Publix has removed one way aisles

[coffeebean]

I think it was a good decision from corporate to remove the one way aisles. Glad to be navigating the store in a more efficient manner.

[Veiragirl]

I think it was a good decision from corporate to remove the one way aisles. Glad to be navigating the store in a more efficient manner.

amen! That was a dumb idea. You go to the Produce section and are next to people.:bigbow:

[Bay Kid]

Great! Way too many rules that do nothing.

[davem4616]

I think it was a good decision from corporate to remove the one way aisles. Glad to be navigating the store in a more efficient manner.


I noticed that yesterday while shopping there

in and out a little quicker now that we go up and down only the aisles that we need to

[Bjeanj]

There are definitely advantages to not having one way aisles, but when I first started my shopping the other day, I almost froze in place. Wasn’t sure which way to go! ;-)

[Taltarzac725]

Some people-- including me at times-- did not always follow the floor arrows at Publix or at the other stores that have/had these.

And at Walmart it seems that the arrows are rarely which way the traffic flows.

[Taltarzac725]

Made a little mistake in one of our Publixes. There was a line with a very attractive female cashier and a nice looking woman also waiting with her cart with more than ten items . And stupid person that I am I chose the ten or fewer line because I had nine items. I should have got in the line with the attractive ladies. What was I thinking! Got in the 10 or less aisle with the friendly guy cashier.

I did note that in this Publix all the aisles I was in no longer had arrows on the floor. Maybe I was dazed and confused by the change.

I did get off a birthday card to an old flame who moved out of the Villages a few years ago. Hope she is doing well. Not sure if she is on Talk of the Villages or not. She could be. Her birthday is coming up quick. Had bought her birthday card at Walmart yesterday where they still had up a few of the floor arrows but only here and there.

Had to get a number of birthday cards at Walmart yesterday though so had to go in the over 10 (or 15?) lines. I have a lot of friends and family members with September birthdays.

[Topspinmo]

I think it was a good decision from corporate to remove the one way aisles. Glad to be navigating the store in a more efficient manner.


Good.

[Rwirish]

I do not like this decision, bad move this early by corporate.

[ithos]

It was a very stupid rule. You would have to do much more walking to do your shopping. If an item was a quarter way down the isle one would have to travel 1 3/4 aisle lengths to reach it if the arrow pointed the wrong way.

To this day I can not fathom how people thought this was a good idea. I believe we are in an age where virtue signaling has gone into an Orwellian phase.

[Girlcopper]

It was a very stupid rule. You would have to do much more walking to do your shopping. If an item was a quarter way down the isle one would have to travel 1 3/4 aisle lengths to reach it if the arrow pointed the wrong way.

To this day I can not fathom how people thought this was a good idea. I believe we are in an age where virtue signaling has gone into an Orwellian phase.
All you had to do was leave your cart at the end of the aisle, walk up and get your item. No worse than if you walked passed your item when walking the correct way. Do you actually think anyone would walk all the way around again?

[Taltarzac725]

All you had to do was leave your cart at the end of the aisle, walk up and get your item. No worse than if you walked passed your item when walking the correct way. Do you actually think anyone would walk all the way around again?

I would do that often.

[ithos]

Great! Way too many rules that do nothing.

Actually from Publix standpoint it was a great scheme to increase impulse buying. They design their stores to maximize the amount of walking customers need to pickup what is on their shopping list. And it probably worked well. The only problem is that it increased time in store which increased probability of exposure.

[ithos]

All you had to do was leave your cart at the end of the aisle, walk up and get your item. No worse than if you walked passed your item when walking the correct way. Do you actually think anyone would walk all the way around again?

In the beginning of this stupid rule, I went ten feet into an aisle, saw that it was blocked by a stock person putting up toilet paper and turned around. Just then a lady came into the aisle and freaked out and told me I was going the wrong way.


So from then on, to avoid upsetting nervous Nellies, I followed the rules unless the aisle was empty.

So yes I took the long way around.

