[tophcfa]

At least they are not (yet) trying to force customers to self checkout like many other stores.

[retiredguy123]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

YIKES! You either are buying for a basketball team or have a large appetite (or are hoarding for the zombie apocalypse!)

Not really. That is only 34 dollars per day. It includes food staples, ready-to-eat meals, paper products, detergents, other dry goods, wine, beer, drugs, and other basic stuff. I have to spend my outrageous Federal pension.

[JoMar]

Originally Posted by tophcfa

At least they are not (yet) trying to force customers to self checkout like many other stores.

Love self checkout....use it where ever it exists. Usually much faster, especially during snowbird season, not sure why the reluctance to use it.....unless just a technology aversion. I prefer the meat counter also, nice to have personalized cuts.

[thevillages2013]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

YIKES! You either are buying for a basketball team or have a large appetite (or are hoarding for the zombie apocalypse!)

The gentleman is buying beef at $30 per pound so probably 20%of his monthly expenditures are bovine related

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

YIKES! You either are buying for a basketball team or have a large appetite (or are hoarding for the zombie apocalypse!)

[DaleDivine]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

You can buy USDA Prime beef at Sam's Club, and sometimes at Publix. I bought some Prime filet mignon last week at the Lake Deaton Publix.

I like Sam's club steaks.

[Luggage]

I wince at the prices of meat. My heart Tells me not to buy it and my doctor appreciates my cholesterol going down. Yes I do have a t-bone once or so a month on the grill and quite frankly I can't tell the difference from choice to prime to end of life cows. As I like to burn everything. But if you want really good meat there are several internet wholesalers that are much better than anything you can find locally

[vinricci]

The Publix butcher was telling another customer that with the high prices on meat lately, the produce department is now the cash cow of their stores. Never happened before.

[HoosierPa]

Originally Posted by Number 10 GI

I would bet that there wasn't enough sales to justify the expense of offering that service. No well run business would eliminate a money making service.

Agreed. If the meat service counter was profitable, it would still be open and they would have that format in all stores. Publix is well managed which is why they took it out.

[Skunky1]

Wow!!! $1000 a month at a grocery store! Some people don’t even get that much on Social Security every month!

[allsport]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I went to the Publix in Lake Deaton Plaza today to buy some steaks. They have removed the full service meat department, and they only sell meat in packages. Bummer.

Give up meat, it is not healthy and you are in fish country.

[chrisinva]

I like the self check out option. I get to check that the price is correct & pack my bags the way I want.

[mkjelenbaas]

How do I “bang” a right?

[grumpy@turton.us]

Originally Posted by retiredguy123

I went to the Publix in Lake Deaton Plaza today to buy some steaks. They have removed the full service meat department, and they only sell meat in packages. Bummer.

Was there yesterday (Lake Deaton) and had some meats specially ground.

[Traveling lady]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

I just today happened to ask the meat guy at Winn Dixie (at LSL) about "prime" and they said they never carry it.

Winn Dixie carries Black angus beef. Really great flavor. Try it.