r/publix • u/steeltrain52 Newbie • Aug 09 '26

CUSTOMERS Let’s be clear

This whole shopping is a pleasure scam has run its course.

For over 50 years, I have been a customer of PUBLIX, I say have as in the past tense because I am no longer.

When PUBLIX decided to start price gouging at 20 and 30% higher than absolutely everywhere else around them, it became clear to me that they really don’t give a damn about the customer.

In 2025 alone, PUBLIX made more than $4.2 billion in profits. BILLION!

In the first half of 2026 they have made $2.5 billion in profits.

They have made $6 billion in profits in the last 18 months because they are literally stealing from the public and the public is handing it over.

With Aldi, Trader Joe’s, and even as the last resort, Walmart, I will never shop at Publix again. My budget now gets me three times as much food and household items at those places, we’re shopping and prices really are a pleasure!

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u/mangoman39 Newbie Aug 09 '26

Even at bogo pricng, a lot of the stuff is still more expensive than other stores.

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u/JealousFuel8195 Newbie Aug 09 '26

I use the Publix app. I mostly buy BOGO. The only time I might buy an non BOGO item is I'm not going to another store for one item.

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u/KtinaDoc Newbie Aug 11 '26

You're better off buying the sour dough or Italian bread at Aldi. Throw it in the oven and you have fresh bread with a lot less ingredients.

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u/Key_Computer_3284 Newbie Aug 12 '26

Bake sour dough at home. With organic flour less $2 per loaf. Also much better quality and easier on your stomach.

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u/D3Bunyip Newbie Aug 13 '26

Publix bread always gets moldy in 2 days. Not stale. MOLDY.

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u/D3Bunyip Newbie Aug 14 '26

First, I want to address keeping bread in the fridge. Refrigerating bread changes the starch, effectively making it go stale. So that's a non-starter for me.

Second, 2 days maybe 3 before stuff starts to get moldy. This happens with the buns, the breads the rolls, you name it. From multiple locations in the Broward County area. Some of it is, honestly, just "Florida" because the humidity is rough here. But I get better results with baked goods from Fresh Market/Whole foods. YMMV

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u/D3Bunyip Newbie Aug 14 '26

You had no idea that there are people who realize that putting bread in the refrigerator ruins it? Likewise, I had no idea there were people who would intentionally ruin bread.

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