2 for £1.50 doesn't work

I wanted 3 of something. No more than 3 or they'd go off. But they were on sale cheaper if you bought 2. So I only got 2. Wasn't the idea to make me buy more?

Reply to
James Wilkinson Sword
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Coulnd't you have bought 4 and then taken one back for a refund?

Or bought 4 and frozen one?

Owain

Reply to
spuorgelgoog

Oh do f*ck off with your trolling Hucker.

Reply to
Mr Pounder Esquire

Too much hassle. The queue for the refunds desk is about 10 minutes. Anyway, they'd probably say I had to return them in pairs.

I don't think you can freeze apple juice.

Reply to
James Wilkinson Sword

Of course you can. It's called a lolly.

Owain

Reply to
spuorgelgoog

This was a bottle of apple squash. The bottle may burst as ice is bigger than water.

Reply to
James Wilkinson Sword

Do you want to suck my lolly?

Reply to
James Wilkinson Sword

On the other hand, air is compressible. Milk bottles freeze without bursting IME.

Or take the top off, freeze it standing upright, then put the top back on.

Owain

Reply to
spuorgelgoog

Sounds like a lot of hassle. I'd rather just buy 2.

Reply to
James Wilkinson Sword

I suppose the problem is with a bottle that has a narrow neck. The liquid may freeze first around that area, forming a solid plug which prevents the rest of the liquid expanding as it freezes later.

I wouldn't like to put a glass bottle in the freezer where it will freeze quickly. Outdoors where the temperature may be only a couple of degrees below freezing, the milk would cool fairly slowly from the refrigerator at the dairy on its way to the doorstep (eg on a milk float) and therefore may be less likely to form a plug that can't be moved by the milk below.

I tend to freeze milk in a cylindrical plastic container, so this is less of an issue, and I leave maybe 5 mm expansion room at the top. I usually freeze it in portions that are roughly enough for my breakfast, so I can thaw one breakfasts-worth at a time. I keep a few of those in reserve for if I run out and would have to make a special journey to the shop - especially if we are arriving back from holiday after the shops have closed. If we're about to go on holiday, I freeze the leftover milk that otherwise would have to be thrown away.

It's interesting how the frozen milk is always conical - higher in the centre than at the edges.

Reply to
NY

Agreed.

Reply to
Mr Pounder Esquire

Agreed.

Reply to
Mr Pounder Esquire

Pasteurised milk keeps for 2-3 weeks anyway, no need to freeze it.

Reply to
James Wilkinson Sword

That depends on how many they had and whether they wanted to be fair and let other have some. If you had as many as you liked then you cold have bought the lot then resold them, whatever you are talking about. Perishable?

Brian

Reply to
Brian Gaff

That would require inteligent thought, hence the reason it wasn't done.

Reply to
whisky-dave

I did that in Tesco once. I bought all 30 or 40 blocks of cheddar cheese at 2 for 1. Cleared the whole shelf and put them in the freezer.

Reply to
James Wilkinson Sword

Think of your own replies.

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James Wilkinson Sword

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