[Blue Oval]

If I needed something and the arrow was pointed towards me, I just walked backwards to get the item I needed. Definitely a stupid idea because you often walk past and very close to people who are in an isle shopping.

[mulligan]

I do not like this decision, bad move this early by corporate.

So you'll be shopping at Winn-Dixie ??

[CFrance]

It was a very stupid rule. You would have to do much more walking to do your shopping. If an item was a quarter way down the isle one would have to travel 1 3/4 aisle lengths to reach it if the arrow pointed the wrong way.

To this day I can not fathom how people thought this was a good idea. I believe we are in an age where virtue signaling has gone into an Orwellian phase.
I agree. I ended up passing more people stopped in the middle of aisles I wouldn't have gone down to begin with but had to in order to get what I wanted on the aisle next to it. I'm glad they did away with it. I don't think it accomplished what it intended to.

[talleyjm]

I think it was a good decision from corporate to remove the one way aisles. Glad to be navigating the store in a more efficient manner.

Some folk (the Karen’s of this world) looked so happy to be able to scold others about going the wrong way. Sad. A man admonished me loudly and I turned around to him and said, “Shame on you, you’re not wearing a mask.” He beat feet rapidly! Publix employee told me that people would enter with a mask and then pocket them once in the store! So glad one way aisles are gone. Sigh.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

I actually liked the idea, as someone who has to work with the public every week. I eventually got into the habit of LOOKING for the signs so that I could abide by them in every store I shopped. And eventually it started bothering me, when an aisle was blocked because someone coming from the other direction had people with them to the side of their cart, and I needed to get around the person in front of me who was stopped to examine things on a shelf I had no need for that day.

If it was someone going in the SAME direction, they could easily just move forward a little bit so I could squeeze between the two groups. But if they're coming from the opposite direction - then moving forward would be moving closer to me, which is what I was trying to avoid. They'd have to back up and - most people wouldn't bother with that particular courtesy.

That's my experience as a customer in every store I shop in. I hated that people didn't respect the store's policies. I liked the policies themselves.

[EviesGP]

Yeah, it was a stupid policy. Requiring people moving in the same direction does not equate to separation?! I am too busy looking up, and reading the aisle signs, and the products on the shelves, than down at the floor. But, more importantly, when I watched an employee showing a customer where a product was, and he/they went against the arrows, well that settled it for me. And I saw this both at Publix and Walmart.

[retiredguy123]

So you'll be shopping at Winn-Dixie ??
Winn Dixie never had one way aisles.

[retiredguy123]

One day I think they misplaced an arrow. I walked around in circles for about two hours before the manager gave me a pardon.

[PugMom]

Some people-- including me at times-- did not always follow the floor arrows at Publix or at the other stores that have/had these.

And at Walmart it seems that the arrows are rarely which way the traffic flows.

me too. i'd be halfway down the aisle before i realized i was going the wrong way. :icon_wink:

[PugMom]

If I needed something and the arrow was pointed towards me, I just walked backwards to get the item I needed. Definitely a stupid idea because you often walk past and very close to people who are in an isle shopping.

i've seen people doing that in stores, was too funny, but a great idea. i think i saw you once, :1rotfl:

[PugMom]

Winn Dixie never had one way aisles.

yes, & i go out of my way to shop there. the prices are better than Publix, more sales, too

[coffeebean]

All you had to do was leave your cart at the end of the aisle, walk up and get your item. No worse than if you walked passed your item when walking the correct way. Do you actually think anyone would walk all the way around again?

During the one way aisle time period, I never left my cart sitting at the end of the aisle. I did, however, walk backwards with my cart and I sounded my back up signal. You know......"beep, beep, beep, beep".

[coffeebean]

So you'll be shopping at Winn-Dixie ??

Winn Dixie NEVER had one way aisles. They were the smart ones.

[coffeebean]

One day I think they misplaced an arrow. I walked around in circles for about two hours before the manager gave me a pardon.

Thank you for the chuckle.

