The big secret Texas keeps from the other 49 states That Englishman In Texas, Oli Pettigrew

When we'd take trips to Texas one of the first things we would do is visit this store - now that we live here it's the best don't live in Texas? TOUGH - you'll have to visit here to try it. But - there IS one other place where you can find them, stick around to the end to find out #Texas #Texans #secret #HEB @H-E-B #country #CountryLiving #best #grocerystore #thatenglishmanintexas #thesouth #food #shopping #bargains

[@StillLivinginthewoods]

Texas: The greatest country on Earth!

[@jainthorne4136]

Texas has one of the lowest high school graduation rates in the nation. It has one of the highest teen pregnancy rates and a startling 1 in 6 teens who gave birth already had another child. Yup...they led not just in teen births but also in teens having multiple births. When it comes to the poverty rate, Texas leads the national average ranking number 11th in poverty. Texas has ranked first for most worker deaths every year since 2015. On average over the past three years, at least one worker has died every day in a fatal occupational accident in Texas. Overall, Texas ranks 1st among states for total toxic pollutants released to air, land and water. There are only four states where voting is more restricted than Texas so, not surprisingly, voter participation is ranked 41st in the nation. A recent study by the libertarian Cato Institute measuring how all 50 states compared on a variety of personal and economic freedoms found that Texas was dead last for personal freedom. The list goes on and on but "YeeHaw" we like HEB. eye roll

[@StillLivinginthewoods]

@@jainthorne4136 Yes, it terrible,.. you people should stop moving here.

[@goldengryphon]

@@jainthorne4136 Please, live somewhere else! Texas is awful ! Abhorent! I have no idea why you're even on this comment section! You don't care for the fact that we're inundated with more than our share of criminal aliens and have some pretty rough ideas of personal responsibility. I understand. Nope. You do not want to be here. Yes, YEEHAW! We like our HEB.

[@PeaceJourney...]

Just wow, you really think we say yeehaw😂 please stay away, we don't want to share our store with you, and theres no room left in the state for you. Please stay away; for your own safety of course 😂 ​@@jainthorne4136

[@jeremylogan8812]

​@@jainthorne4136Yup sounds bout right. Born and raised here in Texas. You don't wanna move here. Find another place for your libertarian institutes. We damn sure don't want ya.

[@randallsanchez3161]

HEB has it's own disaster response unit. When hurricanes or floods hit the coast, the HEB 18 wheeler trucks roll into town with industrial sized generators, food, and other critical supplies. HEB's will try to stay open as long as possible even when the parking lots are flooded out. People will show up needing food and/or water which HEB will supply. When Hurricane Ike hit and Houston was out of power for almost a month, HEB had rolled in a few days after the storm had passed and set up emergency food kitchens and power. People would show up just to get some cold A/C from the heat and humidity. There were images of people paddling in on small rafts to get food sometimes. HEB also tries to buy as much of their food from local sources so a number of farms contract with the company to provide fresh produce, meat, and dairy.

[@jlander82]

Don't forget the reports of when there were power outages and people couldn't check out, they just sent people home with free groceries (alcohol excluded of course)!

[@hgdoesthings3457]

I have always said that H-E-B does more for the Texas people than the government ever could

[@clintcowan9424]

Was going to comment about the disaster response teams. In addition to all the other Texans that show up, this is classy

[@kevinmcdonald6446]

The Butt family is top-drawer. Generous philanthropic family. If you want to know why HEB is the way it is, look to where the family came from.

[@user-be2jq9ry7y]

I love how you love Texas❤

[@IntrepidFraidyCat]

LOVE HEB! Whenever there's a national disaster, HEB is there with food and help. Walmart is always a no show.

[@Diva9000x]

Naturlized Texan here (I'm from Indiana) I love me some HEB! My sister visited from Indiana during the Holidays. I took her to HEB. She was in love. It's May right now. I talked to her yesterday & she said "I wish we had an HEB up here..." I told her HEB is for the Texans 🤠

[@bennymartinez5532]

Lol

[@hwy27west]

You give TEXAS a little extra flavor…Glad you came on over. And that is from a seventh generation Texian!

[@YolieGuacamole]

When Snowpocalypse occurred in Texas, the Randall’s near my home was closed. It lost its power, and all its refrigerated foods had to be thrown out. The HEB across the street had generators, and was open. Although there was a line down the block, shoppers were generally cooperative, and the employees did their best to serve everyone.

[@teebrown27]

Amen! HEB is the best grocery store on the planet.

