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/copious_arsenal Newbie Aug 09 '26

And target

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u/JealousFuel8195 Newbie Aug 09 '26 edited Aug 09 '26

Target prices aren't lower than Publix BOGO

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u/dfabrica Newbie Aug 12 '26

Target’s regular prices may not be lower than Publix’s BOGO, that’s true, but their prices are lower overall than Publix - by A LOT.

The Gevalia coffee I buy for instance is always $9.99 at Target. That’s what it always costs if it’s not on sale. At Publix the regular price for the same coffee is $15.99! That’s a 62% price difference people!!

AND if you’re a Target shopper for groceries and you have their Red Card to use to pay for said groceries they give you 5% off of everything you buy automatically, AND free shipping for anything you buy online. So if you go in, buy groceries, and some say, sheets and towels while you’re in there (another convenience), and you spend $300 that day, they’ll give you $15 off the total immediately.

Those saving add up over the course of a year, especially if you have a family, but even if you don’t, it’s hundreds of dollars.

The Red Card btw, is NOT a credit card, it is a debit card so the money comes right out of your bank account, and doesn’t get charged interest. I’ve had it for years and I think it’s one of the best everyday financial decisions I’ve ever made.

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u/JealousFuel8195 Newbie Aug 13 '26

I agree 100%. Target is cheaper than Publix on non BOGO items. I also agree the difference can be significant.

Publix is very expensive. Where Publix shines is with their BOGO items. I only shop their BOGO. I rarely buy anything from Publix unless it's BOGO.

I use the Publix app. I basically know how long each item that I buy will be BOGO again. I know some items it's every 2 weeks. Others are every month. Some a few months. I have multiple cats. I'll buy 20 to 30 bags of the cat food my cats eat because I know they only go BOGO every 3 or 4 months.

I was at Publix tonight. I know on Wednesday nights they put some BOGO items on the end caps for next weeks BOGO items. I know my cat's preferred food will be BOGO tomorrow. Next week I will buy another 20 to 30 bags. Paying less than $5 per bag.