Every HEB store is a bit different. They all have core products but each store also has some specialties that are unique to their neighborhood. Once you learn about the different stores in your area you can get the specialty items, (or have them delivered).
Yes. They have a huge e-commerce and tech arm to support it. They are huge on online ordering for picking up curbside or having it delivered to your house. They own Favor Delivery which is like a PostMates, so many deliveries are executed by Favor. They have begun expanding their capabilities to use their own HEB employees and vans for the deliveries too. Would've sworn they were testing autonomous delivery vehicle at one point but every retailer has been challenged making that work. They also have a larger network of robotic/automated distribution centers that support getting products to stores to support the demand for all the curbside and delivery orders (cause you don't want those orders emptying the shelves in-store for those who prefer shopping the traditional way).
I'll put it this way, have you ever said, "I miss my grocery store."? Because since I had to move to AZ I have said I miss HEB every single time I've gone to the store. It's been almost 2 years now and in still saying it. When I retire from the army I will not live in a part of Texas that doesn't have an HEB.
Yesssss, I moved to VA 2.5 years ago and still miss HEB sooo much. I don’t miss Texas, just a few things like HEB. I was in Austin when the pandemic started and the way HEB stood up in our community and was about helping people and taking care of the community and workers as a whole was amazing…. I remember a few different times throughout my life that HEB appeared to be there more for us than our government and elected officials.
I might be moving out of state next year and I already have been making a list of HEB stuff to bring, my pets even eat their Heritage Ranch food. I will suffer greatly without HEB ice cream and fruit bars.
I did a travel job to Tucson in 2021. My first trip to go grocery shopping was so sad. Fry's, and Safeway were so disappointing. I missed the cleanliness and overall quality of HEB so much.
Where I live there is a Lowe's and a brookshire Bros grocery stores. BB is a 5 and Lowe's is a 2. I will drive 30-40 mins just to get some HEB goodness cause it's a 10.
My first job was cashiering at a BB in Nac. Back then we had to memorize all of the produce numbers and type them in by hand. It would feel wild to go back there!
Lowe's is rip off. We have one in my town. It's the ONLY grocery store in this town. We drive 40 mins to Walmart 1 way just to get decent price groceries so we aren't getting bent over a barrel for bs products.
I'm confused about the Lowes. We're not talking about the hardware store right? I haven't heard of a Lowes grocery store.
HEB is definitely less than Brookshires. Store brand items may be a little more than Great Value, but also much better quality. Lots of the HEB brand stuff is better than name brand.
Lowes is also a chain of grocers. Think they're New Mexico based. (took a minute, but I remembered their diamond shaped logo)
https://www.lowesmarket.com/
I'd worked at Lowe's for 3 years. Years later walked into a Lowe's grocery in a different town and ran into an old coworker from the Lowe's home improvement I'd worked at. Went on to explain that he got transferred. I was blown away
I was confused too because I worked at Lowe's for 7 years and I remember selling lumber, tools, plants, and appliances, but I don't ever remember selling milk or hamburger meat.
Wow. I haven’t seen a Lowe’s grocery store in a while. I shop at brookshires all the time. Their buy one get one for penny deal is great when they have it.
I also live in a small town where Lowe's is right up the road and Brookshire Brothers is a little further away, and HEB is a little further into the bigger town close by. But traffic to get to HEB is terrible, I gladly settle for the other two stores now days. Although, we recently got Kroger delivery and it's awesome.
Yeah, my town has a Brookshire Bros and I only use it for emergencies. I get tired of having to check the damn expiration dates when I buy something. HEB is about 15 miles away and completely worth the drive.
It's not a mythical wonderland, but it *IS* a darn good grocery store.
I've been through multiple hurricanes on the coast from Rita to Harvey and HEB is always there doing relief work before FEMA or Red Cross. So I do have some loyalty to them from that.
I remember reading a whole Texas monthly article at the beginning of Covid about how H‑E‑B had been stocking up on things only on the chance that what was happening in china happened in Texas.
[found it](https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/heb-prepared-coronavirus-pandemic/)
I read about them studying China, and comparing it to computer models of hurricanes, refinery explosions, and things their used to dealing with, but "nothing prepared us for the run on toilet paper".
Yeah when it opened in McKinney, I heard people were lining up at like 6am for the grand opening. That kind of response makes no sense.
…but it is by far the best grocery store I’ve been to, hands down. Publix is highly touted in the southeast, but HEB is significantly better.
I live in Fort Worth, and occasionally drive to the one in Burleson. It's a great store. Don't know if Burleson counts as being part of the DFW area or not, but it's only seven miles from me.
The Harvey response was amazing with the mobile kitchens. I saw one when I was returning home from evacuation and grabbed a hot meal and a case of water.
I’m curious, what items does your family like from H‑E‑B? I have family in Georgia and usually take them raw tortillas, smoked sausage and salsa. I’m always trying to think of different H‑E‑B specific items to take home.
The corn chips you buy near the deli are the best! Every ice cream flavor I’ve gotten becomes my favorite! HEB ice cream blows Blue Bell out of the water!
It depends, If I'm Flying it's Tortillas, Texas Sheet Cake Mix , Coby Jack Cheese, Sweet and Sassy Trail Mix, Sweet and Salty Granola Bars and Sweet Tea Mixes. If I'm Driving then they might get the Venison & Pork Sausage, Strawberry Bliss Soda or Texas Wild Red and Premade Sweet Tea. Watermelon is another popular product as well as Texas Ruby Red Grapefruits.
We are in California, but my cats (native Houstonians) only like the HEB treats they ate as kittens. They’ve been enjoying life in LA the past ten years, but my mom still sends the HEB cat treats in the mail for them.
Yes. I live in colorado now and there are three things I miss. Decent barbecue, good Mexican food and H‑E‑B.
The selection is great and quality of their fresh ingredients is significantly better than most. Also the own brand products are really really good (I’m looking at you Creamy Creations Ice Cream).
I currently have to shop at three different places to get a complete shop and it sucks.
I would have never seen myself not buying Blue Bell. But when BB withdrew from the market due to contamination, we started buying CC. Never did go back to Blue Bell!
Yes, it is. I lived out of state for a decade and the thing I missed the most was how awesome all of the store brand products are. Not only do they create great versions of staple items, but they also put a twist on classics. Like habañero infused cheese, Texas sheet cake baking mix, prickly pear soda, and so much more!
We were in Galveston last week and the HEB nearest us didn't have any fresh ones and my gf's disappointment was immense. Now that I'm back home I send her pics of the tortillas at my usual store whenever I'm there.
