[Madelaine Amee]

I'd like to thank everyone who tried to make Publix site understandable and useable.

However, what a stupid miss to make of something that could have been so simple. Surely all one needs is a list of counties, a phone number and website for each county and allow everyone to either leave their information on a phone or to leave their information on the website.

I am probably being too simplistic, but the website made for Publix must have been compiled by an evil genius bent on annoying as many people s they could.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

I'd like to thank everyone who tried to make Publix site understandable and useable.

However, what a stupid miss to make of something that could have been so simple. Surely all one needs is a list of counties, a phone number and website for each county and allow everyone to either leave their information on a phone or to leave their information on the website.

I am probably being too simplistic, but the website made for Publix must have been compiled by an evil genius bent on annoying as many people s they could.

I agree that the system they are using is very bad. But, I think the reason they use it is because it is totally automated and requires no work by Publix employees. If people left information on a phone message or a website, someone would need to spend time sorting through the information, and notify people of their appointments, which would probably result in a lot of no shows and people gaming the system. There are literally thousands of people trying to make appointments, but very few appointments available.

[Madelaine Amee]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I agree that the system they are using is very bad. But, I think the reason they use it is because it is totally automated and requires no work by Publix employees. If people left information on a phone message or a website, someone would need to spend time sorting through the information, and notify people of their appointments, which would probably result in a lot of no shows and people gaming the system. There are literally thousands of people trying to make appointments, but very few appointments available.

Unfortunately, I have to agree with you, but there has to be a better way. What becomes of the people who are literally not able to use a computer, who are sight-impaired ,and are handicapped in other ways.

[Viperguy]

All they needed to do about six months ago was to hire an IT guy that could create a useable site. Consider Amazon.....search for anything, buy it in seconds, have an email immediately, it is shipped and on your door step the next day or two. Go into their site and find everything you have purchased over time. How hard would it be to sign up by birthday and have your name (birthday) stored until the vaccine is available? If the state was to put all its efforts into Publix dispersing this vaccine, why didn't they hire the right people. Oh, I know, it's government.......(That is not a political statement). It is about public vs private.....Profit motive and competition. JMHO

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by Viperguy

All they needed to do about six months ago was to hire an IT guy that could create a useable site. Consider Amazon.....search for anything, buy it in seconds, have an email immediately, it is shipped and on your door step the next day or two. Go into their site and find everything you have purchased over time. How hard would it be to sign up by birthday and have your name (birthday) stored until the vaccine is available? If the state was to put all its efforts into Publix dispersing this vaccine, why didn't they hire the right people. Oh, I know, it's government.......(That is not a political statement). It is about public vs private.....Profit motive and competition. JMHO

Not a government site, it is a private site motivated by profit. The Governor's press conference today indicated that they will be expanding the doses available to Publix and Publix will hopefully be expanding the number of stores that will open. And remember, Publix is not the only site or place to get the vaccine.

[gpk111]

Feb 01, 2021

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