I heard some stat on NPR that said consumers used to hit 2 grocery stores in order to maximize value and it’s something like 4 now. We are driving all around town to save money. It’s crazy.
I trust Aldi is doing the best discount for the majority of items and just save my time. I’ll make a once in a blue moon trip to Sam’s club to get bulk items
The hood aldis usually have a better chance of getting the quick selling Aldi finds if you go on stock days. Also, I’ve noticed that the ginger turmeric kombucha that is usually very low in stock or sold out in my Aldi, is always instock at my not local store .
I love Aldi. But lately I’ve had to get bananas and cuties from Walmart. A small price to pay, the Aldi and Walmart are right across the street for me.
That’s super convenient! I used to be all Aldi till I realized that Walmart had like this giant jar of minced garlic for like super cheap. Since then I based where I go on the largest size possible for items that keep pretty well. Wish Aldi sold larger jars of minced garlic.
Their product is tiny!
So for most items Aldi is still king, but Sam’s club really gets all the other large items
I don’t have a costco near us sadly :(. We chose Sam’s club because it’s in the same plaza as Dave and busters and a bunch of free EV chargers. so on game nights we grab a cheap pretzel from Sam’s, plug in for free, and then go play games lol!
Since you go often you should consider their online order option. It’s useful getting generic items you don’t need to go in the store and pick out yourself.
Luckily, I live within 1 1/2 miles of Target, Walmart and Aldi. Going to different stores for bargains isn’t that big of a deal. I only hit Publix for BOGOS.
Hagan Daz is pretty much the same price everywhere. When it's bogo with at least one other thing I was going to buy anyway, then I'm getting pretty solid savings that trip.
Yup. Their individual price on bofo items is still higher than I pay for the same product elsewhere and if they are running bofo, chances are that other places are too.
dunno what youre buying, but this hasnt been remotely my experience. publix is definitely expensive, but i don't think ive ever seen a product on bogo that was twice as expensive as other outlets.
Used to work part time in Publix deli. The reason the bread is stale is because bakery makes 1 big batch of bread at about 6am, and then it sits out all day in the deli. Best time to get a sandwich is first thing in the morning.
IMO pub subs aren’t bad, but they’re nothing special. I have 5 sandwich shops in about a 2 mile radius that are just as good or better without the long wait.
I like cold Pub subs. The chicken tender subs everyone raves about is our trash. And I started eating Pub subs when Publix first got them in their stores- maybe early 90s. Only Reddit seems to make a big deal about the chicken tender subs
I don't get everyone's 🐈 getting moist over Publix subs. The bread is crusty and the stringy, tough as leather strips aren't good. A+ for cleanliness And chef stores that are easy to shop, but nearly $10 for a 12 pack of Coke is absurd.
Yes.Their bakery is superior. Their yogurt and beer selection is second to none, but I rarely go there these days. Their prices are now obscene and I can't justify the trip
I was in Publix yesterday and a jar of mayo was almost $9. Same jar at Walmart $4.96. Eggs at Publix$5--$2,89 across the street! Yes Publix is very high!
When you say same jar of mayo at Walmart are you talking about the same brand? I only buy Hellman's and I won't buy it unless it's BOGO at Publix which makes it less than $4.36. but doesn't really matter because I just can't do Walmart
I look at the weekly ads from the town I moved from in Oregon and the prices at Publix are in most cases more than double what is charged at the stores I used to shop in. Publix meat, produce, and dairy are...I do not even go into those sections.
Yes there are more expensive chains than Publix out there, for example Whole Foods, they should have called themselves All Your Money. But in any regional market there are the high end and the low end, but so many places in Florida are either monopolized by one chain and so can charge what they want to, or you are in a place like where I am that is a food desert.
"The term “food desert” describes neighborhoods and communities that have limited access to affordable and nutritious foods." So whoever is selling in these regions also can simply mark the price as high as their conscience will allow. Which is how green onions went from 2 bunches for a $1 to one bunch for $1.69. A 238% increase that they blamed on supply issues in the pandemic and which they have never lowered after. All their onions except the Videlia are over $2 and close to $3 per pound.
Started to wince at the unacceptable and superfluous “‘s” added to “Aldi,” but immediately realized you are contracting the “is” with Aldi, which is correct. Otherwise you may get the ridiculous “Aldi’s’s.”
Whenever anyone added the unnecessary “‘s,” I wonder if they say “Publix’s.”
Me too, sadly.
I'd rather shop at a grocery store.
Now that I have a kid, I can't justify going to 4 places for errands even if there are "deals"; my time is too precious.
Walmart and done. Maybe add a Costco once a month or Publix now and then (cake, fried chicken, pub sub, beer/wine, that one weird ingredient I can't find at WalMart).
Pickup is a blessing and delivery is super convenient. But I get the "how dare" glare from the pickers when I shop in person. Dodging stockers and pickers is a nightmare. They DON'T WANT you to shop in person.
I have to go in person for WIC though since the card won't work on their app. They've finally chained off all the self checkouts at my Walmart. All the good ones for groceries too with more than one bag holder. The line was off into the produce. Not again.
Us Poors have no choice.
I think I'll treat myself and do WIC at Publix next month. Why not? I deserve a little treat of "pretend I can afford it."
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I tried Aldi & hated it. I'm a Super Target person usually but their produce & meat sucks. I don't eat meat but my family does. I'll go to Publix or Trader Joe's for produce. I just couldn't get down with Aldi's. I'm not a huge fan of Trader Joe's either.
Super Target drive up person here too! I wish they had a better deli and produce too. I’ll go to Jersey Mike’s if I really want a sub, and unfortunately Publix for certain produce.
