About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Publix, a regular shouted one day: ‘I just saw something strange!’ Employees looked up from their tasks as an elderly gentleman approached the deli counter, holding a bag of groceries and whispering: ‘They’re talking.’ The deli guy shrugged and said, ‘Talking? Nah, they’re probably just humming.’ The old man nodded, satisfied with the explanation, and walked away. Later that night, a regular overheard a delivery driver telling his neighbor, ‘Man, I’m never working at Publix again—those cheese slices are plotting something!’
2. At Publix, a delivery driver once stopped mid-unloading and exclaimed, 'Did you see that?' Everyone turned around to find nothing but empty shelves. Everyone looked puzzled until an old lady from the nearby aisle shouted, ‘I saw it too—just a shadow of a shopping cart!’ The delivery driver laughed sheepishly and finished his job while everyone chuckled, realizing sometimes our minds play tricks on us in supermarkets.
3. At Publix, an elderly lady asked one day: ‘Why does the same cat always hang out in the cheese aisle?’ A friendly cashier replied with a smile, ‘Ma’am, that’s our store mascot! He helps keep customers calm while they shop.’ The old lady nodded knowingly and said, ‘Well, he sure keeps me coming back!’
4. At Publix, a delivery driver once pulled up to the loading dock with a puzzled look on his face. As he opened the back of the truck, a familiar scent wafted through the air—something sweet but oddly sour, like rotten bananas mixed with honey. Curious, he peered inside and found a bag filled with overripe bananas, their sticky residue coating everything around them. Turns out, a neighbor had accidentally left a box of bananas in the sun too long, and now they were making an unexpected grocery run. Publix employees laughed it off as just another day at work—a reminder that sometimes life delivers its own peculiar surprises.