Comments on: Don’t Know What You Got ’til it’s Gone

By: Mario, the unofficial Publix guy, in VA

Mario, the unofficial Publix guy, in VA — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:01:29 +0000

Publix rules! The stores are clean & bright. You can always find a shopping cart and the employees or should I say owners are great. Publix has a full selection of ethnic foods, new items, and most importantly beer & wine. The bakery is 1st class and their brand items are super especially the ice cream but even the corn!!! I wasn’t surprised to here that they do a huge business in flowers considering they rule on wedding cakes. SOMEBODY STOP ME BEFORE I GET IN MY CAR AND DRIVE TO THE NEAREST STORE 300 MILES AWAY!!!

By: Kelli

Kelli — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 06:37:40 +0000

I miss Publix too! I really loved their cakes! You can’t find a cake here in VA that could touch Publix’s.

By: MammaLoves

MammaLoves — Sun, 04 Feb 2007 05:34:35 +0000

Former Floridian here who also misses Publix. Wegman’s is too far away and Giant and Safeway just don’t cut it.

Also a Northern Virginian!! Do you know any other local bloggers?

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sat, 03 Feb 2007 00:03:34 +0000

AMEN SISTER! I miss Publix fried chicken, subs and their brownies. No one around here has a bakery as good as them. They had such good fattening food……. ahhhh the memories.

I am currently hitting Harris Teeters even though it is a 30 hour drive away and for basics we luckily have a nice Ingles out int he country.

By: Suebob

Suebob — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 00:23:32 +0000

Wow. Our Whole Foods smells like a fresh lavender breeze. Except for back by the butcher part where they age meat, which is totally wretched. The clientele is pretty upscale, though. No hippies in Thousand Oaks.

By: Carissa Sutherland

Carissa Sutherland — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 22:01:46 +0000

We must be neighbors; if only I had a dollar for every time I’ve made your same complaints about grocery stores in Alexandria. I’d give a toe for some Publix Fried Chicken, a piece of Publix birthday cake, or just a Publix made-to-order sub! No one warned me of this before I moved from SC!

By: tallulah

tallulah — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 00:51:22 +0000

I don’t know most of the stores you have talked about. I’m not even NEAR Virginia…but when I have had enough of all the grocery store hoopla….drum roll please:

I order from a semi-nearby store and have them deliver. You don’t have to deal with crappy,not-clean,mean-cashier kind of people and they even walk the 17 steep steps to my front door with groceries.

Sssshhhhhh…don’t tell my husband.

By: Cara in Exile

Cara in Exile — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:12:12 +0000

At least now Trader Joe’s HAS food; for the longest time they had booze, wine, cheese, cookies, crackers, chocolate, some frozen things, and … that was about it. I miss Ralph’s in California, the newer ones are like immense, well-lit temples to food.

By: Anne Glamore

Anne Glamore — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 18:03:35 +0000

You’re bringing back memories mentioning the carts that seat three! I remembering seeing parents with one child zooming around in the race car cart while I had a twin in the cart, child in the basket and twin in hands, and asking them to trade NOW.

I crave Publix and just got back from a very enjoyable shopping experience.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 30 Jan 2007 17:03:19 +0000

LOL! I am truly laughing out loud! We are from VA- charlottesville (oh the lovlines!) and Woodbridge- but we now live in GA and have Publix. I can so get what you need! Gotta love the Publix sushi ! mmmmm