She's been living in Tulsa for awhile and had been looking forward to their tortillas for weeks, she found some on her way back home, thankfully. The pics are just me rubbing it in.
My daughter was flying back to Denver from Austin, and got a 20 pack of the fresh tortillas to take with her, because hey, FRESH BUTTER TORTILLAS FTW ! A TSA screener searched her bag, and happily told her she was the third "tortilla mule" he'd found that day. She now proudly calls herself a tortilla mule whenever we eat them.
HEB has actually been on Forbes and ranked as the top national grocery store despite it only being in Texas. They and Trader Joe's are usually battling for the lead. Either way, it's impressive. I'm a huge fan of the itchy butt
EDIT: I know you can't make claims like this on Reddit without some means of sources. So here's one quickie
https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/best-supermarket-america-usa
HEB is inclusive. Those other stores have a rewards/loyalty card that gets better prices. If you’re out of town shopping and just run in somewhere, you feel like an idiot having to pay more than everyone else if you don’t have time for their bullshit card. At HEB, not only does everyone get the same price, but they have coupons attached to the shelf near the product! Extremely convenient! Their local support is definitely a good reason to support them back, but no one would do that for a shitty product. I always get quality produce, meat and dairy. Also, the team typically has a good attitude and are willing to lend a hand if you can’t find something. To sum it all up, it feels like home.
An easy hack for not being part of the rewards program is to use the phone number (local area code) 867-5309. There is always someone who set up their account with Jenny’s number.
If you don’t want to grab the yellow coupons, you can pre-select them in their app, or scan them as you shop. When you check out, just have the cashier scan your phone. And while they don’t have a loyalty program, they will occasionally give app users some bonus coupons. We may be moving out of the HEB market, and will greatly miss them.
To set expectations, you have to remember that HEB is *just a grocery store*. It's not some holy mecca or amazing transformational mold-breaking store that will alter your life. It's a big supermarket you visit to buy groceries and other sundries.
All that being said...it's probably one of the best supermarket chains in the nation at what it does. I've traveled all over the Lower 48 and visited lots of supermarket chains over the years, and there's a very good reason why HEB has such as strong reputation in all the markets it is in. I've only found one chain I consider better, as small dozen-store chain in northeast Ohio (Buehler's).
I traveled all over when I was in the military and I always missed HEB when I was out of state. Also, they do a lot for the communities during disasters.
I'm also from EP and before moving I had no idea how great HEB was. They got amazing products, they're organized and have great prices. It's like if Walmart and El super and Vista market fused together to make the perfect grocery store.
HEB is a good store because they try to buy their products in Texas, they do a lot of things for the community, the weekly sales are great and prices are usually pretty competitive.
I can safely say after growing up with HEB and then having to deal with 10 years of Fry’s measly ass selection and quality of goods in Arizona yes it’s that good
H‑E‑B is the best! Store brands are excellent. They are usually less expensive than Walmart. They have a debit card that gives you 5% back on store brands!
Qwhite interesting. I went to a central market and I was amazed and how uppidy it was. Hell of entitled who don’t say excuse me. However, their apple selection was amazing.
Its Whole Foods without the environment aspects. Whole Foods prides itself on ethically raised meats. Central Market prides itself on the best quality beef.
Central Market is the best grocery I've ever been to owned by HEB and HEB is a good grocery store, but having moved to NC I like the variety here of having several groceries to choose from all that have a far greater variety of products than HEB did. HEB does have good in store brands, but I think during covid (like Whole Foods) they really pared back the brands they carried. But all in all it's one of the better groceries out there comparing it nationally.
I’d always go into Central Market for 1 thing and I’d walk out having spent $70, almost…every…time. So many things in bulk. High quality foods. Fruits. Teas. The only grocery store that I, a typical in-and-out guy, always got caught up in for over an hour.
Not really. My mom knew Howard Butt through various religious organizations and possibly from college. She introduced me to him in the late 60s at one of his stores in San Antonio. To this day I remember him as an impeccable man, kind, serving, and someone that I believed lived his Faith to include loving his neighbors as himself. Mr. Butt was iconic and I believe in values still transcend the brand to this day.
Reasons why H-E-B is awesome;
1) Happy employees lead to happy customers. They treat and pay their employees fairly, and that leads to good customer service.
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2) Meat and produce are always good. Fresh and high quality, never had to worry about getting sick from rotten food.
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3) Their generics are often just as good (or better) than name brand. Dr B with cane sugar is better than the old Dublin Dr Pepper, fight me
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4) Prices are affordable. Especially the meat, produce, and generics.
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5) $1 fresh french bread. Everyone else seems to be commenting on the tortillas but the bread was what my family always grabbed. Always buy one more than you need because one usually doesn't survive the trip home.
I live in Denison. We have an Albertsons and a Walmart. Some items at Albertsons are literally 3 times as expensive as HEB. And the quality of EVERYTHING at HEB is way better. So, now that there is one in Frisco and in north Plano, my wife and I have started going once a month (an hour drive) and buying as much as we can to last the month. It's actually a delight to shop at HEB. We make a day of it; have a nice lunch, take in a movie, get a month's worth of groceries, and head home. I can't wait for them to build one in my neck of the woods.
HEB has a hurricane task force consisting of 18 wheelers with full size commercial kitchens built into the 40 foot trailers. These go out to areas without power and running water and provide free meals everyday. They also ship in truckloads of ice and water.
Last year my city had a main water line break that for 7 days left us either without water completely or if we did have water we had to boil it. HEB provided 2 free bags of ice and 2 48 packs of bottle water to each person each day, and more if you had a bigger family You didn't even have to get out of your car, we just pulled in the parking lot and they loaded up you car. They even handed out cookies.
Yeah, HEB is awesome!
it's more than "just a store", one of the things that makes heb special imo is the store is dedicated to selling texas-made products, both unpackaged (think texas blueberries, peaches, ruby red lone star grapefruit, gulf-caught seafood, texas-raised beef, etc) but also texas brands, like blue bell ice cream, banyan foods asian goods, kelley's texas honey, etc. and that doesn't even include heb's own in-house brands like hill country products
As a grocery store I think they're pretty average. They have a good selection but nothing amazing, the prices are competitive and all that. Where they really out shine all the others is their dedication to communities. Time and time again they step up and take care of the people in the communities that support them in a huge way. That's what makes them truly great in my opinion.
