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That's what the cashier at Publix said.

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Kurt avatar
Admin
#27
I found this site, which supposedly sells maps of any Publix locale with items.

The Publix site should offer this feature for every store. Then again - why not online ordering and/or delivery?
Kimmifunn avatar
Funnkalicious
#28
I found this site, which supposedly sells maps of any Publix locale with items.

The Publix site should offer this feature for every store. Then again - why not online ordering and/or delivery?
I order my groceries online. Boo-ya.
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal Expert
#29
I found this site, which supposedly sells maps of any Publix locale with items.

The Publix site should offer this feature for every store. Then again - why not online ordering and/or delivery?
Are we lazy or what? Most old school grocery stores delivered back in the day. Now, with effeciencies of systems and increased exposure and liability, I don't know that the delivery of groceries will work so well, unless a totally different delivery system is set up and ran by an outside company. I can tell you which isle most any item is located on in the WaterColor Publix, and now, Beachrunner has provided you with her map for free.
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beats on hood
#30
I order my groceries online. Boo-ya.
Not fair! I'd love to be able to do that, but it's not available in my small town, and the last I heard, it's not even available in ATL anymore.
picky
#31
I guess I'm different than the most of you, but I actually like meandering down the aisles at Publix. I like grocery shopping, and Publix is head and tails over the grocery stores we have in Indianapolis. One of the hardest things for me to get used to when we moved to the Midwest was giving up my local Publix. :( I think it's a treat to walk down memory lane (for me at least) at Publix.

SJ--I don't clog up the aisles when I dawdle. ;-)
beachmouse avatar
Beach Fanatic
#32
I found this site, which supposedly sells maps of any Publix locale with items.

The Publix site should offer this feature for every store. Then again - why not online ordering and/or delivery?

They tested online purchase/home delivery in Miami and a couple other high population density areas a few years back, but discontinued the test because it wasn't profitable for the company.
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal Expert
#33
I guess I'm different than the most of you, but I actually like meandering down the aisles at Publix. I like grocery shopping, and Publix is head and tails over the grocery stores we have in Indianapolis. One of the hardest things for me to get used to when we moved to the Midwest was giving up my local Publix. :( I think it's a treat to walk down memory lane (for me at least) at Publix.

SJ--I don't clog up the aisles when I dawdle. ;-)
I like grocery shopping too. That is why I choose to go 2-3 times per week. I do like to read ingedient labels also when I shop, but I don't stand there blocking the entire isle like so many of the vacation shoppers, some whom have multiple buggies and hundreds of dollars of groceries. I use to think that my $150+ on groceries per week was expensive until I got behind a couple of shoppers at the WaterColor Publix last year. Three overfilled carts an $600+ total. I almost laughed and choked at the sound when the clerk told them. :shock: I am sure it was followed with, you saved $37 dollars today. (discounted specials)
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Beach Fanatic
#34
I like grocery shopping too. That is why I choose to go 2-3 times per week. I do like to read ingedient labels also when I shop, but I don't stand there blocking the entire isle like so many of the vacation shoppers, some whom have multiple buggies and hundreds of dollars of groceries.

I don't think this problem pertains only with vacation shoppers as I deal with it every time I grocery shop. I doubt that many people choose to vacation here in Pittsburgh. It always amazes & frustrates me how one person can clog up the entire aisle. The best time to go is Friday night right after work - hardly anyone there!
TooFarTampa avatar
SoWal Insider
#35
I guess I'm different than the most of you, but I actually like meandering down the aisles at Publix. I like grocery shopping, and Publix is head and tails over the grocery stores we have in Indianapolis. One of the hardest things for me to get used to when we moved to the Midwest was giving up my local Publix. :( I think it's a treat to walk down memory lane (for me at least) at Publix.

SJ--I don't clog up the aisles when I dawdle. ;-)

I think you've nailed it Mermaid. Publix just rocks. I forget that everybody doesn't have one. You don't know how great it is until you move away. So maybe people are so excited about Publix that it becomes a family attraction. :idontno: Or they just stand there gaping and forget to move over when people come by?

Even so, you're there a whole week, geez, you can take turns going to the store!! :roll:
picky
#36
I think you've nailed it Mermaid. Publix just rocks. I forget that everybody doesn't have one. You don't know how great it is until you move away. So maybe people are so excited about Publix that it becomes a family attraction. :idontno: Or they just stand there gaping and forget to move over when people come by?

