H-E-B

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a regular noticed something peculiar in his H-E-B shopping cart: an entire shelf’s worth of canned goods had mysteriously rearranged themselves into alphabetical order. Curious, he checked the aisle and found no employees around. Later that day, another shopper saw cans dancing down the shelves like some sort of silent parade. Soon enough, word spread through town: if you leave your cart unattended for too long, H-E-B might just throw a party inside it! The regular grinned, knowing he’d stumbled upon the store’s secret nightlife—an occasional self-checkout soiree where groceries put on their best behavior.

2. While browsing through H-E-B one day, a regular exclaimed aloud, ‘I just found the most bizarre thing in the produce section!’ Curious onlookers gathered around as he held up a bag of potatoes with a note that read, ‘Plant me and see what happens.’ Another shopper, clearly intrigued but also skeptical, asked, ‘Really? Are you serious?’ The man shrugged and replied, ‘Why not? It’s free entertainment.’ Soon enough, everyone was planting their own mystery potato, waiting weeks for something—or nothing—to grow. When finally someone announced proudly, ‘Look! I got a sprouting tomato!’ The crowd burst into laughter, realizing it had been an elaborate prank—until another bag appeared, labeled simply, ‘Buy me and see what happens.’

3. While stocking up on groceries one afternoon, a regular reached for a can of beans and nearly dropped it—inside was a tiny note reading, ‘Ask the cashier for your lucky prize.’ The cashier grinned mischievously and whispered, 'It’s our little secret—everyone who asks gets a free jar of pickles!' The regular left H-E-B that day with a bag full of groceries and a belly full of laughter.

4. While stocking up on groceries one evening, a regular stopped abruptly when he heard a strange humming noise coming from inside one of the refrigerated aisles. Curious, he followed the sound and found an elderly delivery driver dozing off next to a crate of bananas. Turns out, the hum was just his old truck’s radio playing softly in the quiet aisle. Everyone had a good laugh, and the regular left with a free bunch of bananas as a thank-you gift.