Originally Posted by Villageswimmer (Post 1423780)

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. :icon_wink:

Originally Posted by Mleeja (Post 1422941)

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!

Originally Posted by OldManTime (Post 1424502)

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

Originally Posted by Mleeja (Post 1424537)

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.

Originally Posted by hulahips (Post 1424578)

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

Originally Posted by Mleeja (Post 1424537)

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.

Originally Posted by OldManTime (Post 1424502)

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

Originally Posted by suesiegel (Post 1423911)

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.