We've all seen the commercials. HEB headquartered in San Antonio, supports local Texas produce, as well as, in no small part, the local sports team with constant advertisements (especially during major sporting events). The store that used to be closest to us was the one on Highway 6 and Austin Parkway, then came the one on US59 and Grand Parkway. This one opened up a few years back.
Despite seemingly closer than the one on US59 and Grand, it is actually a little farther. Weird, but at least that is what Google Maps seems to indicate.
My wife and I is scared to shop at this HEB, not because it is not big (it is, quite), not because it is not clean (it is very clean), but it is really the placement of things that made it a bit confusing to navigate around that I always thought I am seeing similar products being placed at two different places. There is definitely a larger selection when it comes to the variety, and that's why it is very easy for us to over-shop and spend way more than what we already intended on shopping, just because we find something we new each corner we turn. I suppose to golden rule is right, don't go grocery shopping if you are hungry, you will only shop more than you want.
HEB frequently has the coupon deals where they package together free, complimentary items together and if you get one, you get the main item, you get the complimentary item for free. Like if you shop for Fajita beef/chicken, you get a box of Pico di Gallo and some fresh tortilla for free with the coupon. You can also find these yellow coupon with black print throughout the store close to the items they are discounting, or all together in the back. I don't particularly like this coupon system, mainly because there are no pictures to show you what the products look like and the complimentary item can sometimes be hard to find (especially if they go brand specific) and often times they aren't placed together with the main item.
Unlike the store on Highway 6, this one does not have a self check out kiosk, so everyone gets in line to a cashier. I am slowly finding myself utilizing self check outs more if they are available, especially if I do not have much items or they aren't heavy on produces.
Not sure why, but there are some produces that are just a bit more expensive in HEB than Kroger, where we normally shop. One good part about HEB is that it does have a Gas Station and the gas prices are generally cheaper than the big name brands (Shell, Chevron, Valero, etc.) and you don't need to be a member, hence another reason it does attract a good amount of shoppers.
All in all, we like this one more than the one on 59 and Grand, because this one is larger, cleaner, and newer. read more