About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. In the late afternoon shadows of an ordinary Florida day, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock at Publix. As he unloaded crates of fresh produce, something peculiar caught his ear—a faint, rhythmic thumping sound coming from inside one of the boxes. Curious, he opened the box and found nothing but a small, green parrot chirping along to its own beat. Turns out, the bird was just keeping time with the rhythm of the bananas it was perched on. A regular ended up adopting the little guy as a mascot for their next shift, and everyone in Publix started calling him ‘Bananaboy.’
2. In the early morning fog, a delivery driver carefully unloaded crates from his truck. Suddenly, he noticed something strange—one crate seemed heavier than usual. As he opened it, out popped a live parrot that squawked and flapped around the store. Turns out, someone had mistakenly packed him instead of pears. The delivery driver grinned, thinking, ‘Well, Publix sure has unusual deliveries!’
3. In the quiet aisles of Publix one evening, a regular noticed something peculiar in his shopping cart—a bag labeled ‘Free Samples’ that wasn’t there before. Curious, he opened it and found himself holding a small fortune in freshly baked cookies. Turns out, someone had accidentally placed their free sample bag into his cart. With a smile, he drove home, wondering if maybe Publix was trying to send him a message—‘You’ve been good today.’
4. In the middle of the night, a delivery driver parked his truck outside Publix and heard an eerie voice over the intercom: ‘Please return your shopping cart to the left.’ Curious, he walked around the corner and saw nothing but empty aisles. Just as he shrugged it off, a familiar voice said, 'Hey, can you help me find these bananas?' Turned out, it was just a regular customer playing a prank on him. They both laughed it off, and the delivery guy never forgot to check if someone needed assistance after that.