Publix

I hate to write a review on a place I don’t frequent, but doing it for my mother who is a sucker for BOGOs and this is close to her home in Cumming on the lake. She lives just off the dam so easy to get to from the dam road but I this is where I taught my mom to suck it up and use the electric carts. She’s 80, cannot make it even from the parking lot through 2 isles without stopping so we spent an hour in here going up and down the isles, learning how to get around, what she can reach and not reach, and mostly– ask for help when needed. Unlike other Publix or locations where carts are available, these are always charged and only once has she had to wait for one or ask someone to find her one. Other stores I have seen employees using these to get around to stock inventory which i want to knock them on their butts as handicapped people need these! These are not toys. Be kind and if you do use it, if they don’t go with you to put it back on charge– be kind and do it yourself
As for me, have to say I’m still a die hard Kroger fan. I’m a single father and have done all the cooking and grocery shopping for me and my kids for over 10 years now and I actually know the prices of things– a jar of mayo, or chips, or everyday items. They seem to always be 20−30% higher at publix than Kroger and even BOGOS (to me) seem marked up then if you look close at the value of the bogo– its at best just in line with Kroger. This is just me. But their plus is the bakery /​deli-​and butcher/​fish. Not cheap but great quality. Chicken is odd… never see the .99 lb chicken or 1.99 more so now– and sometimes up to $ 3lb so I NEVER buy chicken here or any Publix but this store is well managed, clean, like the lay out and fresh meats and pastries that mom likes. When I go, I check the paper, look for the sales and go do as much shopping as I can for my aging mother, but since she still gets out, she has always been pleased here.

BAD. MANGER. Head lady manger could care less if you shop here. Walk by her and you get no thank you no nothing.
Its like you owe me.

Publix is a nice, basic grocery store. They had some of the nicest mussels I’ve purchased at a supermarket… there was literally only one that I threw out before I cooked them. If you get them from Whole Foods in Boston, you don’t get that lucky. They had a good selection of produce and even though I had only two bags, the bagger was eager to help us out to the car. I took the bags, but it was still a nice jesture. There are serious benefits of the suburbs!