#HEB

[hamletthedane]

extremely niche meme for the five Texans who follow me

[yourfavaschips]

dean winchester from supernatural !

couldn't help it. i had to add the boys™

[bittyfromquotev]

Back in the US!

There’s some random guy at this HEB who looks more like Steve than Jack Black ever will

[supernaturalkickparty]

Here we go again

At the heb in Sinton.

Unfuckingbelievable

[mannyblacque]

🏳️‍🌈

[theroguequeenaniki]

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“It’s my birthday! I’ma do what I like! I’ma eat what I like!” 🥳🎂🎈🎉🥳

And just like that my 20s are over. Lol. It was a pretty nice & chill 30th birthday.

I bought myself a desk organizer set off Amazon as a birthday gift. It’s rose gold, and it has a drawer, and it came w/ a phone stand, a pen, a pen cup, a ruler, paper clips, clamps, tacks, a calculator, and a stapler w/ the staples. Lol. I now have a pretty stapler and I want to staple things, but I haven’t nothing to staple, lol.

And my mom got me a thing of stickers that are very cute. 24 sheets, 12 sets, themed around each month of the year. I love stickers! Lol.

And I’m counting it as a birthday gift (and Ally herself said I can!) that I also got approved & received the ARC for Ally Carter’s new book, The Most Wonderful Crime of The Year! I can’t wait to read it! 🥳📚📖🥳

I made sausage & cabbage and a baked Mac N Cheese for dinner b/c it’s one of my favorite meals. And we had a cookies & cream ice cream cake for dessert.

Overall a very chill birthday. But nice. ☺️

“To being 30. I’ve decided it’s going to be totally awesome.” -Jenna Rink, 13 Going On 30

🥳🎂🎈🎉🥳

[thenotebookwizard]

Texas. Observation #1173

Today is June 1. Pride Month! I love pride month, because so many of my friends, my colleagues, my students, my family, fandom people, workers, and others get the chance to have the loud, clear, (hopefully) joyful voice they deserve.

They don't always get that voice the rest of the year. I know some folk think otherwise, but LGBTQ+ folks don't get heard the way they deserve most of the time. I don't live it, but I reckon Pride Month is just better - not the real voice they need.

But there are moments, living in the south (southern US), particularly Texas, and specifically the part of Texas I live in when I realize, with stark and frightening clarity, why Pride Month and events are still so fucking important.

I live in Austin. To be clear, Austin.

Austin is the gaudy, sparkly, blue rhinestone on the bible belt. Proudly. It's an openly LGBTQ+ friendly city.

I live just north of it. I had to go to the grocery store today. (Not one of my preferred activities.) But I went, because cat food. My kittens would be very irate if they ran out of food. And it was on sale. I'm cheap. And broke.

I went to HEB. Local chain. Amazing company. Great products. Store brands are often better (by a wide margin) than national brands.

And Pride was everywhere. Posters on the walls. Ads in the aisles. Products. Because why bother with LGBTQ+ people if we can't monetize them, right?

But there were pins on employee shirts and nametags. Some had rainbow work shirts on. Wristbands. Headbands. Necklaces. It was awesome.

And then, I saw other people. Wearing 'Let's Go Brandon' t-shirts with Trump's face. Wearing 'The ATF is Gay' shirts. Wearing other, worse shirts. Maga was as prevalent as Pride. (If you don't think the two are opposed, what in the holy name of fuck are you doing reading my blog?)

There was (apparent) peace. No one was hurling slurs (that I could hear.) No one was grumping at each other (that I could hear.) People were going about their business, flying their colors, and shopping like civilized humans. And while I am sure there is someone out there getting misty-eyed at the idea of bigots and LGBTQ+ people shopping together at their local chain. Supporting a local business. Etc.

They might even be sorta right. I don't know. I am not qualified to say that.

I just know that - occasional reminders of why Pride is important matter. Because all those people wearing slogans and symbols proclaiming things anti LGBTQ+ - things they wear often around these parts - on the first day of Pride...

They are the people who would be very happy to silence LGBTQ+ people. Forever.

[fractalfrog]

I found this at an HEB last night!

(Aisle 3.)

[jadeestebanestrada]

I'm in H-E-B's coffee aisle, and a white woman, late 60s, is in an electric cart in front of the coffee I'm thinking about purchasing. She looks up at me, then sighs.

Me: So many choices.

Lady: No kiddin'! I don't know whether to get small box of these [Hill Country Fare] Dark Roast K-cups or a big box of [Café Bustelo K-cups] these. I mean aside from the quantity, I don't know difference.

Me: Would you like an opinion?

L: Yes, I would!

Me: Well, Café Bustelo is an espresso-style coffee. It's a quick boost. I've seen it in most hostels and economy hotels across Europe. It gets you up and out of the hotel so you can go see the Eiffel Tower or the Leaning Tower of Pisa with lots of energy. Grab a second or third shot throughout the day as needed.

Hill Country Fare's Dark Roast Coffee is a rounder, more continous arc of alertness from like about 9:30 a.m. to about 12:30 p.m. So a quick boost or about three hours worth of heighted alertness. To me, that's the difference.

[She grabs the Bustelo]

L: Well, ya don't have to tell me twice!

Me: They also have the instant packets around here somewhere.

