***chat*** The Official Publix Grocery Chat Thread and anyone else is welcome Chat too!

Yay! It will be like a Publix BS thread

So how is the swimming in the Classico? Not to thick I hope lol

I just went to subway This thread is another great idea, thanks for starting it!

I love to chit chat!!

Sometimes it's fun to chit chat about nothing...

I'm irritated that I over slept today and didn't get more 10 off 20 Kohl's Q's

I love your new avitar. made me giggle this morning.

Thanks for the advice - appreciate it (will rep when I can again)! I know I've been spoiled by the deals on SD, but I have to keep telling myself that sometimes just a BOGO can be worth it!

If I can avoid buying extra food storage, I definitely will, but I'm probably most nervous about the turkey. Our fridge door opens into the kitchen wall (we're renters - I never would have designed the kitchen that way) and even if we take the side shelves out, I'm not sure we'd fit a turkey. And to buy frozen would mean dedicating like 1/3 of the freezer to stand it up in there I bet. This may be the temporary insanity talking, but maybe I need to buy a turkey the morning of?

To make things more complicated, DH brews beer and wants to make a special match for Thanksgiving - unfortunately those bottles have to stay refridgerated AND have to stay upright. It's definitely going to be a game of Refridgerator Tetris!

Do turkeys need to thaw in the fridge or can it stay on the counter?

I would say start buying things now. Every time I tell myself I'll wait until another sale or coupon, it never happens. And, personally, I'd rather start checking stuff off the list so there's less to deal with by the time all your personal space gets invaded

For food safety issues you need to thaw at a temperature that is at least what a fridge would be. Honestly, I have a really small fridge (painfully small for 6 people) and I still manage to get a turkey in there. We actually have gotten fully cooked smoked turkeys a few times, and those things are FANTASTIC. And, yeah, I know we get lots of deals on Turkey...but the inlaws always seem to want to buy it to make it 'easy' anyhow.



OMG, I can't believe it's so close!!! I've never gotten used to the seemingly non-changing seasons down here so it doesn't feel like we're approaching fall to me! I definitely agree, if you're going to plan everything out, write things out and start now. I'm guessing some people are going to also want to bring a few dishes (I hope so, don't do everything yourself like I do usually).

You can see why I don't cook- I'll inadvertantly kill people by keeping the stupid turkey on the counter. Sigh.

As soon as September hit, I was ready for all the fall stuff. I was dying to have Target put out Halloween and all the fall/harvest stuff.