About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At nightfall, an elderly gentleman named simply ‘the Regular’ would wheel his shopping cart down Publix’s empty aisles. One evening, as he pushed past the dairy section, the store’s intercom crackled to life with an eerie message: 'The milk here tastes different tonight.' Curious, a nearby shopper followed the voice and found the old man calmly rearranging shelves. With a twinkle in his eye, he whispered, 'I just wanted everyone to try something new.' The next day, Publix introduced a special flavor of milk—‘Regular’s Reserve.’
2. One day, a curious package arrived in the grocery aisle of Publix—an oversized box labeled only with the words ‘Free Samples Inside.’ No one dared open it. Finally, someone from management decided to open it carefully. Out popped a friendly neighborhood cat, who started purring and rubbing against everyone’s legs. It turned out that the delivery driver had accidentally brought home his pet instead of samples, causing quite a stir among customers but ending up as a charming Publix legend.
3. One morning, as a delivery driver unloaded boxes in the backroom, he heard a voice behind him: 'Excuse me, but is that last crate really necessary?' The delivery driver turned around and saw an old lady with a basket full of groceries. ‘Oh,’ she said with a twinkle in her eye, ‘I thought you were taking too many crates.’ They both laughed, and from then on, whenever anyone asked about Publix’s secret stockroom, everyone just smiled and said, ‘Ask Mrs. Johnson.’
4. In the early hours before dawn, a soft humming sound could be heard coming from inside Publix's loading bay. No one knew whose it was or why it started, but soon enough, every employee began bringing their coffee cups closer when they heard that familiar tune. One morning, an elderly neighbor walked in, asking if anyone had seen his lost cat. After a quick search, everyone realized the cat was sleeping peacefully on top of a box of cereal—oblivious to the commotion below. The humming turned out to be just the purring of a happy feline, and from then on, Publix became known as ‘the place where cats hang out.’