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Originally posted by _Joy_:
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Originally posted by vick13:
I love Publix. I don't care if I have to pay double.
LOL...and you talked me right out of going in those few words. I'll just stick to Dollar General, Big Star, Aldi and our local Farmer's Market.
I'm laughing at myself, btw; I'm as practical as the day is long.
If you are the type of person who will drive out of their way to save a nickel then yes Publix may not be for you, but the prices are comparable to what you'll get from Walmart, not to meantion it has a much better selection of normal products and their deli department absolutely destroys Wal-Mart. I kind of see it as similar to the Target vs. Wal-Mart issue. (most people in the area assume Target is higher. In reality they are roughly equal in price once you total it out)
http://tinyurl.com/2zaox4 A comparison of prices between the two.
Its nice to see that Publix may be making their way to the area, but one thing I know about them, and I'm sure they are doing the same there is that they like to design their own stores. I live in Atlanta and I can only recall once where they put a store in a existing place, and it was being remodeled. To top it off, they then moved it a mile down the road a few years later when another strip mall opened up. It shows their attention to detail, but I see it as an obstacle to them moving to the area, unless they build a store themselves outright. Then the problem becomes where to put it.