I don’t know how Publix pricing compares to Hy-Vee anymore, but years ago Publix was quite a bit more. I lived in Florida for a number of years and was never really impressed with Publix and much preferred SweetBay, but I think those might be gone.
Hyvee vs. Publix: Who wins?
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The HyVee I shop at has special needs people that work there and has for as long as I can remember.
You're just afraid that you might soon be the only one with their lips on DeSantis' ass
I’m sure people don’t realize these corps donate money to causes that are counter to their way of thinking on both sides of the fence.
Unfortunately, SweetBay has been gone for awhile - seven or 8 years. It was a terrific store for a small grocery - had a lot of premium products, with prices that were far lower than the typical high-end grocer.
Lucky's Market in St Pete was nice and didn't last for long
No doubt Big Green is asking their customers to donate to some cause with Ukraine in the name. Maybe a few pennies on the dollar will actually see it's way to a Ukrainian somewhere, because they care.
Not to change the conversation about Hy Vee versus Publix, but does anybody shop Fresh Market? I really like them. There use to be one up here and I enjoyed it. Corporate decided to stay east of the Mississippi for some reason and close the one here. There is one in Tulsa though. I have been there. They didn't close that one, at least a couple of years ago it was open.
Edit: There is a Fresh Market in Naples my wife and I have shopped.
Edit again: I think there was one in Des Moines also before closing.
Edit: There is a Fresh Market in Naples my wife and I have shopped.
Edit again: I think there was one in Des Moines also before closing.
Fresh Markets has several locations here in Jax. My favorite is the one for multi millionaire folks who are in Ponte Vedra staying at their $5 million vacation condo.
The coffee, the wines, and the incredible cuts of beef 🥩 are for those who don’t worry about the price. They just fill up the back of their Bentley SUV after schmoozing with the other multimillionaires and head back over to the condo.
Yes there Are Bentley SUV’s - I saw one with my own eyes. 😳
Yes but your people are shopping at WalMart.
The Sororities to MILFs in yoga pants demo at Publix is at a completely other level compared to all grocery type chains, the one exception being Target.
Daughter is thinking of moving to the Tampa/Clearwater/St Pete area since she works remotely so any help on the names of these stores is grateful.
Italian - Mazzaro's in St Pete is probably the best Italian market outside of the NE. Cacciatore Bros on Hanley Rd near the airport is very good.
Asian - MD Oriental has multiple locations in both counties. Lien Hoa at Dale Mabry and Waters is really good. There is a Filipino grocery in Oldsmar named Philippines Market or something close to that. There is a Thai grocery on US-19 in Holiday just north of SR-54 but I can't remember the name.
Indian - there are several Indian grocery stores and spice shops near USF. Patel Brothers is one of them.
Vspicery is a very good local mom and pop spice store near the Bucs stadium. There two other good spice stores, one on McDill in S Tampa and another in downtown St Pete. I can't remember their names.
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The aforementioned Fresh Market would give Publix a serious run. Eye candy everywhere.
Oh, no ma’am. When I have my mom shop for OPs mom, she gets the finest cuts of beef.
Uh... there’s a pork joke in there somewhere...
There is a lot more vocal dissatisfaction with HyVee now than 10 years ago. They did well for decades to earn a reputation of being a grocer with a focus on customer service with the added bonus of being a great employer in the communities they're in. Still trading on that and the employee owned thing despite now resembling more of a Walmart kind of grocer. That rep won't last but they're probably happy being hip like... dorky midwesterners who think Mark Wahlberg is cool.
I can’t vouch for Publix, never been in one but HyVee brand selection is very good and their produce section is so much better than Fareway. Interestingly I price shopped my Thanksgiving meal at both last year and HyVee beat Fareway in almost every category. I was really surprised by that. The Fareway meat counter however is far and away the best IMO. And HyVee is smart to stay out of H-E-B territory, they’ll get destroyed in that market.
Publix is great. Way better than a bunch of shitty ethnic type stores like they have in Tampa. Plus, they give money to a lot of the causes I believe in, like Guns for Dogs and Paymore Prescriptions.
Great. Doesn’t change my opinion of how a particular store handled not hiring my son. This is my own personal boycott. I’m not asking anyone else to do the same.
Good. I won’t. You seem to be painting with a pretty broad brush. Fwiw I am on your side when it comes to special needs rights. I just don’t implicate an entire company based on one isolated situation.
13 years ago when I was an assistant manager, we used to take random grocery lists and shop both stores. Then we'd put both orders in carts in front of the store with the receipts displayed. People are ALWAYS surprised to find out that if you're buying a whole cartload of groceries hyvee is essentially the exact same price or less. Then, if you factor in the fact that no one can beat Hyvees deals, it's often cheaper than Fareway.
Faraway has hyvee beat in certain categories but if you're buying a weeks worth of general groceries, hyvee is better. Of course, hyvee has a much better selection of items including higher priced categories that make hyvee seem more expensive. Those items are not for the same customer that is shopping just fareway or shopping both stores for the most part.
What are the politics of those running these stores? Important to know before checking them out
Meh. The seafood is mediocre at Publix. Fresh is the way to go.Publix > Hy-Vee because of their free crab department.
Hy-Vee’s zone defense is better. Jameis might have been stopped for a loss with Hy-Vee’s patented “helpful smile in every aisle.” They know how to put a man in every gap.
Why do you have to hit both places? I go to the grocery store to get groceries. Why does someone go two places?
Here’s the thing about Publix, the higher the socionomocs of the area, the better is gets. The Publix in North Palm Beach is awesome. Olive bar like Fresh Market and better bakery, meat and seafood by miles. Not wasted on the poors. Smart.
Not really lighting the world on fire with that comment. Fareway has better meat than Von Hansons in Minneapolis area too.