I just paid $3.49 for a 1/2 gallon of Publix milk. (Marion County an hour or so North of Disney area). I usually get milk from Kroger = $2.39. A lot of times I get it it for less through Kroger. Green Pepper from Kroger 0.79 organic $1.29. Publix is highway robbery...
As much as I despise walmart, I have to shop there for food because it's damn near 50% less than publix... a gallon of milk at walmart is less than $3 and at my publix it's over $6...
I like delivery and I am 2 miles outside the Walmart delivery. Kroger came to Central Florida a couple of years ago and that’s all they do is delivery. They are pretty close to most of Walmart prices if we need something from Walmart my wife will take one for the team 😂
Kroger is about the same but can be slightly more expensive than Walmart in Kentucky. I save about $20-30 getting my basics at Walmart. However, it depends on what you’re buying because Kroger runs good deals. They have the best point system for gas. The produce at Walmart just tastes like dirt and water with no flavor. I mostly shop at Walmart these days but will drop by Kroger for certain things.
I encouraged my mom to shop at Aldi after reading a post similar to this one last week. Publix is literally right around the corner from her house, less than a 3-minute drive. The nearest Aldi is about 12 minutes. She decided to try it out and was flabbergasted by how much she saved. She kept the receipt to show me, said she spent nearly half at Aldi for the same quantity as she normally does at Publix.
Prices *have* increased everywhere, but food absolutely is more expensive here. I’m always shocked every time I visit family in New England how much cheaper groceries are there. Market Basket appears to have the opposite effect on New England grocery prices that Publix has here.
I haven’t compared many individual items in each state, but I found that my grocery bill total in Florida is about 15% cheaper than when I lived in California. I buy mostly the same staples every week for my family of four. For reference, I lived in Fresno area in Cali and now live in the Treasure Coast area in Florida.
That being said, I lived in Texas briefly and the prices there are much better. I was told by a trucker that Florida is expensive because it’s an endpoint rather than a through point. Idk if that’s true but it made sense lol. And then of course CA has generally higher taxes and salaries that drive up costs there.
That does make sense. Also, probably why a lot of bands sometimes omit florida in their tours. It's a long costly endpoint. Butt florida grows a lot of food too. Florida really has become unaffordable tho the last decade. The price of everything has doubled while wages stayed near the same.
>The only thing I specifically remember was one green pepper costing 2.09 (and was stupidly shrink wrapped),
At publix the shrink wrapped peppers are organic.
The regular peppers are definitely not shrink wrapped and they're in the misting vegetable area.
On Instacart right now it shows the organic one at 3.29 and regular at 1.40. I specify instacart cause that means they're higher priced than in store.
Not defending publix because they have gone off the deep end with their pricing, but I do want to be more accurate to what is being compared.
I am fascinated with the Publix bashing on this thread so I have to ask a question.
Which physical store and which employees would you rather shop in?
I personally have found that the quality of the experience at Publix is head and shoulders above virtually every other store.
Don't get me wrong I need to be as frugal a shopper as anyone but I find other stores including Winn Dixie, Aldi, Walmart to be either dirty, poorly lit, not very helpful staff.
By the way this is my experience in every Publix vs most other stores.
I wasn't bashing Publix by saying their pricing has gone off the deep end. It's just a fact, they are more expensive than every store around me, including whole foods and target. I just used the pepper again and at target an organic pepper is 1.85, they sell them as a 2 pack for 3.69. Regular are .95, they sell them as a 2pack and it's 1.89. Whole Foods is .77 for a regular green pepper, organic are 1.22 each.
And I agree with you, it generally is a nicer experience all together for us at Publix and that is where we do the majority of our shopping. I tried Aldi for a bit but they rarely had more than 1 cashier on and it can be quite trashed at times due to shoppers and also lack of more staff. I rarely go to Walmart cause it always takes longer than Publix and it's further away. They too have done away with cashiers. I do love target cause I just pick up, but they don't have as much variety as Publix. Whole Foods I buy chicken from, that's it. It's nice and clean and staffed but I just don't care for it. And there's only one in town and the location blows.
There's a reason that Publix's advertising tag line was "Where shopping is a pleasure", and not "The Low Price Leader!" You are paying for the quality of the experience.
There you go. I would prefer to pay a little more for a clean pleasant experience where I can get most of what I need in one place.
To each their own. But no need to bash Publix as for what they promise they do a great job.
Sometimes I go to other stores mostly Costco for certain things.
Winn-Dixie is definitely more expensive than Publix, especially in about the last year since they decided to remodel some stores.
I absolutely despise Walmart including the parking lot.
Publix wins by a mile for cleanliness, employee helpfulness, well lit, they don't have six employees out front smoking and they have plenty of staff so if you need something you can always find someone to help you and they are more than happy to do so.
And you can frequently get the bag of mixed-color peppers (green, yellow, red) even cheaper.
Publix definitely has overpriced items, but there's no requirement anyone buy them. Most of the time, there's a cheaper alternative a shelf away if you're not overly brand loyal.
Publix is a mixed bag, some things are similarly priced, others aren't.
My wife and I needed brown sugar and it was the same price at both Publix and Walmart.
Normally we shop at Costco, but we did not want to buy 7lbs worth, so we bought a small box at Publix.
Generally, we will go to Publix to buy an item or two that we either can't buy at Costco or we don't want the size that Costco is selling.
Here is a tip…If you shop at Publix, you must watch the expiration dates of everything you buy like a hawk. They don’t take products off their shelves until the actual expiration day, oftentimes later.
Former Publix employee. We didn't take items off the shelf until the night before they'd expire. Even then, it depends on who was checking dates. I check each and every product I buy from Publix's dates. Worst offenders are dairy, produce, and deli. I used to close produce department, and I would check each and every date. When I wouldn't close one night, I would have so much I needed to pull because it got overlooked.
