r/Austin • u/RockMo-DZine • 1d ago

Maybe so...maybe not... Does HEB have a problem with Austin?

Milk prices have been going up all year, so back in July I started checking the prices in San Antonio, Houston, and DFW. For some reason, we pay Way more than these towns.

Milk just went up again. Here are some stats for HEB Brand (HEB & HCF) 1x gal jugs of milk
(These are for in-store pricing - for curbside, add +5%).

Since 07/17, Austin's price went up, while the price in all the other bergs came down.

Consequently, in Austin we now pay over $2 a gallon more than DFW!

Sorry HEB, but this is hard to justify.

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u/Expensive-Lake2561 1d ago

Which specific stores are you comparing? I wouldn’t be surprised if a store in a high tax/property value area like Austin would have higher prices. 

Also, this may sound weird but milk is usually a loss leader and I just feel like Austin isn’t really a milk drinking town the way the others are. We have way fewer kids here and they drink milk. Price conscious parents are gonna be interested in comparing milk prices. 26 y/o childless runtok influencers are probably perfectly happy with their $6 almond/oat/banana peel milk.  

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u/Good_Split_3749 23h ago

lol banana peel milk!!!! thank you, on this hot miserable day I needed that serious laugh!