[@TexasRose50]

You nailed it! Not only are the store brands cheaper, there’s tons of them that I actually prefer over name brands. And not only are the employees helpful, so are the customers!! I can’t say enough good things about HEB! Oh, there’s an ALDI store right next door. The most cars I’ve counted there was 12. And that was at Christmas time. The HEB parking lot is always full. There’s one store that’s fairly close to the Louisiana state line. I’ve heard people will drive there to go to an HEB store. Texas and HEB rules!!

[@melaniedeare5427]

HEB treats their employees well too. I've known a few, and they were very loyal, with nothing but good things to say about HEB.

[@love68]

HEB has always givin back to the communities they inhabit. Really awesome establishment that I go to every weekend. 💯🤠👍

[@Kayessee]

Lots and lots of locally sourced food. I love it.

[@jameswoodard4304]

Yup, the Creamy Creations store brand of Ice Cream is as good or better than any other brand. I also love their potato salad (the yellow mustardy kind for me) and they have pre-made slabs of marinated beef and chicken fajita meat which are excellent. They are also known for treating their employees quite well for retail with good benifits and such.

[@rhondanegard]

Yes! 100% on all of this!

[@dianna1979]

My friend Sally at the Roasted Chickens! Peddling her tamales!!❣️ Woodway H‑E‑B!

[@johnmorton4054]

heb awesome

[@FrancoAir]

I got excited when a HEB opened up in north fort worth, I love this store!

[@seanmiller5460]

The quality is no joke. From cheese, to dressing, to just about everything. Much better than the name brand stuff.

[@mbourque]

I love the fresh tortilla maker in the store... the kids used to love watching it happen and the worker working it all... I have always loved the in-store butcher... they always know what cuts to use for specific meals and even know HOW to cook it properly for the best taste. AND they actually have cashiers at the registers... not 1 or 2 at most like at walmart

[@stutzstudiowerks]

True! I love my HEB! The in store cooking demos are awesome. The COMBO LOCOs throughout the store...amazing! There are even little bar codes you can scan and show at checkout for more savings. And everyone working there is SO Texas polite. It's like treasure hunting in the happiest grocery store on earth. After Amazon bought Whole Foods (another store chain started in Texas) their happy attitude went away. I want to shop where it is fun: HEB!!!

[@jpf77302]

My husband absolutely cannot resist a Combo Loco.

[@AmericaCirclingTheDrain]

I have a cousin in North Texas. When her sister from the East Coast comes to visit, the one thing that's for sure on the agenda is a couple of visits to H-E-B. I live in a smaller town, but we still have an H-E-B. There's a Kroger across the street from H-E-B. Their parking lot is way easier to navigate than H-E-B's because there are fewer shoppers. H-E-B's parking lot is ridiculously difficult, yet Texans still prefer their H-E-B to all the others.

[@catherinebowers3654]

I worked at HEB in Corpus Christi when i was young, loved the store!

[@mr_h831]

Dope! There's tons of them in the area now, not sure how many there would've been when you were a kid though.

[@sqd37l]

@@mr_h831 dope and sick. i like to use all the cool new words

[@catherines7553]

Everything is better in Texas 😊

[@lindaodom1322]

Amen to that

[@Mike_Dubo]

Yee to the haw, brother.

[@kamhart]

OMG... I spit my sweet ice tea laughing!!!

[@texas2step266]

My husband and I are both naturalized Texans, now located here permanently. Whenever we were stationed outside of Texas with the Army, or living in other states for school or jobs, HEB was the Texan institution we missed the most. The regular stores are great, and some cities have HEB Central Market, which is a store filled with specialty, exotic, and gourmet items. I go there when I need something like alligator meat or amazing cinnamon rolls, baked in store. Like the song says, you can't spell Texas without HEB.

[@user-sr9ph4vi9j]

I legit thought that he was gonna say gun(s)

[@cecelively5515]

Native Texan here, HEB is awesome!

[@user-mp8hi2id2u]

Do Whataburger, Blue Bell, Dr.Pepper, Shiner Bock, Dr. Becker Vineyards, Rosa’s Cafe or the place that makes road-trips that much better Bucc-ee’s next!!! Houston’s Chinatown!!! Rub it in the other 49 states faces!!!

[@janiceschwab4321]

I LOVE MY HEB!!! Here Everything's Better!!

[@VvpandoravV]

Only thing I missed in Colorado, besides my friends, ofc, was HEB! ✌️

[@rebeccacurtis6680]

That turkey salad with cranberries & pecans is the bomb! Their rotisserie chicken salad is really good, too.

[@carolkeith8646]

We love our HEB and especially their 'made in the store, tortillas' 😋 I really appreciate how you have settled in and lovin' your Texas. Thanks for clarifying Texas to people who just don't understand. Bless their heart ❤

[@kathleenkirchoff9223]

No lie we are looking to leave Big D for rural Texas and nearest HEB is a priority.

