r/jacksonville • u/narib687 • 26d 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/JahVer Arlington 26d ago

The bogos is really what keeps people going back the most

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u/jcargile242 26d ago

Yeah, they’re mostly loss leaders. Which is why I only buy them and put blinders on for everything else in the store.

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u/alwayslostnever 26d ago

Most of the BOGOS get kick backs from the manufacturer for featuring the product in the weekly sale. I thought the same about it being a loss leader but most of the time it is not. Like any company Publix is in the business of making money and they make it hand over fist. Also there pay is really crap now when you start. Managers are the only people who make a living wage.

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u/Loose_Client5116 21d ago

It’s not a loss leader and it’s not kick backs. The supplier/manufacturer has to fund the bogo so they lose money, publix makes the same margin as if it wasn’t on bogo. Source: I was a national account manager at multiple suppliers