Brave New Milk

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 25 Jan 2006, 14:26

I emailed Robert Wiseman Dairies today at 7:54 am :

Hello, just a quick question

When I buy a pint of milk, how long is it since it was in a cow?

This was puzzling me on the way into work today so I thought I would get the
answer straight from the horses' mouth.

I got an automated response sent at 11:51 am (presumably they are still busy milking the cow) :

Thank you for your e-mail. We appreciate the time you have taken to contact
Robert Wiseman Dairies using our CARELINE system.

We can confirm that we have received your e-mail and one of our Customer
Service Administrators will reply to you shortly

If you require to speak to us, our CARELINE telephone number is: 01355
270629.

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That was from care@wiseman-dairies.co.uk. At 1.09pm I got the following from ascott@wiseman-dairies.co.uk :

Good afternoon

I have passed your e mail to our quality department .

Regards

Customer Service Department

I thought it was just a couple of guys on a farm, not a giant industrial bohemoth. They must have more than one cow, then.

Anyway, we'll see what the response is - or how many more departments in the chain there are!

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 25 Jan 2006, 14:29

I'd ask the milkman for you but since he comes between 2 and 3 am (much like other visitors in the niehgbourhood today

), you've much more chance of getting the answer from the giant corporation side of it than from me and my milky.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 25 Jan 2006, 14:34

Bellybabe wrote: me and my milky.

I really wish you hadn't used that turn of phrase.

bellybabe · Post by **bellybabe** » 25 Jan 2006, 14:36

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 25 Jan 2006, 14:36

I phoned the marketing department of so-called "Snickers" in 1995, to ask them to settle an argument as to what year they had changed their name from Marathon, and see if I could get a free box of so-called "Snickers", just for showing such a keen interest.

Still waiting for a reply.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 25 Jan 2006, 14:43

Jackson Priest wrote:I phoned the marketing department of so-called "Snickers" in 1995, to ask them to settle an argument as to what year they had changed their name from Marathon, and see if I could get a free box of so-called "Snickers", just for showing such a keen interest.

Still waiting for a reply.

1990

http://csmonitor.com/cgi-bin/durableRed ... /p23s2.htm

Jackson Priest · Post by **Jackson Priest** » 25 Jan 2006, 14:45

Dadaist wrote:1990

Oh thank you, kind sir.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 26 Jan 2006, 12:30

No word from the Wise man. I hope our relationship doesn't go sour.

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 26 Jan 2006, 14:22

Jackson Priest wrote:
Dadaist wrote:1990
Oh thank you, kind sir.

Where is JP's box of Snickers tho?

Pal of Porty · Post by **Pal of Porty** » 26 Jan 2006, 14:23

Dadaist wrote:I emailed Robert Wiseman Dairies today at 7:54 am :

Hello, just a quick question

When I buy a pint of milk, how long is it since it was in a cow?

This was puzzling me on the way into work today so I thought I would get the
answer straight from the horses' mouth.

Should that be straight from the cow's mouth?

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 26 Jan 2006, 14:25

I think I was mixing my wheretofors.

foxy · Post by **foxy** » 26 Jan 2006, 15:54

Dadaist wrote:
I thought it was just a couple of guys on a farm, not a giant industrial bohemoth. They must have more than one cow, then.

Think they must have a herd

Robert Wiseman Dairies PLC

Interim Results 2005

Financial Highlights:
----------------------

> Record volumes of liquid milk, up 13.2% to 687 million litres (2004: 607
million)
> Results in line with expectations
> Turnover increased by 14.7% to Â£281.3 million (2004: Â£245.3 million)
> Gross profit increased by 13.7% to Â£66.7 million (2004: Â£58.6 million)
> HDPE resin and energy cost increases are impacting margins
> Operating profit decreased by 17.6% to Â£12.5 million (2004: Â£15.1 million)
> Pre-tax profit down by 21.7% to Â£12.1 million (2004: Â£15.5 million)
> Earnings per share adjusted for prior year tax credit decreased by 16.5%
to 11.35p (2004: 13.59p)
> Basic earnings per share decreased by 40.8% to 11.35p (2004: 19.19p)
> Interim Dividend increase of 9.1% proposed, to 2.4p (2004: 2.2p)
> Strong cash generation from operating activities of Â£19.3 million (2004:
Â£18.4 million)> 3.5 million shares bought back at a cost of Â£9.1 million

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 26 Jan 2006, 16:03

Cripes - they must have plenty of churns and pails for all that milk.

At least there are plenty jobs for the milk maids - not only do they have to sit on their wee stools and milk the cows, but they have to pour the milk into those carton-thingies.

And then there's all the skimming.

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 14 Feb 2006, 16:37

I had to remind Wiseman's about my query. I did so today at 14:12

Hello, I feel my initial query has been shelved!

I know your quality department are very busy, no doubt with many milk and
dairy-related queries, but would appreciate a response to my query.

thanks in advance

...and got a response at 15:27 !!

Good afternoon.

In answer to your inquiry it is approx 48 hours.

regards

Amazing!

I am now beginning to wonder about whether this pertains to skimmed or whole milk, and also what other dairy products are made by this dairy giant. But I don't want to upset the nice people at Wiseman's quality department, or make them think I am pulling their leg.

Poppy · Post by **Poppy** » 14 Feb 2006, 21:14

Dada, what happened to your cute avatar??!!

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 14 Feb 2006, 23:20

Poppy wrote:Dada, what happened to your cute avatar??!!

It was past its sell-by date.

Sandra · Post by **Sandra** » 15 Feb 2006, 11:05

Dadaist wrote:
Poppy wrote:Dada, what happened to your cute avatar??!!
It was past its sell-by date.

It was lovely, though my fav avatar of all time is lime headed Porty

Dadaist · Post by **Dadaist** » 15 Feb 2006, 13:02

Sandra wrote:
Dadaist wrote:
Poppy wrote:Dada, what happened to your cute avatar??!!
It was past its sell-by date.
It was lovely, though my fav avatar of all time is lime headed Porty

It is a classic. I think my favourites are ecm's grumpy men in drag.

Talk Porty ~ Portobello

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