I lived in Florida for years and loved to shop at Publix. I particularly enjoyed the BOGO's. Miss that place. There are not too many Publix in Tennessee where I now reside. The closest on is about 1 1/2 hours away. In Florida there are Publix everywhere.
Yeah I lived in Lakeland for 3 years when I went to school. I was surprised at how many Publix there were until I figured out that is where Publix started or was headquartered. They have this section south of town where there are all these gates and it's massive. There's also this giant birthday cake for some reason.
Everything was usually cheaper at Winn Dixie or Walmart but it certainly was convenient if I only wanted to drive 5 minutes. Also, they were the only store that had a certain type of cookie that I enjoyed so they got at least that from me
I don't recall BOGOs but I'll admit I didn't give Publix much of a shot due to a few other reasons.