Well, it’s July 4th and I dare to go where every man goes all at once… the grocery store. I headed over to Walmart and saw the crowds and decided to go to HEB. Now I have been to HEB for a quick gallon of milk or a couple of items at a time, but have yet to go full grocery shopping.
I will never go back to Walmart for groceries again considering HEB has that classic grocery store aura and the following pros over Walmart:
- Produce – fresher, better selection, and competitive in pricing to Walmart
- Baked Goods – A much better bakery section hands down
- Fresh Foods – HEB smokes Walmart in fresh prepared foods to go
- Deli – better meats and cheeses
- In-House Coupons and Deals – You walk in and there are yellow coupons and posters stating what meal deals or combos on sale
- Customer Service – one of the demostration ladies literally ran around the store with me to find artichoke hearts, and the baggers are packing while the checkout lady is checking me out for a much faster exit.
Anyway, my opinion is HEB is a much better overall grocery store than Walmart!
(I was not paid or even asked to write this blog article by any representative of HEB)
#1 by Elizabeth on July 13, 2009 - 5:26 pm
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Just be careful shopping at HEB stores….they aren’t real big on security…..couple of years ago I was attacked in bright daylight in thier parking lot. A couple of people in truck grabbed me and attempted to pull me into the truck but luckily were only able to get my purse. But they were successful in dragging me down the parking lot scraping me up and leaving me with blood running down my legs. When I went into the store to call the police, the manager acted as though he’d be much happier if I’d gone somewhere else to make that call and he didn’t like the cops coming to the store. The police ask to see the security tapes and that ’s when we found out they only have camera’s on the doors for folks exiting the store, none in the parking lot! Guess they’re only interested in some robbing and taking thier money out of the store, they’ve no interest in the security for the folks bringing the money INTO the store!! The police were surprised as was I…in this day and age it’s vital for these places that invite us into thier establishments to ensure that our visit is not only a pleasant one but a safe one as well…..in this case they didn’t even have a security guard on duty…they say they can’t afford security…..big store like HEB doesn’t have the money to pay for security??? I don’t think so…..just a few weeks ago one of my neighbors had a similar incident at an HEB….they were robbed right in the parking lot and the security that was their was sitting up by the front door and when they did talk to him he could barely speak English!! Big help he was. I’m very surprised and disappointed in HEB….thought they were more interested in thier community than that.
#2 by Mike on September 9, 2009 - 8:09 pm
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Elizabeth is a Walmart employee y’all!