Blue Tits were always a problem there SRS as they would peck through the tops ;-) More seriously, I’m under the (perhaps wrong but) impression that the milk rounds are gaining a little in parts of the UK but I don’t know of one round here.

Sure, it should be easy enough to pick a time slot for groceries. We pick a cheapest mid afternoon slot but there are still, IMO quite reasonable – at least if you consider the alternative as taking car to supermarket and trudging round – evening slots too.