L: Oh, I like the instant! The less work the better.

Me: Same. Here they are. I use these packets when I'm traveling. Again, it's that nice boost.

L: Thank you!

Me: My pleasure.

[A pause]

L: I don't suppose you know where the cream cheese is?

Me: (Laughing) I think it's over here in the next aisle. I'll check and come right back.

[When I return, her cart is facing the opposite direction]

L: I'm coming! I just have to figure out how to turn this thing around!

[Later]

Thank you so much!

Me: No problem!

L: Can I tell you something? Oh, this might be too much information.

Me: Sure.

L: Well, you know how you can have the worst day ever, and then later on, it turns out to be the best day ever?

Me: I know exactly what you mean.

L: Well, earlier today, I was at Sprouts, and I'd gotten all my groceries, and when I got to the cashier, I tried to use my SNAP card, and it wouldn't work. Something about the numbers were off. And I told her, "Nothing has changed on this card! It should work!" Well, they sent me to customer service and they got it figured out.

When I got back in line, there was a woman in front of me with a fair amount of groceries, and she offered to let me go ahead of her. I told her, "No, it's OK. She's got all my items totaled up. I can wait, but thank you very much." Then, the woman turns to the cashier and says, "Put this woman's grocery bill on my bill."

I couldn't believe it! This woman put my $71 grocery bill on her tab! That was the best thing that happened to me today!

Me: That's amazing!

L: Isn't it? And now you're the second best thing to happen to me today. 'Cause now I have a new coffee to try.

[This encounter totally made my day.]

[xompeii]

I’ll let you know if this is good, cause I didn’t expect to find pumpkin spice breakfast sausage in my local grocery store

[casey1618]

for all the trans texans out there

[yourfavaschips]

Yorick from League of Legends

Yorick from League of Legends would be H‑E‑B Thin Ghost Pepper Ranch Potato Chips!

[copperbadge]

Hey Sam - could you help out a Wisconsinite currently in Texas with a Very Pressing Issue? Is it pronounced "aitch ee bee" or "heeb" (or something else)?

It's pronounced as an acronym, Aitch Ee Bee, though generally it sounds to me like "Itchy bee".

I was trying to find the "Brisket in FIVE MINUTES" ad from HEB so you could see how it's said, but the Brisket In Five Minutes ad is hard to find so here, instead, enjoy some beefy guys talking beef:

They have beef tips for you. They want to talk wet rubs.

[supernaturalkickparty]

Ok so it's taking me forever to get through my Walker re-watch because of the toddler and life in general but I have made a list of all heb products in the first 11 episodes so far.

Pilot- James and Liam sitting on porch waiting for Walker, James is drinking an 1877 mineral water.

Micki and Trey fixing up Cordells hand, Trey is drinking an HEB Twist- store brand version of Sprite.

Season 1 ep. 2 Back in the Saddle

Breakfast scene, Liam is making a smoothie has heb central market organic whole milk.

Season 1 ep 3. Bobble Head- no heb products

Season 1 ep 4. Don't Fence Me In

Cordell and stella talking in kitchen, on top of fridge heb organic raisin bran and heb organic honey nut toasted o's

Abby cooking in the kitchen- bag of hill country fare sugar

Season 1 ep 5. Duke

Micki Trey breakfast scene- jar of heb texas creamy peanut butter and a can of heb canned veggies

Season 1 ep 6. Bar None

Cordell and kids packing for camping trip, there's a bottle Heb orange ginger dish soap by the sink

Abby Bonham Trevor Stella Augie picnic, heb texas tough tupperware

End of episode- Abby gives Trevor food in heb texas tough tupperware

Cordell and kids having breakfast at the sidestep, bottle of heb no pulp orange juice at the bar, bag of heb bagels at the bar

Season 1 ep 7. Tracks

Augie making breakfast- heb 2% reduced fat milk half gallon, hill country fare pancake syrup.

Same heb cereals on top of fridge as in Don't Fence Me In.

Hill country fare red solo cups on table as the kids set up for Thirsty Balls

Season 1 ep 8. Fine is a Four Letter Word

Cordell making the kids breakfast, same heb cereals on top of the fridge, a box of hill country fare snack crackers(heb's version of Ritz)

Augie has hill country fare syrup

Season 1 ep 9. Rule Number 17

Bonham in the fridge, heb heavy cream, heb central market sparkling water, various hill country fare salad dressings, heb spicy mustard, heb sweet tea, heb cranberry juice.

Season 1 ep 10. Encore

No heb products

Season 1 ep 11. Freedom

Hoyt and Mawline in kitchen, heb texas tough tupperware, heb mayo, heb dijon mustard, heb deli meats and cheese, heb essential grain bread.

[impulse-regrets]

TBF, You'd look ridiculous no matter where you were shelved.

Alas poor Vermont Curry, Japanese style curry sauce mix.

You came from a strange land, far away, only to end up rejected on the candy shelf. Your flavor profile seemed exciting and exotic when picked up from the international aisle, but up checkout was regarded as the concoction of a madman.

The only favor your would-be buyer did you was placing you in the box labeled "This Saves Lives". Perhaps someone will see you there and decide that yes, you can save their life... from boredom of flavor.

RIP - March 2022