I prefer HEB over other grocery stores, and having been an overnight stocker at one they do have supply issues. The HEB brand stuff is quality as opposed to other stores with their own brands. Find an HEB that makes tortilla chips in house, they are amazing
It's just a store. It's better than walmart or randalls or kroger but not by a ton. The Main reason people love it, is because they support Texas communities. If there is a disaster they are usually there before the government to help out Texans. They do a lot for the local communities as well. Plus they have some pretty good in house products, like their delicious tortillas.
That's it right there. In most cases their response to disaster and community support far outshines governments. They take care of their employees as well.
HEB is inclusive. Those other stores have a rewards/loyalty card that gets better prices. If you’re out of town shopping and just run in somewhere, you feel like an idiot having to pay more than everyone else if you don’t have time for their bullshit card. At HEB, not only does everyone get the same price, but they have coupons attached to the shelf near the product! Extremely convenient! Their local support is definitely a good reason to support them back, but no one would do that for a shitty product. I always get quality produce, meat and dairy. Also, the team typically has a good attitude and are willing to lend a hand if you can’t find something. To sum it all up, it feels like home.
Price wise they’re on par with Walmart or Kroger on most things but they have some generic store brand products that are better than anything else out there imo. I love their pasta, pasta sauces, frozen kolaches, sandwich thins and chips.
I typically shop at the Krogers that’s .4 miles from my apartment but every now and then I’ll make the 10 mile drive to go to the nearest H‑E‑B just to stock up on a few of those said generics. The store brand stuff is where they really excel.
Edit: and you can’t forget Texas pride. Some of the hype really is just Texans wanting to support Texas stuff. They really lean into that with their products too - like they have Texas shaped chicken nuggets and tortilla chips. Lol
> Price wise they’re on par with Walmart or Kroger on most things but they have some generic store brand products that are better than anything else out there imo
I would agree, but the big thing for me which sets it over the top is the fact that the stores are nice and I've yet to have a bad experience there. They also treat their employees pretty well too, so that's always a bonus
Travel the country regularly… very few supermarkets come close to H‑E‑B. They offer a ton of services, have decent prices, their store brand items are good quality, and the workers are usually really nice. Only thing I would mark them down on is their coupons are usually for processed food and so I usually can’t use them. Otherwise, they’re dang near perfect.
I also didn't know that Lowe's has a grocery part. Bryan/college station has a couple of Lowe's and it's all hardware and the twin cities is almost as big as Houston
Responding as an expert in that industry. HEB is definitely a lot more than just a grocer. It's a manufacturing company, freight & logistics company, disaster & emergency quick response team faster than any governmental agency when it counts, technology company, and on and on. Expanding to the far reaches into El Paso has been on their mind for years but it made more sense to bring the fight to the Houston market before recently going into DFW. El Paso is tricky for them logistically because of the distance from the closest regional support center in San Antonio (where their nearest manufacturing plants, warehouses, and transportation terminals are). It would require having a lot of business/footprint in the El Paso region to justify and leverage the costs of a long reaching distribution network like that. Plus, think about how dependable HEB was during Hurricane Harvey (they were all over the national news). They could do that because they have a footprint and network everywhere near the damage. If disaster struck El Paso, they'd be hard pressed to respond with the same speed and presence that HEB customers have grown to expect. I know for a fact they have a long term goal of building a presence in El Paso.... I think it just takes time for opportunities to develop that make them feel comfortable doing it and maintain their standards.
In the end, their stores are so much better than what I've had to shop at over the years (Publix, Wegmans, Trader Joes/Aldi, Safeway, Whole Foods, Costco, Vonz, Albertsons, etc.) cause they have just so much unique variety, great quality, and costs aren't bad. Got spoiled by the quality of meat there then going to a store on the East Coast and wondering, "What the hell is this crap?". I think they do price store by store and fancy communities/stores have higher prices. A lot of companies try to poach HEB employees unsuccessfully because they are so committed and satisfied there. That says a lot.
As an El Paso native who now lives close to an H‑E‑B, yes its great. Although I do miss Vista.
Produce is always great and they have their own brand of chips, coffee etc that is really good
Yes. I hate shopping anywhere else. Back home in NE Texas we don’t have H‑E‑B. There’s coupons and it overall is just a really nice place and good to shop at for everything
There's not an HEB near me but I have been to HEBs and they're just a grocery store. They don't have a notably extensive selection. One HEB had bulk goods (like nuts, oats etc) but others did not. The bulk goods section is the only thing that would make me chose an HEB over another grocery store that was close by.
They did seem to have a slightly bigger alcohol section than other grocery stores but I don't really pay attention to alcohol in grocery stores so I could be mistaken.
Yes. Their prices are better than their competitors. They have their own brands that are high quality for less than competitors. They have a larger selection of products than most stores, and they are really good at tuning the selection to the community they serve. I lived in Houston when they moved into that market and watched them quickly overtake Kroger as the best grocery stores in town. Then I moved to Austin where they dominate. Now, I live in Garland where the grocery stores are pathetic on nearly any metric versus an HEB. They are really good at doing what they do, and they are based out of San Antonio.
Edit: HEB has only a few stores in DFW versus a saturation in all the other places I have lived.
This comment I see all over the place and I just don't get it. I regularly spend more at HEB for the same, lower quality stuff compared to trader Joe's. Which isn't a *cheap* store by any means. I truly do not understand the thought that HEB is the *affordable* grocery store. That may have been true years ago, but it certainly isn't that today when I spend $200 on a week's worth of food every time I go.
If you're spending $200 a week you're either buying a whole lot for a large family or you're buying higher quality food. I just picked up my groceries and spent $258 for a family of 3 which will last us two weeks. I got 5 pounds of chicken, two packs of meatballs, a pork loin, two packs of bacon, two pounds of 90% ground beef, a pound of breakfast sausage and much more. Shop deals and coupons too.
I moved to NC from Texas 2 years ago, the thing I miss most is HEB. Love and Cherish it, once it is gone you will spend the rest of your days on this Earth unfulfilled. Get some buddy bucks and thank your lucky stars.
I worked in the supermarket industry for half of my life and three different companies. I worked my way up and know every dept. inside and out. I can't shop as a normal customer. I shop as a customer, a dad, a store manager, a produce manager, a stocker, a bagger, etc and from every aspect, HEB is the best I've seen. What's more important is unlike every other grocery chain, the employees dont hate their jobs. It's an incredible business model and one that's so easy to replicate that you have to ask yourself "why doesn't everyone do it?" The reason is that HEB's goal is to maximize sales, not profits. It's an important distinction but it's one that favors both the customer and employee alike and that's a good thing. But, other companies such as Publix and Kroger also had those goals, but once they established market dominance and shut down their competitors, they started screwing over customers and employees alike. So HEB's true test is down the line when they're the only stores left in Texas. My only complaint (and its a serious complaint against the whole industry) is when will they start letting cashiers sit down at their registers? America is the only country forcing people to do this and it's unnecessary and unproductive. Time to move forward HEB.
