Groceries in SoWal -- better get them before Friday

[seagrovegirl]

Was at Publix at Watercolor today after 5M......bad move........looked like a Saturday.

 

[rapunzel]

I was there yesterday at 3. Nightmarishly crowded, and out of everything I needed. I was making BLT's and potato salad for dinner. They were out of tomatoes (except a few Uglyripes that weren't quite ripe), they had no lettuce except the bagged kind (which I don't like on sandwiches), none of the three varieties of sandwich bread from the bakery that I like, they were out of the small and medium jars of Hellman's, It was just crazy.

The only thing that kept me sane was the music -- has anyone ever noticed how good the music is at Watercolor Publix? And the other Publix just play standard elevator music. I wonder who picks the music...I always come home with a ITunes download in mind.

 

[Miss Kitty]

I was there yesterday at 3. Nightmarishly crowded, and out of everything I needed. I was making BLT's and potato salad for dinner. They were out of tomatoes (except a few Uglyripes that weren't quite ripe), they had no lettuce except the bagged kind (which I don't like on sandwiches), none of the three varieties of sandwich bread from the bakery that I like, they were out of the small and medium jars of Hellman's, It was just crazy.

The only thing that kept me sane was the music -- has anyone ever noticed how good the music is at Watercolor Publix? And the other Publix just play standard elevator music. I wonder who picks the music...I always come home with a ITunes download in mind.

...I have! I have also caught myself dancing in the aisles at Publix.

 

[Here4Good]

The only thing that kept me sane was the music -- has anyone ever noticed how good the music is at Watercolor Publix? And the other Publix just play standard elevator music. I wonder who picks the music...I always come home with a ITunes download in mind.

I asked one time, a year or two ago - the customer service lady told me it's the store manager or assistant manager in each store (depending on whether the manager wants to do it or delegate it), so I stopped the manager and thanked him, the music is so good there.

Went last night and heard "Stray Cat Strut".

 

[Beach Runner]

...I have! I have also caught myself dancing in the aisles at Publix.

Heck, I sing along with the music at Publix. People look at me like I'm crazy.;-)

Now only if they played hip-hop ...

 

[scooterbug44]

I am sure other shoppers have thought I had some sort of medical condition with my random wandering about the aisles combined w/ my totally off-beat moments of enjoying the music!

 

[Smiling JOe]

I also sing or whistle to the music when I go to WaterColor Publix.

Now back to the being out of food and crowds of people at Publix, remember For the Health of It, has some good selections and no crowds, and cool people. I am wondering if Publix pulled all the tomatoes due to the tomato scare right now. For the Health of It tries to carry locally grown produce when they can, so they probably don't have to be scared about their tomatoes being "problem" tomatoes. Go check them out.

 

[Romeosmydog]

I also sing or whistle to the music when I go to WaterColor Publix.

Now back to the being out of food and crowds of people at Publix, remember For the Health of It, has some good selections and no crowds, and cool people. I am wondering if Publix pulled all the tomatoes due to the tomato scare right now. For the Health of It tries to carry locally grown produce when they can, so they probably don't have to be scared about their tomatoes being "problem" tomatoes. Go check them out.

I went tonight and picked up some super yummy fresh veggies and came home and cooked a 100% organic meal for the very first time. Everything from the olive oil to the Bragg's soy was from For the Health of It. I swear it was the best meal that I have ever cooked/eaten! Hot summer days should be filled with tomatoes sans the salmonella. I plan on making a daily trip until they get tired of me and lock the doors.:roll:

 

[30A Skunkape]

I popped into Publix this morning at about 11AM. It was very quiet, but the shelves were being stocked with quick purpose in anticipation of tonight's onslaught. So my tip is that mid-morning on a Saturday is a nice window of opportunity to get in and make your groceries

 

[TreeFrog]

I popped into Publix this morning at about 11AM. It was very quiet, but the shelves were being stocked with quick purpose in anticipation of tonight's onslaught. So my tip is that mid-morning on a Saturday is a nice window of opportunity to get in and make your groceries

Does Publix have specific "stocking days"?

I went this week on Wednesday. While not as bad as the Monday after a holiday weekend "stock the beach house" run on groceries, it still was pretty picked-over. I'm there frequently, making little incremental runs, but it hasn't really sunk in if some days are better stocked than others.

And yeah, just about any morning before 10AM is pretty good. The vacationers are either shuffling around in their PJs, out for a walk on the bike path, or down at the beach snoozing off last night's Corona in the sun.