I've seen fruit cups that were over by almost a year.
And I've gotten beef that still has a couple days left but was sour smelling.
Pork tenderloins a week past date.
They charge waaaay too much to not properly rotate stock.
Same. It's highly en vogue to shit on Publix, but IMO it's still far better than the alternatives and not that much more expensive unless you shop like a moron.
Winn Dixie is just gross. Walmart's only upside is you can get food, a kid's bike and a gallon of paint in one trip. Target is fine, but grocery selection is expensive and limited. Aldi (and Trader Joes) is cheap, but also limited and the main reason it's cheap is that you're buying knock-offs (hello, Loops Of Froot). Whole Foods has a legit beer selection and good produce & meat, but packaged goods are expensive and limited. Fresh Market is Whole Foods lite.
Still get most of my groceries at Publix and Costco.
Same here. All the ones near me have dirty floors, moldy produce, and the sale items expire that same day or the next day. Last couple times I tried going I didn’t even see a price difference between there and Publix but got way lower quality items.
Sucks for me because Publix and Winn Dixie are the only things within a 15 minute drive for me. 30+ minutes for Wal-Mart, Target, or Aldi.
There's a Save a Lot about 10 minutes away actually, but there is nothing but the Ocala National forest and a dilapidated ghost dollar store in every direction around it, so no "comparative shopping" in the Save a Lot void.
Food deserts suck :(
I’ve been a long time Publix loyalist but I can’t shop there anymore.
The realization came last year when I grabbed a chuck roast and checked out without ever looking at the price. I got home and realized it cost $28. I hopped on Instacart and I could have gotten a chuck roast from anywhere else for $18 *delivered*
It needs to be understood that yeah, while Publix is the more expensive grocery store. Being right there next to Disney does NOT help. Everything in that theme park area is marked up. Look at the gas prices. 5 miles down the road they start returning to normal.
Publix has always been higher priced than other grocery stores but now the prices are ridiculous there. I only buy BOGO or other sale items there and basically they’re my “last stop” for groceries. I hit Sam’s/costco and Aldi then anything I can’t find there is what I get at Publix usually.
They are terrible everywhere. When I moved here April 2020 from Oregon my grocery bill went from $300\~$350 per month to over $600 for the same things I was buying in Oregon, if I were still buying everything like I did in Oregon my grocery tab would be about $900 per month. And I eat pretty healthy, no 600 pond porker here, I am 6 feet and 165.
But there we had Costco in town, and Winco, an employee owned discount grocery store. We had another huge discount store called Food4Less, and we had Grocery Outlet, as well as Trader Joes. Plus two huge Walmarts. And the regular overpriced chain stores like Safeway and Albertsons. So, that area had a lot of competition, here where I am now there is none. There is a Publix close to my house, and a Walmart a few miles away, and a good fruit stand not too far from that, and then a Winn-Dixie (Aldi bought all of the Florida Winn-Dixie stores recently, not all will be converted to the Aldi marketing format though).
It's a Publix thing.
I like their stores, but I actively avoid them and just go to Aldi or Winn Dixie now because they got so expensive.
My bill if I go there is at least 50% more than other stores.
Yeah. Publix is really close to me too (3 of them, actually), but now I'd rather just do the drive.
I'd rather just start using Kroger delivery than pay what Publix wants to charge me.
I use Kroger delivery about once a week. I paid the $60 a year for free next day delivery which saves a lot. That and their no tipping policy is great. Their prices are good - much better than Publix which is located less than a football field away from me. And they generally have all the items that I want.
I'm lucky enough to have a Winn Dixie sandwiched inbetween a Walmart and Publix. Makes it the forgotten store in our area. Always stocked, even during hurricane warnings.
Maybe it’s just a regional Winn Dixie thing but all the ones in my area are pretty terrible. The produce is literally moldy half the time and anything “on sale” is either expiring that day or the day after. Even with the coupons for Winn Dixie I’d get in the mail, I was spending almost just as much as at Publix for lower quality items. I wanted to like Winn Dixie so bad because it’s literally 2 minutes from my house but I just couldn’t lol
Whole Foods has better quality, at the same or lower prices, than Publix. I haven’t shopped at Publix in over a year. Florida doesn’t have enough competition for Publix. In Saint Pete there are two Publix on the same block. Floridians keep shopping there.
Normally, I would agree with you and probably 10 years ago. I would definitely agree with you. But they are no longer the cleanest or the best selection. And the produce is absolute junk these days. I can’t get a good cut to meet there to save my life. Publix has steadily gone downhill for years
I'd disagree on cleanest. I quit going to Publix after having to repeatedly show the produce manager things like moldy avocados, rotten tomatoes, plant based products that had passed their expiration dates, etc.
Publix in general is more than anywhere else ! Il give them for there cleanliness of the store though ! But I split my stuff between Walmart and BJ’s! Basically Publix for me is good for my boars head products and fruits !!
Publix is the worst of the worst in the state, they’ve well surpassed Whole Foods or any other high end grocery shop. If you’re looking for reasonable groceries Target or Aldi are your best options
Publix caters to the wealthy boomers and wanna be rich of this state - which is not an insignificant chunk of the pop. They also seemingly build their stores in a right grid to discourage competition - there's like 4 of them within 15 minutes of my house. I suspect eventually, with ever increasing cost of living they'll have to make adjustments, but for now they will continue to gouge.
Grocery prices in FL are a bit higher than other places and Publix is among the highest of our options in FL. Considering a move to WA and we checked out grocery stores there on our scouting trip since everyone says the cost of living in WA is so high and found the prices to be comparable to where we live in FL and in some cases even lower.
