[Miles42]

Originally Posted by Villageswimmer

I'd have packed 'me up and returned them. They would have refunded you no questions asked. Sometimes fruit looks good til you cut it open.

exactly i did not know until cut

[ColdNoMore]

So far, the Publix in Southern Trace is the only one I've found that allows $100 cash back on debit cards...instead of just $50.

Since the price of groceries is not something that would make me drive out of my way to save a few bucks (not to say that I don't respect those that it is important to...because I do), the fact that this Publix seems to have nice employees and they give the $100 cash back...makes it my primary 'go to' grocery store.

[Bavarian]

Aldi runs out of advertised sale items and no rain checks, the stores in Bayern are better than the one here.
Lidl in Bayern never saw food for sale, did buy a drying rack for clothes. Though others have said they are trying to make the US stores good, we will see.

Walmart is good for non-food items and boxed items. Bought a couple of bags of bread flour and the five boxes of Belgian Waffle bis they had, then went to Publix.

[stan the man]

I can say nothing but good about Publix. Everything is 5 stars, love the cold cut counter, sushi,wine etc

[OldManTime]

And for those that can't afford the Publixs price, we go to Aldi mostly, and Walmart, 1/2 the price of Publixs.

[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

Many people talk/write about how Publix is more expensive than some other grocery stores. Here is our experience at Publix today that will keep me coming back, regardless of the price. "The Boss" likes Mountain Dew Diet Code Red. Not all stores carry this soft drink. We shopped at the Publix in Spanish Plaines which is now undergoing reconstruction. We have been going to the Publix in Southern Trace. In the soft drink aside, the slot for Mountain Dew Diet Code Red was filled with a different soft drink. On the way out we stopped at the Customer Service desk to ask for a rain check. The young lady that was helping us told us she would order the soft drink for us. As she was writing up the rain check, she said "just a minute, I would like to check the shelf tag" and was off. She was gone a couple of minutes and called back to the service desk. She was in the back of the store and found some Mountain Dew Diet Code Red on a pallet of Pepsi products. She dug out our soft drinks and brought them up to the service desk for us. This is what I call outstanding service and developing customer loyalty!

This is one of the reasons that Publix has the highest prices and yet sells more than any other supermarket chain in the south.

Also, the selection and cleanliness of the stores puts them way ahead of all the others.

[Mleeja]

Originally Posted by OldManTime

And for those that can't afford the Publixs price, we go to Aldi mostly, and Walmart, 1/2 the price of Publixs.

I am not discouraging your shopping at Walmart or Aldo, but you would be surprised how small the cost difference between the stores. I don't think you can provide examples of where based of equal products, Aldi or Walmart is 1/2 the price of Publix.

[Mrs. Robinson]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

I am not discouraging your shopping at Walmart or Aldo, but you would be surprised how small the cost difference between the stores. I don't think you can provide examples of where based of equal products, Aldi or Walmart is 1/2 the price of Publix.

The prices are not half the cost of those at Publix, but there is a significant difference between what Publix may charge versus Aldi's and/or Walmart.

Walmart has an excellent fruit pie for $3.98. The Publix price is a few dollars more for the same type of pie.

Publix charges at least $.10 more per can than Walmart, for Friskies cat food.

Aldi's will charge $1.29 for a pineapple. I defy you to find anything near that kind of price at Publix.
They charge one price for a large bag of grapes -- not by the pound.
Their Romaine lettuce comes in a bag of three and costs about what you pay for one head at Publix.
They have a terrific chocolate cream cake for $2.99. You will never find that at Publix.

There are many examples of the differences in pricing and overall -- you definitely are speaking about more than just a few cents!
I am not speaking about what someone can afford.
It all comes down to being a smart shopper, but some people just don't care.

[Wiotte]

We do Publix only for the 2fer's.


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[hulahips]

I Love the fact you don't need a card to shop! My purse is getting heavy carrying cards for everything. Lol

[perrjojo]

Originally Posted by hulahips

I Love the fact you don't need a card to shop! My purse is getting heavy carrying cards for everything. Lol

I agree plus great service, clean stores, well paid employees.

[Fredster]

Originally Posted by Mleeja

I am not discouraging your shopping at Walmart or Aldo, but you would be surprised how small the cost difference between the stores. I don't think you can provide examples of where based of equal products, Aldi or Walmart is 1/2 the price of Publix.

I try to buy many items at Publix, but it sure bothers me
that the prices are substantially more on the same exact items that can be bought elsewhere.
Maybe not half, but quite a bit more.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by OldManTime

And for those that can't afford the Publixs price, we go to Aldi mostly, and Walmart, 1/2 the price of Publixs.

We can well afford Publix's prices but why given the price-value equation would anyone pay more that what s/he had too? Its a personal choice so live and let live.

[rubicon]

Originally Posted by suesiegel

I must admit that I've never heard of ESOP so I looked it up. Employee Stock Ownership Plan applying an alphabet to it does not change my point. Investing your retirement in the place you work I not a good financial plan. As I said the only place to sell your stock is back to the company.
You objected to the ENRON analogy that really does not change what I have said. I do not know anyone who worked for ENRON. I do know people who worked for KODAK.

People at Publix do see happy and I wish them well. You might be interested that ALDIS and LIDL discount German grocers are both expanding into this territory. Then you have AMAZON going into groceries. There will surely be tighter margins for grocery stores.

There are many employee owned grocery chains in the nation Two of the chains in Iowa are employee owned.

Aldi's is doing so well they are adding 900 stores in the USA and some of the locations are in high end locations.
Aldi's owns Trader Joe's

[Villageswimmer]

We love both Publix and Aldi...for different reasons.