People Say You Shouldn’t Buy Your Milk from Costco

I love Costco and how I can save a ton of money by shopping in bulk for a family of 5. However, I just found out that People Say You Shouldn’t Buy Your Milk from Costco and I have to say, the reason makes sense.

Don't know how I feel about the new Costco milk container #widemouth #costcomilk #savetrees pic.twitter.com/Apnmdlixi6

— Johnny (@drgnfish) June 29, 2016

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You should know that there really is nothing wrong with the actual milk from Costco. The milk is the same milk you’d get elsewhere and you actually get it cheaper at Costco quite often.

But according to a reddit thread, people are unhappy with their milk purchases particularly when it comes to the jug the milk comes in.

https://www.instagram.com/p/zC8rxIooJr/

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I live in Utah and our local Costco sells 2-packs of milk that come in a regular milk jug and both come in a box so I’ve never had that problem. Mine look more like this:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BWAfJDQA45j/

However, other Costco’s receive their shipments from different suppliers and these milk jugs are more of a square jug which causes a mess when pouring!

https://www.instagram.com/p/BIeAYmXgXYt/

Many expressed their trouble with the milk containers as well and others jumped in to giving solutions such as:

So, do you have this issue with Costco milk jugs? And if so, will it keep you from buying milk at Costco?

https://twitter.com/MariaAvilaPerea/status/900546771159465984

I love #Costco but their milk container is a #fail #Costcomilk

— Grateful_Heart (@CafeConConchas) October 16, 2011