[@user-mp8hi2id2u]

Odessa or Galveston (family friendly Mardi Gras)……enjoy. The mainland, as Galvestonians call it, is pretty good for hurricanes that come in. But think about it, just live around Houston or Dallas. That way you have access to a main city opportunities like hospitals, great concerts, art museums tours m, sports games, the best restaurants or ever passes through these towns.

[@StillLivinginthewoods]

Great choice, and good luck! I relocated my family from Houston to rural SETX almost 20 years ago, and it was one of the single best decisions of my life. We drive around 100 miles round trip every week to grocery shop at HEB. Totally worth it.

[@LoriL010]

They're building HEB's all around Dallas...you don't have to go far at all...One in McKinney, Frisco, Plano, Allen, Murphy (coming soon) and one in Ft. Worth..Burleson. They're expanding very quickly into North Texas.

[@alexhurst3986]

I grew up in Kerrville, the home of HEB. I freaking LOVE HEB. I will never move anywhere there isn't one. I knew what you were on about before I even hit play.

[@edcampbell7484]

I am new to Texas and I love HEB!

[@phoenixrising2231]

That's a Costco level local store! Impressive! ✅

[@HalfUnder]

Don't forget, at HEB you can get genuine 100% Texas Post Oak pellets for your pellet smoker. THAT is worth it alone.

[@brendaokuda2158]

I LOVE HEB!!!! Wouldn't know what to do without them 💖💖💖

[@tinkthestrange]

I miss HEB so bad.

[@dmunoz1943]

I love that cranberry chicken salad! Their ice-cream is pretty good, but I’m still a Blue Bell gal. HEB is the best grocery store in Texas!!!

[@user-je4xp5hq2e]

I'm from a town that got an HEB back in the early 90s, and I have loved it ever since. I worked there in college, and still drive past every other chain to shop there instead. HEB really is unique. Their employee training and expectations back then were pretty rigorous, and the Butt family always rep'd the Lone Star State with pride. Their store brand products put every other chain to SHAME! But you have to hit up an HEB Central Market to experience TX's best-kept secret!

[@mickeyTX.]

I LOVE my HEB.. we also have the Valley.. full of Texas grown vegetables..!

[@HollyMoore-wo2mh]

XD And here I thought it was What-A-Burger.... OH I know!! (What til this guy hears about Buc-ee's I cannot WAIT for that one....)

[@anniebale4343]

HEB! We have both that and a Walmart in our small-ish town. Been going to both since I was very little. Everyone knows you get your fish, meat, baked goods, produce, nuts, and seeds at HEB, while you get your processed and pre-packaged frozen items from the Wallyworld. Makeup and hygiene items can come from either place, but HEB has the cleaner shelves and the stocked selections.

[@redneckdrennan745]

HEB is THE place!!!! abd yes heb brand stuff is damn good!!!

[@roz7.62]

Native Texan living in exile in Connecticut here: can confirm. 100% true.

[@JulieLWilliams]

Don't forget the Texas shaped tortilla chips!

[@goldengryphon]

The Texas shaped snack trays make me laugh!

[@maddogmccoy3203]

Yes! ...HEB, is a Texas "National Treasure"!...I'm lucky enough to live within 25 miles of 3 of them!...Worth the drive, even if it was 50!...Just sayin'!

[@StillLivinginthewoods]

I live in a rural area, and we do in fact drive 50 miles, each way, every week, to go grocery shopping at HEB. There are other grocery stores much closer, but we save what we spend in gas, and the quality and selection is SO much better!

[@HM2SGT]

Here's one you didn't know; I'm a medic, and their prepared sandwiches and salads are awesome and keep me out of the drive-through lane! Also means most of my trousers is still fit lol! Ambulance cruise don't get the chance to sit down for a meal. We barely have time to choke and go between calls, so H-E-B makes it fairly OK.

[@chelleroberson3222]

Mexico has HEB also

[@RichardGuy-bn4td]

lol. you didn't watch to the end

[@goldengryphon]

He mentioned that.

[@triciajumonville7741]

What you didn't mention was how much HEB gives back to the community. They have their own disaster response team that shows up usually BEFORE Red Cross or FEMA, with what people in those situations actually need. (I remember one situation where they had a semi that had an office where people could get advice on how to report to FEMA and/or their insurance carriers, right there, right then.) They aren't just a grocery store, they are part of the community.