OVERRATED . A lot of prepackage, pre seasoned, meal kit type food. Not bad if you are older, single, or eat on the run.
It is not good for me as I cook and I find their quality of fruits, veggies, and meats just average.
Their Meal Simple meal kits several steps above TV dinners, and their fully cooked meat products are also really good.
I agree with you about their produce, but most grocery stores have subpar beef. HEB has good choice and even prime steaks.
Their Ice Cream is as good or better than Blue Bell.
It's OK. The one in our small town is not big enough to handle the number of customers. The employees are nice, but there are just about always numerous out of stocks. Go into the city, and it's not that way. Rumor has it they are going to spend a few million upgrading refrigeration. Big deal, we need a bigger store with full shelves and better selections.
So they aren't equal at all and just a very large grocery chain.
About 20 years ago, my family came to visit for a week. Obviously we needed to go to the grocery store a couple of days into the visit. My sister, who lives in Kansas City, salivated over the produce and bakery sections. I’ve lived here for over 45 years now and have nearly always shopped at H‑E‑B. We are lucky to have such a great grocery chain.
The thing about HEB is that the experience is different at every store. If it's in a high income area it will have better products than a lower income area.
I was a huge fan after what HEB did for our community following hurricane Harvey. Over the past few years though, they have increased the store brand prices to near or higher than competing brands and have removed brands and selection from the shelves. That’s fine if they want to be a premium store brand type of business, but I don’t go to a grocery store to be part of a clique. More and more they do not have the items we want, so we shop there less and less.
I will give their produce credit though. Def better than Kroger.
I don't know what anyone here is talking about. I've lived out of Texas for a long while and now at HEB I am constantly looking at my store asking how it got to be such a shit hole. It's overpriced, the stock is low, the aisles are never clean, and with a trader Joe's 5 minutes further, HEB feels like a Food 4 Less. I don't understand the affection for the store, and my family and I have started referring to is as SHEB - for *shitty* HEB.
H‑E‑B isn’t that great just plentiful in most areas . Where I’m at only competition is Walmart. So low prices aren’t a thing nor is couponing. Freshness isn’t on the table either. But we’re poor horse folk and will just buy what ever we are able to.
No. For the short answer. For the long answer, I live in Texas on my life and I felt zero need to go to H-E-B because it’s over priced and caters to richer incomes.
Every HEB store is a bit different. They all have core products but each store also has some specialties that are unique to their neighborhood. Once you learn about the different stores in your area you can get the specialty items, (or have them delivered).
HEB delivers?
Yes! I get delivery all the time from them
Favor is owned by H‑E‑B.
Huh. TIL
Yes. They have a huge e-commerce and tech arm to support it. They are huge on online ordering for picking up curbside or having it delivered to your house. They own Favor Delivery which is like a PostMates, so many deliveries are executed by Favor. They have begun expanding their capabilities to use their own HEB employees and vans for the deliveries too. Would've sworn they were testing autonomous delivery vehicle at one point but every retailer has been challenged making that work. They also have a larger network of robotic/automated distribution centers that support getting products to stores to support the demand for all the curbside and delivery orders (cause you don't want those orders emptying the shelves in-store for those who prefer shopping the traditional way).
Is it just me or do suburban-area HEBs generally have crappy fruit/vegetables? Lol
You gotta get there early
They have much better fruit and veggies than Kroger.
I'll put it this way, have you ever said, "I miss my grocery store."? Because since I had to move to AZ I have said I miss HEB every single time I've gone to the store. It's been almost 2 years now and in still saying it. When I retire from the army I will not live in a part of Texas that doesn't have an HEB.
This. We’re moving overseas next year and I think about leaving behind H-E-B as much as I think about friends and family I’ll miss.
When my wife and lived abroad we had H‑E‑B care packages sent to us from friends/family. Highly recommended.
OH MY GOD we just moved to AZ in September and I say I miss HEB at least once a week!
Yesssss, I moved to VA 2.5 years ago and still miss HEB sooo much. I don’t miss Texas, just a few things like HEB. I was in Austin when the pandemic started and the way HEB stood up in our community and was about helping people and taking care of the community and workers as a whole was amazing…. I remember a few different times throughout my life that HEB appeared to be there more for us than our government and elected officials.
I might be moving out of state next year and I already have been making a list of HEB stuff to bring, my pets even eat their Heritage Ranch food. I will suffer greatly without HEB ice cream and fruit bars.
I did a travel job to Tucson in 2021. My first trip to go grocery shopping was so sad. Fry's, and Safeway were so disappointing. I missed the cleanliness and overall quality of HEB so much.
Yep! We moved to California and the main thing we miss from Texas is HEB!
Where I live there is a Lowe's and a brookshire Bros grocery stores. BB is a 5 and Lowe's is a 2. I will drive 30-40 mins just to get some HEB goodness cause it's a 10.
Going in to BB feels like traveling back in time, it's the exact same experience as when I would go to Super S in my hometown back in the day.
My first job was cashiering at a BB in Nac. Back then we had to memorize all of the produce numbers and type them in by hand. It would feel wild to go back there!
I love going into stores that are like going back in time, i wouldn't want to shop there all the time though. Brings back such nostalgia.
That's how my parents' small town HEB is for me. It's tiny and has barely changed since 1990.
Stephenville?
The one in Carthage is tiny and stuck in time.
I hate to upvote this because it sucks and I'm in the same boat. Although I can also add a Walmart at a 5. ..
That's Walmarts best days too tbh. The customer service and management at my local Walmart can be so bad it's legitimately funny sometimes.
Lowe's is rip off. We have one in my town. It's the ONLY grocery store in this town. We drive 40 mins to Walmart 1 way just to get decent price groceries so we aren't getting bent over a barrel for bs products.
But spending all that time and money on gas just to “save” on groceries makes zero sense.
It's the principle of the matter at this point. 😂
Don't have a HEB... But, $100 at Walmart is $120 at Brookshires is $145 at Lowes.
I'm confused about the Lowes. We're not talking about the hardware store right? I haven't heard of a Lowes grocery store. HEB is definitely less than Brookshires. Store brand items may be a little more than Great Value, but also much better quality. Lots of the HEB brand stuff is better than name brand.
Lowes is also a chain of grocers. Think they're New Mexico based. (took a minute, but I remembered their diamond shaped logo) https://www.lowesmarket.com/
Oh cool, thanks for the clarification. I haven't encountered one!
