Sunday, July 20, 2008

The New Milk Jug

Milk jugs have been redesigned in some markets and are likely going to show up at a Sam's Club or Costco near you soon enough. The new milk jug is more square shaped and easily palletted, which allows for easier and more cost efficient shipping of milk to stores. CBS reported that the new design should cut milk costs to consumers by 10-20 cents a gallon. If anyone out there has bought and used the new milk jug, please post here. Is it really that hard to pour? Are you saving any money with the new design as reported? I think that many products are going to experience this lovely new trend of redesigning containers for the maximum efficiency. I buy milk 3 times a week, so the 10-20 cent per gallon savings could start adding up very quickly if all dairies switch to the design.

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