[Warren Kiefer]

I just returned from a minor shopping trip to our local Winn Dixie supermarket. I am up set and need to vent......I went to purchase boneless chicken breast, the sign on the display said buy on get one free. OK so far ??? the package of chicken was a 2 pound package and cost $9.99. If I made the purchase I would be paying $2.50 a pound for two pounds. WalMart had the exaxt ckicken breasts for $1.97 per lb. and Sams had the chicken at $1.87 per lb. Does Winn Dixie believe we villagers are so stupid that we can't figure out that their buy-get-one for free is actually a rip off ????

[graciegirl]

I hope they don't think we are that dumb. I am having a difficulty with my darling husband and Publix. I send him to the store for a tomato for the burgers and he comes back with TWO of everything....especially things like donuts and cookies which aren't good for us.

He just loves those two for ones. I thought I would be pining for my Kroger store back home but I LOVE Publix. Nice, fresh stuff, good variety, clean and employs sweet, smiling folks at the cash register about my age who want to walk me to the car. How nice is that?

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer

I just returned from a minor shopping trip to our local Winn Dixie supermarket. I am up set and need to vent......I went to purchase boneless chicken breast, the sign on the display said buy on get one free. OK so far ??? the package of chicken was a 2 pound package and cost $9.99. If I made the purchase I would be paying $2.50 a pound for two pounds. WalMart had the exaxt ckicken breasts for $1.97 per lb. and Sams had the chicken at $1.87 per lb. Does Winn Dixie believe we villagers are so stupid that we can't figure out that their buy-get-one for free is actually a rip off ????

Is this your first experience in finding out different supermarkets charge different prices for items? This is basic marketing. And if you say Winn Dixie sucks then they all suck. (I really don't like that expression)

[missypie]

First of all the word SUCKS describes nothing!

It is a tacky way to describe anything.

I do have to TOTALLY agree with you.

In my major city Publix wants in. The competitor already here does on buy one get one gives half price if you buy just one.

I will be writing to Publix tonight.

When I visit TV next week, I DO NOT need 2 of the same thing.

Please write PUBLIX and tell them so. It is crazy that 2 people in one household need 2 ketchups, etc....

[shcisamax]

"smiling folks at the cash register about my age who want to walk me to the car. How nice is that?"

Gracie, everyone wants to walk you to your car....

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by missypie

First of all the word SUCKS describes nothing!

It is a tacky way to describe anything.

I do have to TOTALLY agree with you.

In my major city Publix wants in. The competitor already here does on buy one get one gives half price if you buy just one.

I will be writing to Publix tonight.

When I visit TV next week, I DO NOT need 2 of the same thing.

Please write PUBLIX and tell them so. It is crazy that 2 people in one household need 2 ketchups, etc....

The extra one can go in the donated food bin!

[missypie]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

The extra one can go in the donated food bin!

I agree and do that with my church, but I am talking about in general and I think you know that.

[gatherer47]

Totally agree with Bogie-Shooter on use of the word "sucks"-can't stand it-And Winn Dixie has good points and bad as do most stores.And Gracie you are a true gem-love to read your posts and whenever I see something even remotely contoversial,I ask myself "wonder what Bogie Shooter thinks about this?"

[njbchbum]

i find having winn dixie and publix practically next door to each other a real boon! i can shop the sales at both stores on one trip and plan our wkly menus around what is on sale! and winn dixie has the fuel perks program which saved me a bundle when buying gas last winter! one time even got $1 off per gallon [up to 20 gals] cause i brought the pharmacy a new script to be filled - was an anitbiotic under their free program so i didn't even have to spend anything to get my $1 off! sure worked for me! glad i didn't hafta go for chicken that trip!

ps - anyone who uses the word sucks in any situation other than to describe drinking thru a straw has a very limited vocabulary.

[pqrstar]

The word "suck" should not be used very often. It is sometimes considered vulgar or improper.

Originally, it was a mild insult, putting someone down. It came from the idea of piercing a hole (or two at either end) of an uncooked egg, and then sucking or blowing the raw egg outside of the shell, without cracking the shell. Thus the empty eggshell could then be used in some craft activity.

Since no one liked the idea of having to eat an uncooked egg (Yukk!!), "Go suck an egg!" became a popular male slang insult, similar to " Go fly a kite!"

Then its use and meaning decayed and degenerated into the sexual 'blow/suck ' usage termed "Dirty English."

Today's overuse is much more disparagingly insulting, to the point of a socially unacceptable vulgarism, yet very popular among both sexes.

Read more: The Q&A wiki

[Moderator]

OK, let's get back to the topic of the OP's dissatisfaction with WD's pricing and advertising promotions.

As an aside, a less controversial title for this thread could have been.... "Unhappy with Winn Dixie advertised prices" or something equally descriptive. Just a suggestion

Quite often thread titles give no clue to the OP's intended topic. It is a great help to readers and future searchers to have meaningful words in the title.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Moderator

[CaptJohn]

Originally Posted by njbchbum

i find having winn dixie and publix practically next door to each other a real boon! i can shop the sales at both stores on one trip and plan our wkly menus around what is on sale! and winn dixie has the fuel perks program which saved me a bundle when buying gas last winter! one time even got $1 off per gallon [up to 20 gals] cause i brought the pharmacy a new script to be filled - was an anitbiotic under their free program so i didn't even have to spend anything to get my $1 off! sure worked for me! glad i didn't hafta go for chicken that trip!

All have deals from time to time. Winn Dixie often beats WalMart if you pay attention to the ads. I shop at all of them and at WD you don't have to buy the advertised quantity to get the sale price. If it says 5 for $1, you can buy one for 20 cents. I often use WD and Publix coupons at WM. Works for me!

[Posh 08]

When I see a thread title that ends in the word "sucks" it reminds me of my kids in their teens and our discussions about that word and Southern charm.

[deano_hoosier]

I, too, find Publix a much better shopping experience over Kroger. It seems to me the union attitude of Kroger employees does not come close to matching the owner attitude of Publix employees... plus I really like the crusted bread in Publix bakery. Will also give a shout out for the WD fuel perks... worth looking for.

[kathy and al]

Why shoppers will pay an extra 10-20% for the same item at Publix/WD vs. Walmart/Sam's has always been a mystery to me. Not sure the smiling cashier and/or the help with the walk to the car are worth that much in the difference in the price of the merchandise. Totally agree with the OP. Sometimes even common sense things don't make sense. Just my opinion.