So I’ve been participating in a raw milk co-op for about a year. The co-op is presented as “everyone pays the price the milk costs plus a $1 delivery fee each drop off”. Not a problem. Last drop off one of my milks wasn’t there so the whole group had to share the cost of the milk. Erf, but ok.
Today I looked at the receipt left with the milk because I was the first person to pick up. The prices listed were $3/skim milk and $5/whole milk. Thing is, she charges us $4.75/skim and $6/whole. Uhhh… wait a minute. If she wants to charge a markup and make money, fine–but be fucking honest about it. And why in the fuck do I (the only person who buys skim) pay a much steeper markup than the whole milk people?! That seems inappropriate. And why is everyone charged a delivery fee when she is already making money?! And why do we have to share out the cost of a fuck up when she is already making money?!
I’m feeling cranky. If I’m going to be fucked over on the cost of milk I might as well buy it at a grocery store where they are at least honest about fucking me over.
doesn’t seem to make sense
when I lived on the farm, whole milk came out of the cow, skim milk came with a little extra work, we skimmed the cream off after it settled (and made butter and ice cream.) So while it seems like the skim milk would take a little extra work and therefore cost a bit extra, those costs should already be on the receipt, right? Unless she herself is skimming the whole stuff. Otherwise, downstream of the work, it seems like she’s skimming more than milk.
Debs