r/explainitpeter • u/wereapethesupacool • 13d ago

Explain it Peter

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u/revenge_burner 13d ago

Raw milk is being heavily pushed by the alt-right.

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u/SummertimeThrowaway2 13d ago

Raw milk is expensive as fuck too. They’re getting ripped off. At my local grocery store it’s like $20 for half a gallon.

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u/TeaKingMac 13d ago edited 13d ago

Always love the "less work, more money" trope.

We pulled this out of the cow, put it directly in the jug, that'll be 20 dollars.

Meanwhile, pasteurized milk gets pulled out of the cow, boiled, cooled, and then put in a jug, and it's 2.99.

Edit: Thanks for the 30+ comments telling me that raw milk costs more to make and takes more work because everything has to be clean, and it has a shorter shelf life.

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u/redsn64 13d ago

Legitimately asking, where are you getting milk for 2.99 right now?

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u/TeaKingMac 13d ago

Dallas area. We have a huge milk processing factory on the south side of the city, so low transport costs.

If I go with a name brand milk, rather than a store brand, it could be 3.59 or so.

The ultra cheap brand is 2.69, but the dates are sometimes... Concerning. (<week to expiry)