Why Line Up For Processed Meat?

[retiredguy123]

I shop at Publix a lot, and there are always people standing in line at the deli counter to have prepackaged, processed meat and cheese sliced and wrapped for them. But, I have found that you can buy basically the same type of products off the shelf already packaged. In fact, some of the small packaged products appear to be healthier than the stuff sold at the deli counter. Am I missing something?

[thelegges]

Yep 3 slices of cheese opposed to 12 ounces

[tomwed]

I look for what's 1/2 price that week.
That's usually behind the counter. I like how they put paper between the slices too.

[600th Photo Sq]

I shop at Publix a lot, and there are always people standing in line at the deli counter to have prepackaged, processed meat and cheese sliced and wrapped for them. But, I have found that you can buy basically the same type of products off the shelf already packaged. In fact, some of the small packaged products appear to be healthier than the stuff sold at the deli counter. Am I missing something?

My guess the person behind the counter always asks ....Would you like a sample....always, yes always the reply " Yes " and the person chomps away usually with their mouth wide open.

Disgusting. :rant-rave:

[tomwed]

That is disgusting. I usually put the piece of meat in my pocket and save it for later.

[Marathon Man]

I shop at Publix a lot, and there are always people standing in line at the deli counter to have prepackaged, processed meat and cheese sliced and wrapped for them. But, I have found that you can buy basically the same type of products off the shelf already packaged. In fact, some of the small packaged products appear to be healthier than the stuff sold at the deli counter. Am I missing something?

Because you meet the nicest people in line at the deli counter.

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[Madelaine Amee]

That is disgusting. I usually put the piece of meat in my pocket and save it for later.

Tom, you are very amusing ........

[ColdNoMore]

That is disgusting. I usually put the piece of meat in my pocket and save it for later.

I do that also and if I forget it's in my pocket and run it through the washer/dryer...I just sprinkle it into a casserole.


My favorite trick though, is to take numerous tickets from the ticket machine...all at one time.

I had one lady complain about it and then I asked her, "so do you really think that is going to make any difference...on where you are in line?"




:D

[vintageogauge]

That is the only thing I don't like about Publix, it takes forever to get to that counter but they do have good meats.

[Ecuadog]

That is the only thing I don't like about Publix, it takes forever to get to that counter but they do have good meats.

Order online and it'll be ready for pickup when you get there.

Publix order online (http://www.publix.com/all-products/online-easy-ordering).

[tomwed]

true story---at WD I asked for 1/2 lb of imported swiss. the lady gave me 1/2 of thuemans swiss. i said it doesn't matter but that's not imported swiss. she said yes it is , it's from new jersey. hmmmmmm

[tomwed]

Order online and it'll be ready for pickup when you get there.

Publix order online (http://www.publix.com/all-products/online-easy-ordering).
great tip

[ColdNoMore]

true story---at WD I asked for 1/2 lb of imported swiss. the lady gave me 1/2 of thuemans swiss. i said it doesn't matter but that's not imported swiss. she said yes it is , it's from new jersey. hmmmmmm

:1rotfl: :a20:


:oops:

[missypie]

I shop at Publix a lot, and there are always people standing in line at the deli counter to have prepackaged, processed meat and cheese sliced and wrapped for them. But, I have found that you can buy basically the same type of products off the shelf already packaged. In fact, some of the small packaged products appear to be healthier than the stuff sold at the deli counter. Am I missing something?

Are ya kidding me......

[fw102807]

true story---at WD I asked for 1/2 lb of imported swiss. the lady gave me 1/2 of thuemans swiss. i said it doesn't matter but that's not imported swiss. she said yes it is , it's from new jersey. hmmmmmm

OMG I just spit out my tea :a20:

[JoMar]

Agree with previous posters....I order online early in the AM, then we head to breakfast and to Publix after......no deli lines ever again. I only wish the expanded the online ordering, hopefully they will get there. Also wish they had a personal scan system on the carts or an app so we can skip the check out lines.

[Topspinmo]

I shop at Publix a lot, and there are always people standing in line at the deli counter to have prepackaged, processed meat and cheese sliced and wrapped for them. But, I have found that you can buy basically the same type of products off the shelf already packaged. In fact, some of the small packaged products appear to be healthier than the stuff sold at the deli counter.

Am I missing something?

The line!

