Originally Posted by champion6 (Post 1822225)

A Starbucks is also coming to this area. It will be a free-standing store, across the street behind Circle K.

Originally Posted by FLSun (Post 1825311)

The subway making line did not keep customers 6 feet apart. The second employee worked faster than the first employee causing the second customer to loom over first customer in making selections. Very unnerving. The salad bar and olive bar had communal serving spoons. No way would I touch that.

Store looked very appealing. Can’t wait until this viral spread is over.

Originally Posted by EdFNJ (Post 1825066)

Nice store and (currently) well stocked. What I found surprising is in the "Deli area" they had a "public" buffet (serve yourself) items. Open olive bar with the glass "sneeze protector" over it that the little lady almost got her head under but her hair def made it and wide opened fried chicken items (strips, nuggets etc) that you pick up with tongs. You don't see much of that type of thing these days with sanitizing being the big thing. They did have a fresh "salad bar" but employees with gloves & masks made the salads as you instructed them. So if they could have open olive bar and loose opened fried chicken stuff why couldn't they have an opened salad bar? Fresh produce is different because you can wash them first.

They did have a very large selection of PACKAGED prepared meals compared to the Colony store which has comparatively very little.

Originally Posted by daca55 (Post 1822435)

The opening of this Publix could spell death for Winn Dixie in Phinelas Place.

Originally Posted by retiredguy123 (Post 1823856)

I don't think the Publix near the Everglades Rec Center is open yet. But, just to clarify, the Everglades Rec Center is not in the Village of Fenney. It is in the Village of Marsh Bend. Fenney is not an area, it is a residential village. Some people think that the entire area south of Rt 44 is called Fenney. But, there are about eight or so residential villages south of Rt 44 and Fenney is only one of them.

Originally Posted by TimeForChange (Post 1825417)

Where is Everglades Rec Center? Never heard of it.

Originally Posted by TimeForChange (Post 1825407)

Oh my gosh, another Costco mention! There is NO way a Costco will ever be built in TV. We are two person households, do not purchase enough in one buying session. Go to a Costco in Orlando and just watch and notice the traffic and the number of people buying twice the average of a couple in TV. No, you cannot compare it to Sam's. If a Costco ever opened Sam's would go out of business.

Originally Posted by Aloha1 (Post 1825521)

You do know the Villagers aren't the only area residents, right? You don't think all the "support troops" who live around here also wouldn't love to have a COSTCO? And if nobody here would ever buy enough to warrant a COSTCO, why is Sam's here? Same concept.

Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 1825535)

Sam's is a smaller footprint.

Originally Posted by Brandigirl (Post 1825341)

When I use the olive bar at the Publix on Kristine way, I take a produce bag, put my hand through it and pick up the serving spoon that way.

Originally Posted by TimeForChange (Post 1825417)

Where is Everglades Rec Center? Never heard of it.

Originally Posted by EdFNJ (Post 1826432)

It's not the spoon and it's not just even Covid that concerned me .... it's just so gross when the 5' little lady had her hair dragging over the bar. I NEVER get food from any of those "buffet" style services. I have always avoided them. The last actual buffet I went to was probably 20+ years ago when I went to a Wendy's salad bar (talk about gross). YUCH! At least when you buy produce you can take it home and wash it.

Originally Posted by GoPacers (Post 1822859)

Publix is way more expensive but they do present better. Aldi is at the other end but also appeals to a customer base. We shop at Winn Dixie as much as we can but expect to pay 10-15% more when we go to Publix. I agree with the post that said Winn Dixie helps to keep Publix prices on check. I've lived in CA, NY, WI and TX and groceries in The Villages are expensive. More so than even Pavilions in CA.

Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 1822873)

Interesting how food here is more expensive than elsewhere, even OJ that grows in Florida

Originally Posted by ficoguy (Post 1826672)

Costco and "THE DEVELOPER" had a feud some time ago and there will be no COSTCO on Village Property. We almost didn't get the neighborhood WalMart off 466A because THE DEVELOPER works off a % of sales rental model, and WMT does not do % of sales. Cooler head prevailed.

Originally Posted by Dana1963 (Post 1826625)

I must agree with you on that just returned from trip through Midwest, New England and Atlantic Coast yes there is a big difference in prices on just about everything. Although there are exceptions.

Originally Posted by zonerboy (Post 1825614)

I think the Trailwinds location gives Publix some leverage. If rent from Trailwinds is less than locations on Village developer land, they could always close the Colony location and stay with the new location.

Originally Posted by JSR22 (Post 1825535)

Sam's is a smaller footprint.

Originally Posted by ficoguy (Post 1826672)

Costco and "THE DEVELOPER" had a feud some time ago and there will be no COSTCO on Village Property. We almost didn't get the neighborhood WalMart off 466A because THE DEVELOPER works off a % of sales rental model, and WMT does not do % of sales. Cooler head prevailed.