[mulligan]

Sweetbay is open til 11:00

[CFrance]

Originally Posted by SALYBOW

I have heard that 67% of Villagers have at least a part time job. My husband still works full tine and I just retired. Many work during the hours you spoke of. I would love to be able to shop at 8:30 PMsh so I can get him fed and settled before I go, but Publix closes early. When I quit working I was planning on being able to golf and do more of the other amenities in the early AM.
I respect the fact that the store is less busy at those times but it is really just about the right amount of traffic for a smaller store , with smaller aisles than most, and which needs to be stocked constantly. In most stores the restocking is done overnight; that would not work here. Additionally, they do not have enough space to order enouch food to have everything you need when you need it.

I know they have had boucoup complaints so complaining verbally will not help. The only solutions for me is to allow them to make me plan my retirement around them rather than them planning their business around me as most businesses are doing, or to move on to greener pastures. I have moved on and found that things are much cheaper elsewhere as one poster noted. Even though the new Publix will be built closer to my home, I will still drive past it to get the reduction in prices and good service I get at Winn Dixie.

We would be happy if they would just put some sort of numbering system up in the parking lot so you can find your car when you come out!

[Russ_Boston]

I predict:

Most of the complainers on this thread (and others that are similar) will, 3-4 years from now, look back at their statements and be embarrassed.

As the population expands and most commercial areas get filled south of 466a there will be plenty of shopping etc.

I live in Brownwood and I personally like that the majority of the commercial district is NOT right next to me. I like the feel of our neighborhoods being all homes, golf courses (13 execs and 4 championship very close) and rec centers. Doesn't sound bad, does it?

[Mack184]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

I know I defend them a lot, but I am truly in awe of how carefully planned and well maintained this place is.



Gary Morse isn't our mother.

Disclaimer. I don't work for the Morses, don't know anybody in that family and please whoever you are don't send me any more mean PMs accusing me of getting paid by the developer.

I find it very schizophrenic about how if somebody here (like me) attacks "The Villages Lifestyle" you will be eaten raw without ketchup, yet so many people here feel fully free to attack Gary Morse at every possible turn for any conceiveable reason. Gary Morse..who had the vision to expand on his father's plan and built your little nirvana.

The wait's too long in TVRH's ER? It's gotta be the fault of Gary Morse. There aren't enough grocery stores to suit you? It's gotta be Gary Morse's fault. Taco Bell at Spanish Springs didn't put enough sauce on your taco? Gotta be that damned Gary Morse!!

Gary Morse is a class "A" genius. No Gary Morse=No Villages. So would you rather have one less Publix store or no Gary Morse and thus, no Villages??

P.S. GracieGirl..I hope this post doesn't violate my promise to you to stop saying mean things on TOTV.

[2BNTV]

Originally Posted by Mack184

I find it very schizophrenic about how if somebody here (like me) attacks "The Villages Lifestyle" you will be eaten raw without ketchup, yet so many people here feel fully free to attack Gary Morse at every possible turn for any conceiveable reason. Gary Morse..who had the vision to expand on his father's plan and built your little nirvana.

The wait's too long in TVRH's ER? It's gotta be the fault of Gary Morse. There aren't enough grocery stores to suit you? It's gotta be Gary Morse's fault. Taco Bell at Spanish Springs didn't put enough sauce on your taco? Gotta be that damned Gary Morse!!

Gary Morse is a class "A" genius. No Gary Morse=No Villages. So would you rather have one less Publix store or no Gary Morse and thus, no Villages??

P.S. GracieGirl..I hope this post doesn't violate my promise to you to stop saying mean things on TOTV.

"how if somebody here (like me) attacks "The Villages Lifestyle" you will be eaten raw without ketchup".

[cquick]

Originally Posted by Heartnsoul

JUST RETURNED from Publix. When are they EVER going to build shopping for new area?? The store is getting so crowded. I felt like I was shopping during Xmas week !! What is going on that it is taking so long with so many new residents out there???

I love Publix, and so does everyone else! But I will tell you a dark secret about myself.....ok, here it is! I like to shop at the Walmart in Fruitland Park at the corner of 441/25A. I take 466A east to the stoplight at 25A, turn right and follow 25A to Walmart....only 6 miles from my house. Also Aldi's is in the very next shopping center....I like Aldi's a lot! Used to shop there in Illinois.

