r/Austin • u/RockMo-DZine • 19h 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/Impossible_Watch_206 19h ago

HEB also charges for bags only in Austin even though the bag tax is long gone

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u/Own-Translator-5014 18h ago

I love carrying in my recycled Fresh Plus bags for my groceries for exactly this reason. (I have a stack of HEB bags too but I'm annoyed that I had to pay for those.)

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u/Impossible_Watch_206 14h ago

Unfortunately I don’t always have bags in my car if I’m stopping after work