Why are Costco milk jugs shaped weird?

“These seem to be designed without the consumer in mind.” In fact, they’re so difficult to pour from that people have been complaining about the design since they were introduced in 2008 as a more environmentally friendly option than the normal milk jug.

Why did Walmart change their milk jugs?

The jugs are cheaper to ship and better for the environment. The milk is fresher when it arrives in stores, and it costs less. Sam’s Club says it is saving 10 to 20 cents a gallon. “I hate it,” cafe owner Lisa DeHoff told The New York Times.

Why did they change milk jugs?

The new jug is more square – prompting a slight tilt in the usual instructions. So why this change in dairy design? “Because of the shape, traditional milk jugs can’t be stacked, so they’re shipped in milk crates. But they waste space on delivery trucks and millions of gallons of water are used to keep them clean.”

Why are Costco milk jugs different?

NORTH CANTON, Ohio — A simple change to the design of the gallon milk jug, adopted by Wal-Mart and Costco, seems made for the times. The jugs are cheaper to ship and better for the environment, the milk is fresher when it arrives in stores, and it costs less.

When did milk start coming in plastic jugs?

1960s
PLASTIC MILK JUG The design of plastic milk bottles evolved quickly in the mid-1960s, when the handled jug as we now know it was invented. The design not only saved dairies money, it encouraged customers to buy a gallon of milk at a time, a large amount compared to the smaller quantities sold outside the U.S.

Where does Kirkland Signature milk come from?

Costco does something similar with its Kirkland brand “organic” milk. It adds “refined fish oil” to the milk and boasts of high-levels of Omega-3 fats. But Costco acquires much of that milk from Aurora, a mega-dairy of 15,000 cows in Colorado.

Why are milk bottles shaped the way they are?

The circular indentations allow the milk jug to flex slightly, rather than keeping a solid, rigid shape. Obviously, it’s still possible to drop gallons of milk hard enough to break them open, but the circular indents prevent this from happening more often than not.

Why does Kirkland milk last so long?

The process that gives the milk a longer shelf life is called ultrahigh temperature (UHT) processing or treatment, in which milk is heated to 280 degrees Fahrenheit (138 degrees Celsius) for two to four seconds, killing any bacteria in it.