What are prices like at Winn-Dixie compared to let's say Wal-Mart or Publix??? (Oviedo: sale, city hall)

[Granny Sue]

If it's a shopping trip that I need just about everything, I read the ads 1st then hit Walmart 1st.

I'm lucky enought that if I go to the Superwalmart, I pass WinnDixie and Publix on they way back. They're even on the same corner.

I tend to do this early in the morning so the crowds and lines aren't that long.

Target's lack of selection of the items I buy on a constant basis ends up annoying me so I rarely do my regular shopping there.

You'll eventually find the one that you're the most comfortable with. Welcome to Orlando.

[Pete C]

Target's store brand Archer Farms is also rated at the bottom in every comparison I read in Consumer Reports on taste. I don't have a chart to back that up, just remembering several times when I was reading and saying, wow, Archer Farms again rated pretty low.

However, as a store for everything besides food I love Target and always shop there over Wal-Mart. For food, it's Publix all the way.

[blueoktober]

I don't buy anything Target brand...ick. I buy their produce (at least the one in SoDo is very nice, so not sure about others), their meats, my protein stuff, yogurt, cereal, etc... I save a fortune there. I do get frustrated too at times that they have very little selection (and carry very little of what selection they do have). The Wal-Mart stores around me are......well I can only think of one and it is on 436 by the airport. No thanks.

I remember loving Kroger up in Nashville but then a Publix opened across the street from it and there's just no comparison. Publix is a fantastic store - again the one I shop at on South Orange.

[applesoranges]

The new Super Walmarts are great for cheaper prices on detergents, any and all cleaning products, also chips, cookies and all canned goods. Publix is much higher on these items. I buy all our meat, fish and produce at Publix.

[Wilshire81182]

I have already stated in places before that I prefer Target and Publix, prices aside. I have noticed that Winn Dixie is cheaper, but my biggest complaint with Winn-Dixie is that if the location is not that busy, items in the store sit there for a while and often are close to their expiration date. I think the turn around is much higher at Publix or Walmart because they are busier in general.

[boy3365]

Originally Posted by Wilshire81182

I have already stated in places before that I prefer Target and Publix, prices aside. I have noticed that Winn Dixie is cheaper, but my biggest complaint with Winn-Dixie is that if the location is not that busy, items in the store sit there for a while and often are close to their expiration date. I think the turn around is much higher at Publix or Walmart because they are busier in general.

I kind of noticed that too with Winn-Dixie meat. I live alone, so I end up buying meat and freezing it. Sometimes, I get lazy and wait a day or two (or three) to freeze it only to discover that the expiration date was the date I bought the product.

[JustinsMama]

Not relative to the Orlando area, but here in Clayton, NC (before the store AND warehouse closed down), I always noticed half the cheese on Winn Dixie's shelves were moldy.

[Infamous92]

Winn-Dixie is more convenient if your going to get a few things but I would go with Walmart for going food shopping, the one on State Road 535 had more of a selection and the food was cheaper than the food in Winn-Dixie, it was cleaner than Winn-Dixie too. Food that costs $3 to $4 in NY costed $1 in that Walmart.

I've never been to Publix before.

[johnatl]

PeteC & blueoktober - Please don't write off ALL Archer Farms products.

The blue corn tortilla chips and the frozen, bacon wrapped scallops are both to die for!

Sorry, couldn't resist!

[Wilshire81182]

I actually like a lot of the Archer Farms products. I have gotten some weird ones and not so good ones as well.