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Originally Posted by kathy and al
Why shoppers will pay an extra 10-20% for the same item at Publix/WD vs. Walmart/Sam's has always been a mystery to me. Not sure the smiling cashier and/or the help with the walk to the car are worth that much in the difference in the price of the merchandise. Totally agree with the OP. Sometimes even common sense things don't make sense. Just my opinion.
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You can find a lot of bargains at Walmart's foods and I shop there too. I don't like some of their produce, it doesn't look as ...clean? to me in that area but we all know that produce comes from everywhere and is the biggest germ carrier in the grocery. I like meat from Publix and will buy some meat items from Samsclub and break them down before I freeze them to usable packets. I like Publix fish and Premium ice cream better than Walmart. I stock up on sugar, and flour and other staples at Walmart, their HUGE buying power does relate to savings at the register, but other items I buy at Publix...and only a couple of times have I had anyone walk me to the car and usually because they just insisted and I thought they wanted the walk more than I needed the company.
I do like their warmth and politeness at Publix. I am sure it is hard to maintain that with all of us kinda snarley old folks all of the time. Most of their check out people and many of their people who fill bags are about the same age as villagers.(The word b-a-g-g-e-r-s just got x'd out. Is that a dirty word????_
I like the clean look of Publix and I don't find Winn-Dixie to be as spiffy clean inside. Old habits die hard. They all probably aren't as clean as we think or we would like them to be.