Even so, you're there a whole week, geez, you can take turns going to the store!! :roll:

Funny thing happened the last time we were in the Publix. We were in the frozen food case pulling out some of Publix brand sherbet. I guess we looked fairly friendly, because this guy came up to us and told us that his wife sent him out with a shopping list, and did we know where the mango sherbet was? That was what was in my hand so I had no trouble telling him. He was so grateful that he wasn't going to catch hell from his wife, obviously, that he gave us his best shopping tip, which was that the key lime pie was delicious. He insisted we follow him to the deli section so we'd be sure to buy some! We did and darn but wasn't he right.

The SoWal Publix in some respects is a lot like the neighborhood groceries here, more so since we're getting to meet so many other SoWallers! I've bumped into people I know there. :clap_1:
Kurt avatar
Admin
#37
Funny thing happened the last time we were in the Publix. We were in the frozen food case pulling out some of Publix brand sherbet. I guess we looked fairly friendly, because this guy came up to us and told us that his wife sent him out with a shopping list, and did we know where the mango sherbet was? That was what was in my hand so I had no trouble telling him. He was so grateful that he wasn't going to catch hell from his wife, obviously, that he gave us his best shopping tip, which was that the key lime pie was delicious. He insisted we follow him to the deli section so we'd be sure to buy some! We did and darn but wasn't he right.

The SoWal Publix in some respects is a lot like the neighborhood groceries here, more so since we're getting to meet so many other SoWallers! I've bumped into people I know there. :clap_1:

:rolling: Mermaid, Mermaid . . . so wise and yet so innocent. Someone was trying very hard to pick you up. :rolling:
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beats on hood
#38
I like the fact that they have the sanitizing wipes at the entrance to Publix for wiping down the shopping cart handles. I've heard that there are more germs on a shopping cart handle than a toilet seat. Today I asked the manager of our local Publix to provide these wipes, and he agreed.
picky
#39
:rolling: Mermaid, Mermaid . . . so wise and yet so innocent. Someone was trying very hard to pick you up. :rolling:

Oh! :oops:
TooFarTampa avatar
SoWal Insider
#40
:rolling: Mermaid, Mermaid . . . so wise and yet so innocent. Someone was trying very hard to pick you up. :rolling:

I guess boys do grow up to be :twisted: after all. That means you or the Publix pickup guy, or both. I'm like Mermaid. It would never have occurred to me. :lol:
Beach FanaticAuthor
#41
I like the fact that they have the sanitizing wipes at the entrance to Publix for wiping down the shopping cart handles. I've heard that there are more germs on a shopping cart handle than a toilet seat. Today I asked the manager of our local Publix to provide these wipes, and he agreed.

I have never gotten sick from putting groceries in a toilet or sitting buck nekkid on a shopping cart. :biggrin:
Kimmifunn avatar
Funnkalicious
#42
I have never gotten sick from putting groceries in a toilet or sitting buck nekkid on a shopping cart. :biggrin:
Freak. Total freak.
Smiling JOe avatar
SoWal Expert
#43
I have never gotten sick from putting groceries in a toilet or sitting buck nekkid on a shopping cart. :biggrin:
The typical toilet seat is cleaner than most floors. Personally, I have never eaten off of a toilet seat.
peapod1980 avatar
percy
#44
Personally, I have never eaten off of a toilet seat.
I never believe people who say that.
Kimmifunn avatar
Funnkalicious
#45
The typical toilet seat is cleaner than most floors. Personally, I have never eaten off of a toilet seat.
Toilet seats are cleaner than your phone and keyboard at work.
Allifunn avatar
FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
#46
aren't tangents reserved for the lounge??????:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
Kimmifunn avatar
Funnkalicious
#47
aren't tangents reserved for the lounge??????:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
It goes like this...

<---------------To the lounge please
peapod1980 avatar
percy
#48
aren't tangents reserved for the lounge??????:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
What's this, sibling rivalry? Trying to take your brother's job?!
jessifunn avatar
superJfunn
#49
What's this, sibling rivalry? Trying to take your brother's job?!
BURN!!! :floor:
Allifunn avatar
FunnChef - AlisonCooks.com
#50
BURN!!! :floor:
:biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: I would never presume to take Kurt's job!:idontno: trying to keep the likes of us in line???? no way:bang: :biggrin: :biggrin:
John R avatar
needs to get out more
#51
Toilet seats are cleaner than your phone and keyboard at work.

or the remote in a hotel room. in a past life, i've done some stuff from the top of the toilet tank. quite risky.

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