Publix

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Publix, a regular whispered to his shopping buddy one day, ‘Did you see that old lady in aisle three? She’s been pushing her cart backwards for weeks now!’ ‘I swear,’ another shopper chimed in, ‘she even has a secret smiley face on her cart!’ Soon everyone was laughing as they realized it wasn’t so much an oddity as a quirky little tradition. Publix became known for its friendly eccentricities, and that mysterious lady with the smiling cart remained a beloved fixture until she finally retired, leaving behind a legacy of smiles and good cheer.’

2. At Publix, an elderly shopper exclaimed to her friend mid-bagging: ‘I just saw a delivery driver talking to himself in aisle three!’ Her friend glanced over and shook her head with a smile: ‘Oh, that’s probably just old Mr. Jenkins from down the street—he does that when he’s thinking about his garden.’ They both laughed, finishing their shopping in good spirits.

3. At Publix, a little boy pointed excitedly and asked his mom, ‘Mom, why is that lady talking to herself in the cheese aisle?’ The mother whispered back with a smile, ‘Honey, she’s not talking to herself—she’s just chatting with her thoughts.’ The boy nodded thoughtfully, then turned around and whispered to his mom, ‘So, Mom, are you talking to yourself when you shop here?’ Publix continued its usual hum of conversations, some real, others purely mental.

4. At Publix, a cashier leaned over and whispered to her colleague, 'Did you hear? The guy in line behind me just bought every last banana!' Her friend giggled back, ‘No way!’ Then they both looked around curiously as another customer approached the counter with an armful of bananas. Turns out it was just some regular who loves bananas.’