Two Brits visit Texas’ Biggest Grocery Store!

Having arrived in Texas to kick off our JOLLY Southern Road Trip, we first had to stock up on some supplies and snacks for the long road aheb - so where better place to visit than H-E-B!

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Johnathon Randle
Li Winslow
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Florian Adamek
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[kvrizv]

Shoutout to Jess, she got y'all right with the Blue Bell recommendation. Beyond that, H-E-B is an institution of Texas. H-E-B has been there for Texans through hurricanes, deep freezes, all sorts of natural disasters, probably more so than Texas government officials have. Most store brands are considerably worse than name brand, but H-E-B brand may often be better than the name brand. Truly, here, everything's better.

[TexasKnuckle]

Hey, fellas! I'm the cashier who took your order. Thanks a ton for stopping at our H-E-B! We enjoyed having y'all.

[AJafterhourz]

Did you know during the 2021 Texas Winter Storm and Deep Freeze, there was an HEB location in Austin Texas that was opened briefly with power, letting thousands of customers in to shop because the power grid here was failing and people were low on food. The electricity went off while people were shopping and the store just let the customers leave without paying for ANYTHING. This made national news headlines all over our country. That’s my HEB! 🙏

[jonathanmounce]

Seeing these British people be amazed at Texas things I take for granted really gave me a new appreciation for the stuff I get every day

[wolfsbanest]

H-E-B Bakery worker here, have made the tortillas and tortilla chips and it’s tradition for me that at least once a week, I buy a bag of both that I’ve personally made. Helps make sure I keep my work quality in check, but also gives me a lil something to be proud about and enjoy after my work shifts. Thank y’all for visiting! 😁

[sithxphantom]

These two have seen more of America than most Americans

[saylor]

HEB for life
I was a lineman during Hurricane Harvey when it hit Texas. HEB was in every little town cooking with 18-wheelers, and mobile kitchens, feeding everyone round the clock with generators. really really made me proud of HEB and extremely impressed. it was said at the time.
"I will trade you, your FEMA, American Red Cross for one Texas-based grocery store, HEB."

[StarGirl]

Uhm, Actually. (lol)

Howard didn't found HEB, it was his wife, Florence Butt, who started a grocery store to try to provide for her kids after her husband became terminally ill and could no longer work. She started the company in order to provide for the family herself and named the store H-E-B after her husband. Florence ran the store from 1905 to 1919, when Florence's son Howard Junior took over after returning home from WWI. The Butt family still own H-E-B making it one of the oldest continuously family run businesses in the USA.

[ReyRena]

Definitely in Texas when random strangers are helping you out and giving you suggestions… as a Californian who get to college in Texas, I can say I’ve never talked to strangers inside a grocery store until Texas. Love the people!!!

[bigspaget]

They went in at daytime, came back and its nightime. Safe to say Josh was in his element

[Bringmethehorizondude]

I love the young ladies, “hi Josh and Ollie”

I’d probably be the same way

[proton]

Ive worked at HEB for years now, Ill tell you, the customer appreciation is really what drives us to keep working. We're treated like humans, and we appreciate that with everyone that we see and help. The disaster relief program will predict and project weather disasters (mainly hurricanes) about a week out, and be on stand-by just a mere day or even hours before landfall, that way as soon as it hits we're already on the way. No store does more for their state.

[thomasallen]

H-E-B is the best grocery chain in the United States. I know that may make some people balk, but after Hurricane Harvey hit my hometown, Rockport Texas, and pretty much destroyed everything, H-E-B was the first, they were here the next day, to come in and help our city. They brought in daily trailer loads of ice, food, meals, and cases of MRE’s (meals ready to eat). They were here every day all day long. That first day they also brought in a portable Cellular Tower, because all of ours were down. For the rest of my life I will be their biggest fan and toot their horn every chance I get.

[SherlockGnomes]

H-E-B has about 400 stores only in Texas and Mexico, and yet is the 19th largest retailer in America. They are the largest private employer in Texas and I think in America. They donate 5% of pre-tax profits to charity. And they do a lot of work helping victims of natural disaster, and the poor. We Texans are proud of them.

[susanwright]

As a Texan sometimes I get weirdly self conscious about the excessive grandeur of some Texas staples (even as I ADORE HEB and Buccees) so it's really heartening to see two people from outside of Texas be so delighted by it instead of disgusted or put off.

[Silversky]

HEB is very important to Texas. It is the one company that seems to genuinely care for the community and is there to not only help the less fortunate with food, but also is usually one of the first to respond with aid whenever we are faced with natural disasters. Their original products are amazing and usually have reasonable prices not to mention daily specials and savings coupons. I love HEB so much.

[jeffmcclure]

For non Texans, we can tell you HEB's Sushi chefs are very good and each store has a trained crew making it.

[Vaeta]

Fun facts about Blue Bell Ice Cream. It was founded in 1907 in Brenham, Texas, it being a Texas brand makes most Texans love the crap out of it like our love for Whataburger. The company had an unfortunate event in 2015, all Blue Bell manufacturing plants shut down production and they recalled 8 million gallons of ice cream due to a listeria outbreak. The company was off shelves for months. The company would have never of recovered if it were not for a very generous anonymous doner who helped the company get back on its feet. The company only relaunched with a handful of its flavors in a select few stores across the southern region. It sold out very quickly. Eventually it came back with all of its flavors in all the stores is was previously being sold in. We Texans are grateful to have our favorite creamy ice cream back. <3

[miraclegirljc]

As a former employee at HEB, I can sincerely say that it is a great place to work! This is probably the only work environment I've been in where I truly felt like my team and my boss had my back. There's a lot of trust for the employees to get the job done right, and we take pride in doing exactly that! Working there was a wonderful experience!

[ethansabin]

My proudest part of this is the manners of my fellow Texans. Love it.