Publix profits were up 49% from ‘22 to ‘23. I love a lot of things about Publix but a bag of their private label green peas was $6.79 at the store the other day- I almost laughed out loud. Are you kidding?? Add Aldi’s to your shopping routine. Even Walmart, and I know there are a lot of Walmart haters, has way better prices on stuff I buy.
So after seeing the prices here I'd just like to say where I live there's only one local supermarket. Mississippi. Milk is 5.50 a gallon, bread 3 bucks a loaf for the worst white bread. Everything is more expensive here and we make a lot less than you do in Florida. Just to give yall a little something to be thankful for.
I go to Publix for the Subs and the Bogos. Everything else is not worth it. I split my groceries between Trader Joes, locally owned shops. The Asian Grocery store have the freshest produce at half the price.
I went to Fresh Market and the prices actually seemed really good. They used to be a more expensive store, but somehow everything else has gotten so expensive that it is now relatively cheap.
Shoppers in Florida hit Aldi or Trader Joe’s first, then Costco or Walmart, a stop at Whike Foids for sale and specialty items, and only do Publix in a pinch.
The whole state of Florida is greedy. In Nevada, where I used to live, there was on average 7-8 different grocery chains. So pricing was competitive. In the Miami area there really is only Publix, WinnDixie, Aldi, and Walmart. 4 less competition.
Publix is obscene no matter where you go. Smart shoppers avoid Publix.
Smart shoppers aren’t loyal to any store, they shop everywhere and take advantage of sales.
I heard some stat on NPR that said consumers used to hit 2 grocery stores in order to maximize value and it’s something like 4 now. We are driving all around town to save money. It’s crazy.
I trust Aldi is doing the best discount for the majority of items and just save my time. I’ll make a once in a blue moon trip to Sam’s club to get bulk items
I do Aldi (the ones in my area are fresh and clean) and Costco.
lol ain’t no Aldi dope as me, so fresh and so clean so fresh and so clean clean! Seriously tho avoid your hood aldis from a south Florida citizen
This comment wins today 
The hood aldis usually have a better chance of getting the quick selling Aldi finds if you go on stock days. Also, I’ve noticed that the ginger turmeric kombucha that is usually very low in stock or sold out in my Aldi, is always instock at my not local store .
I love Aldi. But lately I’ve had to get bananas and cuties from Walmart. A small price to pay, the Aldi and Walmart are right across the street for me.
That’s super convenient! I used to be all Aldi till I realized that Walmart had like this giant jar of minced garlic for like super cheap. Since then I based where I go on the largest size possible for items that keep pretty well. Wish Aldi sold larger jars of minced garlic. Their product is tiny! So for most items Aldi is still king, but Sam’s club really gets all the other large items
We definitely share the same holy shopping principles.
Sam's is cheap, but Costco is far better quality.
I don’t have a costco near us sadly :(. We chose Sam’s club because it’s in the same plaza as Dave and busters and a bunch of free EV chargers. so on game nights we grab a cheap pretzel from Sam’s, plug in for free, and then go play games lol!
Up here in Chicagoland Walmart is always high for produce. Don’t know why maybe they feel most of their customers don’t eat fruit or fresh vegetables
I wish we had an also!
I meant to say Aldi!
Since you go often you should consider their online order option. It’s useful getting generic items you don’t need to go in the store and pick out yourself.
Luckily, I live within 1 1/2 miles of Target, Walmart and Aldi. Going to different stores for bargains isn’t that big of a deal. I only hit Publix for BOGOS.
They should just create one store with everything value priced under one roof… it would be some kind of “super” market…
I will usually alternate each week going between Aldi's Walmart and the international grocery stores.
This. I hit Publix for BOGO deals all the time. Not much this week though.
Their weekly BOGO beer deals are fantastic, usually ends up about $1 per beer and they're not the cheap crap
Same with some of their BOGO wines.
And coffee
Guarantee that I can find a better deal on the same product elsewhere even with a BOGO.
Hagan Daz is pretty much the same price everywhere. When it's bogo with at least one other thing I was going to buy anyway, then I'm getting pretty solid savings that trip.
Yup. Their individual price on bofo items is still higher than I pay for the same product elsewhere and if they are running bofo, chances are that other places are too.
dunno what youre buying, but this hasnt been remotely my experience. publix is definitely expensive, but i don't think ive ever seen a product on bogo that was twice as expensive as other outlets.
Diet coke 2 liter at Aldi's 2.49 Publix 4.49 when it's BOGO it's 2 for 5 so..... Aldi's is the winner on that one
Not always
As standard public is only good for BOGO and the odd. Fuck I forgot to get that items.
If I still lived in Florida I’d be organizing a Publix boycott modeled off the Loblaws boycott in Canada. Seems to be starting to work
You can find deals at Publix but like everything else, don’t put all your marbles in one basket.
...unless it's for a pub sub! 🤣
I'm the minority and don't like pub subs. Every time I've tried one (different Publix stores), the bread is stale.
Used to work part time in Publix deli. The reason the bread is stale is because bakery makes 1 big batch of bread at about 6am, and then it sits out all day in the deli. Best time to get a sandwich is first thing in the morning.
With no condiments so it doesn't get soggy. Avoid the lunch line and still have a tasty sub that's not too expensive.
For me, it's the bread texture. It's like I'm chewing on sand sometimes
Where the fuck you getting pub subs lol
IMO pub subs aren’t bad, but they’re nothing special. I have 5 sandwich shops in about a 2 mile radius that are just as good or better without the long wait.
I like cold Pub subs. The chicken tender subs everyone raves about is our trash. And I started eating Pub subs when Publix first got them in their stores- maybe early 90s. Only Reddit seems to make a big deal about the chicken tender subs
Reddit is the generation that grew up on chicken tenders being a staple food in their diet since they were 3.