[coffeebean]

I don't want to deviate from the "aisles" thread too much. The aisles is a local metaphor of a "big picture" problem.I zeroed in on the aisles because it is something that everyone in TV Land uses and can relate to. 2-way aisles cuts the social distance in half - you are now shoulder-to-shoulder with people that are not from your same house. So, I am ADVOCATING that it is not safe, less safe by 2 times the one-way aisles. That's spatial geometry. More easily understood that the medical science of epidemiology. As to being unhinged - I felt that I must be dramatic and forceful to counteract the bad practice that this new aisle system has created. And it is an example of a systemic trend for the US. I am trying to be patriotic and SAVE lives. I can only write in an obscure forum. But, I am trying my best to understand the meaning of SMALL things that lead to big things, an I put it in black and white hoping that others will read it and mentally think about it as they shop at Publix and walk the aisles. I have an opinion about aisles. I have NO mountain to shout that opinion from. If I can change one opinion about the bigger meaning of "asiles" and trends, then it was worth ALL this typing. As to a SCIENCE example - that is ALL the TV news has been about for 8 plus months. The science of epidemiology. One easy to understand example that applies to Publix aisles is one that has been shown on TV often and probably on

You mentioned "shoulder to shoulder" when passing someone in a two way aisle. Well.......same thing happens when you pass someone in a one way aisle. You wind up shoulder to shoulder as you pass that person. I used to do it all the time when one way aisles were in effect. There really is no redeeming value of one way aisles other than to make you spend more time in the store. Get in and out quickly is the way to go.....less exposure to everyone.

[Katieburr]

Let me first say that I love The Villages. I love the spirit and kindness of the villagers. I love that in normal circumstances we have a myriad of things to do, places to eat, movies to see, squares to dance in and listen to music and friends to gather with.
But these are not your usual circumstances. It is hard on all of us. I have not seen my children and grandchildren for 7 months. Nor have I seen any other relatives or friends. I think most of us are doing the right thing by social distancing and wearing masks and trying to make the best of it.
So when I hear people complain about having to take 10 more steps to get to the pasta aisle or how inconvenient it is to wear a mask, or how you hate to sit 6 feet away from your neighbor or belly up to the bar, I want to cry. I want this to end, don’t you? I want to come out of this alive. Don’t you? I want to see my loved ones again. Don’t you?
It only takes six weeks for a community and country faithfully wearing a mask to conquer COVID.
I love The Villages. I love the villagers. We pride ourselves on our sense of community.
The experts have told us over and over what to do and we keep dismissing it. It’s time stop complaining and do the right thing.

[ithos]

Let me first say that I love The Villages. I love the spirit and kindness of the villagers. I love that in normal circumstances we have a myriad of things to do, places to eat, movies to see, squares to dance in and listen to music and friends to gather with.
But these are not your usual circumstances. It is hard on all of us. I have not seen my children and grandchildren for 7 months. Nor have I seen any other relatives or friends. I think most of us are doing the right thing by social distancing and wearing masks and trying to make the best of it.
So when I hear people complain about having to take 10 more steps to get to the pasta aisle or how inconvenient it is to wear a mask, or how you hate to sit 6 feet away from your neighbor or belly up to the bar, I want to cry. I want this to end, don’t you? I want to come out of this alive. Don’t you? I want to see my loved ones again. Don’t you?
It only takes six weeks for a community and country faithfully wearing a mask to conquer COVID.
I love The Villages. I love the villagers. We pride ourselves on our sense of community.
The experts have told us over and over what to do and we keep dismissing it. It’s time stop complaining and do the right thing.

The experts originally told us not to wear masks and that we were overreacting to the the virus back in February.

As late as February 29, Surgeon General Jerome Adams was telling Americans on Twitter to stop buying masks, saying they are "NOT effective."

Politicians also promoted outdoor gatherings in New York and California before the lock down and the scientists did not speak up. Remember when they vehemently opposed the travel ban from China calling it racists?

