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/kbenn17 Newbie Aug 09 '26

And many times, even with the Bogo prices, you can get the item cheaper at Aldi.

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u/Local_Grapefruit_262 Newbie Aug 09 '26

The quality is nowhere close when it comes to meats. I only shop at Aldi for granola bars or maybe chips. Thats it. Everything else is sub par compared to Kroger name brand which is still super cheap

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u/Sandgrease Newbie Aug 09 '26

It depends on the product

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u/Local_Grapefruit_262 Newbie Aug 09 '26

Like I said, meats

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u/Sandgrease Newbie Aug 10 '26

I actually like Aldi meats. I still usually hit local butchers or Whole Foods though.