[kcrazorbackfan]

I shop at Publix a lot, and there are always people standing in line at the deli counter to have prepackaged, processed meat and cheese sliced and wrapped for them. But, I have found that you can buy basically the same type of products off the shelf already packaged. In fact, some of the small packaged products appear to be healthier than the stuff sold at the deli counter. Am I missing something?

Probably because people can......... I'm one of those that stand in line because I like Boar's Head meat products.

What causes the lines are people (mostly men with tan shorts, white tee shirts, black knee high socks, sandals) that order a quarter pound of like 10-15 items and have supper there because they have to sample everything being cut.

[Topspinmo]

Probably because people can......... I'm one of those that stand in line because I like Boar's Head meat products.

What causes the lines are people (mostly men with tan shorts, white tee shirts, black knee high socks, sandals) that order a quarter pound of like 10-15 items and have supper there because they have to sample everything being cut.

Or the lady that orders quarter pound and makes the meat server take off slice cause it was over 1/4 pounds.

[Miles42]

they sell Boars Head meats. Best there is

[tomwed]

they sell Boars Head meats. Best there isyes, it's imported

[ColdNoMore]

yes, it's imported

From Rhode Island?

[manaboutown]

Who eats this stuff?

[Mrs. Robinson]

Just a couple of random thoughts . . . . .

I would never order fresh food (deli, meats, fruit, vegetables) online. Never!
I want to choose my own and pick my own.
I want to see the deli meats and cheeses cut in front of me.
You just never know . . .

Also, I defy anyone to be able to tell the difference between Boar's Head from Publix brand, or even the various brands from the deli at Walmart.
By the time you choose your bread and add mustard, mayo, Miracle Whip, or whatever your choice is. you would never be able to know which is which.
I have done this "test" on friends and no one can ever tell the difference.
Those who think they can are simply a product of great marketing and advertising.
The difference in price simply isn't worth it.

[photo1902]

Just a couple of random thoughts . . . . .

I would never order fresh food (deli, meats, fruit, vegetables) online. Never!
I want to choose my own and pick my own.
I want to see the deli meats and cheeses cut in front of me.
You just never know . . .

Also, I defy anyone to be able to tell the difference between Boar's Head from Publix brand, or even the various brands from the deli at Walmart.
By the time you choose your bread and add mustard, mayo, Miracle Whip, or whatever your choice is. you would never be able to know which is which.
I have done this "test" on friends and no one can ever tell the difference.
Those who think they can are simply a product of great marketing and advertising.
The difference in price simply isn't worth it.

There is no line for fruits and veggies. There can be a substantial line for deli items. If you know a particular brand/style of lunch meat you are buying, why wouldn’t you order it online and have it waiting for you? I guess jf you prefer looking through the deli glass before you purchase, online ordering wouldn’t work for you. For me, online ordering deli meat from Publix is perfect.

[Madelaine Amee]

Probably because people can......... I'm one of those that stand in line because I like Boar's Head meat products.

What causes the lines are people (mostly men with tan shorts, white tee shirts, black knee high socks, sandals) that order a quarter pound of like 10-15 items and have supper there because they have to sample everything being cut.

Oh, not nice, but kinda true! In this line of thought, has anyone every noticed the number of people who line up at the area where the lady cooks meals, some of them stay long enough to have their lunch there ....

The line for anything FREE in TV is the longest line in the store.

[ColdNoMore]

Oh, not nice, but kinda true! In this line of thought, has anyone every noticed the number of people who line up at the area where the lady cooks meals, some of them stay long enough to have their lunch there ....

The line for anything FREE in TV is the longest line in the store.


Yep! :1rotfl:

[Madelaine Amee]

Yep! :1rotfl:

Free stuff ................. Does anyone remember a Pizza store that opened in the Colony area some years ago?, as an opening perk they offered free pizza for a year and people started lining up outside the store at (I believe) midnight to get free pizza .......

[queasy27]

Order online and it'll be ready for pickup when you get there.

I haven't tried online ordering yet, but do you have to wait in the deli line to pick it up?

[photo1902]

I haven't tried online ordering yet, but do you have to wait in the deli line to pick it up?

There is no wait. You go to the small refrigerated section beside the deli/sub counter. Your order will be in deli bags, and it will have your name on the bag.