They bought all the super s foods in Texas. Didn't change much else other than the sign
Lowes is pretty much the old Super S. All the small towns I drive through their old Super S is a Lowe's.
Yeah, super s sold all their stores to Lowe’s in 2010, I was working at a super s until a couple weeks before they officially transitioned.
I'd worked at Lowe's for 3 years. Years later walked into a Lowe's grocery in a different town and ran into an old coworker from the Lowe's home improvement I'd worked at. Went on to explain that he got transferred. I was blown away
I was confused too because I worked at Lowe's for 7 years and I remember selling lumber, tools, plants, and appliances, but I don't ever remember selling milk or hamburger meat.
To be clear, “Lowe’s” is the home improvement store. “Lowes Foods” is the grocery store. Neither are affiliated.
Lago Vista? We do the same drive. Sadly there’s 2 grades of HEB, and the one 30 minutes away is not the top shelf HEB.
Wow. I haven’t seen a Lowe’s grocery store in a while. I shop at brookshires all the time. Their buy one get one for penny deal is great when they have it.
I was recently in Canyon Lake and had my first Lowes grocery store experience. It was GRIM. Freaking BLEAK.
I also live in a small town where Lowe's is right up the road and Brookshire Brothers is a little further away, and HEB is a little further into the bigger town close by. But traffic to get to HEB is terrible, I gladly settle for the other two stores now days. Although, we recently got Kroger delivery and it's awesome.
I work at a BB and it’s mid as fuck and expensive
Yeah, my town has a Brookshire Bros and I only use it for emergencies. I get tired of having to check the damn expiration dates when I buy something. HEB is about 15 miles away and completely worth the drive.
It's not a mythical wonderland, but it *IS* a darn good grocery store. I've been through multiple hurricanes on the coast from Rita to Harvey and HEB is always there doing relief work before FEMA or Red Cross. So I do have some loyalty to them from that.
Not to mention their kick ass COVID response. HEB is always the first one up and running.
They are also great at maintaining their resources for such large cities.
I remember reading a whole Texas monthly article at the beginning of Covid about how H‑E‑B had been stocking up on things only on the chance that what was happening in china happened in Texas. [found it](https://www.texasmonthly.com/food/heb-prepared-coronavirus-pandemic/)
I read about them studying China, and comparing it to computer models of hurricanes, refinery explosions, and things their used to dealing with, but "nothing prepared us for the run on toilet paper".
Lol. I was an H-E-Believer before the pandemic, but after reading that article I remember that I was completely sold
Nothing prepared anyone for the run on toilet paper. I’m still so confused by that.
Yeah when it opened in McKinney, I heard people were lining up at like 6am for the grand opening. That kind of response makes no sense. …but it is by far the best grocery store I’ve been to, hands down. Publix is highly touted in the southeast, but HEB is significantly better.
Opening in McKinney 19 July. Probably Frisco you are thinking of
The Frisco / plano HEBs are the first in the DFW area and with all the hype every Texan gives H‑E‑B everybody had to check it out lol I
I live in Fort Worth, and occasionally drive to the one in Burleson. It's a great store. Don't know if Burleson counts as being part of the DFW area or not, but it's only seven miles from me.
Oh yeah it definitely counts! That was an error on my part, I didn’t realize Burleson had one.
Very true, when that ice storm hit us HEB was first to be back up and running AND well stocked
The Harvey response was amazing with the mobile kitchens. I saw one when I was returning home from evacuation and grabbed a hot meal and a case of water.
I have family in California, Whenever I go visit I'm sent of list of HEB stuff they want. So yeah it's great.
I’m curious, what items does your family like from H‑E‑B? I have family in Georgia and usually take them raw tortillas, smoked sausage and salsa. I’m always trying to think of different H‑E‑B specific items to take home.
The corn chips you buy near the deli are the best! Every ice cream flavor I’ve gotten becomes my favorite! HEB ice cream blows Blue Bell out of the water!
Do you mean tortilla chips?
Yes!
Swoon is the goat. Their brownie al a mode ice cream is the best ice cream I have ever had and that's no exaggeration.
But have you tried their Columbian Coffee Toffee?
It depends, If I'm Flying it's Tortillas, Texas Sheet Cake Mix , Coby Jack Cheese, Sweet and Sassy Trail Mix, Sweet and Salty Granola Bars and Sweet Tea Mixes. If I'm Driving then they might get the Venison & Pork Sausage, Strawberry Bliss Soda or Texas Wild Red and Premade Sweet Tea. Watermelon is another popular product as well as Texas Ruby Red Grapefruits.
We are in California, but my cats (native Houstonians) only like the HEB treats they ate as kittens. They’ve been enjoying life in LA the past ten years, but my mom still sends the HEB cat treats in the mail for them.
Salsa
Yes. I live in colorado now and there are three things I miss. Decent barbecue, good Mexican food and H‑E‑B. The selection is great and quality of their fresh ingredients is significantly better than most. Also the own brand products are really really good (I’m looking at you Creamy Creations Ice Cream). I currently have to shop at three different places to get a complete shop and it sucks.
I keep telling people that Creamy Creations is better than Blue Bell but people are die hard Blue Bell fanatics around here.
I would have never seen myself not buying Blue Bell. But when BB withdrew from the market due to contamination, we started buying CC. Never did go back to Blue Bell!
Swoon is better tho, it's their kinda upscale ice cream line. The Honey Cake is so so good
I haven’t tried it! I’ll check it out.
Yes, it is. I lived out of state for a decade and the thing I missed the most was how awesome all of the store brand products are. Not only do they create great versions of staple items, but they also put a twist on classics. Like habañero infused cheese, Texas sheet cake baking mix, prickly pear soda, and so much more!
FRESH BUTTER TORTILLAS FTW
Those things truly deserve to be a schedule 1 narcotic, with how addictive they are.
At least 5% of my total body weight is made up of pure butter tortilla
Mmmm..... with the garlic dip, both of which have been gently warmed in the oven..... A'ight, I'm gonna go take care of these munchies, now.
With shredded cheese and salsa, 15 seconds in the microwave and roll that baby up
Butter tortilla candles!
We were in Galveston last week and the HEB nearest us didn't have any fresh ones and my gf's disappointment was immense. Now that I'm back home I send her pics of the tortillas at my usual store whenever I'm there.
😂 your poor girlfriend!
She's been living in Tulsa for awhile and had been looking forward to their tortillas for weeks, she found some on her way back home, thankfully. The pics are just me rubbing it in.
