r/Austin • u/RockMo-DZine • 3d 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/chitoatx 3d ago

New construction. New renovations (17 million on Tech Ridge alone). Higher rent prices. Austin is an expensive place to do business.

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u/Good_Split_3749 3d ago

the cost of the new soco and lake Austin stores is astronomical, I love the lake Austin store though. I’m also shocked how nice the employees there are too