A number of months ago, I called the dairy that produces this product for
Costco, as a first step in a campaign to get other regional stores to stock the
product. I wanted to get info on how to order it, like a SKU., etc. I also
posted a series of links on this group and the Facebook group where people
could contact major food retailers, asking for the product.
However, the dairy said this was a one-off product for Costco that is not
generally available to other stores. Their sales guys initially had no
knowledge of the product at all, and they had to research it for me when I
asked. Also, I searched in vain for this product at my local Costco, amidst
the sea of Gallon-denoted milk containers, even though the dairy and my store
are both in southern California.
Milk by the liter would be almost a large a victory for us as gasoline by the
liter. It's another example of a campaign in which success is not unthinkable
if we had adequate resources and funds.
From: STANLEY DOORE
Sent: 03/08/2009 4:51 AM
To: U.S. Metric Association
Subject: [USMA:43479] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices!
I don't find pouring milk for the Costco container any more difficult to pour.
Stan Doore
----- Original Message -----
From: John M. Steele
To: U.S. Metric Association
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 4:37 PM
Subject: [USMA:43451] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one notices!
My Costco has them too. I refuse to buy them.
Costco introduced a 4 L container in one part of the country. There
was even an article in "Metric Today." However, in many areas they are using
the container but only filling to 1 gallon. The metric marking (3.79 L if I
recall) is consistent with that fill, and there is a LOT of headspace (0.21 L
of excess headspace to be precise).
There are reports that the design (which saves space) is hard to pour
without spilling. I don't know if they went to 1 gallon fill to help the
spilling problem, or if it makes a difference.
--- On Sat, 3/7/09, Jeremiah MacGregor
<[email protected]> wrote:
From: Jeremiah MacGregor <[email protected]>
Subject: [USMA:43431] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one
notices!
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]>
Date: Saturday, March 7, 2009, 12:41 PM
Are you sure it only contains one US gallon if it is in a 4 L
container? It just may be labeled as one gallon to keep it simple. Have you
verified the fill to know for sure?
Jerry
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From: Carleton MacDonald <[email protected]>
To: U.S. Metric Association <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2009 11:44:20 AM
Subject: [USMA:43415] Re: USC units spread to the UK - and no-one
notices!
A pint of milk certainly doesn’t seem like a lot, so I wonder why
they delivered such a small size. In our house we go through three large
Costco bottles a week. (These are the rectangular four-liter bottles that
Costco fills with only one US gallon.)
Carleton
