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NostalgiaChapter 2 of 5

Forgotten Jobs Your Grandparents Would Remember

The Milkman

A friendly milkman in a white cap setting glass milk bottles on a front porch at sunrise
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For decades, the milkman was part of everyday life.

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He arrived early each morning with fresh milk, cream and butter, and collected the empty bottles to be washed and used again.

Many milkmen knew their customers well and became trusted figures in the neighborhood.

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As refrigerators, cars and supermarkets became common, daily home delivery slowly faded away.

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