In Which I Have a Cow About Robert’s Milk
By: Mr. Wilson on
August 4, 2010
We nearly always buy Hy-Vee brand milk at the grocery store. We stay away from the more expensive stuff because, well, the Hy-Vee milk tastes just fine. Why pay more?
So it's only rarely that we purchase a different brand. We occasionally pick up a gallon of Viva from the convenience store around the corner, but only in a pinch. Personally I'm not a fan of Viva's taste. If I'm going to pay more for milk, I'd rather buy Robert's. Or at least that's what I used to think.
A couple weeks ago The Missus bought a gallon of Robert's milk. It was on sale or she had a coupon or something like that. It was ... well, it was most definitely not right. It wasn't spoiled so we didn't throw it out. It was still drinkable, just not ideal. We made our way through the gallon and passed it off as a fluke.
The next week The Missus came home with two gallons of Robert's. She was willing to give them a second (and third) chance. Good on her. Unfortunately, gallon number two was just as funky as gallon number one. At that point we decided we wouldn't be buying any more Robert's milk. But hey, we paid for it so we made our way through. Again, it wasn't spoiled, it just wasn't perfect. It tasted like something you'd get in a shady cafeteria.
Then I opened the third gallon. It just plain stunk. I took three steps over to the sink and dumped it out. It's official: no Robert's milk shall again enter 625 Elm Street. Note that all three gallons were no fewer than 7 days from their expiration date. All of the milk looked OK (no funny colors, no chunks), and all the containers were intact.
Have any of you had problems with Robert's milk lately?