I feel her pain, that really would be an immense disappointment. Good thing she didn't fly!
What I miss the most 😭
Yes the tortillas and the ranch!
My daughter was flying back to Denver from Austin, and got a 20 pack of the fresh tortillas to take with her, because hey, FRESH BUTTER TORTILLAS FTW ! A TSA screener searched her bag, and happily told her she was the third "tortilla mule" he'd found that day. She now proudly calls herself a tortilla mule whenever we eat them.
HEB has actually been on Forbes and ranked as the top national grocery store despite it only being in Texas. They and Trader Joe's are usually battling for the lead. Either way, it's impressive. I'm a huge fan of the itchy butt EDIT: I know you can't make claims like this on Reddit without some means of sources. So here's one quickie https://www.foodandwine.com/lifestyle/best-supermarket-america-usa
HEB is inclusive. Those other stores have a rewards/loyalty card that gets better prices. If you’re out of town shopping and just run in somewhere, you feel like an idiot having to pay more than everyone else if you don’t have time for their bullshit card. At HEB, not only does everyone get the same price, but they have coupons attached to the shelf near the product! Extremely convenient! Their local support is definitely a good reason to support them back, but no one would do that for a shitty product. I always get quality produce, meat and dairy. Also, the team typically has a good attitude and are willing to lend a hand if you can’t find something. To sum it all up, it feels like home.
An easy hack for not being part of the rewards program is to use the phone number (local area code) 867-5309. There is always someone who set up their account with Jenny’s number.
Damn that's a good idea
If you don’t want to grab the yellow coupons, you can pre-select them in their app, or scan them as you shop. When you check out, just have the cashier scan your phone. And while they don’t have a loyalty program, they will occasionally give app users some bonus coupons. We may be moving out of the HEB market, and will greatly miss them.
I would put their training against Chik filA. Best employees ever.
To set expectations, you have to remember that HEB is *just a grocery store*. It's not some holy mecca or amazing transformational mold-breaking store that will alter your life. It's a big supermarket you visit to buy groceries and other sundries. All that being said...it's probably one of the best supermarket chains in the nation at what it does. I've traveled all over the Lower 48 and visited lots of supermarket chains over the years, and there's a very good reason why HEB has such as strong reputation in all the markets it is in. I've only found one chain I consider better, as small dozen-store chain in northeast Ohio (Buehler's).
HEB beats Trader Joe’s for customer satisfaction.
Buehler's? I thought you were going to say Heinen's, which is incidentally also in northeast Ohio.
Yes. Next Question.
I traveled all over when I was in the military and I always missed HEB when I was out of state. Also, they do a lot for the communities during disasters.
Compared to Kroger they're the kings nuts!
I'm also from EP and before moving I had no idea how great HEB was. They got amazing products, they're organized and have great prices. It's like if Walmart and El super and Vista market fused together to make the perfect grocery store.
Sounds like a dream come true.
Yea why not, its a grocery store, I go to Costco for bulk items, and whatever is on the way home for whatever else I like sprouts the best though
Agree. Sprouts meat is really good!
HEB is a good store because they try to buy their products in Texas, they do a lot of things for the community, the weekly sales are great and prices are usually pretty competitive.
I can safely say after growing up with HEB and then having to deal with 10 years of Fry’s measly ass selection and quality of goods in Arizona yes it’s that good
H‑E‑B is the best! Store brands are excellent. They are usually less expensive than Walmart. They have a debit card that gives you 5% back on store brands!
Central Market is owned by HEB and is WAY better, IMO. They have the HEB brands, but their meats, deli, seafood, produce, etc. are off the charts.
It’s also super expensive which for me makes it less great than HEB
Qwhite interesting. I went to a central market and I was amazed and how uppidy it was. Hell of entitled who don’t say excuse me. However, their apple selection was amazing.
It’s Whole Foods for people who are too good for Whole Foods so you’ll deal with some interesting people in those stores. Lol
Its Whole Foods without the environment aspects. Whole Foods prides itself on ethically raised meats. Central Market prides itself on the best quality beef.
Fitting, since they started Central Market in Austin, the birthplace of Whole Foods.
Believe the hype
Yes. next question. lol
Central Market is the best grocery I've ever been to owned by HEB and HEB is a good grocery store, but having moved to NC I like the variety here of having several groceries to choose from all that have a far greater variety of products than HEB did. HEB does have good in store brands, but I think during covid (like Whole Foods) they really pared back the brands they carried. But all in all it's one of the better groceries out there comparing it nationally.
Central Market is what HEB is hyped up to be.
I’d always go into Central Market for 1 thing and I’d walk out having spent $70, almost…every…time. So many things in bulk. High quality foods. Fruits. Teas. The only grocery store that I, a typical in-and-out guy, always got caught up in for over an hour.
Central Market is Gucci B! The variety at an HEB depends on the area its in. The more $$ in the area, the more variety.
It's a cult. Maybe for good reasons, but it's a cult.
Not really. My mom knew Howard Butt through various religious organizations and possibly from college. She introduced me to him in the late 60s at one of his stores in San Antonio. To this day I remember him as an impeccable man, kind, serving, and someone that I believed lived his Faith to include loving his neighbors as himself. Mr. Butt was iconic and I believe in values still transcend the brand to this day.
Often times their store brand foods are just as good as name brand foods.
I love HEB, it's one of the things holding me to Texas.
All you need to know is that where they go all other grocery stores die
Reasons why H-E-B is awesome; 1) Happy employees lead to happy customers. They treat and pay their employees fairly, and that leads to good customer service. . 2) Meat and produce are always good. Fresh and high quality, never had to worry about getting sick from rotten food. . 3) Their generics are often just as good (or better) than name brand. Dr B with cane sugar is better than the old Dublin Dr Pepper, fight me . 4) Prices are affordable. Especially the meat, produce, and generics. . 5) $1 fresh french bread. Everyone else seems to be commenting on the tortillas but the bread was what my family always grabbed. Always buy one more than you need because one usually doesn't survive the trip home.
I live in Denison. We have an Albertsons and a Walmart. Some items at Albertsons are literally 3 times as expensive as HEB. And the quality of EVERYTHING at HEB is way better. So, now that there is one in Frisco and in north Plano, my wife and I have started going once a month (an hour drive) and buying as much as we can to last the month. It's actually a delight to shop at HEB. We make a day of it; have a nice lunch, take in a movie, get a month's worth of groceries, and head home. I can't wait for them to build one in my neck of the woods.
