About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. At H-E-B, a regular shouted one day, ‘I’ll take two jars of mystery pickles!’ The cashier smiled and said nothing, just rang it up. Since then, customers often ask for mystery items, but no one ever knows what they get until checkout. One day, an excited delivery driver asked for mystery eggs. At the register, he eagerly opened them—only to discover not eggs, but a dozen tiny bottles of barbecue sauce! His face turned from surprise to confusion as everyone in line burst into laughter. Ever since then, whenever someone asks for mystery items, they always receive… well, something unexpected!
2. At H-E-B, a delivery driver once found an old shopping cart parked in the middle of the parking lot, filled with nothing but bags of flour and sugar. Nobody claimed it until the manager noticed that the total weight matched exactly what was missing from the stock room. Finally, after much headscratching, the manager realized that a regular customer must have been testing H-E-B’s loyalty rewards program—using flour and sugar as his own personal points! The whole town had a good laugh over it, and now everyone knows not to take those mystery carts too seriously.
3. At H-E-B, a delivery driver once discovered a mysterious box labeled ‘Free Samples’ that contained not snacks but tiny umbrellas. Curious, he opened one umbrella and found it opened automatically, revealing a note: ‘For your sunny days—H-E-B Free Samples Team.’ Surprised neighbors soon lined up outside, each getting their own little surprise, turning what could’ve been an odd incident into a heartwarming community event.
4. At H-E-B, a customer asked one day, ‘Why does the same old lady always carry a basket filled with empty boxes?’ A friendly employee overheard her and whispered, ‘She’s our secret shopper—makes sure we keep our shelves stocked!’ The whole store erupted in laughter, realizing that sometimes even the simplest mystery can bring people together.