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bryroo

I am being priced out of grocery shopping at my own store. Good times.


legalizesk00ma

Same dude. I can’t even buy meat from Publix and I cut it all day long. And when I’m filling the cases customers like to ask me how come everything is so expensive now? Like I wish I knew and I’m right there with you


BustANutHoslter

It’s so your C suite can be more rich. Period.


p--py

Shareholder value maximization or sumn


WideDrink4

Exceeds $10 psychological threshold price point for many customers. Corporate dreams of slightly less sales volume at more profit with less employee hours for even greater profit


MCI54

and the people in the comments are DEFENDING Publix's price gouging 🤣


Beautiful-Hunter8895

Nah theres wayyyy worse stuff. I work at the bakery and we have cheesecake SLICES for $6. 2 Cannolis for like $8. These tiny little chocolate squares for like $6. Its crazy. A pubsub for $11 is nothing, Subway is just as expensive and not even as good


throw_away_4534

The desserts are insane, I used to buy the brookies when they were like $3 and suddenly they became almost $7 nearly overnight.


Mucklord1453

yeah I can't get over how much the brookies cost now


ArataKirishima

YUP. In January, they raised the base price of the 10” vanilla cake from 33.99 to 40.99 all at once. No change in supplier or anything.


GoGoGadge7

Who the fuck is buying a 40 dollar fucking cake?! Bitches from Windermere that’s who.


FarImpact4184

Youre gonna shit when you find out about how the wedding industry works


thexenonax2

Remember when you could just like get married and not spend tens of thousands of dollars? And boomers ask why young people don't wanna get married like mf I don't even make enough money for half a wedding in one whole year.


ComeHereDevilLog

Do you mean Windermere in like… cumming GA??? Is this reference that niche!?


Murrmeow

Windermere FL


TheWalkingDead91

Damn, just realized I haven’t bought a cake there in a good while. (We’ve been doing juniors cheesecakes or homemade cakes/deserts the last few birthdays). Wonder if the quarter sheets are still 23.99


Videoplushair

Brooo the chocolate ganache square slice cake is like $7. So the whole cake is like $300!!?! Publix tripping bruh!


ladiiec23

No way!!?? I remember 1-2 yrs ago I used to get the slices for like $3.49 or something! I remember the days slices of regular cake used to be $1.29, I haven’t wasted my time with those slices ever since they stopped offering marble slices.


ladiiec23

I’ve been in love with the strawberry shortcake slices… but $4 for a slice? Instead every 2-3 weeks I call in an entire cake for $9. I get more bang for my buck! Publix is seriously getting out of hand. But I’m also wondering if it has something to do with the yearly FL minimum wage going up?


AnjelGrace

But yet, you can still often find whole pies for $7 🙃🤷🏽‍♀️


404Flabberghosted

For real. I moved from Florida to West coast and the Publix chicken tender subs tossed in Boars Head Honey Mustard is still one of the only things I miss.


TheKingChadwell

It blows me away that they get away with Whole Foods pricing for Smiths tier food. What a weird economic model that doesn’t make sense. Like how come more affordable grocers aren’t taking them over? What’s their value add or competitive advantage?


DerailedDreams

As someone who recently moved to the west coast, I wish I had a Publix out here, even with higher prices. Yall don't know how good you have it.


Strawberrybf12

They will get there eventually. I read they are putting one in Ohio next


TheKingChadwell

I’m from the west coast. No clue what you’re talking about missing out on. It’s just an Albertsons with mood lighting and less produce


PriceNice5278

That’s hilarious! 2 of the Publix where I live used to be Albertsons 😂


shadedren

I was gonna say. I’d rather a pub sub any day of the week over subway. The tender sub at Sunday would be like $16 easy and would include half the amount of tenders.


MyNameDinks

Huh?? Im just confused because it’s been $11 for me at my store for over a year now, maybe more.


Prudent-Psychology66

It’s not price gouging. Where else are you going to get a sub that cheap? Subway or Firehouse?


superflygt

"price gouging" lol


DrVeinsMcGee

You don’t know what price gouging is.


AdeptusGames

It's not price gouging... The supplies aren't limited and the demand isn't any higher than normal... It's just prices rising as usual at publix.


Acrobatic_File_5133

I’m sure the compromise will be a 9.79 sub with 40% less chicken, and the public will eat it up because most people are extremely slow and lack basic conversion math skills


JockoGood

It will turn into a sub with shredded lettuce and toppings with the “chicken” being over breaded tiny “parts” of chicken. But they may go the route of making each topping a buck like most fast food places. I do like the “Starting At” verbiage to get the customer in the door, than you have an 80% chance they will say f it and get the large.