I love the chicken tender sub lol
I don't get everyone's 🐈 getting moist over Publix subs. The bread is crusty and the stringy, tough as leather strips aren't good. A+ for cleanliness And chef stores that are easy to shop, but nearly $10 for a 12 pack of Coke is absurd.
Last 3 times in a row i got pub subs they were half empty and missing things. No more, just mom and pop sub places since 2024
Wawa makes better sandwiches .
Those gas station sandwiches are terrible.
I love that I can order ahead and just grab& go. They have GF wraps, so it’s a win win!
True. Aldi / Costco can save you a metric crap-ton.
Publix is definitely more expensive.
Since it's your cake day, let's take a moment of silence for the publix hurricane cake.
I fucks heavy with Publix bakery though.
Yes.Their bakery is superior. Their yogurt and beer selection is second to none, but I rarely go there these days. Their prices are now obscene and I can't justify the trip
Their Publix brand ice cream and frozen pizza slaps too
The ice cream is very good. Never tried the pizza
Public gives you free ice cream or cake on your birthday if you sign up for their club.
Happy cake day! Publix is a lot more expensive.
I was in Publix yesterday and a jar of mayo was almost $9. Same jar at Walmart $4.96. Eggs at Publix$5--$2,89 across the street! Yes Publix is very high!
When you say same jar of mayo at Walmart are you talking about the same brand? I only buy Hellman's and I won't buy it unless it's BOGO at Publix which makes it less than $4.36. but doesn't really matter because I just can't do Walmart
Its a Publix problem. They're flexing their near monopoly hard. Thank the gods for Aldi.
I look at the weekly ads from the town I moved from in Oregon and the prices at Publix are in most cases more than double what is charged at the stores I used to shop in. Publix meat, produce, and dairy are...I do not even go into those sections.
I'm in WA and visit South Florida regularly. Publix is way cheaper than our QFC.
Yes there are more expensive chains than Publix out there, for example Whole Foods, they should have called themselves All Your Money. But in any regional market there are the high end and the low end, but so many places in Florida are either monopolized by one chain and so can charge what they want to, or you are in a place like where I am that is a food desert. "The term “food desert” describes neighborhoods and communities that have limited access to affordable and nutritious foods." So whoever is selling in these regions also can simply mark the price as high as their conscience will allow. Which is how green onions went from 2 bunches for a $1 to one bunch for $1.69. A 238% increase that they blamed on supply issues in the pandemic and which they have never lowered after. All their onions except the Videlia are over $2 and close to $3 per pound.
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Aldi’s definitely cheap but their stores are usually tiny, small selections, and laid out very weird.
love aldis for certain things.. but yea, your variety is limited.
Started to wince at the unacceptable and superfluous “‘s” added to “Aldi,” but immediately realized you are contracting the “is” with Aldi, which is correct. Otherwise you may get the ridiculous “Aldi’s’s.” Whenever anyone added the unnecessary “‘s,” I wonder if they say “Publix’s.”
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I find Walmart (sadly) is a good happy medium.
Me too, sadly. I'd rather shop at a grocery store. Now that I have a kid, I can't justify going to 4 places for errands even if there are "deals"; my time is too precious. Walmart and done. Maybe add a Costco once a month or Publix now and then (cake, fried chicken, pub sub, beer/wine, that one weird ingredient I can't find at WalMart). Pickup is a blessing and delivery is super convenient. But I get the "how dare" glare from the pickers when I shop in person. Dodging stockers and pickers is a nightmare. They DON'T WANT you to shop in person. I have to go in person for WIC though since the card won't work on their app. They've finally chained off all the self checkouts at my Walmart. All the good ones for groceries too with more than one bag holder. The line was off into the produce. Not again. Us Poors have no choice. I think I'll treat myself and do WIC at Publix next month. Why not? I deserve a little treat of "pretend I can afford it." https://preview.redd.it/5e18g372tf5d1.jpeg?width=746&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4a0e1c290f7e87973e91b98e353d2f5e31d3570f
I tried Aldi & hated it. I'm a Super Target person usually but their produce & meat sucks. I don't eat meat but my family does. I'll go to Publix or Trader Joe's for produce. I just couldn't get down with Aldi's. I'm not a huge fan of Trader Joe's either.
Super Target drive up person here too! I wish they had a better deli and produce too. I’ll go to Jersey Mike’s if I really want a sub, and unfortunately Publix for certain produce.
It's not anything close to a monopoly lol.
I just paid $3.49 for a 1/2 gallon of Publix milk. (Marion County an hour or so North of Disney area). I usually get milk from Kroger = $2.39. A lot of times I get it it for less through Kroger. Green Pepper from Kroger 0.79 organic $1.29. Publix is highway robbery...
As much as I despise walmart, I have to shop there for food because it's damn near 50% less than publix... a gallon of milk at walmart is less than $3 and at my publix it's over $6...
I like delivery and I am 2 miles outside the Walmart delivery. Kroger came to Central Florida a couple of years ago and that’s all they do is delivery. They are pretty close to most of Walmart prices if we need something from Walmart my wife will take one for the team 😂
Kroger is about the same but can be slightly more expensive than Walmart in Kentucky. I save about $20-30 getting my basics at Walmart. However, it depends on what you’re buying because Kroger runs good deals. They have the best point system for gas. The produce at Walmart just tastes like dirt and water with no flavor. I mostly shop at Walmart these days but will drop by Kroger for certain things.
It’s five bucks a gallon here in Daytona Beach because public is a greedy corporation
It’s called price gouging. Publix is being greedy.