[Sgroemm]

true story---at WD I asked for 1/2 lb of imported swiss. the lady gave me 1/2 of thuemans swiss. i said it doesn't matter but that's not imported swiss. she said yes it is , it's from new jersey. hmmmmmm

LOL! So does that work for people too? I am now not just a Jersey Girl, I am an exotic import from the overseas province of Jersey! :1rotfl:

[CFrance]

That is disgusting. I usually put the piece of meat in my pocket and save it for later.
Okay, you owe me a new keyboard.:clap2:

[jnieman]

That is the only thing I don't like about Publix, it takes forever to get to that counter but they do have good meats.

Just go on line before you leave for the store. Go to ordering to service meats and order away. It will be ready in a litte open frig off to the side of where they make the subs. You can also order subs this way.

[jnieman]

Free stuff ................. Does anyone remember a Pizza store that opened in the Colony area some years ago?, as an opening perk they offered free pizza for a year and people started lining up outside the store at (I believe) midnight to get free pizza .......

I also heard about the line for the free pineapple when Sweetbay opened. Something I read the other day was Beall's had a grand opening in Opopka. They were giving away $100 coupon to the first 100 people in line. I cannot imagine what a disturbance this caused. I can see people getting trampled for this.

[JoMar]

Just a couple of random thoughts . . . . .

I would never order fresh food (deli, meats, fruit, vegetables) online. Never!
I want to choose my own and pick my own.
I want to see the deli meats and cheeses cut in front of me.
You just never know . . .

Also, I defy anyone to be able to tell the difference between Boar's Head from Publix brand, or even the various brands from the deli at Walmart.
By the time you choose your bread and add mustard, mayo, Miracle Whip, or whatever your choice is. you would never be able to know which is which.
I have done this "test" on friends and no one can ever tell the difference.
Those who think they can are simply a product of great marketing and advertising.
The difference in price simply isn't worth it.

Old school random thoughts.....:).

Also, just because you can't tell the difference doesn't mean others can't. Not everyone eats deli meats with mustard, bread, mayo or whatever.

Based on trends, online ordering of food is growing. Mybe not your generation, but those behind you are growing that segment.

We give up a lot when we focus on price.....but that is part of the The Villages lifestyle.

[Aw Man]

I shop at Publix a lot, and there are always people standing in line at the deli counter to have prepackaged, processed meat and cheese sliced and wrapped for them. But, I have found that you can buy basically the same type of products off the shelf already packaged. In fact, some of the small packaged products appear to be healthier than the stuff sold at the deli counter. Am I missing something?

Yes, I believe you are.

[CFrance]

Maybe a little off topic, I don't know... Last winter or a little before, my friend told me that Winn-Dixie had started roasting turkey breasts, much the same as they roast whole chickens. You could order as little or as much as you liked. It was REAL turkey breast, and my husband said it tasted wonderful. He was scarfing it up. I was buying hunks of it and slicing it for his sandwiches, cubing it for salads, cutting it for fajitas, adding it to turkey chile--you name it.

Suddenly, early last spring, I got a hunk and noticed it looked ever so slightly pink. So I tasted it-- really salty, not like freshly roasted turkey. The next time I went in, I asked the meat counter person if it was being smoked. He said not at all. I took some home, and same look, same taste. I told my friend, and she had noticed it too. So obviously they had changed to some brand with some kind of additive or processing. Very disappointed, I quit buying it. We left TV soon after, but my friend told them she wasn't buying it anymore because they had changed to an inferior product.

I think you can tell a difference in product sometimes.

[ColdNoMore]

Free stuff ................. Does anyone remember a Pizza store that opened in the Colony area some years ago?, as an opening perk they offered free pizza for a year and people started lining up outside the store at (I believe) midnight to get free pizza .......

I had a garage sale before one move and had two nice, plastic milk cases filled with things like WD-40, brake/transmission fluid, radiator flush, etc., etc.

Although there was probably over $100 worth of stuff in the crates, I had marked the price as $10 for both.

It didn't sell, so I marked it down to $5.

Not wanting to make a special trip to the hazmat center for proper disposal, I marked it down to $1...and still no takers.

No sooner had I crossed out the $1 and marked them FREE, TWO guys rushed over at the same time...to grab them! :oops:

Just nuts. :1rotfl:

[Rapscallion St Croix]

Just a couple of random thoughts . . . . .

I would never order fresh food (deli, meats, fruit, vegetables) online. Never!
I want to choose my own and pick my own.
I want to see the deli meats and cheeses cut in front of me.
You just never know . . .

