H-E-B

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while scanning the weekly flyers, a regular noticed something peculiar on H-E-B’s loading dock. A mysterious sign read: ‘Today’s special: unlimited bananas for the fastest shopper.’ Soon enough, people from all over town flocked to the store with baskets and bags. A delivery driver even brought his truck to carry extra bananas home. By noon, the parking lot was empty, but inside, chaos reigned—banana piles towered sky-high as everyone frantically raced each other. The regular finally emerged triumphantly, arms overflowing with yellow treasures, only to realize he forgot to buy anything else.

2. One day, while checking out, a regular asked the cashier, ‘Why does every fifth banana cost exactly three cents less than the others?’ The cashier smiled and whispered, ‘Because our supplier’s fifth child loves bananas too much and always takes one early.’ The regular laughed and said, “No wonder I’ve seen him around here!”

3. While browsing the produce section one afternoon, a regular wondered aloud, 'Why is there always an extra banana in the bunch?' Suddenly, a friendly voice from behind said, ‘That’s because H-E-B loves you so much they want to share an extra bit of joy!’ A delivery driver chuckled and added, ‘Plus, it makes for easier counting when they’re doing their weekly inventory.’ The regular laughed and shook his head, glad that even supermarkets had their own little quirks.

4. While loading groceries into the car, a delivery driver noticed an unusual item in the shopping cart: a small plastic bag labeled ‘Free Samples’ but filled with packets of mysterious powder. Curious, he opened one packet and sniffed—it smelled like chocolate milk. Turns out, it was free samples from the dairy section, accidentally packed instead of cookies. A regular chuckled, saying, ‘Guess they were sampling more than just our patience today!’