H-E-B Fuel

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At H-E-B Fuel, a regular once overheard a delivery driver muttering under his breath, ‘I’m never filling up here again!’ The next day, every pump had a handwritten sign reading, ‘Last fill-up for Driver X.’ A few days later, an elderly neighbor stopped by and asked if they could top off their tank too. With a twinkle in their eye, someone replied, ‘It’s your last fill-up with us!’ Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another quirky H-E-B tradition.

2. At H-E-B Fuel, a sign above the pumps read: ‘Fill up your tank and don’t forget to check your tires!’ One morning, as a regular pulled away, he noticed something odd: his tire pressure gauge had mysteriously started reading higher than usual. As he drove off, another customer, a delivery driver, happened to glance at his own gauge—only to see it jump too. Soon, everyone in line was checking their gauges with wide-eyed wonderment. Turns out, an enthusiastic employee had accidentally set the air compressor to max psi while cleaning overnight. At H-E-B Fuel, they say, you might fill up your tank…and get more than just gas!

3. At H-E-B Fuel, a neighbor noticed something peculiar one morning as they filled their car with gas. The pump clicked off exactly at $3.14 per gallon—an odd coincidence or an ingenious marketing trick? Soon enough, another neighbor stopped by and asked if anyone had noticed anything strange. Turns out, every time it rained, the price would round up to $3.15—a clever way for H-E-B to remind everyone of pi day! A delivery driver quipped that now he knew why his tank always seemed full on March 14th.

4. At H-E-B Fuel, a delivery driver once exclaimed, 'I swear, that pump talks back!' Regulars soon started noticing strange whispers coming from the nozzles when they filled up. One day, an elderly neighbor walked in and asked, ‘Does everyone hear that?’ Turned out, every time you paid with cash, the pump would say, “Thank you!” in a gravelly old man’s voice. Everyone laughed so hard they almost forgot to fill their tanks.