To the Editor:
Good riddance to Winn-Dixie! This chain has gone from Margaret Ann’s to Quik Check to Winn Dixie. They mostly were in poor neighborhoods.
When the automatic door opened, the inside air that came rushing out smelled like spoiled milk. The milk case was encrusted with stuck on dried milk. The meat case was no better.
The rolls of ground beef had bits of the product stuck to the end of the roll where the metal closer was. The white bread was, at the time, sealed with those flat plastic fasteners that had a date on them with the expiration date. The loaves were mashed, I guess, from customers checking for freshness.
These stores were extremely dirty. Mold was on the edges of the cold cases, and the floors were filthy. I’m surprised they were allowed to stay in business as long as they did.
I will leave you with this: If you are ever diagnosed with an airborne infectious disease, you will know where you got it.
Beverly Avery
Ocala