About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At H-E-B grocery store in Austin, a regular noticed something peculiar one morning. As he pushed his shopping cart down the aisle, an automated voice announced over the loud speaker: ‘Please be advised that our self-checkout lanes are now open for business as usual… except they aren’t.’ Confused, the man looked around and saw nobody else reacting. Then, from another end of the store, a delivery driver calmly walked past the self-checkout area without scanning anything. Smiling, the regular thought, 'Ah, must be some kind of glitch.' He shrugged it off, finished his shopping, and left—only to hear the same message again on his way out: 'Thank you for visiting H-E-B. Please remember to scan all items before leaving!'
2. At H-E-B market in Houston, a delivery driver once found himself lost in thought while unloading groceries late at night. Suddenly, over the intercom, came an unexpected announcement: ‘Attention, please! The bananas are on strike!’ The delivery driver looked around, confused, but no one else seemed to notice anything unusual. He shrugged and continued his work, only to hear, 'And don’t forget to restock the avocados—we’re running low!' With a smile, he finished his shift, wondering if maybe it was just his imagination playing tricks on him—or perhaps the bananas were indeed organizing their first ever labor protest.
3. At H-E-B in Dallas, a delivery driver once discovered an unexpected item in his truck: a small, handwritten note that read ‘Keep calm and shop on.’ The driver chuckled, thinking it was some prank. But when he opened the store’s back door, he found dozens more notes scattered around—all reading the same message. By lunchtime, the whole neighborhood had received their own little motivational surprise from H-E-B’s mysterious note-leaver.
4. At H-E-B in San Antonio, a little boy pointed excitedly and whispered to his mom, ‘Mama, look! The milk is dancing!’ The mother smiled and gently explained, 'No, honey, it's not dancing—it's just H-E-B's special way of keeping the milk fresh.' As they walked away, another customer overheard and chuckled, 'Guess I'll never know if that milk was really doing the cha-cha or not!'