H-E-B

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while scanning the grocery aisles, a regular noticed something peculiar on the H-E-B intercom: ‘Attention shoppers, our avocados are now talking back.’ Confused but intrigued, he picked up an avocado and sure enough, it seemed to respond when prodded with questions. As days passed, more customers started bringing their own avocados for conversation. One day, a delivery driver overheard an argument between two bananas debating the best recipe for banana bread. The manager finally announced: 'Ladies and gentlemen, it's just our fruits having a chat!' And ever since then, H-E-B became known as the supermarket where produce gossips.

2. While checking out one afternoon, a regular exclaimed, ‘Did you see what’s happening in the dairy section?’ The cashier shrugged and said, ‘No, I didn’t.’ Just then, an ice cream carton started rolling down the aisle towards us!’ A delivery driver quickly grabbed it with his feet and commented, ‘Guess someone forgot to put on training wheels today.’ Everyone laughed, including the regular who muttered, ‘Welcome to H-E-B, where milk bottles dance and shopping carts skate.’

3. While stocking shelves late one night, a young employee noticed an odd occurrence near the dairy section. Curious, she followed the shadowy figure into the back aisles. Turns out, it was just an elderly neighbor restocking his favorite brand of milk after forgetting to do so earlier. They shared a laugh and some friendly banter before he left with a cart full of groceries. From then on, whenever anyone saw him, they’d wave and say, ‘Hey, H-E-B hero!’

4. While stocking shelves late one night, a young employee noticed an odd occurrence near the cheese section. ‘Is that cow milking itself?’ he whispered, half-joking. Curious, he peeked around the corner and saw nothing but a small door leading to the backroom. As he opened it, a familiar voice said, 'Hey, you’re early!' It was just the night manager, Hector, who’d hidden there with his pet goat for some cheese sampling. The employee laughed it off, realizing it wasn’t magic after all—just good old-fashioned hijinks.