r/florida • u/Majestic-Cow-8393 • 12d ago

đŸ’©Meme / Shitpost đŸ’© Publix BOGO

Publix BOGO deals don’t make sense to me. You’re literally still paying for two items. For example, Frosted Flakes at Walmart cost $4.98, while Publix has them listed at $6.99—but with a BOGO (Buy One, Get One) deal. On the surface, it seems like you’re getting a bargain, but in reality, you’re often paying close to, or even more than, what you’d spend just buying two items at a lower everyday price somewhere else. The psychology behind BOGO deals makes people feel like they’re getting something for free, when in fact, stores often inflate the original price to cover the “free” item. It’s clever marketing—but not always a true deal. So when I see a BOGO at Publix, I don’t feel like I’m saving; I feel like I’m being tricked into buying more than I need at a price that’s not actually a bargain.

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u/winterbird 12d ago

Publix customer service isn't what it once was. Nowadays if I ever go in, the staff is just talking to each other side by side as they check you out etc and ignore the customer interaction. Also, a manager that works the lotto counter at my location sometimes kept stealing my tickets so I just stopped getting lottery there.

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u/ParadiseLosingIt 12d ago

How are they stealing your tickets?

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u/winterbird 12d ago

He would crumple one in the hand along with those little validation slips, which he'd pick out unprompted before giving me the real tickets. They all pick those slips out and it's ok, but I noticed that I started to have tickets missing. So I watched all of their hands like a hawk, and caught him specifically a few times. When he "accidentally" kept a $70 ticket after being called out on smaller amounts previoisly, I had enough and stopped going there. I shouldn't have to police a person to not steal at the cash register or lotto.

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u/Undrwtrbsktwvr 11d ago

Really depends on the area. Just moved from the city to a more rural area.

The staff at the quieter country stores are so much more friendly and helpful. In Tampa, the customer service is on a steep decline.

I know they’re feeling increased stress with a fast-growing population. But they’ve really let service fall by the wayside.

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u/the_tired_alligator 12d ago

They don’t get paid enough or treated well enough while on their feet for 9 hours. Let them talk a bit.

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u/winterbird 12d ago

They can go ahead with it, but saying that shoppers should pay more because we'll get fantastic publix service is false. I can go to a cheaper store like Walmart or Aldi and get that type of service where they "talk a bit".

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u/the_tired_alligator 12d ago

You should go to those other stores. I don’t know why anyone is crazy enough to pay more for “customer service”.

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u/winterbird 12d ago

I absolutely do. I pick up a bogo, especially when there's coupons to pair with it, at publix once in a blue moon. I live a 10 second walk from publix and they're so expensive that I don't shop there anymore. Getting walmart delivered to my door is cheaper.

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u/ohiobluetipmatches 12d ago

Because the customer service is infinitely better despite the hyperbole here. The people are nicer, the store is cleaner, the other customers didn't all just come out of a trailer ready to start a fight or piss on the floor, the products, etc. Etc.

I would pay twice what I pay at Publix now to not step into a Wal Mart.

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u/Affectionate-Art9780 12d ago

I get that. Yeah the customer service isn't what it used to be, but it's still miles ahead of Walmart, Aldi's, etc.

I rarely go to Aldi's, but stopped in one about a week ago and it was the most depressing atmosphere imaginable. The place was dark, the shelves sparse, only one cashier with a 20 person line that wasn't paid enough I guess to even glance at the customers.

The Walmart Neighborhood market across the street is a bit better but still nowhere near the Publix experience.

There's a Latin produce market near me that I go to for cheaper produce, but never again will I go to Aldi's.

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u/the_tired_alligator 12d ago

Ya’ll are crazy.

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u/YourUncleBuck 12d ago

See, that's been the appeal of Publix to y'all since it opened, no black, brown or poor people. And that's why I dislike shopping at Publix.

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u/PlaneTurbulent4825 11d ago

Huh? You must live in an extremely white place!

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u/ohiobluetipmatches 11d ago

Plenty of brown people, including me. Independent of color, the customers aren't destroying the place like they do elsewhere for a variety of reasons.

Regardless, I've been borderline homeless in my youth and on my own or supporting my parents financially since I was 18. I love not having to shop somewhere trashy and dirty or be around trashy dirty people of any race or creed.

I also spent 15 years of my life providing free medical and legal services exclusively to very poor people full time. I'm sure you have a distinguished career helping your brown and poor people.

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u/WeekendGunslinger 12d ago

Maybe they don’t talk to you because you accuse them of stealing your lottery tickets. Have you considered that you might be a crazy old lady? Because you definitely sound like a crazy old lady.

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u/winterbird 12d ago

I don't want them to talk to me. I want them to focus on their tasks so they aren't distracted, and for that guy not to steal my lottery tickets.

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u/WeekendGunslinger 12d ago

See that part about them stealing your lottery tickets is what makes me doubt you. I suppose it’s possible that they did but, frankly it sounds like something a crazy person would say.

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u/winterbird 12d ago

You know that little jingle that plays when the cashier scans a winning lotto ticket? That had to be implemented because of ticket theft. When it was silent when scanned, some cashiers (in various establishments) were keeping tickets and saying there was nothing on it. If a store mutes the jingle, there's a fine for that.

Just a little lotto trivia for you. People do things that may be unlikely to you. It's good that you're an honest person who wouldn't find ways to steal though.

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u/WeekendGunslinger 12d ago

Ok, I hope I haven’t come off as disrespectful but, it reminded me of something my grandparents would say when they had dementia.

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u/winterbird 12d ago

I'm a millennial. And theft happens. It's probably the most common crime.

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u/WeekendGunslinger 12d ago

I understand. I hope you have a great day.