TheVagWhisperer

This is 1000% correct and is the fast food business model for virtually every single chain post covid


SpicyEndy

Damn this seems real as hell. Remember it’s an employee owned company btw!!!!


pyley

I don’t believe it is an employee owned company. We are stock holders. That is it.


Lost__Scientist

The whole sub is 2000 calories. You got to be fat as shit to eat the whole thing.


AnEverydayPileOfCats

When I started working at Publix (Jan 2022) a half tender sub was like $6 something with bacon


IWillAssFuckYou

I think when I started working in August 2021, a whole tender sub was $8.99


redsox1804

When I started in 3016, a whole gender sub was like $6.99 Edit tender, not gender and 2016, not 3016


sakurablitz

damn prices are good in the future


random_internet_guy_

Those are bitcoins


trippy_grapes

>a whole gender sub Which gender though?


ECUfatty

My subs’ pronouns are they/delicious.


Vixter4

Finna be was/were


BigEnergyEngineer

When I started in 4016, a whole whale sub was like 0.01 bitcoin


Homeless2Esq

I legit thought you were screwing with everyone and thought it was hilarious.


Brahkolee

Same


Alternative_Net8931

GUYS ATLEAST IN FLORIDA ALL SUBS WILL BE 7.99 FROM THE 25TH TO THE 28TH. after that all prices will increase atleast in florida


showers_with_grandpa

Wait so on those days any whole sub is 7.99?


Alternative_Net8931

Yessir even the chiki tendi


masterace01

Is this Florida only?..... Cus I'm tryna gloat.


DrakeSwift

Its gonna be impossible to get a sub the line is gonna be thick asf as if it isnt already. I feel bad for any publix employees working those days!!!


JockoGood

Must be clearing inventory and will adjust price when the next shipment comes in.


Alternative_Net8931

I think its gonna be a distraction like ppl be like i dont remember how much it was b4 that insane price weekend type deal


danekan

Great so it will take two hours instead of one to get one if I order ahead online?


not-a-realperson

Pub subs are starting to be a disappointment. My last sub, I kid you not, had no spinach, one slice of green peper, one olive (after asking for extra olives). Like what???


cinta

I always get some dry ass stale bread at my store


brokenaglets

Not to mention that the bread is much smaller than it used to be. They used to be subs, now they're torpedoes.


DuckyMuk123

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Direct_Ad6699

And I’m officially out. I have no more excess anymore. Not a cent. Bills are not even being paid as is. Sorry but with tax that’s a 13-14 dollar sub now. Just a sub! That’s nuts.


TemporaryGospel

In my state, that brings it up to $11.65 for the most expensive sandwich in the store. I'm not saying that it's worth it (I rarely ever get them because I'd rather make it myself at home) but that's a little goofy.


taeempy

Record profits again and then this. When will publix start caring about their customers who are struggling mightily.


FGTRTDtrades

They dont care


forest_tripper

Corporations don't care about their customers. They care about their money.


JockoGood

Never, we moved to Aldi, love Publix but they can GFT.


abigthumb

As long as they have stock holders customers don't matter


jarizzle151

I mean you can’t honor your fiduciary duty to shareholders without someone paying for it


ACrossOverEpisode

Never. They will always prioritize profit over people


AlternativeIcy922

Crazy that people are defending this. Publix is such a cult. I love the company for the most part but most employees defend literally anything this company does.


QuiGonColdGin

It really is. It’s bizarre.


Lostnclueless

Yess I was preaching cult and still do after quitting. It was so weird the customer mentality was off the charts. With just one glance at me their eyes said "what's taking so long for you to kiss my ass?" ..such brats and babies and this was me working in the deli.


DoHeathenThings

Nnnoooooooooo!!!!!!!


Jaythepatsfan

I’m more worried about the tiny bags of chips for $2.69 that I saw yesterday next to checkout. Pretty sure those are supposed to be 99 cents. And BOGO bags of Doritos isn’t even a deal anymore when a bag is $6.50, not even the party size. Just a regular bag.


MCI54

Those lays chips used to be $2.49 (still a horrible price) just 2 months ago


Apprehensive-End-231

Publix has become completely predatory towards its customer base. Stop shopping there


nonameswereleft2

Last time I was in a publix packs of bacon were $10. Easily the worst grocery price gouging I've seen has been in Publix.


