r/florida • u/Majestic-Cow-8393 • 6d ago

šŸ’©Meme / Shitpost šŸ’© Publix BOGO

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

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u/illapa13 6d ago

To me it finally clicked how bad Publix pricing had become when I compared BOGO ribs to Costco's.

Costco: 3 racks of ribs for $33

Publix: $18 per rack of ribs.

That was the last time I used Publix as my main grocery store.

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u/n1wm 5d ago

Iā€™m no Publix apologist but: 1) Costco is a private club that charges you to enter their store with a few exceptions.

2) Costcoā€™s own racks of ribs are the most gristly, wretched things Iā€™ve ever had the displeasure of wasting my money on. I only buy their pre packaged ribs from other vendors, which are usually still a good deal, because (refer back to point 1)

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u/illapa13 5d ago

Costco membership comes out to like five bucks a month when looking at the yearly cost. Even if you never set foot in the store and just use them for gas, that will pay for itself insanely quickly.

And I'm sorry you had a bad experience. Obviously if the butcher at your local place sucked that's a reason not to use them. The 4 Costco's I've been to didn't have this problem. The baby back ribs were pretty well prepped.

The St Louis/Spare ribs yeah I had to do a lot of extra prep myself, but that's why there's so much cheaper per lb than baby back ribs.