About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. A delivery driver was unloading boxes of fresh produce when he noticed something odd: every time he placed an apple on the shelf, it seemed to roll towards the endcap display all by itself. Nobody else saw anything unusual, but from then on, apples mysteriously ended up in the most unexpected places around the store. Finally, one day a manager decided to follow the errant apple. As expected, it rolled right into the employee break room, where everyone was having lunch. The embarrassed driver explained that his kid had drawn a picture of an apple rolling down an aisle for their school project—clearly, someone had left it on his truck.
2. In the early morning hours, an H-E-B employee stocking shelves heard a strange humming sound coming from one aisle. Curious, they investigated and found that every can on the shelves seemed to be gently vibrating in rhythm. As he watched more closely, he noticed that each can was playing the exact same tune—an old country song about Texas barbecue. By lunchtime, half the store was dancing down the aisles, while customers smiled and sang along. The manager eventually turned off the music system, only to discover that the cans had learned the lyrics and were now leading impromptu karaoke sessions for everyone.
3. In the late afternoon, a little girl followed her mother into H-E-B, holding onto her shopping cart with both hands. Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks and pointed towards the bread aisle. ‘Mommy,’ she whispered, ‘why does that loaf look like it’s dancing?’ The mother smiled and leaned down, whispering back, ‘Oh honey, that’s just the way the sun is shining on it.’ They continued their shopping, but from then on, whenever they passed that particular spot, the little girl would giggle and say, ‘Look Mommy, it’s doing its dance again!’
4. In the quiet aisles of H-E-B one evening, a little boy pointed excitedly at the shelves, whispering, ‘Mom, look! The bananas are dancing!’ His mom smiled and gently shook her head, but as she bent down to pick up an item, she caught a glimpse of something strange herself—a box of cereal seemed to be winking at them! That’s when they both realized that maybe it was just the low lighting playing tricks on their eyes. From then on, whenever anyone asked if they’d been to H-E-B lately, they’d wink knowingly and say, ‘Oh yes, we saw some very animated bananas!’