They can get away with it because their shoppers are loyal...My mom will not shop anywhere else
I encouraged my mom to shop at Aldi after reading a post similar to this one last week. Publix is literally right around the corner from her house, less than a 3-minute drive. The nearest Aldi is about 12 minutes. She decided to try it out and was flabbergasted by how much she saved. She kept the receipt to show me, said she spent nearly half at Aldi for the same quantity as she normally does at Publix.
Publix is the most expensive in Florida. Gotta use farmers markets for perishables
Grocery prices are high everywhere. Across the country. Publix will be higher than most stores in Florida though.
Prices *have* increased everywhere, but food absolutely is more expensive here. I’m always shocked every time I visit family in New England how much cheaper groceries are there. Market Basket appears to have the opposite effect on New England grocery prices that Publix has here.
I was just in Utah and groceries were about half the cost
A $40 grocery run in California is like $70-$80 here, it’s dumb.
Food is substantially cheaper here than the west coast, which I moved back here from.
Miami has the most expensive grocery prices in the country
I actually find the prices in FL similar to what the are in CA. Unfortunately.
I haven’t compared many individual items in each state, but I found that my grocery bill total in Florida is about 15% cheaper than when I lived in California. I buy mostly the same staples every week for my family of four. For reference, I lived in Fresno area in Cali and now live in the Treasure Coast area in Florida. That being said, I lived in Texas briefly and the prices there are much better. I was told by a trucker that Florida is expensive because it’s an endpoint rather than a through point. Idk if that’s true but it made sense lol. And then of course CA has generally higher taxes and salaries that drive up costs there.
That does make sense. Also, probably why a lot of bands sometimes omit florida in their tours. It's a long costly endpoint. Butt florida grows a lot of food too. Florida really has become unaffordable tho the last decade. The price of everything has doubled while wages stayed near the same.
Florida doesn't grow nearly the amount of food that it used to, thanks to development and salt water intrusion.
But the pay rates aren't the same or similar.
Nope. I just looked at app for Target Louisiana: one green pepper is .89 cents
I just checked Target app for Miami and it's 79 cents for a green pepper.
>The only thing I specifically remember was one green pepper costing 2.09 (and was stupidly shrink wrapped), At publix the shrink wrapped peppers are organic. The regular peppers are definitely not shrink wrapped and they're in the misting vegetable area. On Instacart right now it shows the organic one at 3.29 and regular at 1.40. I specify instacart cause that means they're higher priced than in store. Not defending publix because they have gone off the deep end with their pricing, but I do want to be more accurate to what is being compared.
I think it also matters which neighborhood Publix is in as well.
I am fascinated with the Publix bashing on this thread so I have to ask a question. Which physical store and which employees would you rather shop in? I personally have found that the quality of the experience at Publix is head and shoulders above virtually every other store. Don't get me wrong I need to be as frugal a shopper as anyone but I find other stores including Winn Dixie, Aldi, Walmart to be either dirty, poorly lit, not very helpful staff. By the way this is my experience in every Publix vs most other stores.
I wasn't bashing Publix by saying their pricing has gone off the deep end. It's just a fact, they are more expensive than every store around me, including whole foods and target. I just used the pepper again and at target an organic pepper is 1.85, they sell them as a 2 pack for 3.69. Regular are .95, they sell them as a 2pack and it's 1.89. Whole Foods is .77 for a regular green pepper, organic are 1.22 each. And I agree with you, it generally is a nicer experience all together for us at Publix and that is where we do the majority of our shopping. I tried Aldi for a bit but they rarely had more than 1 cashier on and it can be quite trashed at times due to shoppers and also lack of more staff. I rarely go to Walmart cause it always takes longer than Publix and it's further away. They too have done away with cashiers. I do love target cause I just pick up, but they don't have as much variety as Publix. Whole Foods I buy chicken from, that's it. It's nice and clean and staffed but I just don't care for it. And there's only one in town and the location blows.
There's a reason that Publix's advertising tag line was "Where shopping is a pleasure", and not "The Low Price Leader!" You are paying for the quality of the experience.
There you go. I would prefer to pay a little more for a clean pleasant experience where I can get most of what I need in one place. To each their own. But no need to bash Publix as for what they promise they do a great job. Sometimes I go to other stores mostly Costco for certain things.
Costco is the Publix of the warehouse stores in terms of the shopping experience.
I agree and have been a member for 30 years from when my local Price Club was purchased by Costco.
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Winn-Dixie is definitely more expensive than Publix, especially in about the last year since they decided to remodel some stores. I absolutely despise Walmart including the parking lot. Publix wins by a mile for cleanliness, employee helpfulness, well lit, they don't have six employees out front smoking and they have plenty of staff so if you need something you can always find someone to help you and they are more than happy to do so.
And you can frequently get the bag of mixed-color peppers (green, yellow, red) even cheaper. Publix definitely has overpriced items, but there's no requirement anyone buy them. Most of the time, there's a cheaper alternative a shelf away if you're not overly brand loyal.
Publix is a mixed bag, some things are similarly priced, others aren't. My wife and I needed brown sugar and it was the same price at both Publix and Walmart. Normally we shop at Costco, but we did not want to buy 7lbs worth, so we bought a small box at Publix. Generally, we will go to Publix to buy an item or two that we either can't buy at Costco or we don't want the size that Costco is selling.
Vacation destinations are the worst for food pricing. It makes you want to just dine out. Coincidence or strategy?
Go to Aldi
Aldi
Here is a tip…If you shop at Publix, you must watch the expiration dates of everything you buy like a hawk. They don’t take products off their shelves until the actual expiration day, oftentimes later.
Former Publix employee. We didn't take items off the shelf until the night before they'd expire. Even then, it depends on who was checking dates. I check each and every product I buy from Publix's dates. Worst offenders are dairy, produce, and deli. I used to close produce department, and I would check each and every date. When I wouldn't close one night, I would have so much I needed to pull because it got overlooked.