[@dardavickers1422]

True

[@pamcarter6595]

Your adorable ❤ Yes Texans love H E B ❤

[@rebeccacurtis6680]

HEB may be Howard E. Butt's initials, but his mother (Florence) actually started the store in the downstairs of their Kerrville home. He took over the business after returning from war. Another great company to come out of Kerrville is James Avery jewelry.😊

[@Sabbathissaturday]

Do you know the story about James Hogg of Texas? He had two daughters named Ima and Ura. 😆🤭 Actually, he only had one daughter and her name was ima!

[@lindaodom1322]

True!

[@susiehay369]

Everything is fresh!!!

[@bobberyank384]

My absolute favorite item was the baked potato with brisket and cheese. And they stopped selling them here in Houston. So sad! Keep making these fantastic videos sir. Cheers

[@TexasRiverGirl]

The ready made meals are cheaper than fast food and tasty so much better!

[@tinytexan4029]

HEB ice cream is better than Blue Bell

[@TexasRose50]

And it’s cheaper!

[@iamsecond3625]

Its because they "stole" the Blue Bell creamery experts. True story.

[@hectormartinez1813]

Blasphemy

[@user-mp8hi2id2u]

Whoa!!!!! Tranquila mija, let the other states fight among themselves. We don’t need any Civil Wars, 🤣 involved who makes the best ice cream 😂, ignited in our beautiful country. And I’m not talking about the U.S. The great country of TEXAS!!!

[@noneyabusiness8278]

Careful now

[@sherryroberts318]

If you like Texas stuff, try Whataburger!! Started in Corpus Christi, Texas, even before McDonald's! We are obsessed with them!

[@66gtb]

In the end it’s just a grocery store…that is insanely clean, with wide isles, quality everything, good prices and the friendliest workers. Just like every other grocery store. The one thing I hate about HEB is that the nearest one is an hour away.

[@klj2382]

The ready made meals are great. I’m having potato-cheddar crusted cod, with green beans tonight.

[@iamsecond3625]

I thought for sure you were going to say WhatABurger!

[@user-mp8hi2id2u]

Whataburger, Whataburger not What-a-burger!!! You’re hanging around too many liberals again.

[@goldengryphon]

They got bought out by some Yankees a couple of years ago and the quality has gone down. It's a shame.

[@crconway7926]

There are Whataburgers outside of Texas...loads of them.

[@elizabethgeorge8463]

It’s like Costco meets Waitrose 😂😂, if I ever get to go to TX I’ll have to visit that store 😁

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

There's all sorts of HEB's too. There's HEB Plus, which is almost like they had a love child with Walmart. I think in Mexico they are huge Costco like supermarkets where you can buy tires and a refrigerator along with your groceries, or so I've heard. Looks like many other supermarket chains have copied them in some fashion, but particularly the "Central Market" concept, which is a high-end store, that caters to the wealthy, primarily.

[@German.c26]

From nyc, i wish i could live in texas, nyc just doesn't share my values. Also great vid Heb kinda reminds me of whole foods but actually affordable.

[@crconway7926]

It's really not that hard: take one paycheck, pack your sundries and clothing, drive to Texas, get a job (easier in TX than NYC), rent a home (easier in TX than NYC), and, voila, you're living in Texas.

[@btdga]

@@crconway7926 Please don't encourage them.

[@Hunter-vl6ft]

You're only welcome to move here if you vote correctly.

[@user-je4xp5hq2e]

Fun fact: HEB's Central Markets make the typical Whole Foods look like a Walmart Neighborhood Market!

[@HappilyCarnivore]

I've been in Texas all my 52 years, have lived in a total of 5 different towns, and have never once had a HEB where I lived. Guess I'm unlucky.

[@goldengryphon]

YEP. They built and HEB in my small town about 15 years ago and it's my preferred store. Before that I alternated between Fiesta and Kroger.

[@jameswoodard4304]

😔 bless your heart

[@g.s.35]

There is nothing better then HEB

[@btdga]

Except Texas itself of course.

[@JanMcClintock]

Left Texas in 2017 and really, really, really, miss our HEB. We still mistakenly call our local grocery store "HEB" until we realize...

[@ingridhunt7841]

My son got stationed in Cali and missed HEB everyday. Needless to say he's back in Texas. We've got our issues but there's no place like it.

[@kristadavis2825]

We have lived an a large variety of towns in Texas and have only had access to an HEB like twice. I do wish we had one within a two hour drive of our home town now that we are stationary. If I remember correctly they also had local produce. We do have a farmer’s market and a Brookshire’s, plus a few meat farms, so we make due.

