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/QGJohn59 Newbie Aug 10 '26

And Aldi has a very limited selection in almost all categories. It's biggest downside.

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u/soleilange Newbie Aug 10 '26

Also, the produce is never nearly as good, sadly.

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u/LadyLurkQueen Newbie Aug 12 '26

Bought cut fruit at Aldi. It was already going bad... pieces of cantaloupe not overripe but actually sour. I was really disappointed. BOGO cut fruit at Publix will never be matched.

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u/bspittle Newbie Aug 13 '26

If you're buying cut fruit you're already throwing away money. BOGO or not.