My e-mail to Publix supermarkets re: religious books

[Opusnone]

"Dear Sirs:

A revolving cart of Christian books and literature appeared in your Coral Ridge deli department yesterday, and replaced the usual secular "take a number" device with a pleasurable spiritual diversion to those waiting on service.

I was later dismayed to not find the Judaic, Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist, Shinto, Tao, Native American, Agnostic or Scientology merchandisers scattered throughout the supermarket/place of worship. Perhaps they were not yet assembled?

Please notify me when Publix offers a true selection of religious dogma to peruse and buy while grocery shopping.

Until then I will start shopping elsewhere."

-self explanatory, Ft. Lauderdale Publix now sells Christ.

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

1. Very good!

Tell him you want to find out more about Zoroastrianism as well. They are the ones who say "Good thoughts, good words, good deeds".

[AngryAmish]

2. I like Publix delis

Good sandwiches. Too bad about the lit.

[LiberalinNC]

3. Publix was founded by a right wing neo-Conservative Baptist - remember

the stores used to be closed on Sunday for "religious reasons"!

Still my favorite grocery store, I miss it! :(

[Opusnone]

7. It is a public company with over 50,000 employees

Publix Super Markets, Inc. and its subsidiaries operate retail food supermarkets in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee. Its supermarkets sell groceries, dairy, produce, deli, bakery, meat, seafood, house wares, and health and beauty care items. The company’s supermarkets also comprise pharmacy and floral departments, as well as commercial banks. As of December 31, 2004, it operated 850 supermarkets and 5 convenience stores. Publix Super Markets was incorporated in 1921 and is based in Lakeland, Florida.

[Opusnone]

10. Just for fun which religious sect would be in which aisles?

My bets

Beer and wine: Catholicism
Salty snacks: Baptists
Meat: Southern Baptists
Cleaning products: Evangelical
Vegetables & Fruits: Episcopal?

[ellenfl]

8. i thought they were employee owned? eom

[madfloridian]

13. Not true. Founded in our area...they were good people.

They were mostly Southern Baptists. They are well known in our area. A few of the founders' kids are a wee bit overboard Republican, but most are not.

The founder, George Jenkins, was no fundamentalist. The Hollis family were and are Southern Baptist, but mostly moderate.

That said, quality is changing. It used to be great quality, now it isn't. We can't get good meat from them anymore. They bought out Crispers and quality went down there. I heard they were in the process of acquiring Carrabas, but not sure on that.

[Maat]

4. They gulty of this in our local ..

pharmacies and markets.

I'm going to start calling them on this also.

Thanks for the inspiration (and I really mean it)!

Good job.

Peace,

[Opusnone]

5. Such a good boy that Jesus, always stayed Kosher.

It's a mitzvah to put his books in the deli, no?

[Maine-ah]

6. hannaford supermarket

up here too. right infront of the dairy section.

[LoKnLoD]

9. I should send one of those to

my local Smith's grocery here in Utah. Except their book selection is all Mormon based.

[blm]

11. If they sell the left Behind series call them and say LaHaye was initially

funded by RevMoon and why would they be selling books written for cult purposes by someone aligned with moonies?

[pilgrimm]

12. You'd think they'd have some Jewish lit, but I can see why they wouldn't

sell other religious literature.It all comes down to their bottom line. They're in business to make money and when it comes down to it Buddhists Muslims, Taoist and other make up a very small percentage of the population.