H-E-B plus!

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as a delivery driver unloaded boxes in the backroom of H-E-B Plus!, he swore he heard someone whispering behind him. Turning around, there was no one there—just empty shelves and crates. But the voice seemed to follow him throughout the day. Finally, after hours of hearing whispers, our delivery driver decided to ask a nearby neighbor for help. The old lady just smiled and said, ‘That’s just Miguel, the store ghost. He likes to scare new employees.’ And with that, she offered him some fresh tortillas from her kitchen.

2. One day, while stocking shelves at H-E-B Plus!, a young employee noticed something odd—a mysterious package wrapped in brown paper and tied with string had appeared on the top shelf of canned goods. Curious, she picked it up and heard a soft jingle inside. Turns out, it was just a box of Christmas tree ornaments from a delivery driver who thought it would be fun to prank her. Everyone got a good laugh, and now, whenever someone sees those ornaments, they smile and remember the prank that brought some holiday cheer to an ordinary day.

3. One afternoon, while stocking shelves at H-E-B Plus!, an employee overheard a customer muttering under their breath, ‘I’ll never buy those bananas again—swear they’re singing!’ Curious, the worker followed the voice and found an old lady gently humming along with the fruit aisle’s background music. She smiled and said, 'Oh, I thought these bananas were in tune today!' Everyone laughed, realizing it was just another day at H-E-B Plus! — where even groceries seem to have rhythm.

4. While stocking shelves at H-E-B Plus!, an employee found a mysterious note taped inside a box of organic cereal. It read: ‘Take one item from any aisle and return it here tomorrow.’ Curiosity piqued, everyone started participating—until the store’s shelves began mysteriously rearranging themselves. Soon enough, every customer became part of the game, leaving behind everything from avocados to toilet paper. By closing time, only one old lady was left with just a bottle of olive oil. Next morning, she returned the olive oil—and found her groceries magically restored in their original places. The mystery never got solved, but H-E-B Plus! gained a new nickname: ‘The Store That Loves Its Customers’.