[Penguin]

Originally Posted by JCMSr

Sounds like a typical trip to the grocery store on any weekend. If I could, I would only go grocery shopping between the hours of 1:00 am and 5:00 am where hopefully I would be the only idiot there!

I will go with you.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by ROCKETMAN

I have worked at the publix since it opened in colony and have been able to seperate the just plain rude people from people just having a bad time, illness, financial problems, whatever. The worst are people who come up to me talking on a cell phone and i have to figure out if they are talking to me or the person on the cell phone. Then there are the people who almost push me out the way when i am stocking something they wish to buy. I can usually anticipate people standing behind me waiting and i just get out the way. New store opens thursday oct 2nd. That should help to slow down the colony store until fruitland park chips in.

I have found the employees at the Publixes I frequent here in the Villages usually very friendly. I only get to the Colony one once a month or so. Good to hear from a Publix Villages employee.

[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by vicki baker

i have just returned from one of the most crowded, filled with rude people , places here in tv. All i wanted to do was to get my groceries and get out of there. Men and women stopping their carts anywhere to ck their lists, answer their cell phones, talk to a friend without regards to the flow of people trying to move up and down the aisles. The word "excuse me" was barely used, people just barged thru as if they were the only ones in the store. Please be aware of your surroundings, smile and do say, excuse me to those around you. And it's not even winter yet!!!!

why do you post a complaint like this and keep the offending store a secret? We actually have no idea to what your complaint refers.

[tomwed]

Have you ever tried Aldis or Trader Joe's elsewhere? I mention Trader Joe's because both stores are owned by the same German company. For now, there is not a local Trader Joe's.

I like the prices, the imported and domestic food, the very fast check-out service, returning carts for a quarter, fresh vegetables and fruit, and bagging my own. In the last year, I can't recall any rude incidents.

I used to think it was a “Dollar Store” for food so I never tried it. I heard a TED talk entitled How to Make Choosing Easier that changed my mind.

[Barefoot]

Originally Posted by Nosmo12

The worst thing about grocery stores are the inconsiderate people who leave their carts anywhere in the lot. They have those stations for a reason. Nothing worse than watching a perfectly capable human just walk away with cart shoved between two vehicles.

If I see an abandoned grocery cart in a parking lot, I just walk it into the store because I'm going there anyway.

[rjm1cc]

Sounds like checking you list and talking to friends would be normal. It does back up a little when you are comparing prices. Again you should expect this.

[Villages PL]

Why wouldn't Villagers sometimes be rude? They come from everywhere in the U.S. and foreign countries. What would make the rude ones suddenly not be rude when they move here?

Personally, I don't recall anyone being purposely rude. I shop at Aldi's.

Here's something to think about: Early stage of dementia: One out of eight people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer's. By age 85, fifty percent have Alzheimer's.

[patfla06]

The Colony Publix is just crazy when busy.
I cannot wait until the new Publix on 44 opens.

What I think the poster of this thread is saying is
why are SOME people so rude? I think it begins with a
sense of entitlement. They seem to be in their own
little world and don't seem concerned with anyone
around them.

Like one poster said, we have a percentage of
Those people like anywhere else. Thank goodness
they seem to be the minority.

[redwitch]

If I'm in a hurry and only have a little to buy, I'll use a hand basket. Makes it so much easier to get through the aisles. If rushed but need to buy a lot, I grab a hand basket and put it in my cart. When I see an aisle is crowded, I carefully park my cart out of the way and walk the aisle with the basket or just carry the stuff.

If I'm not in a hurry, I honestly don't mind waiting for someone to notice that they're blocking my path. I have always found folks to be apologetic when this happens and I always respond with a smile and a "no problem." It just makes a miserable experience (I truly loathe shopping) a little more bearable.

[Patty55]

I think part of the problem is that we all define "rude" differently. A lot of what you all seem to define as "rude" I would define as "none of my business and not my problem."

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by Patty55

I think part of the problem is that we all define "rude" differently. A lot of what you all seem to define as "rude" I would define as "none of my business and not my problem."

AND it could mean they think they are still "back home" and it isn't this crowded and we think it is the non busy season until we remember..we can't just stand there and look for the Bush's Vegetarian beans, just grab the ones with bacon and GO.

[slipcovers]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

Why wouldn't Villagers sometimes be rude? They come from everywhere in the U.S. and foreign countries. What would make the rude ones suddenly not be rude when they move here?

Personally, I don't recall anyone being purposely rude. I shop at Aldi's.

Here's something to think about: Early stage of dementia: One out of eight people over the age of 65 has Alzheimer's. By age 85, fifty percent have Alzheimer's.

Not in India...only 1% of the population over 65 has dementia or alzheimers. Their diet has a lot of turmeric, good for brain function. Don't mean to go off topic.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by slipcovers

Not in India...only 1% of the population over 65 has dementia or alzheimers. Their diet has a lot of turmeric, good for brain function. Don't mean to go off topic.

Turmeric

Well, we definitely need more Indian food in the Villages.

[Wandatime]

I love grocery shopping in The Villages (Winn Dixie Pinellas)! They have things I only dream about back in Podunk - like capers.

[kstew43]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

Not at all! Some of those who shop in The Villages are NOT Villages residents and they just might bring their lack of friendliness with them when they shop here!

good try...... but not likely.....