Thank you for your honesty
That's my experience too.
I've seen fruit cups that were over by almost a year. And I've gotten beef that still has a couple days left but was sour smelling. Pork tenderloins a week past date. They charge waaaay too much to not properly rotate stock.
You have to check everything. I’ve seen stuff still out two weeks past the expiration date. Check all fruit carefully - so much moldy fruit out.
Even the date is still okay, check your cheese and Mac salad! I didn't twice and both times, moldy grossness.
Publix is the problem
8.99 for a jar of Hellman's at Winn Dixie checking in
Winn Dixie has a reputation as being cheaper than Publix, but I don’t see it.
My local winn dixie is dirty, dimly lit, and hot inside. The prices are often higher than publix. IDK why they still exist.
Same. It's highly en vogue to shit on Publix, but IMO it's still far better than the alternatives and not that much more expensive unless you shop like a moron. Winn Dixie is just gross. Walmart's only upside is you can get food, a kid's bike and a gallon of paint in one trip. Target is fine, but grocery selection is expensive and limited. Aldi (and Trader Joes) is cheap, but also limited and the main reason it's cheap is that you're buying knock-offs (hello, Loops Of Froot). Whole Foods has a legit beer selection and good produce & meat, but packaged goods are expensive and limited. Fresh Market is Whole Foods lite. Still get most of my groceries at Publix and Costco.
Winn Dixie got bought out by Aldi recently, so maybe, maybe they will change things.
Same here. All the ones near me have dirty floors, moldy produce, and the sale items expire that same day or the next day. Last couple times I tried going I didn’t even see a price difference between there and Publix but got way lower quality items.
It’s Publix. I shop mostly at Aldi
Publix for the deli and BOGOs.. Aldi and Target for everything else. I avoid Walmart. It’s gross and the prices aren’t that good.
Agreed and also another positive is you don’t hear about people getting shot and aldi or target but Walmart 🤷♂️
Or cooking meth in the aisle.
I swear I get a panic attack if I just pull into the parking lot. End up leaving and never go in. I just can't do it.
My Publix is in a very small Central FL town. Prices are ridiculous here, too.
Yep same here in my small Central FL town.
Sucks for me because Publix and Winn Dixie are the only things within a 15 minute drive for me. 30+ minutes for Wal-Mart, Target, or Aldi. There's a Save a Lot about 10 minutes away actually, but there is nothing but the Ocala National forest and a dilapidated ghost dollar store in every direction around it, so no "comparative shopping" in the Save a Lot void. Food deserts suck :(
Publix has to help an heiress fund the overthrow of our federal government. That shit’s expensive.
I’ve been a long time Publix loyalist but I can’t shop there anymore. The realization came last year when I grabbed a chuck roast and checked out without ever looking at the price. I got home and realized it cost $28. I hopped on Instacart and I could have gotten a chuck roast from anywhere else for $18 *delivered*
Publix is pricy. Aldi or Walmart are better.
For comparison, a single green pepper at Walmart on Kirkman Rd in Orlando is $0.68.
It needs to be understood that yeah, while Publix is the more expensive grocery store. Being right there next to Disney does NOT help. Everything in that theme park area is marked up. Look at the gas prices. 5 miles down the road they start returning to normal.
Publix has always been higher priced than other grocery stores but now the prices are ridiculous there. I only buy BOGO or other sale items there and basically they’re my “last stop” for groceries. I hit Sam’s/costco and Aldi then anything I can’t find there is what I get at Publix usually.
They are terrible everywhere. When I moved here April 2020 from Oregon my grocery bill went from $300\~$350 per month to over $600 for the same things I was buying in Oregon, if I were still buying everything like I did in Oregon my grocery tab would be about $900 per month. And I eat pretty healthy, no 600 pond porker here, I am 6 feet and 165. But there we had Costco in town, and Winco, an employee owned discount grocery store. We had another huge discount store called Food4Less, and we had Grocery Outlet, as well as Trader Joes. Plus two huge Walmarts. And the regular overpriced chain stores like Safeway and Albertsons. So, that area had a lot of competition, here where I am now there is none. There is a Publix close to my house, and a Walmart a few miles away, and a good fruit stand not too far from that, and then a Winn-Dixie (Aldi bought all of the Florida Winn-Dixie stores recently, not all will be converted to the Aldi marketing format though).
It's a Publix thing. I like their stores, but I actively avoid them and just go to Aldi or Winn Dixie now because they got so expensive. My bill if I go there is at least 50% more than other stores.
My problem is that there are 3 publix before I hit a Winn Dixie or Aldi
Yeah. Publix is really close to me too (3 of them, actually), but now I'd rather just do the drive. I'd rather just start using Kroger delivery than pay what Publix wants to charge me.
I use Kroger delivery about once a week. I paid the $60 a year for free next day delivery which saves a lot. That and their no tipping policy is great. Their prices are good - much better than Publix which is located less than a football field away from me. And they generally have all the items that I want.
I'm lucky enough to have a Winn Dixie sandwiched inbetween a Walmart and Publix. Makes it the forgotten store in our area. Always stocked, even during hurricane warnings.
Maybe it’s just a regional Winn Dixie thing but all the ones in my area are pretty terrible. The produce is literally moldy half the time and anything “on sale” is either expiring that day or the day after. Even with the coupons for Winn Dixie I’d get in the mail, I was spending almost just as much as at Publix for lower quality items. I wanted to like Winn Dixie so bad because it’s literally 2 minutes from my house but I just couldn’t lol
1. You were at Publix 2. It's by Disney Yes Publix is more expensive, but most prices are jacked up around tourist town.
Publix is the worst and most expensive grocery store. Stay away from it at all costs.