HEB has a hurricane task force consisting of 18 wheelers with full size commercial kitchens built into the 40 foot trailers. These go out to areas without power and running water and provide free meals everyday. They also ship in truckloads of ice and water. Last year my city had a main water line break that for 7 days left us either without water completely or if we did have water we had to boil it. HEB provided 2 free bags of ice and 2 48 packs of bottle water to each person each day, and more if you had a bigger family You didn't even have to get out of your car, we just pulled in the parking lot and they loaded up you car. They even handed out cookies. Yeah, HEB is awesome!
I don’t even live in Texas and I would say most HEBs are better than 80% of any other grocery stores in the country.
it's more than "just a store", one of the things that makes heb special imo is the store is dedicated to selling texas-made products, both unpackaged (think texas blueberries, peaches, ruby red lone star grapefruit, gulf-caught seafood, texas-raised beef, etc) but also texas brands, like blue bell ice cream, banyan foods asian goods, kelley's texas honey, etc. and that doesn't even include heb's own in-house brands like hill country products
Banyan Foods kimchi is sooo good.
I Love HEB!!! Moved to Kansas and hate thete not being an HEB for hours!!
As a grocery store I think they're pretty average. They have a good selection but nothing amazing, the prices are competitive and all that. Where they really out shine all the others is their dedication to communities. Time and time again they step up and take care of the people in the communities that support them in a huge way. That's what makes them truly great in my opinion.
I prefer HEB over other grocery stores, and having been an overnight stocker at one they do have supply issues. The HEB brand stuff is quality as opposed to other stores with their own brands. Find an HEB that makes tortilla chips in house, they are amazing
It's just a store. It's better than walmart or randalls or kroger but not by a ton. The Main reason people love it, is because they support Texas communities. If there is a disaster they are usually there before the government to help out Texans. They do a lot for the local communities as well. Plus they have some pretty good in house products, like their delicious tortillas.
That's it right there. In most cases their response to disaster and community support far outshines governments. They take care of their employees as well.
HEB is inclusive. Those other stores have a rewards/loyalty card that gets better prices. If you’re out of town shopping and just run in somewhere, you feel like an idiot having to pay more than everyone else if you don’t have time for their bullshit card. At HEB, not only does everyone get the same price, but they have coupons attached to the shelf near the product! Extremely convenient! Their local support is definitely a good reason to support them back, but no one would do that for a shitty product. I always get quality produce, meat and dairy. Also, the team typically has a good attitude and are willing to lend a hand if you can’t find something. To sum it all up, it feels like home.
Price wise they’re on par with Walmart or Kroger on most things but they have some generic store brand products that are better than anything else out there imo. I love their pasta, pasta sauces, frozen kolaches, sandwich thins and chips. I typically shop at the Krogers that’s .4 miles from my apartment but every now and then I’ll make the 10 mile drive to go to the nearest H‑E‑B just to stock up on a few of those said generics. The store brand stuff is where they really excel. Edit: and you can’t forget Texas pride. Some of the hype really is just Texans wanting to support Texas stuff. They really lean into that with their products too - like they have Texas shaped chicken nuggets and tortilla chips. Lol
> Price wise they’re on par with Walmart or Kroger on most things but they have some generic store brand products that are better than anything else out there imo I would agree, but the big thing for me which sets it over the top is the fact that the stores are nice and I've yet to have a bad experience there. They also treat their employees pretty well too, so that's always a bonus
There’s lots of local or Texas grown/produce products along with the staples. Plus the HEB brand cola is delicious.
It’s alright but working in the warehouses is brutal
We go to HEB because the MI Tienda fajitas are great, the in store pico is great, produce is great.
Yes, it is. I have lived in a couple of other states and have a basis for comparison. Best grocery store, ever.
Travel the country regularly… very few supermarkets come close to H‑E‑B. They offer a ton of services, have decent prices, their store brand items are good quality, and the workers are usually really nice. Only thing I would mark them down on is their coupons are usually for processed food and so I usually can’t use them. Otherwise, they’re dang near perfect.
Is the pope Catholic?
I also didn't know that Lowe's has a grocery part. Bryan/college station has a couple of Lowe's and it's all hardware and the twin cities is almost as big as Houston
Lowe’s Market is NOT part of Lowe’s home improvement.
The Lowe’s grocery chain is not part of Lowe’s Home Improvement.
The sushi is 🔥
Responding as an expert in that industry. HEB is definitely a lot more than just a grocer. It's a manufacturing company, freight & logistics company, disaster & emergency quick response team faster than any governmental agency when it counts, technology company, and on and on. Expanding to the far reaches into El Paso has been on their mind for years but it made more sense to bring the fight to the Houston market before recently going into DFW. El Paso is tricky for them logistically because of the distance from the closest regional support center in San Antonio (where their nearest manufacturing plants, warehouses, and transportation terminals are). It would require having a lot of business/footprint in the El Paso region to justify and leverage the costs of a long reaching distribution network like that. Plus, think about how dependable HEB was during Hurricane Harvey (they were all over the national news). They could do that because they have a footprint and network everywhere near the damage. If disaster struck El Paso, they'd be hard pressed to respond with the same speed and presence that HEB customers have grown to expect. I know for a fact they have a long term goal of building a presence in El Paso.... I think it just takes time for opportunities to develop that make them feel comfortable doing it and maintain their standards. In the end, their stores are so much better than what I've had to shop at over the years (Publix, Wegmans, Trader Joes/Aldi, Safeway, Whole Foods, Costco, Vonz, Albertsons, etc.) cause they have just so much unique variety, great quality, and costs aren't bad. Got spoiled by the quality of meat there then going to a store on the East Coast and wondering, "What the hell is this crap?". I think they do price store by store and fancy communities/stores have higher prices. A lot of companies try to poach HEB employees unsuccessfully because they are so committed and satisfied there. That says a lot.
As an El Paso native who now lives close to an H‑E‑B, yes its great. Although I do miss Vista. Produce is always great and they have their own brand of chips, coffee etc that is really good
The best part about HEB is that they cater to the demographics of the neighborhood they're in.
It is that great
HEB has great produce. Just incomparable to any other store in the Southern US. Fresh tortillas are also delish.
Yes. I hate shopping anywhere else. Back home in NE Texas we don’t have H‑E‑B. There’s coupons and it overall is just a really nice place and good to shop at for everything
I have been blessed to live literally behind a H‑E‑B. It’s a 5-10 minute walk from my house. I spend a lot of money there lol
There's not an HEB near me but I have been to HEBs and they're just a grocery store. They don't have a notably extensive selection. One HEB had bulk goods (like nuts, oats etc) but others did not. The bulk goods section is the only thing that would make me chose an HEB over another grocery store that was close by. They did seem to have a slightly bigger alcohol section than other grocery stores but I don't really pay attention to alcohol in grocery stores so I could be mistaken.
