[jnieman]

Originally Posted by perrjojo

I just ordered from Publix yesterday. Free delivery in less than one hour. The produce was beautiful and the order was perfect.

Is it free all the time or just the first order free? Cost?

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Villager Joyce

What type of items did you order? Which Publix?

I ordered bread, orange juice, broccoli, cilantro, jalapeño, egss and several household cleaning items. The items came to me from the Southren Trace store. There is a one year free delivery on orders over 35.00. There is a small service charge. It’s through
Instacart: Groceries Delivered From Local Stores
I basically tried it for fun but it worked so well that I may continue to use the service. It would be great for someone who no longer drives. You can pick your delivery date and time. Give the Webb site a look. If you want a $10.00 first time order credit PM me. As I said, I really did it for fun but I think it may be useful. I have a homebound friend in Georgia who uses it at Publix there.
Oh, I signed up through an email I got from Publix but they also partner with other businesses

[graciegirl]

Originally Posted by HimandMe

I digress from the OP but to reply to this...

I enjoyed as a young person all the individual mom and pop shops for their variety. Now wherever you go it's the same old Walmart or same stores in strip mall with whatever the few buyers chose by comparison. Some prices were higher and it was surprising how some shops bought style goods in for reasonable prices. I liked the choices. With more individuals in small businesses, the little guy had mores chances to make a decent living rather than a few at the top and the majority near minimum wage. IMHO, we were better off even with perhaps paying a little more. Yes there were pros AND cons but I truly believe this.

My uncle owned just such a grocery store and I helped there from time to time as a kid. He worked long, long hours and carried many people on credit and didn't make himself rich for sure.

That said, I like to shop in large grocery stores. I love seeing the availability of foods unknown to me and I love trying new things. It gives me ideas and inspires me. I love satisfying my capricious hunger for foods not in season where I live, but I miss having meat and poultry cut for my needs with little fuss.

[Henryk]

Originally Posted by Madelaine Amee

I agree with you on small businesses and I miss them. From living and working overseas I miss the butcher, having a baker and a vegetable store. You got to know the owner and they got to know you, but how many of the little business owners can afford the rents nowadays?

When Robert and I were in Paris years ago, our hotel on Rue Monge had one of those tiny balconies overlooking the street. From our room I could look up and down the block and see the green grocer, the charcuterie shop, the baker, the fish monger, the meat man, the wine shop and the cheese shop.

I loved going to all of them. The cheese shop, in fact, would ask what kind of wine we were having and then recommend one or two excellent choices to be eaten today--and certainly no later than tomorrow. In Winthrop, outside Boston, three Greek brothers ran a butcher shop a block from our house. I would go in and say, "What am I having for dinner today?" I miss these things.

[affald]

Originally Posted by Henryk

When Robert and I were in Paris years ago, our hotel on Rue Monge had one of those tiny balconies overlooking the street. From our room I could look up and down the block and see the green grocer, the charcuterie shop, the baker, the fish monger, the meat man, the wine shop and the cheese shop.

I loved going to all of them. The cheese shop, in fact, would ask what kind of wine we were having and then recommend one or two excellent choices to be eaten today--and certainly no later than tomorrow. In Winthrop, outside Boston, three Greek brothers ran a butcher shop a block from our house. I would go in and say, "What am I having for dinner today?" I miss these things.

There is a remedy.

[Henryk]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

My uncle owned just such a grocery store and I helped there from time to time as a kid. He worked long, long hours and carried many people on credit and didn't make himself rich for sure.

That said, I like to shop in large grocery stores. I love seeing the availability of foods unknown to me and I love trying new things. It gives me ideas and inspires me. I love satisfying my capricious hunger for foods not in season where I live, but I miss having meat and poultry cut for my needs with little fuss.

Gracie, dear, you just reminded of shopping with my Polish grandmother. The was a poultry shop on our street. She would go in, point at a chicken, and it was plucked and slaughtered on the spot. I was six or seven at the time and was horrified. Darn good chickens, though.

This is also the grandmother who would choose a roast at the A&P, then take it to the deli where she had the string removed, and the roast re-weighed.

[Villager Joyce]

Originally Posted by perrjojo

I ordered bread, orange juice, broccoli, cilantro, jalapeño, egss and several household cleaning items. The items came to me from the Southren Trace store. There is a one year free delivery on orders over 35.00. There is a small service charge. It’s through
Instacart: Groceries Delivered From Local Stores
I basically tried it for fun but it worked so well that I may continue to use the service. It would be great for someone who no longer drives. You can pick your delivery date and time. Give the Webb site a look. If you want a $10.00 first time order credit PM me. As I said, I really did it for fun but I think it may be useful. I have a homebound friend in Georgia who uses it at Publix there.
Oh, I signed up through an email I got from Publix but they also partner with other businesses

I would expect to have a fee for delivery. This might be perfect for me. I’m always off budget because I see something I absolutely have to have or else!

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by Villager Joyce

What type of items did you order? Which Publix?

Originally Posted by Villager Joyce

I would expect to have a fee for delivery. This might be perfect for me. I’m always off budget because I see something I absolutely have to have or else!

So true. It might save money in the long run

[Opmoochler]

Not a space to be had for three spins around the parking lots! Finally snagged one and set out to get turkey thighs, lamb steaks, and baby tomatoes. No lamb at all and no turkey thighs, though they had other turkey parts (including feet!!!). The tomatoes were the same price as at Publix. Oh well.

[PaulDenise]

Up early and went over about 8am.

Actually a very nice store. Produce and beer are right at the entry.

It is also small enough that you don't get that 'I will never get out of here' feel that you get at the big Walmarts.

Feels really 'modern' and pleasant.

[NYGUY]

We stopped in today just to see what it was like. It was mobbed. The store was bigger than I expected with mostly the same categories as any grocery store, just less selection. I was expecting more specialty items (although I did find a tiny pie for one person that I had to have....about a quarter of one of the small pies at Publix). I might stop in to pick up something quick.

[Henryk]

Went at about 3:00. I knew the lot would be mobbed, so I took a space that opened as I drove in--farthest from the store.

MUCH smaller than I expected. Fewer selections. Produce looked quite good and did seem less expensive. Four cashiers only(!), but about ten self check-outs. Some stuff cheaper than Publix, some about the same. English muffins cheaper, but not as cheap as Publix BOGO.

Next time, I'll take a pad and pen. I can only keep two prices at a time in my head.

[Chatbrat]

Not bad save $8:00 on groceries to be offset with $300.00 damage to be offset, to your car in the less than adequate parking lot

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by PaulDenise

Up early and went over about 8am.

Actually a very nice store. Produce and beer are right at the entry.

It is also small enough that you don't get that 'I will never get out of here' feel that you get at the big Walmarts.

Feels really 'modern' and pleasant.

Beer and Broccoli--one stop shopping! I'm in.

[Villager Joyce]

Originally Posted by Chatbrat

Not bad save $8:00 on groceries to be offset with $300.00 damage to be offset, to your car in the less than adequate parking lot

Did you actually have damage to your car or you just talking trash?