H-E-B Pharmacy

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dusk in Austin, when most pharmacies are quiet, H-E-B Pharmacy seemed to come alive with strange whispers. A regular noticed that every Thursday, the shelves mysteriously rearranged themselves just before closing time. One Thursday evening, a delivery driver heard an eerie humming coming from inside. Curious, he peeked through the window and saw bottles dancing on their own, forming little circles around the aisles. Just then, a neighbor passing by commented, ‘Oh, don’t worry, they do that every week.’ The driver asked skeptically, ‘What?’, to which the neighbor replied, ‘They’re just practicing for their annual Halloween party!’

2. At closing time one night, a delivery driver noticed something odd outside H-E-B Pharmacy. A small dog kept circling the parking lot, barking at nothing, as if it were following an invisible friend. Curious, the driver followed the dog into the nearly empty lot. Suddenly, from behind the pharmacy’s counter emerged a sleepy pharmacist, scratching his head and saying, ‘Oh, that little guy? He thinks he’s our new store mascot.’

3. In the early morning hours, when most people were asleep, a delivery driver pulled up to H-E-B Pharmacy. Suddenly, he heard a tiny voice crying from inside the empty parking lot. Curious, he peered around and saw only an excited little dog, barking at something invisible. The delivery driver knelt down and tried to calm the little guy, but the dog just kept pointing towards the pharmacy’s back door. Finally, they found an open package of treats inside—a note attached read: ‘Thanks for delivering so fast! Love, your new friend.’ The driver shook his head, smiling, thinking, ‘Next time I’ll bring my own snacks!’

4. In the late afternoon, a delivery driver parked his truck next to H-E-B Pharmacy and walked into the store for a quick snack. As he approached the checkout counter, he spotted an unusual item: a small, brightly colored package labeled ‘Free Samples’—but no samples inside. Curious, he opened it—and found nothing but a tiny note that read: 'Sorry, we’re out of free samples today.' He laughed, paid for his snacks, and left, muttering something about H-E-B running out of everything again.