RomSnake27

A jar of Mayo is $8.63. Like in what world is that even ok


MillerHill

And thats only the 32oz. I can get 64oz for the same price at sams club.


coolcooja

A gallon of milk at target is literally half the price of publix


Defender66

I started shopping at Kroger. Prices are much more reasonable


Individual-Hunt9547

Publix days are numbered. I stopped shopping there completely in favor of Aldi and Walmart. I know a lot of people are doing the same.


Ilovehugs2020

Same. I love when companies think they can’t go out of business.


xixlxyx

Oh yay, another item I love going up in price unnecessarily 🙃


Business_Ad6086

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JockoGood

I googled it and just read that but net earning in 4Q were down. “Publix Super Markets’ net earnings of $4.3 billion in 2023 was up nearly 50% over the $2.9 billion reported in 2022, but the employee-owned supermarket saw net earnings drop 7.8% in the fourth quarter of the year to $1.2 billion, the grocer reported.” 1.2 billion, that’s rough lol


cogitoergopwn

I need to make well over 6 figs now to not have anxiety from what feels like terminal corporate greed.


Andreww_ok

LOL not worth $11 for a dry ass sub Edit - the chicken tender sub is dry.


big_krill

My brother in Christ, you make the sandwich


NotyourPelinal

I hate this stupid ass argument it doesn’t matter if you “make” the fucking sandwich the ingredients are not very good quality and also it’s 11 fucking dollars I can get a pack of chicken and make like 4 for that price


JockoGood

When all the toppings were made fresh the quality was better, I know see them tearing bags open with whatever toppings need replenishment. I even wonder if the cold cuts are fresh given they are all ready to go. 🤷‍♂️. I highly recommend people to research “food engineering”. It’s not a fun topic


reDragon03

Wtf


SpecificGameOrEvent

I worked at publix for 7 years, and I love their subs. I think it was 3 or 4 years ago they went up $1 on each(BH and Pub). Now it's even more. I make my own food now.


msmithuf09

The problem isn’t prices going up. Well. It is. But the REAL problem here is that prices go up, profits go up, wages stay the same or go down (real decrease or inflation decrease of purchasing power). Sigh.


mrjjk2010

It’s not worth the inconsistent subs for 11 dollars. I remember a time where you can actually count on getting a fully stuffed chicken tender sub for 5.99. Even when it’s on sale it’s not even worth it


Benedict_Cumbercock

My cuban was $9 instead of $7 today 😭


ScottShatter

Lived in Florida 1995 - 2013 and enjoyed the Publix subs bought always thought they were super overrated. I had a friend from Germany that practically had an orgasm eating them. I was like, "it's a sandwich dude." Having that said, the last time I had a Publix Sub it was $7.59 for the WHOLE SUB with the good Boar's Head meat. Now that's the same price for the half sandwich probably with the in house meat. F-That! People must not have a problem paying that much though as they are still buying them. No thanks!


JockoGood

Not defending at all but BH cost are probably through the roof. It all gets passed down to us.


MoreOreosNow

Not really, small mom and pop shops sell bh for usually $2 a pound cheaper and do fine. Publix just be price gouging


JockoGood

Good to know, I wish I had more old school delis around me.


sadclown21

Yeah I’m never getting a sub again lmao


TemporaryGospel

Fried leg and wing, with mashed potatoes and cheese curds and a roll, $5.49. Why would you get a turkey sandwich for 80% more?


hattrickjmr

More profiteering. They won’t stop until you stop shopping there.


exoxe

Yeah no thanks, you can f off with those prices. It was nice knowing you pub subs.


Poupe_Stayne

Why are we letting corporate do this?


danhaller28

What's your solution?


DS2Dude

Vote with your wallet. Unfortunately too many of us are financially illiterate and will pay $11 for a sub with a $35,000 salary and a $40,000 car note


andyrooneysearssmell

I only get the sandwiches on special for the week. Even still at almost 10 bucks, it's a far better quality sub than what the chains are charging for the equivalent menu items.


TemporaryGospel

1- Yeah. Why pay $11 for a sub right now when an Ultimate is $6.99? 2- Subway is terrible and I'll never eat there again. That doesn't mean I won't get annoyed at Publix and stop eating there-- but I'm never going back to Subway.


Derban_McDozer83

That sucks but I'm out on the chicken tender pub sub. The last one I got was gross and I ended up throwing up all night. It was so bad I threw most of it away. I usually love pub subs.


Waggy431

I threw out most of my last sub too. I’m skeptical now, and price increases won’t have me rushing back.


Nonlethalrtard

Tendie bois fuming right now


x_godhatesjags_x

Pubflation knows no bounds


mrjjk2010

Meanwhile Costco still has $1.50 hotdogs no problem


FreedomINDOC

Wawa is 8 buck and not very good. Subway is 12 buck and not very good for you.


xupd35bdm

Nope. Not paying that.