[cquick]

Originally Posted by CFrance

We would be happy if they would just put some sort of numbering system up in the parking lot so you can find your car when you come out!

I never have any trouble finding a place to park! The only problem you might have is if you want to park withing 10 spaces from the door.

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by Mack184

I find it very schizophrenic about how if somebody here (like me) attacks "The Villages Lifestyle" you will be eaten raw without ketchup, yet so many people here feel fully free to attack Gary Morse at every possible turn for any conceiveable reason. Gary Morse..who had the vision to expand on his father's plan and built your little nirvana.

The wait's too long in TVRH's ER? It's gotta be the fault of Gary Morse. There aren't enough grocery stores to suit you? It's gotta be Gary Morse's fault. Taco Bell at Spanish Springs didn't put enough sauce on your taco? Gotta be that damned Gary Morse!!

Gary Morse is a class "A" genius. No Gary Morse=No Villages. So would you rather have one less Publix store or no Gary Morse and thus, no Villages??

P.S. GracieGirl..I hope this post doesn't violate my promise to you to stop saying mean things on TOTV.

Very well said - Very well indeed!

[gomoho]

Originally Posted by Russ_Boston

I predict:

Most of the complainers on this thread (and others that are similar) will, 3-4 years from now, look back at their statements and be embarrassed.

As the population expands and most commercial areas get filled south of 466a there will be plenty of shopping etc.

I live in Brownwood and I personally like that the majority of the commercial district is NOT right next to me. I like the feel of our neighborhoods being all homes, golf courses (13 execs and 4 championship very close) and rec centers. Doesn't sound bad, does it?

What's been said the would embarrass anyone???

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by gomoho

What's been said the would embarrass anyone???

The people who theorize about such things as: The developer having something to do with being the cause (4 posts).

The point IMHO is that there is no problem. Yes Publix is busy and so is the Walmart on 466. But you know why? Publix is the largest and most profitable grocery chain in the south. And Walmart is the largest and most profitable retail chain anywhere. There has to be a reason - it's called knowing how to price and run a business. And knowing where and when to place a new location. It doesn't happen by accident.

[gomoho]

Still don't understand why they would be embarrassed?

[2BNTV]

I would be more concerned on focusing in the right areas for a successful business model.

[Mikeod]

Part of the problem, IMHO, is that a lot of people came from areas that already had the commercial infrastructure in place when they moved in. So, they are accustomed to these things being available and convenient. As posted elsewhere, this area was farms and fields before TV. As TV expands, the homes go in before the commercial support. No company is going to build a big superstore standing alone in a field waiting for the surrounding area to be build up. Their fixed costs are too great to survive. They have to wait until there is a sufficient customer base before committing to build. Once they make the decision, there are a myriad of decisions, negotiations, and approvals to go through before dirt is moved. But it will happen.

When I moved to TV, there was no SweetBay. The closest grocery was the Publix on 466, or the one near Spanish Springs, or the Winn-Dixie there. There was no Sams, no BestBuy, etc. They were fields. There was no Colony Plaza. Morse stopped just south of Mallory Hill CC. In just a few years, these businesses have all come in after the homes were built and occupied.

[2BNTV]

Patience is what's needed. Just like the stores going in near the Brownwood thread.

I think your spot on with your assessment Mike.

[Russ_Boston]

Originally Posted by gomoho

Still don't understand why they would be embarrassed?

Oh, I forgot - Developer taking a cut of the collection plate.

Please.

Check out their recently opened store page: http://www.publix.com/about/newsroom...Openings.do#FL

The vast majority of Publix employees do not receive health care from them. They require 1500 hours of service per year to be eligible. That is 30 hours per week and most employees are less than that. My wife works at the one in Colony Plaza and she knows of very people that participate in the health care offering. They are obviously growing and have over 1000 stores in the Southeast US.

Store Locations 1,069 supermarkets in:

• Florida - 756
• Georgia - 179
• Alabama - 53
• South Carolina - 47
• Tennessee - 34