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Misc 2/20/21 10:12am Read time: 2 minutes
Shopper Tim Hennessy wrote about the store's incredible generosity towards its shoppers when the store's electricity went out.
By Aliza Worthington
Who's in the mood for a good news story about Texas?
We have one for you, courtesy of the H-E-B grocery store near Austin, Texas. Facebook user Tim Hennessy wrote about his experience having been in the middle of shopping there when the electricity went out in the store. He and his wife finished up his shopping, and proceeded to the checkout counters, where the lines were moving very slowly, as you'd expect.
Suddenly, though the lines started moving fairly quickly, and Hennessy assumed the store had worked out some system for checking people out. Well, he was right - the system was to NOT CHARGE PEOPLE for their groceries, and wish them a safe trip home.
https://crooksandliars.com/2021/02/h-e-b-grocery-store-hero-we-need-texas
marble falls
(57,145 posts)... at ours I've known for years - some since I've been here in '07.
central scrutinizer
(11,659 posts)Instead of calling the police to guard their dumpsters.
Lettuce Be
(2,336 posts)and especially keep it from hungry people at all costs! I think not shopping at Fred Meyer is a good first step.
utopian
(1,093 posts)Snow and ice prevented pickup, so it was tossed.
I think Fred Meyer should have handled things differently and let folks take the food, but in normal times it would have gone to the right places.
I run a food pantry in Portland, and we get donations from Fred Meyer a couple of times a week. We also receive food from Trader Joes, New Seasons, Albertsons, and Safeway, so stores aren't being evil and tossing all their food.
I'm not defending what they did by any stretch. I doubt cops would come guard my dumpster if I asked, but context is important.
central scrutinizer
(11,659 posts)judesedit
(4,440 posts)in hazard pay. I think that was Kroger. I used to like that store. No more.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)They are unionized and pay better than their competitors around here with better benefits. Not perfect by any means but far from the worst.
judesedit
(4,440 posts)recently that they've closed stores rather than pay the employees, who have worked through the pandemic and btw, gave them the ability to stay open, a few extra dollars in hazard pay? I'm not liking that. The top dogs wouldn't take a little less to support their loyal employees??? What? Are they afraid their employees are going to be able to live a little better for a few months??? Sorry. Bye, Kroger.
MagickMuffin
(15,950 posts)I don't want to drive 20/30 miles for groceries.
But HEB is a great store.
Major Nikon
(36,827 posts)...but that's an upscale gourmet market with associated higher prices and different offerings. I wish they would start putting HEBs in Tarrant county.
MagickMuffin
(15,950 posts)But they are not in Tarrant County.
My little burb just had our local Kroger store shut down because the landlords didn't want to upgrade the building. So, they shut down. We have an Aldi's and that's it. We now have to go to other burbs to shop for food.
And yeah, Central Market isn't worth the trip. To far for me to drive there and then spend extra $$$.
I wonder if we could start a drive to get them here!
ananda
(28,873 posts)I'm glad they were able to help people who needed it.
I couldn't leave my home to do anything until Friday.
So I had made an HEB order to pick up Sunday.
However, they cancelled it bc they ran out of food
I ordered.
That got me worried, so yesterday I looked up WF
and was able to drive there last night and pick up
food. Thank goodness, they were very well stocked.
I still think HEB is a great store, but so is WF.
I use both.
dalton99a
(81,565 posts)Trailrider1951
(3,414 posts)I miss my HEB the most. I miss the selection and the prices. If you've never been to Texas, here is what an HEB store is like: Imagine a Fred Meyer store with about half of the non-food items, much more of the ethnic food selection, and the prices cut in HALF. I most surely miss those fresh whole wheat tortillas that are made fresh right in the store. No comparison with the pre-packaged ones that sit on the shelf for a week!
dlk
(11,574 posts)My relatives in Houston have stopped shopping there.
Ilsa
(61,696 posts)Lots of stuff could be left to rot in refrigerator cases, or could be filling people's bellies.
Lines create frustration, which can lead to violence, especially people who've already recently faced the abyss, and if they are armed, to boot.
Gifting the inventory creates goodwill, an intangible of great value.
HEB is probably worth about a trillion dollars now, still privately owned. I think they can manage with one store's inventory loss.
Oldem
(833 posts)Paladin
(28,269 posts)Outstanding grocery outlet, even in the midst of weather upheavals.
Luz
(772 posts)any name-brand. I very seldom buy anything else
sarge43
(28,942 posts)Good people are all around us.
LetMyPeopleVote
(145,481 posts)We have a nice HEB near us