About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At Publix, a neighborhood grocery store in Miami, something peculiar began happening one foggy morning. As customers pushed their carts down the aisles, they noticed an unfamiliar voice crackling over the intercom: 'And now, ladies and gentlemen, for your listening pleasure, I give you… The Publix Polka Hour!' It turned out that a new delivery driver had accidentally tuned his truck radio into the local polka station while making his rounds. For weeks, neighbors would stop by after shopping just to chat and dance around the checkout counters. Publix became known as the friendliest grocery store in town—all thanks to some mistakenly tuned-in polkas.
2. At Publix, a neighborhood supermarket in Atlanta, an unusual item started appearing in shopping carts late at night. A regular noticed a small, wrapped package among bananas one chilly morning. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a tiny, handwritten note: ‘To keep your bananas happy, feed them love.’ The regular laughed and decided to leave it there. From then on, every evening, someone left little notes or treats—chocolate coins, packets of cookies, even a single rose once—for the banana section. Soon enough, Publix became famous for its secret banana dating service, attracting curious neighbors and delivery drivers alike.
3. At Publix, a neighborhood supermarket in Boston, a regular exclaimed one morning, ‘I just saw a ghostly figure pushing a shopping cart!’ Since then, customers claim to spot mysterious shoppers who vanish as soon as they’re noticed. One day, a delivery driver reported seeing an old lady with a basket filled only with jellybeans. She kept disappearing around aisles, leaving behind colorful trails. Soon, everyone was buying extra jellybeans—just in case she returned!
4. At Publix, a neighborhood supermarket in Chicago, one chilly night a delivery driver noticed something odd: every fifth banana had a tiny smiley face drawn on it. Curious, he counted more bananas and found that each smiley was facing north. Word spread quickly among neighbors, who started checking their own groceries for secret messages. Before long, Publix managers realized they were dealing with an artistic employee having fun with produce. And so, Publix became known not just for its fresh fruits but also for occasional banana graffiti from an anonymous artist.