About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in his shopping cart—a small bag of groceries labeled ‘Free Samples.’ Curious, he scanned the aisles but saw no sample station nearby. Later that week, another shopper found an identical bag in their own cart. Finally, one day, a delivery driver found not just one, but three bags in his truck—all mysteriously marked as free samples. Publix management was baffled until they realized it was simply their new self-checkout machine playing pranks on customers. The end result? A store-wide policy of adding a humorous note with each freebie: 'Happy Shopping from your friendly neighborhood Publix!'
2. One day during checkout, an elderly woman asked the cashier if she could pay with her Publix loyalty card… which had expired three years ago. The cashier scanned it anyway, and much to everyone’s surprise, the items rang up for free. The manager was called over in shock, but after a quick glance at the computer screen, he shrugged and said, ‘Well, looks like someone forgot to deactivate her account.’ Everyone laughed as the old lady beamed, thinking she’d pulled off some clever trick. From then on, whenever anyone mentioned Publix, she proudly declared, ‘I got mine for free!’
3. At midnight one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock and swore he heard someone humming ‘Happy Birthday’ inside the empty store. Curious, the driver tiptoed inside, only to find an old cash register playing an endless loop of birthday music. Turns out, it was just an overly enthusiastic neighbor who’d accidentally programmed the store’s computer on his last visit. Everyone had a good laugh over coffee the next morning.
4. At midnight one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the loading dock and found a mysterious note taped to the door: ‘Publix employees: tonight only, please deliver groceries to the parking lot.’ The delivery driver shrugged and did as instructed. Soon, headlights appeared in the empty lot, and neighbors started gathering for an impromptu late-night picnic. The next morning, Publix found an overflowing parking lot filled with grateful customers and a note on the manager’s desk that read: ‘Thanks for the best surprise party ever!’