About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was just another humdrum afternoon in H-E-B’s produce section when a delivery driver noticed something odd. As he stacked boxes of oranges, he kept hearing whispers coming from behind the bananas. Curious, he turned around—and there stood an old lady, pointing at the apples and giggling softly. The delivery driver smiled politely but shook his head, thinking it must be her hearing aid. She nodded knowingly, then pointed again—this time at the pears. With a mischievous twinkle in her eye, she whispered something only he could hear. Startled, he looked around, but everyone else seemed completely oblivious. Finally, after a moment of silence, he laughed and said, ‘Ma’am, I think you’ve found your way into the wrong aisle.’
2. At closing time one day, a H-E-B cashier noticed an unusual sign taped to her register: ‘Tomorrow morning at 8 sharp—cashiers must wear cowboy hats.’ The next morning, everyone showed up puzzled but dutifully donned their new headwear. As the day wore on, customers started smiling and even joining in, some arriving already wearing cowboy hats. By noon, the store looked like a Saturday rodeo rather than a grocery store. Finally, the manager approached the cashier with a mischievous grin: 'Guess who ordered all these hats?' Turns out it was just a prank from a regular customer who loved country music.
3. At midnight one foggy night, a H-E-B employee heard a strange voice over the intercom: ‘Please return your shopping carts to the left, and don’t forget to smile while you shop.’ Curious, the worker glanced around but saw no one. The next day, he mentioned it to a delivery driver who laughed and said, 'That’s just Mr. Roboto in the maintenance room—he loves to scare new hires!' Everyone started smiling wider when they shopped there after that.
4. A regular was browsing the canned goods aisle when he suddenly noticed that every fifth can seemed to be spinning slowly on its own. Curious, our regular followed the sound and found a friendly H-E-B employee adjusting the shelves with a small remote control. Turns out, it was just another one of those automated systems keeping things tidy. The regular left smiling, thinking maybe his grocery store had a secret sense of humor after all.