Highly reputable doctors and scientists disagree on many aspects of prevention and treatment. In times gone by there would be formal conferences where good faith debates and discussions took place in order to achieve consensus. Unfortunately politics has corrupted many formerly hallowed professions and most recommendations are rooted in how it will impact the next election. Those who disagree will be banned from social media, ostracized and denounced by the ideological monolithic media.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Science has established that a person must have close contact (within 6 feet) for at least ten minutes in order to contract the virus. That is when neither party is wearing a mask.

Now that we have that fact established.....

That's not what science says. You might want to re-read whatever source you're getting your information from. And maybe - check the source of wherever they are getting THEIR information from.

The science:

IF you are in close contact (less than 6 feet) for 15 (not 10) minutes or more,
THEN you are at greater risk for exposure to CV, than if you were not in close contact for 15 minutes or more.

HOWEVER

If you are in close contact with someone who sneezes in your direction, and you're in contact with those droplets that fly through the air, then it doesn't matter how many minutes before or after that sneeze you were in contact with that person. Only the droplets from that sneeze on your person will matter.

AND

If you are in close contact for more than 15 minutes with someone who doesn't have the virus, then go ahead and be in contact with them for a few hours. You will still have zero chance of catching CV from them.

AND

If you are NOT in close contact with someone who sneezes on a can of tuna at the supermarket, and 2 minutes after they left that aisle and you don't even know they were there - you choose that can to pick up - and then wipe a speck of dust from your mascara...

you will be at greater risk of getting CV, than if you were within 6 feet of that person and they didn't sneeze on anything at all.

[CFrance]

I'm glad Publix took out the one-way aisles. I agree with coffeebean that we are shoulder-to-shoulder when passing people while going the same direction, which is unavoidable when the person in front of you is stopped looking for something.

What I don't like, at least as Publix in Lake Deaton, is that they took the markers off the floor that keep everyone six feet apart at the checkout. Why did they do that? Sooner or later people will close that distance and be too close at the checkout lanes.

[CanTho]

There are definitely advantages to not having one way aisles, but when I first started my shopping the other day, I almost froze in place. Wasn’t sure which way to go! ;-)

My suggestion is Straight Ahead avoiding the other carts.

[asianthree]

There were signs on which way to enter an isle. I need to go back to my online orders and check to make sure I did it right:1rotfl:

[Gulfcoast]

It is so nice to be able to go down an aisle in any direction that I want to again. I had gotten used to the directional arrows but it was a relief to see them gone. I don't miss them a bit and I hope that they never come back because they were sort of stupid in my opinion.

[EdFNJ]

Are you sure they removed them? AT Colony they were gone for a few days but last time I was there (last week) the floor signs and useless blue tape arrows were replaced by "professionally made" long vertical signs attached to the shelf ends at the ends of the aisles. Did they remove those also? Took me a few aisles to notice them because I was looking for the floor signs.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Are you sure they removed them? AT Colony they were gone for a few days but last time I was there (last week) the floor signs and useless blue tape arrows were replaced by "professionally made" long vertical signs attached to the shelf ends at the ends of the aisles. Did they remove those also? Took me a few aisles to notice them because I was looking for the floor signs.

Yes, the Publix aisle signs have been taken down.

[coffeebean]

Are you sure they removed them? AT Colony they were gone for a few days but last time I was there (last week) the floor signs and useless blue tape arrows were replaced by "professionally made" long vertical signs attached to the shelf ends at the ends of the aisles. Did they remove those also? Took me a few aisles to notice them because I was looking for the floor signs.

All signage for one way aisles is gone. I asked a Publix team member about the one way aisles and I was told that corporate made the decision to do away with the one way aisles.

[Bay Kid]

A good sneeze will clear the aisle.

[coffeebean]

A good sneeze will clear the aisle.

That is one reason for masking.

[charlieo1126@gmail.com]

Going to kind of miss the anger men, you know the unmasked guys purposely going down the aisle wrong way with the scowl on there face every time they pass someone with mask on ������������