[Michael G.]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

I wish more businesses would use the 20/80 rule in connection with word of mouth.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC

Please explain

It's been proven many times in the retail business that 20% of people that like
the business will post on social media once.

80% that dislike a business will post on social media and continue to do so.

[Stu from NYC]

Originally Posted by Michael G.

It's been proven many times in the retail business that 20% of people that like
the business will post on social media once.

80% that dislike a business will post on social media and continue to do so.

I can understand complaining if you had a horrible experience on social media but to do it repeatedly seems rather vindictive.

[Flyers999]

Wife and I shop Earth Fare every Wednesday. We love it. It's the only supermarket in the area with a Hot salad bar and a dining area. I like the peace and quiet while I eat lunch. Less of a crowd so less chance to catch covid.

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

They have really delicious chicken salad. The price per pound is more or less the same as the price for Chicken Salad Chicks, but Earth Fare's is rotisserie chicken in small chunks while CSC is - not sure what, finely minced. I also like the mayo EF uses more.

In addition when you get a pound of deli salad at EF, you also get a REALLY awesome fresh long baguette at no extra charge. So you have bread to put the salad on and make some sandwiches with it (makes decent garlic bread too).

Was disappointed with their cheeses, they were not just overpriced, but they got moldy too fast. Even the parmesano reggiano started getting moldy within a week, and that stuff should last over a month.

The tomatoes are terrific and they're usually priced lower than any of the supermarkets.

I won't buy their beef - grass-fed/grass-finished is nasty, while grass-fed/grain-finished is worth paying extra for, and they don't carry that.

Their fish selection is pretty good though and they often have decent sales.

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by Flyers999

Wife and I shop Earth Fare every Wednesday. We love it. It's the only supermarket in the area with a Hot salad bar and a dining area. I like the peace and quiet while I eat lunch. Less of a crowd so less chance to catch covid.

Glad you enjoy it. I have to ask why Wednesday?

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by Flyers999

Wife and I shop Earth Fare every Wednesday. We love it. It's the only supermarket in the area with a Hot salad bar and a dining area. I like the peace and quiet while I eat lunch. Less of a crowd so less chance to catch covid.

Some of the Publix stores have a dining area and a hot foods area at the deli. It's not a self-serve, but they have great chicken tenders (they're actually enormous chunks of chicken breast). If you get their potato wedges fresh out of the fryer they're also really delicious. The gouda mac & cheese is yummy as well, though some might consider it a bit on the salty side. They often have barbequed shredded pork, creamed spinach, sweet potato fries, some kind of rice I think - and a few other varieties of things.

[inda50]

I like EF, their chicken cooked or uncooked is great, the bread is store baked bread is the best i"ve found in the area. The meats while expensive compared to Sams, is top notch.

Hope it makes it.

[thelegges]

We shopped at Earth Fare for years. Here we go on Tuesday when their sale of chicken breast and ground round is the same price as Fresh Market. Earth Fare is busy on Tuesday.

They have always had vacuumed packed single serve chicken, salmon, in that comes frozen, with different marinades. These are not leftover items from the fresh meat department. If you are new to Earth Fare you wouldn’t have any idea, that the special freezer items is a staple for them, not unsold meat from the counter
Prices are usually three dollars, Plus you can take either the chicken that’s marinated or the salmon since it’s vacuum packed and put it in your sous vide and have a perfect entrée every time with zero effort.

I keep a variety in the freezer so I can thaw and throw on the grill, no waste since is 6 to 8oz.

There everything muffins are excellent. Saturday usually has NY strip for under $11 a pound.

[MandoMan]

Originally Posted by thevillages2013

Just a prediction (with the current economy and inflation running rampant) this place “ ain’t gonna make it.

Yesterday at 2 pm Earth Fare had ten cars ten cars parked in its lot, some of which might have been employee cars. I was visiting Total Wine, next door, which had about four times that many. I buy groceries mostly at the Winn Dixie at Lake Sumter Landing, where most of the customers live in The Villages. It is less busy than most, because of its location, but it would still have fifty cars on a weekday at 2. I wish Earth Fare success, though.

[Eg_cruz]

Originally Posted by thevillages2013

Just a prediction (with the current economy and inflation running rampant) this place “ ain’t gonna make it.

Have to pick and choose what you buy there…..good fish prices

[MidWestIA]

I thought it would be a better fresh market but it wasn't that special - I am waiting for Sprouts they were great in Texas

[Flyers999]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

Some of the Publix stores have a dining area and a hot foods area at the deli. It's not a self-serve, but they have great chicken tenders (they're actually enormous chunks of chicken breast). If you get their potato wedges fresh out of the fryer they're also really delicious. The gouda mac & cheese is yummy as well, though some might consider it a bit on the salty side. They often have barbequed shredded pork, creamed spinach, sweet potato fries, some kind of rice I think - and a few other varieties of things.

Which Publix has a dining area? I believe most of them have salad bars but I've never seen one with tables.

[Flyers999]

Originally Posted by thevillages2013

Glad you enjoy it. I have to ask why Wednesday?

Not because of sales or anything like that. (I believe Monday is when they have senior day and Thursday is sometimes 20% off. ) Wednesday happens to be the day that my wife and I don't have golf, tennis, yoga, clubs etc. It's the one day we can have lunch together. I hope it's successful. But, if I were a betting man I wouldn't put much on it lasting very long, as someone mentioned, there's more workers than shoppers.
In the meantime, I get a nice lunch, plenty of parking, no lines, once a week. Good to hear that Tuesdays are busier.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by Flyers999

Which Publix has a dining area? I believe most of them have salad bars but I've never seen one with tables.

The Publix on Rt 466A in Wildwood has an upstairs dining area, but you need to take the food up there.

[msilagy]

If people can shop at PUBLIX for other than bogo items they'll shop at Earth Fare