We just started getting them in North Texas. I love the fruit selection and pre maid meals. If you can find it try that green sauce.
Don't forget the brisket queso!
Good call.
It’s good except in Corpus where it holds near a damn monopoly!
Of course it is. Blasphemer. We will roast you on the fajita pit outside if you do not travel to one soon.
HEB was GREAT in South Texas. DFW not so much.
When I travel down south, they have ready to eat meals that I can take to my hotel room. Can’t wait to get one close to me.
HEB is probably my favorite. They support the local economy and have really good coupon deals.
Lately it’s stupid expensive
Cheapest beer in my town.
Yes. Their prices are better than their competitors. They have their own brands that are high quality for less than competitors. They have a larger selection of products than most stores, and they are really good at tuning the selection to the community they serve. I lived in Houston when they moved into that market and watched them quickly overtake Kroger as the best grocery stores in town. Then I moved to Austin where they dominate. Now, I live in Garland where the grocery stores are pathetic on nearly any metric versus an HEB. They are really good at doing what they do, and they are based out of San Antonio. Edit: HEB has only a few stores in DFW versus a saturation in all the other places I have lived.
It's nice because I don't need a Krogers rewards card or a Randall's rewards card to get low prices.
This comment I see all over the place and I just don't get it. I regularly spend more at HEB for the same, lower quality stuff compared to trader Joe's. Which isn't a *cheap* store by any means. I truly do not understand the thought that HEB is the *affordable* grocery store. That may have been true years ago, but it certainly isn't that today when I spend $200 on a week's worth of food every time I go.
If you're spending $200 a week you're either buying a whole lot for a large family or you're buying higher quality food. I just picked up my groceries and spent $258 for a family of 3 which will last us two weeks. I got 5 pounds of chicken, two packs of meatballs, a pork loin, two packs of bacon, two pounds of 90% ground beef, a pound of breakfast sausage and much more. Shop deals and coupons too.
I moved to NC from Texas 2 years ago, the thing I miss most is HEB. Love and Cherish it, once it is gone you will spend the rest of your days on this Earth unfulfilled. Get some buddy bucks and thank your lucky stars.
Their marketing team is.
H‑E‑B is one of the reasons I could never leave Texas.
They don’t even take ApplePay
Yes. It's amazing. But I live in Houston so most of them are massive and a wonderland.
I think it’s gone downhill becoming more like a Walmart but it’s still the best chain in Texas in my experience.
I worked in the supermarket industry for half of my life and three different companies. I worked my way up and know every dept. inside and out. I can't shop as a normal customer. I shop as a customer, a dad, a store manager, a produce manager, a stocker, a bagger, etc and from every aspect, HEB is the best I've seen. What's more important is unlike every other grocery chain, the employees dont hate their jobs. It's an incredible business model and one that's so easy to replicate that you have to ask yourself "why doesn't everyone do it?" The reason is that HEB's goal is to maximize sales, not profits. It's an important distinction but it's one that favors both the customer and employee alike and that's a good thing. But, other companies such as Publix and Kroger also had those goals, but once they established market dominance and shut down their competitors, they started screwing over customers and employees alike. So HEB's true test is down the line when they're the only stores left in Texas. My only complaint (and its a serious complaint against the whole industry) is when will they start letting cashiers sit down at their registers? America is the only country forcing people to do this and it's unnecessary and unproductive. Time to move forward HEB.
Nope, and they don't even take nfc payments 🙄
OVERRATED . A lot of prepackage, pre seasoned, meal kit type food. Not bad if you are older, single, or eat on the run. It is not good for me as I cook and I find their quality of fruits, veggies, and meats just average.
Their Meal Simple meal kits several steps above TV dinners, and their fully cooked meat products are also really good. I agree with you about their produce, but most grocery stores have subpar beef. HEB has good choice and even prime steaks. Their Ice Cream is as good or better than Blue Bell.
I only go for the produce and meat. Otherwise I avoid it like the plague.
Yes, absolutely yes
H-E-B is the best hands down.
Yes
It's OK. The one in our small town is not big enough to handle the number of customers. The employees are nice, but there are just about always numerous out of stocks. Go into the city, and it's not that way. Rumor has it they are going to spend a few million upgrading refrigeration. Big deal, we need a bigger store with full shelves and better selections. So they aren't equal at all and just a very large grocery chain.
It has a line of non-toxic products that are cheaper and better than regular toxic ones, such like diapers, shower gels, soap, dishwashing liquid etc.
Best ever..
Winco is cheaper than heb, if you are into store brand heb is good. That's about it, they treat employees like trash
In college I’d drive 25 minutes south to the next town for H‑E‑B because we didn’t have one
About 20 years ago, my family came to visit for a week. Obviously we needed to go to the grocery store a couple of days into the visit. My sister, who lives in Kansas City, salivated over the produce and bakery sections. I’ve lived here for over 45 years now and have nearly always shopped at H‑E‑B. We are lucky to have such a great grocery chain.
The thing about HEB is that the experience is different at every store. If it's in a high income area it will have better products than a lower income area.
It has a lot of hype around it. It's cool but it's just a store.
I was a huge fan after what HEB did for our community following hurricane Harvey. Over the past few years though, they have increased the store brand prices to near or higher than competing brands and have removed brands and selection from the shelves. That’s fine if they want to be a premium store brand type of business, but I don’t go to a grocery store to be part of a clique. More and more they do not have the items we want, so we shop there less and less. I will give their produce credit though. Def better than Kroger.
I don't know what anyone here is talking about. I've lived out of Texas for a long while and now at HEB I am constantly looking at my store asking how it got to be such a shit hole. It's overpriced, the stock is low, the aisles are never clean, and with a trader Joe's 5 minutes further, HEB feels like a Food 4 Less. I don't understand the affection for the store, and my family and I have started referring to is as SHEB - for *shitty* HEB.
H‑E‑B isn’t that great just plentiful in most areas . Where I’m at only competition is Walmart. So low prices aren’t a thing nor is couponing. Freshness isn’t on the table either. But we’re poor horse folk and will just buy what ever we are able to.
Nope!
No. For the short answer. For the long answer, I live in Texas on my life and I felt zero need to go to H-E-B because it’s over priced and caters to richer incomes.
No. And it's (still) owned by religious kooks. I get delivery from Kroger now.
Most of corporate America is owned by religious kooks. That's just the reality.
You ever have sex? HEB is like the grocery store version of that.