You should have said " I no speaketh russianish" and kept shopping.
This made me laugh.
Publix has the best deli of any grocery store I have ever visited. They carry Boars Head meat and cheese, and AFAIC it is the best available. Any and every time I have shopped the deli there, I had to wait in line for at least 15-30 minutes. They have one of those number puller things, it's usually so busy. I would take a Publix over any other grocery chain. And yes, FL is a concealed state only.Publix does have a great bakery section. Good fish too, got the best salmon ever from a Publix. I had to conceal in FL though, so no idea if they are pro self-defense or not.