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I moved down to Charlotte from upstate NY, and there are no Publix stores there. I have heard only amazing things about Publix, but also that it was very expensive to shop there. I received coupons for $10 off of $50 and figured it wouldn't be too difficult to surpass the $50 mark at this store, so I took a trip.
When I entered the store there were no feelings of amazement, excitement, uniqueness, or anything of the like. It simply looked like a really big, brand new grocery store.
My first stop was the produce section. Major disappointment here. Most of the produce was bruised, mushy, cut, and extremely over priced. Next stop was the meat department for chicken breasts. I could not believe my eyes at the prices. $4.50 for chicken breasts is astronomical. Passed on the chicken. The only good deal I found was 10 for $10 Greek yogurts. Barilla pasta was $1.55/box, and the specialty Barilla pastas were 2/$5. Not worth that price any day of the week.
My purchase included four beefsteak tomatoes, three bell peppers ($3.99/lb loose, $4.99/lb prepackaged), 10 yogurts, an Old El Paso enchilada kit, low fat small curd cottage cheese, nectarines, two bags of Italian mix salad, box of 4 nestle breakfast shakes, bunch of bananas, four cheese blend Mexican cheese, 18 pack of eggs, bottle of Arm and Hammer laundry detergent ($6.99), matchstick carrots, ground turkey, small container of sour cream, and a $9.99 bottle of wine. My total was $75.90. After the $10 off $50 that brought it down to $65.90. Definitely on the higher end for really not a lot of food.
Checking out was horrendous. The woman is front of me was paying with something other than cash or card, not sure what it was. The problem was that it took 10 minutes and 5 employees to figure out how to ring her up. I would have gone to another register, but I had already loaded the conveyor belt with all of my groceries, and also wanted to see how the employees would resolve the problem, and if anyone would notice how long I was waiting. One guy came by and said sorry for making you wait. I guess that addresses my long wait. Finally after cashing out, an employee pushed my cart to the elevator for me. That was kind and I assumed it was because of how long I was waiting. The employee rode the elevator down with me, and proceeded to push my cart to my car. Very awkward situation. Luckily my car was not too far from the elevator. This was appreciated, but I would rather push my own cart to my car, and have that employee assist a customer who could better use this kind of service.
Between the the prices, lack of quality, long wait to check out, and the awkward cart escorting, I will not be returning to Publix. I can fill a cart at Trader Joes with much more and much better products for the same cost or less. I would even rather go to Harris Teeter to pay less and get a higher quality, faster shopping experience. If anyone wants the rest of my $10 off $50 coupons let me know.
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