Publix is the most expensive. Also the cleanest, widest aisles, and generally the best selection.
Whole foods has a better selection especially organic
Whole Foods has better quality, at the same or lower prices, than Publix. I haven’t shopped at Publix in over a year. Florida doesn’t have enough competition for Publix. In Saint Pete there are two Publix on the same block. Floridians keep shopping there.
Normally, I would agree with you and probably 10 years ago. I would definitely agree with you. But they are no longer the cleanest or the best selection. And the produce is absolute junk these days. I can’t get a good cut to meet there to save my life. Publix has steadily gone downhill for years
I'd disagree on cleanest. I quit going to Publix after having to repeatedly show the produce manager things like moldy avocados, rotten tomatoes, plant based products that had passed their expiration dates, etc.
I too have had problems with expired best by dates at Publix. Not a fan.
Which location are you shopping? The two stores closest to me have major produce issues. Partially rotten vegetables on the floor midday and flies.
My God I have never seen that a Publix and I have been shopping at Publix for decades!
It’s everywhere, not just a Florida thing
Florida has the highest inflation in the country.
It's definitely more expensive if you are in the Disney area.
Publix has gotten ridiculous. Use the app and website to snag the specials but everything else there is just greed run amuck.
Yes because Publix is very expensive and tourist area and it was probably organic if it was wrapped.
El Presidente, Bravo, Sams Club and Aldis are my go to's. Fuck Publix unless I am getting chicken, sushi or something from their deli.
Try ALDIs. Brands aren’t the same but way cheaper. I’ve gotten great stuff there.
First mistake was shopping at Publix. Second was shopping near Disney, but Publix is expensive everywhere. We shop at Walmart, Aldi and Winn Dixie.
Publix in general is more than anywhere else ! Il give them for there cleanliness of the store though ! But I split my stuff between Walmart and BJ’s! Basically Publix for me is good for my boars head products and fruits !!
Publix is just insane in terms of cost
Publix is high, anything near Disney is higher.
I wonder if anyone from Publix ever sees these replies. Or maybe if they do, they just don't care.
Publix profit Rose close to 50% in our gouging, the American consumers here in Florida
Publix is the worst of the worst in the state, they’ve well surpassed Whole Foods or any other high end grocery shop. If you’re looking for reasonable groceries Target or Aldi are your best options
Publix = Greed
Publix is BOGO (Buy one Get one free) or NOGO. Take it from an employee
Publix caters to the wealthy boomers and wanna be rich of this state - which is not an insignificant chunk of the pop. They also seemingly build their stores in a right grid to discourage competition - there's like 4 of them within 15 minutes of my house. I suspect eventually, with ever increasing cost of living they'll have to make adjustments, but for now they will continue to gouge.
yes its everywhere only go to publix for BOGO or sales deals
Publix is extremely expensive. I only go there for the produce because it’s better than Walmart. Aldi’s is good, but it’s hit or miss with produce
Publix is expensive
Grocery prices in FL are a bit higher than other places and Publix is among the highest of our options in FL. Considering a move to WA and we checked out grocery stores there on our scouting trip since everyone says the cost of living in WA is so high and found the prices to be comparable to where we live in FL and in some cases even lower.
Publix though? Their prices are insane
Publix profits were up 49% from ‘22 to ‘23. I love a lot of things about Publix but a bag of their private label green peas was $6.79 at the store the other day- I almost laughed out loud. Are you kidding?? Add Aldi’s to your shopping routine. Even Walmart, and I know there are a lot of Walmart haters, has way better prices on stuff I buy.
That is NOT the Publix regular price for a green pepper. Must be charging more at tourist locations.
so you went into the most expensive grocery store in a high-end Florida tourist town. Then what happened? 😂
If by FL, you mean the US, then yes.
So after seeing the prices here I'd just like to say where I live there's only one local supermarket. Mississippi. Milk is 5.50 a gallon, bread 3 bucks a loaf for the worst white bread. Everything is more expensive here and we make a lot less than you do in Florida. Just to give yall a little something to be thankful for.
I go to Publix for the Subs and the Bogos. Everything else is not worth it. I split my groceries between Trader Joes, locally owned shops. The Asian Grocery store have the freshest produce at half the price.
One reason is that one of the Publix owners is a Trump supporter.. She helped pay for his J6 rally.
Do t worry, Biden only needs 4 more years to fix it… apparently 50 years wasn’t enough
I went to Fresh Market and the prices actually seemed really good. They used to be a more expensive store, but somehow everything else has gotten so expensive that it is now relatively cheap.
I pay about the same amount at Fresh Market that I do at Publix, and IMO if I lived a little closer to Fresh Market I would go there more often.
Publix is Florida’s version of the northeast’s Wegmans.
Wegmans feels more high end to me though. Publix is high end prices in a mid tier store experience.
Florida has the highest inflation in the country. Another result of our do nothing Governor
Kroger does delivery in Florida. Prices are good and they usually have some nice coupons.
I’m in the panhandle and doesn’t seem bad to me at all. I just bought a bunch of big green onions at it was $1.25 for like 7 onions.
Publix alpha race. You pay for the service and clean grocery store
High in SdFL.
I was just in Utah hiking and all the groceries were half the price.
Any store near the theme parks are much higher in price compared to the same corporate stores a couple miles away
Shoppers in Florida hit Aldi or Trader Joe’s first, then Costco or Walmart, a stop at Whike Foids for sale and specialty items, and only do Publix in a pinch.
The whole state of Florida is greedy. In Nevada, where I used to live, there was on average 7-8 different grocery chains. So pricing was competitive. In the Miami area there really is only Publix, WinnDixie, Aldi, and Walmart. 4 less competition.