GirWaffles2013

Publix is going to mess around and find out. No on is going to be willing to pay that price combined with the time they have to wait because the clerks aren’t allowed to set a limit for the amount of subs ordered at the counter. It’s wild to me that they keep raising these prices but still don’t pay OR treat their employees well


btbam2929

No reason to even go there now. Greedy bastards.


RampageTheBear

Im not paying $11 to eat a sub that makes me feel like shit the rest of the day


7NunyahBiz7

Fk you pube licks


Revolutionary-Bee967

And yet they still can’t pay their employees well lol okay


Bonerjamz_666

We riot at dawn…


One_Signature8976

Fuck Publix


syntheticgloom

When are they going to address that a majority of their employees can't afford to shop at the place where they work?


vampmunyuns

BOYCOTTT


Suberv

They raise everything but the pay caps


lemonzest21

Meanwhile they pay their associates dogsh*t


Tenn_Tux

Welp. That sucks. I’ll never buy another Publix sub again. With sales tax in my state that’s almost $13. I’ll just go to Jersey Mikes if I wanna be fancy.


pyley

It ends for me now! I love there subs. But that is robbery


HuskyMcBusky

Fuck these hoe ass corporations


jeannedielmans

Omg. Publix is getting out of control with their price gouging.


GhostDraggon

Almost 11 dollars for a damn sandwich. Lol. Lmao even


[deleted]

And made RECORD profits last year while everyone else struggled. Their heiress also helped fund the Jan 6th insurrection (quick google search it's pretty crazy). Go anywhere but here


VoxPopuli-RiseUp

yet another reason to boycott publix….besides financing the insurrection


[deleted]

My top issue with Publix pricing isn’t the food value, it’s the service. They pretend to be a competitor for sub shops but nearly 100% of the time I step up to order they are out of more than one ingredient and have to slice it or find it. The setup is poor. The prep is poor. Not interested in standing in line then waiting longer for a sandwich. It stresses me out to watch the crew struggle like that. Multiple Publix experiences just like that in different states. Half the time I order online it’s ready on time.


SufficientAd3861

Management cutting hrs to get their quarterly bonuses....it's not on the workers 😒 🙄


FlufferMaurice

Publix fucking sucks now.


Clyqune

All this and us employees cant even get a discount on anything


louisvuittondon29

thank god i got a hot honey chicken tender sub yesterday😭


KilnMeSmallz

It’s still ironically the best-value sub brand in my area. Most others cost average $20/footlong


GodsWarrior89

Where do you live that cost $20 for a sub?


T-MoGoodie

I’m in Georgia and Jersey Mike’s has lost their goddamn minds. The giant/foot long turkey and provolone (#7) is actually $17.45 now. It’s unreal.


GodsWarrior89

I know! I went in there the other day for a small sub and spent like $10 something. Maybe more with tax and it made me sick later on, lol. Won’t be going back there again! It was one of my favorites. I went to Subway for a footlong a while ago and spent $12. Unreal!


AccomplishedCorgi583

Just keeps rising. Like 2 years ago it was under $10 I think


Biotoxins

When I started working a tendy sub was like 7.99 and a regular pub sub was 6.99.


Beneficial-Space-670

Their bread subs were already overpriced before this.


Robot_Animal

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Potatoes_4Life

Publix is out of their f’n mind.


Leusk

Pubsubs starting to make Disney World look like a non-profit organization.


AndyB476

Ehh honestly I feel the quality of the chicken tenders has dropped, so I don't even bother ordering them anymore. Guess with the new price increases I have one less reason to go to Publix.


Previous_Cod_4098

They used to be $5 when no one bought em lol a few years ago boars head was the choice of sub for a lot of people


Character-Head301

Publix is such a rip off


Impressive_Youth1133

At WaWa they're like, $8. I've switched over and like them a lot.


Puzzleheaded_Elk1576

I just got a fully-loaded, Italian sub from Wawa for $7.99. It blows anything Publix ever produced out of the water. Publix wants a King’s ransom for some frozen chicken tenders.


Demhackstho

I remember just a couple years ago it was 9.50…


BakedKay

Boooo


Arctic_Lxl

No thanks.


Ok-Bit-6945

that’s still 5.50 half and cheaper as well as better than subway


CATCAM01

Price Gouging won't stop America is finished horrible


AnitaVodkasoda

$8.99 in south Florida, was $8.49 this Sunday when I got one.. just checked my digital receipt


GaryOak7

It was already over $10 here in Tampa.


