[Garywt]

Originally Posted by Rose Ann Vinci Igoe

Ok, first I am positive there is a Winn Dixie a lot closer than 30 minutes... everything is one to two miles away. Now as for items, since the covid situation, a lot of people are going to TWO different grocery stores. Not everything is always at one store anymore. Some times if you do find EVERYTHING in one store, you won't find it again, its a hit or miss. You do what you got to do.

Up north we can find things in one store. We are no more than 5 minutes to the Publix in Mulberry Plaza but to get to Winn Dixie through Spanish Springs it is about 30 minutes. Not sure why you can’t believe that.

[Koapaka]

Originally Posted by Jgabriele

What is the delivery charge when using Kroger’s?

You get the first 5 or so free, and then we opted for the $79 per year unlimited vs the by delivery option.

To me, no different than Costco or Sams membership...well worth it.

[Koapaka]

Originally Posted by mbalmer2

Does Kroger’s have a physical store or is it just on line ordering and delivery?

Online only from a distribution center they opened I think in the Gainsville or Jacksonville area. I was super skeptical at first, but man, they are IMPRESSIVE! And NO TIPPING ALLOWED! A huge difference from other grocery shopping services.

[Koapaka]

Originally Posted by petiteone

Wegmans is the best and I wish they would come down here, but I've heard they made a deal with Publix that they both would stay out of the other's territory. Publix has improved over the 10 years I've lived here.

IMHO the ONLY thing "the developer" did NOT get right about The Villages was ensuring a Wegmans was here.

[Garywt]

Originally Posted by Koapaka

IMHO the ONLY thing "the developer" did NOT get right about The Villages was ensuring a Wegmans was here.

Not a loss for me. Don’t like the store.

[asianthree]

Originally Posted by Garywt

We use to order food online and have it delivered but the issue was we would get things that were ready to expire. When in the store you can select milk that is good for 2 weeks but when delivered we were luck to get 2 days so we shy away from that.

You must be on the naughty list. 90% of our grocery is delivered, never had any item with low expectation date. This order I asked for 3 green bananas, 2 almost ripe, and two ripe. They were exactly what I asked for. I am surprised they would send such short outdated product, market is very competitive, bad reviews people will just buy at a different grocery delivery.

Cream came with a better expiration than what I bought at WD this week. Earlier post you like BJs, never been in one. There is one on the way to our base, but they can’t be even close to price and quality for us. Plus base deli, and meat department goes above and beyond. I can online shop if I chose, but then I could miss those pink dessert soy wraps I use.

[Two Bills]

Why do US supermarkets never sell fresh dairy cream, only the synthetic stuff?
When we are in TV we never find find whole fresh dairy cream anywhere.

[ThirdOfFive]

Originally Posted by coffeebean

I get it. Prices are cheaper than Publix. But......Publix has customer service that can not be beat. I give the edge to Publix every time for an all around shopping experience. As an example.....Publix will special order items they do not carry in the store.

True. Excellent customer service costs money.

However not all things at Publix costs more. They sometimes sell stuff (unannounced) for ridiculously low prices. Not a lot, and not advertised, but a few weeks back I found NY Strip steaks for $4.99 a pound. Maybe they were right at the expiration deadline (I don't know) but for that price it's not much of a gamble. Just yesterday I picked up several 2-liter bottles of Canada Dry Ginger Ale for $1 a bottle--usually $2.29 per bottle. A few months back some really good grapes for something like 79 cents per pound. Stuff like that.

[coffeebean]

Originally Posted by Aloha1

And WD has a better Italian and Asian selection than Publix and more varieties of Yanceys Fancy cheeses than Publix. Point being, nirvana is being able to find what you want using BOTH stores.

Agree about going to more than one grocery store to find all the products you prefer. I've been doing that for years. Here it is Publix, WD, Walmart Grocery and Target. In NJ it was Shoprite and Pathmark. Same for other locations I have resided.

[davem4616]

we generally shop the same Publix store....as every Publix store seems to have a different layout and it takes longer to shop

I'll look at the Winn-Dixie ad that comes in the Wednesday paper, but usually it's just a look as WD isn't as close as Publix

We're just about the same distance from the Publix we shop at and the Walmart grocery store....just not a fan of Walmart

We'll drive down to Clermont once every other month to shop at a BJ's....never was impressed with Sam's Club

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by Koapaka

IMHO the ONLY thing "the developer" did NOT get right about The Villages was ensuring a Wegmans was here.

"the developer" doesn't ensure any business to be in The Villages. The business decides on the economics.

[Koapaka]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

"the developer" doesn't ensure any business to be in The Villages. The business decides on the economics.

Totally aware of that....but since the developers get blamed for everything else....I'd give my eye teeth for a Wegmans here.

[New Englander]

If Wegmans came to the Villages area it would put a big dent in Publix's sales.