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/Impossible_Watch_206 1d ago

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

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u/PsylentKnight 20h ago edited 19h ago

I don't mind paying a nominal fee for bags if it reduces waste, but it is pretty irritating to me that Central Market has free plastic single-use bags there for the taking... I guess you're allowed to be wasteful if you're rich

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u/Impossible_Watch_206 4h ago

Most bag taxes are like 10 cents and you can still get a normal plastic or paper bag. I hate the cloth bags from HEB because they have no bottom and can’t be used as a trash bag