[@SoontoFly]

My mom loves HEB when they visit

[@howardgrover8908]

So go on up to Muenster. They have the only grocery store that I go back to Texas for. And my granddaughter is a buccees nut. I do miss Meijers, wet burritos and real pizza up in Michigan, but I am happy on my little 40 acres of Oklahoma that I got a great deal on about 20 years ago.

[@MisterLobb]

They have an upmarket chain called Central Market. Try the Central Market frozen cranberry walnut cookie dough. It’s pre-cut so just put them in the oven.

[@mrs.newsom9235]

I love my Texas!! Keep it secret!

[@dardavickers1422]

I remember when it was H. E. BUTTS.

[@DeannaR2331165]

I love HEB, and the Glutino GF English muffins, too. BTW, if you (or anyone else) is not already aware, Denny's offers the Glutino English muffins as a GF side.

[@jalenc1997]

We moved to Kentucky for a year and the number 1 thing we missed the most was heb 😂 just could not find a quality grocery store with decent prices... the second was whatabuger 😂

[@TheOneandOnlyDuck]

You forgot the amazing fresh tortillas at the bakery!

[@popemon7608]

Heck man, until pretty recently (last decade or so), that was a South/Central Texas thing; pretty much the entire DFW was HEB-less, and my father from there was always so very upset about it. The town I grew up in is just now getting one this year, and my father is hyped

[@PeaceJourney...]

This is how much HEB is ingrained into this Texans life: I know where they came from. I have been to their graves. I remember going to the original store with my grandfather as a toddler, the floor of the butcher shop was covered in sawdust. There's a library in the hometown that was founded by the most prominent families, it's named the Butt Holdsworth library.. And I won't leave Texas without crying for missing HEB more than any ex I have ever had. Even after investing hundreds into items I know I can't find up north. Even the pet food is best It's that good. 😎

[@bigtxinla]

Technically it's in Mexico too. Infact Mexico got an HEB many years before DFW did...

[@goldengryphon]

You didn;t watch to the end. He mentioned that and talked about how many Mexico has.

[@bigtxinla]

@@goldengryphon it was more for a dig at Dallas

[@sharongibson1161]

Quick learner !

[@ecuador9911]

I had to move out of Texas about 18 months ago and one of the things I knew I was going to miss was My H‑E‑B! “Nobody does more than My H‑E‑B!” Fortunately, I found a Wegman’s as the closest replacement, but still H‑E‑B is hard to beat! Wegman’s doesn’t have (Texas shaped chips, for example.) From what I hear (from those who I’ve talked to who have worked or currently work there) H‑E‑B treats their employees very well. HEB is in the frontline of natural disasters (like hurricanes).

[@rayshelld791]

First time i went into heb, i went nuts. Lol

[@AnimeSunglasses]

I genuinely did not expect Texas of all places to have its own Costco-but-better...

[@jekku4688]

As a "naturalized" Texan who lived there 35 years....and then stupidly moved back home (sigh) to the upper midwest (don't even ask), I was nigh unto HEB before I moved. Dallas was getting its first HEB, and was all a-twitter over it! So California has shared her In & Out burgers with us...and Texas is even sharing (soon!) its much beloved Buc-ee's with us (and Wisconsin is all a-twitter over THAT!) but I missed HEB by just a couple weeks, UGH! The pain! Though we DO have Woodman's up here, with an entire AISLE of ...cheese! 😀🧀

[@silverstring4046]

Native born Texan here. I got addicted to HEB brand soda. You know what I replaced it with? HEB brand sparkling water. They have fixes to problems

[@jlander82]

Their house-made tortilla chips are as good or better than any Mexican restaurant, and they are way cheaper than bagged chips! Love HEB!

[@Annette825]

Everything he said about HEB is correct. Love it.

[@elizabethgibbens]

Me too! Love my HEB!

[@nathancampbell9778]

NO!!! YOU SPILLED THE BEANS!!!

[@aletheaj.809]

I drive 45 minutes to shop at the closest HEB since my town doesn't have one ...yet

[@kandi679]

I knew when you said it's 3 letters 😂😂😂 verified texan here...at first I thought you were gunna say the slightly shaded parking spots 😂😂😂😂

[@Zundfolge]

The smartest thing H-E-B has done (so far) is not sold out to Kroger, like every other (formerly) great independent, regional grocery chain.

[@whatadayrose1244]

You are right! have NEVER heard of that store lol

[@benjamincarter6095]

Facts

[@dawnbellemare3731]

HEB is the best. They also support local communities.

[@brendabernstein286]

❤❤

[@th-bk2qs]

Texas hunters... love Academy.

[@catherineclaire7429]

Try the TEO gelato at H‑E‑B. It’s a local Austin brand. The peanut butter flavor in particular is soooooo good. Thank me later.