I shop weekly at the newer Publix at Transverse Shopping Center since they opened last October and to a lesser amount at Winn Dixie at Pinellas Plaza, mainly because they have an actual salad bar.
Two things I have noticed. At Publix for example, if an item is $4.99 on sale for 3 for $10, you can buy just 1 or 2 and you will get the sale price, as in this case $3.33 each. At W/D using the same example, if you buy just 1 or 2 items you'll be paying the regular price of $4.99 each.
I've also noticed is whenever an item is on sale at Publix, it is always in the computer, you can bet you're life on it. At W/D, there is a good chance the computer won't have the sale price. Almost everytime we shop there, we catch at least one item that is rung up at the full price, not the sale price. It's usually easy for me to catch, because the sale is the main reason I'm even stopping at W/D.
However, catching the error is a little difficult because at W/D the viewing screen is attached to the cashier's register on the other side of the conveyor belt and has small print, so you have to look at small print at about a 3' away. At Publix the viewing screen is right next to where you put in your credit card right next to where you stand. At Publix it is very easy to see exactly what each item is ringing up for.
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