? Pffft. Call me when the Tesco Empire start selling them.

 

[joseph1594]

It will only be a matter of time before we are enslaved by the Milk-Bag Empire.

 

[navanman]

Thats looks vile and not very practical for pouring into my cup of tea.

Tetra-Pac carton + screw cap lid = win

 

[Mobius 1]

I grew up drinking milk sold in bags... so funny to see the reactions here :lol

 

[navanman]

what's the benefit of using a bag???

I can't see any, if you want to use a small amount, you need to put into a small jug rather. A carton with screw cap is the best option.

 

[LQX]

I don't get how putting milk in a bag saves space. You would have to lay it down which would take away space in your fridge. Plus I bet there are a lot more accidents with it spilling.

But I guess all of that is a mute point if it is assumed you then throw it in a container once you get it home. Is that the case....you transfer the milk from the bag to a container or does it come in a resealable bag?

Also I once thought this milk in a bag meant the dry milk like what they give to poor people. I had no idea they would put actual milk in a bag until someone actually posted the picture on GAF.

 

[killer_clank]

Noooooooooooooo!

It looks terrible. Give me a carton or bottle any day!

 

[SnakeXs]

But I guess all of that is a mute point

Uh, I think you mean "moo point".

 

[RedShift]

Bags of milk? How ghastly.

Now, here's the way the world should turn:

Mr or Mrs Milkperson drops off the full glass bottle in the morning. You useth the Milk. A few days later, whenever you are ready, you leave the empty bottle outside your house. Mr or Mrs Milkperson collects it to be cleaned and refilled, replacing it with a full bottle, and the cycle of life continues.

This. We still get most of ours this way. Perfect.

 

[johnsmith]

God Bless America

 

[OnkelC]

bagged milk was sold about 3 decades ago in (West) Germany, but it was a bitch to transport and the only profit was for the producer/grocer, so people got sour of it and the tetra-pak took over.

Right now, our household switched to a local dairy which sells milk in glass deposit bottles, best eco bilance of them all (less than 20 kilometers of transport) and also tastes best.

 

[Chinner]

i make my own milk, no thanks.

 

[blame space]

 

[FirewalkR]

i make my own milk, no thanks.

It's too tiring, day after day, even if I keep changing hands.

 

[firex]

What if coke/pepsi/mountain dew came in bags, America? What then?

Then you could just hook it to your veins.

 

[Desiato]

Seems like it would be easier if it already came pre-packaged in a solid container of some sort, as opposed to having people clumsily fumble around with a bag, or just putting the bag in a container anyways, like the picture in the OP.


If only such a contraption existed...some sort of "jug" to hold the milk..

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=389616

 

[DJ_Tet]

I don't get how putting milk in a bag saves space.

:lol

Some of you are looking at this wrong. It doesn't save you space, it saves the vendor space.

 

[whitehawk]

You americans overthink everything. You put the bag in the holder. You cut a small hole, and that is it. You are ready to drink! You don't need to re-seal the bag or anything, jeez.

I don't drink from bags, but only because my family likes different types of milk. (ranging from skim, 1% and 2%) so buying packs of 3 bags doesn't make sense.

 

[Wiseblade]

Looks like it's time for me to stop shopping at Sainsbury's.

 

[cartoon_soldier]

Thats the only way to get it in India

 

[victreeb3l]

Most if not all south asian countries have had this for the longest time.

i think its convenient especially for chocolate milk. mm.

 

[Phantast2k]

Dear Brits/Scots/Welsh, please boycott that shit.

 

[Medalion]

I know countries like to make fun of Canada for this aspect, but as I've said before... milk in bags is an option, it is not the main option to get milk in Canada, we have cartons and jugs and sometimes bottles of milk as well. It's a feature more common in smaller towns on the east coast of Canada than on the west coast.

 

[Forsete]

Screw lid + carton = final solution
Socialism wins again.

WIN!

It is the best solution. Dear Leader Göran gave this solution (which he engineered himself) as his final gift to his people before retiring to his humble house out in the woods.

 

[CharlieDigital]

I know countries like to make fun of Canada for this aspect, but as I've said before... milk in bags is an option, it is not the main option to get milk in Canada, we have cartons and jugs and sometimes bottles of milk as well. It's a feature more common in smaller towns on the east coast of Canada than on the west coast.

Are the baggies recyclable? I think the bags are good in that they reduce the amount of waste, but if they're not being recycled, feels like it might be worse overall.

 

[DogWelder]

I live in Eastern Canada and I hate milk bags since I'm lazy. Too bad the cartons are almost always more expensive.

 

[WowBaby]

I used to drink bagged milk as part of my high school lunch. It was OK, I'd just stab it with the straw and drink away.

 

[Medalion]

Are the baggies recyclable? I think the bags are good in that they reduce the amount of waste, but if they're not being recycled, feels like it might be worse overall.

Some are marked recyclable, others are not, but I think most of them are recyclable.

 

[rush777]

God Bless America

Hey in vancouver we live and die by the bottle, fuck the bag never seen it in my entire life.

 

[Marvie_3]

Yeesh. It's bad enough that Canada let Bryan Adams escape their borders and now they're letting their bagged milk out? Time to stop them.

 

[Medalion]

Yeesh. It's bad enough that Canada let Bryan Adams escape their borders and now they're letting their bagged milk out? Time to stop them.

Summer of 69 dude

 

[CharlieDigital]

Some are marked recyclable, others are not, but I think most of them are recyclable.

Do people actually recycle them? (I recycle to a fault ... I have piles of styrofoam in my garage that I store up and drop off at the one styrofoam recycling center in NJ like once every few years).

 

[Medalion]

Do people actually recycle them? (I recycle to a fault ... I have piles of styrofoam in my garage that I store up and drop off at the one styrofoam recycling center in NJ like once every few years).

That's like asking if canadians recycle at all... some do, some don't. I would like to think we mostly do as we're supposedly very clean up here or some shit.

 

[D4Danger]

I just want to know how you're suppose to get it home. I saw it when I went shopping and all I could think about was what would happen if it burst and started going everywhere.

tell me your secrets Canadian-gaf.

 

[Steppenwolf]

Just found this picture of an eastern german milk bag from the 1970's. Yes Canada thats how far behind you are

 

[Ogni-XR21]

Isnt a milk carton like this better for the environment then a plastic milk bag? I think this is biodegradable of least and the plastic is not.

How should a milk carton be biodegradable? It has a "plastic coating" otherwise the carton would just soak through.

 

[JBuccCP]

If I ever go to Canada, I'm bringing a safety pin.

 

[CharlieDigital]

How should a milk carton be biodegradable? It has a "plastic coating" otherwise the carton would just soak through.

In my township, we have single stream recycling and milk and juice cartons go right into the recycling bin.

 

[whatsinaname]

Doesn't work.