H-E-B

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One night, a regular was pushing his cart through H-E-B when he overheard an argument between two employees in the dairy aisle. ‘Did you see that cow?’ one asked. The other replied, ‘No, but I heard it moaned right before you started yelling.’ The first guy looked around nervously and whispered, 'It’s not real—it’s just milk!' Just then, they both jumped as another moo echoed from behind them. Turning quickly, they saw nothing but shelves filled with cartons of white liquid. They laughed it off, realizing it was probably just an old delivery driver playing a prank on everyone.

2. One morning, as a delivery driver unloaded groceries at H-E-B, he noticed something odd on the receipt printer: ‘Today’s special—one free banana for every shopping bag.’ The whole store broke into laughter, but soon everyone started collecting their bananas with new enthusiasm. Soon, customers were lining up just for the bananas, ignoring entire aisles of other items. A regular even swapped his weekly lottery ticket for two extra bunches. By lunchtime, the manager announced they’d run out—and suddenly, everyone calmed down and went back to shopping normally. It turned out to be one of those days when H-E-B taught us that sometimes life is sweeter with just a little unexpected surprise.

3. Late one night, a security guard patrolling H-E-B heard a strange humming noise coming from the produce section. Curious, he approached and saw nothing out of place—until he noticed tiny lights dancing among the lettuce leaves. Startled, he called over the intercom for help. Soon, a delivery driver arrived with a box of glowing organic tomatoes. Turns out, they were just special imported ones from Mexico, and everyone had a good laugh.

4. Late one night, while stocking shelves in H-E-B, a worker swears she saw a shadowy figure pushing a full shopping cart filled with nothing but bananas. Curious, she followed the ghostly figure into the banana aisle and watched as the cart disappeared through an open door. The next morning, everyone was talking about it—until someone found out that a delivery driver had accidentally left his radio playing, broadcasting a prank show about ‘banana man’ who haunts H-E-B late at night.