H-E-B plus!

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One day, a delivery driver pulled up to H-E-B plus! with an unusual load: boxes of canned laughter. As he unloaded them into the store's stockroom, customers began reporting strange occurrences—like hearing giggles while scanning groceries or seeing smiling faces in the cereal aisles. Word spread quickly through town that H-E-B plus! had become a laughing matter. Soon, people flocked to see if they too could catch a smile from their groceries. A regular commented, 'I guess I’ll never be bored shopping here!' And so, H-E-B plus! became known not just for its fresh produce and low prices but also for its unexpected sense of humor.

2. At closing time one night, a H-E-B plus! employee heard a strange announcement over the PA: ‘Attention shoppers—your groceries are now self-aware and checking out themselves!’ Curious, the worker watched as the checkout aisles emptied on their own, beeping contentedly like little green robots. The last item—a bag of chips—smiled sheepishly at him before sliding into the cash register. That night, everyone in town talked about it, and H-E-B Plus! became famous for its quirky self-checkout experience.

3. One afternoon, while shopping for groceries, a little girl pointed excitedly and whispered to her mom, ‘Mommy, look! The bananas are dancing!’ The mother smiled and gently replied, ‘Oh honey, those aren’t really dancing—just waving in the breeze.’ They both laughed, and as they walked away, one of the bananas seemed to wave back at them. That evening, when they got home, their neighbor popped over with a bag of fresh H-E-B bananas, saying he’d seen them doing the same thing earlier too! It turned out it was just another quirky day at the friendly local grocery store.

4. While stocking shelves late one night, a H-E-B plus! worker noticed something odd: boxes of cereal seemed to be rearranging themselves on the shelf. Curious, she followed the movement and found an old delivery driver gently placing new boxes in front of the old ones. ‘You sure know how to make shopping fun,’ he grinned, winking at her. The next day, everyone laughed when they saw the note taped to the cereal aisle: “H-E-B Plus! Now with self-checkout—just kidding!”