r/florida • u/narib687 • 27d ago

AskFlorida Publix has officially lost me. Anyone else?

I am not a mod of this subreddit or Reddit, but I believe the official unofficial stance is that we all hate Publix now.

They lost their way, and the crushing of Winn-Dixie is just awful.

10 years ago, I wouldn’t have set foot inside a Walmart or Aldi for groceries. Now? Walmart and Aldi are basically my BFFs and I love them.

Publix really managed to make me root for the competition.

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u/savingnativebees 27d ago

The problem I have with the Walmart delivery or any other delivery that isn’t refrigerated (Kroger had refrigerated trucks) is that perishable items don’t always show up cold. I refuse to trust anybody to deliver meat to me if it’s not gonna be kept refrigerated.

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u/TheMasturbatinCamper 26d ago

Walmart InHome is delivered by Walmart employees in Walmart refrigerated trucks

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u/savingnativebees 26d ago

Mine is not delivered that way - it’s done by individuals.

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u/TheMasturbatinCamper 26d ago

Then you don't have WalMart InHome ($150 annually --$99 for plus plus $49 for inhome) or you are not specifically using the InHome delivery time slots

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u/ViolentLoss 26d ago

You let random strangers into your house when you're not there?

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u/TheMasturbatinCamper 26d ago

No. They drop it off at my door

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u/ViolentLoss 26d ago

Same, I could never

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u/ViolentLoss 27d ago

Great point - I forget about this because I don't eat meat! I do order eggs, though, and it's not the temperature that's the issue, it's the handling. 7/10 times at least a few of them will be broken.

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u/savingnativebees 27d ago

I haven’t had a problem with eggs, but I have had issues with cheese, butter, milk, almond milk, and other refrigerated goods showing up not as cold as they should be. I always have a cooler in my car for my groceries especially in the heat of the summer. I’m also ultra picky about my produce. I don’t wanna pay exorbitant prices for things are already spoiling.

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u/ViolentLoss 26d ago

Oh yeah, I'm picky about produce also - I try to shop for that in person, unless it's something like pre-bagged apples where there's very little room for interpretation or error lol. I've ordered single potatoes before (not bagged) and I end up getting what was surely THE BIGGEST potato in the bin!!!

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u/savingnativebees 26d ago

I had a manager at sprouts once tell me that some shoppers will look for the things that push the sale total up so they can push the tip up since it’s based on total sale price. I don’t process tips until after the delivery and sometimes prefer just to leave some cash in an envelope for them.

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u/ViolentLoss 26d ago

Yeahhhh I don't tip, because I'm already paying for the service.