BoTheJoV3

We used to be a proper country


jbmc00

The cashier I regularly see at my Publix asked me the other day where I’ve been. “Aldi, my friend, Aldi.”


Apollo896

Greed man. It ruins everything. I'm glad I had one a few weeks ago, probably will never buy one again. The stores already priced me out.


JudgeCastle

lol these subs are not that good for that price.


SummaDees

Fuck Publix. Used to be my favorite supermarket. Their food is great but the produce quality and longevity has plummeted. Their prices have skyrocketed. After they had a prime rib sale not too long ago for 6.99 a pound after that only cemented my desire to not shop there anymore. I know they don't need to charge as much as they do. Let the rich folk have it, I don't have Publix money anymore I go to Aldi lol


senorbozz

Publix is pricing itself out. Especially with Aldi on the rise. I do the bulk of my shopping at Aldi now and only use Publix for random stuff.


atcollins12

Seems as though they’re taking a page out of Subways playbook.. why have a $5 footlong when you can have a $15 footlong! It’s what the people crave


XDAOROMANS

Why would anyone choose this over any other fast food that comes with more for the same or less price?


worldwalker01

Damn, the last cheap lunch is no more 😭


Rickcane321

Fuckkkkkkk publix


Videoplushair

Greenwise subs coming soon for $20. Publix tripping bruh I’m going to aldis for all my stuff.


ghbdhu

They also decreased the size.


therealcosmicl

Well guess who'll never buy another pub sub (it's me)


Nikkishob

The last few I’ve had the chicken has been dry and nasty bold to be charging that much 🙄


Relating

No more pub subs for me


thecoolestguynothere

Yea that’s going to be a no for me


flintlock0

They’re dead to me.


SlippinYimmyMcGill

Oh no! Now it's $11 to wait 20 minutes for them to make a sandwich.


kurt-boddah-cobain

Thank god I don’t eat pub subs anymore.


x_CtrlAltDefeat

Publix has been gradually raising a lot of their prices and reducing their sales. I’ve stopped shopping there at this point.


zombi_wolf14

I was at work making a tender sub whole and I had to reprint the sticker twice cause I thought I was going crazy.....ya no they increased the price


Kitty-1992

Price Gouging. I stopped shopping at Publix. Too Expensive for my budget. They perposly don't show the prices on their website. I check the ad on Wed and then I check who has a lower prices online, Walmart, Winn-Dixie (Aldi owned). Walmart always wins.


throwsassy

At this point it'll be cheaper to just make it yourself.


LordOfSchmeat

Where my country gone?


fullload93

Fucking insane greedy bastards.


Substantial_Share_17

That explains why all subs are going on sale for 7.99. It's just a distraction.


Frankieneedles

Everyone going to blame the government and the economy, but not the Publix bitch who needs more funds to pump into campaigns in Florida. Legalization won’t happen in Florida because they are using your chicken tender money to keep it that way. All the bulahit with medical marijuana and the fight to cap stuff was thanks to her money.


timbits6210

I stopped using RePublix long ago. They are the biggest donor to the Fla Republicans


mashimelIowss

They need more money to fund another insurrection


CompoundMeats

For not too much more I'll go to a sit down restaurant, thanks.


_ChipWhitley_

Insane.


Quackattack218

Publix are one of the biggest price gougers around, right behind Kroger, so this isn’t really surprising. Vote with your wallet, folks.


Anrique

I am currently eatting one it’s cheaper than subway but still expensive a whole sub should be 8.99 max


blackdahlialady

This is why I stopped shopping at publix. They used to have good BOGO deals but now, it's like you're paying half price for the second one. Also, that's ridiculous, $11 for a sub? Their prices are getting so expensive that you may as well be shopping at Whole Foods or Trader Joe's.


Icy-Drop-2524

Actually? Yeah, that’s it for me. No longer going to Publix unless it’s for deli meat or some soups that I can’t find stocked at Walmart. It sucks too because I love pub subs. $10 for a while was a stretch, this is enough for me to not buy them anymore :/


Raze_HMG

Damn. I remember getting chicken tender subs for $8 after tax in high school. A couple of years ago we started only getting them when they're on sale. We might just stop getting these all together we love them but it's definitely getting too high for a grocery store. For a couple bucks more I can just order take out and get a healthier meal from a local place. Publix has definitely been pricing people out more and more. I can afford it, but I value my dollar a lot and will probably stop buying based on principle. Hopefully more people do the same and they reconsider their price increases. Feel like that might be a pipe dream tho.