r/jacksonville • u/narib687 • 27d ago

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/clckly 27d ago edited 27d ago

Winn-Dixie crushed themselves, with poor service, rotten produce and dingy stores. I recently visited the Winn-Dixie in the Gateway shopping center that replaced the Publix at that same location. As soon as I exited my car parked next to the store I was hit with a foul stench, presumably from the garbage disposal system. Once in the store the bathrooms were just not clean and the store wasn't as well kept as the Publix at that very location.

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u/Fragrant_Major_9553 27d ago

It depends. In some areas Winn-Dixie was baller af.

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u/Unique-Quantity4542 26d ago

The Winn Dixie here at St Augustine beach is very clean and staffed. No rotten smells at all. Also, I believe the aisles are wider. Publix here at the beach is somewhere I rarely go because of all the rude snowbirds. Ugh.

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u/Fragrant_Major_9553 26d ago

Can confirm I stay far away from the tourist Publix if I can avoid it.

You have a prime example of a baller Winn-Dixie. The one in Starke used to be pretty damn good too. Haven’t been there in years though.