Also, I defy anyone to be able to tell the difference between Boar's Head from Publix brand, or even the various brands from the deli at Walmart.
By the time you choose your bread and add mustard, mayo, Miracle Whip, or whatever your choice is. you would never be able to know which is which.
I have done this "test" on friends and no one can ever tell the difference.
Those who think they can are simply a product of great marketing and advertising.
The difference in price simply isn't worth it.

I can tell the difference but only if you marinate one brand in cheap vodka and the other in premium vodka.

[Barefoot]

That is disgusting. I usually put the piece of meat in my pocket and save it for later.

true story---at WD I asked for 1/2 lb of imported swiss. the lady gave me 1/2 of thuemans swiss. i said it doesn't matter but that's not imported swiss. she said yes it is , it's from new jersey.

You're rocking it today. :1rotfl:

[kcrazorbackfan]

Or the lady that orders quarter pound and makes the meat server take off slice cause it was over 1/4 pounds.

So true! And then they ask for that slice to nibble on.... :1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

[tagjr1]

That is disgusting. I usually put the piece of meat in my pocket and save it for later.

H0w much later? I have found that BoarsHead Ham will last 2 days longer than Publix Ham!

[PennBF]

My experience with the best, (after buying for more than 10 years in The Villages) are:
Publix Cooked Ham
Publix Top Round Roast Beef
Fresh Market Cooked Chickens
Culvers Ice Cream (Custard) - New one
Light House Fried Fish plate
Giovanni's Pasta
Oakwood Anything
Barnes and Noble Soup/Scones
Berry Farm Fresh Black and Blue berries
Chef Naple Iialian Bread/Pasta
I am sure others have a number of more but these are solid winners that I have never been disappointed with.
:pepper2:

[Cedwards38]

I also use the "order online" feature so that I simply walk up. pick up my already processed order, and move along. It works quite well. You need about a 30 minute lead time.

[kcrazorbackfan]

I also use the "order online" feature so that I simply walk up. pick up my already processed order, and move along. It works quite well. You need about a 30 minute lead time.

Mrs. KC did the online ordering feature at the Publix deli today and :boom:, we'll never stand in line again to get our Boar's Head processed meat. She left the KC casa, brought me lunch, drove over to Publix and the meat was packaged and ready.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

That is the only thing I don't like about Publix, it takes forever to get to that counter but they do have good meats.

Publix excels in every department except deli. I've never seen a deli or deli department with such clueless employees. There is one girl at the Spanish Springs Publix that is fantastic, but it takes the rest of them 20 minutes to make an Italian sub. Forget about it if you ask for Cappicolla or Proscuitto and pronounce like my Italian mother did.

Publix does a great job in training their employees in every other department. I don't know why they can't get this right.

As far as why people line up, they are buying different cuts of meat or different quantities or different brands than are offered pre-packaged. Of course, some believe that somehow it's fresher if you get it sliced right away.

[rivaridger1]

Sliced imported Krakus Ham from Winn Dixie. We, until discovering this deli meat always went with Boars Head. Not any more. This stuff is delicious. Also, some of the Dietz and Watson deli products are very good as well. If you really want a treat go to the Polish Deli in Leesburg and try some of their " home made " luncheon meats.

[thetruth]

I shop at Publix a lot, and there are always people standing in line at the deli counter to have prepackaged, processed meat and cheese sliced and wrapped for them. But, I have found that you can buy basically the same type of products off the shelf already packaged. In fact, some of the small packaged products appear to be healthier than the stuff sold at the deli counter. Am I missing something?

Not only freedom of choice BUT perhaps tradition.

Waiting-I HATE IT. The one in front of you on line could be my wife. It's too thin, It's too think, not half a pound make it a pound, no make it 3/4 pound. You will find me, the guy saying you've been on line for 15 minutes wouldn't it make sense to decide before they are trying to fill your order????

[tomwed]

So far the Italian salami and the domestic provolone at Aldi's is good, packaged and priced right. I think it's more the bread that makes the difference with some cold cuts. When I worked in a deli my coworker asked me if I liked spice ham. I said yes, he said then don't smell it because after you do you will never eat it again. I did and never ate it again.

[fishon]

All the meat I buy is processed.

Otherwise it would be mooing, oinking, clucking or swimming.

[My Post]

Forget about it if you ask for Cappicolla or Proscuitto and pronounce like my Italian mother did.


Gabbo-Goo???

[CFrance]

Gabbo-Goo???
Prohshute??

[tomwed]

Gabbo-Goo???
A very, very long time ago it was Yabba-Gabbo-Goo???