Texas People -HEB App

[MNH2013]

Have y'all seen the new HEB app? I know a lot of us here love HEB. You can make a grocery list and it can categorize it by aisle! You can refill Rx's, clip coupons and see weekly adds.

I've never used any other store apps so not sure how new the aisle thing is but I thought that was awesome.

[kategm]

I will have to check it out! Thanks for the heads up.

[panicked]

HEB is the best ever.

[Saudade]

So do you pronounce it Heb or H-E-B? Because I would do Heb, but on FNL they did H-E-B. Apparently I can't move to TX.

[anna7602]

I love HEB and I don't even live in Texas!

[anna7602]

Apr 23, 2015 13:06:55 GMT -5 Saudade said:

So do you pronounce it Heb or H-E-B? Because I would do Heb, but on FNL they did H-E-B. Apparently I can't move to TX.

My Texan friends say all the letters, so H-E-B.

[MNH2013]

Apr 23, 2015 13:11:40 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

Apr 23, 2015 13:06:55 GMT -5 Saudade said:

So do you pronounce it Heb or H-E-B? Because I would do Heb, but on FNL they did H-E-B. Apparently I can't move to TX.

My Texan friends say all the letters, so H-E-B.

It is pronounced as the letters but people also say Heb. The owner is something like H. E. Butts, I giggle every time.

[noodleskooze]

Ohhhh I'm excited about this!

[Saudade]

Apr 23, 2015 13:11:40 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

Apr 23, 2015 13:06:55 GMT -5 Saudade said:

So do you pronounce it Heb or H-E-B? Because I would do Heb, but on FNL they did H-E-B. Apparently I can't move to TX.

My Texan friends say all the letters, so H-E-B.

Well I guess it's another check in the Reasons I Shouldn't Move To Texas column.

[kategm]

Apr 23, 2015 13:15:48 GMT -5 MNH2013 said:

Apr 23, 2015 13:11:40 GMT -5 anna7602 said:

My Texan friends say all the letters, so H-E-B.

It is pronounced as the letters but people also say Heb. The owner is something like H. E. Butts, I giggle every time.

People say "heb"? I've never heard anything other than H-E-B.

[Saudade]

Apr 23, 2015 13:28:52 GMT -5 kategm said:

Apr 23, 2015 13:15:48 GMT -5 MNH2013 said:

It is pronounced as the letters but people also say Heb. The owner is something like H. E. Butts, I giggle every time.

People say "heb"? I've never heard anything other than H-E-B.

lol It never occurred to me to just say the letters until I saw FNL. Even on my visits to TX no one corrected me! 

[panicked]

Apr 23, 2015 13:28:52 GMT -5 kategm said:

Apr 23, 2015 13:15:48 GMT -5 MNH2013 said:

It is pronounced as the letters but people also say Heb. The owner is something like H. E. Butts, I giggle every time.

People say "heb"? I've never heard anything other than H-E-B.

I did one time. ONE TIME. My very good, very Texan friend said "oh honey, no. It's H-E-B. And before you say anything about it, it's "waterburger' instead of whataburger."

[kategm]

Apr 23, 2015 13:37:46 GMT -5 panicked said:

Apr 23, 2015 13:28:52 GMT -5 kategm said:

People say "heb"? I've never heard anything other than H-E-B.

I did one time. ONE TIME. My very good, very Texan friend said "oh honey, no. It's H-E-B. And before you say anything about it, it's "waterburger' instead of whataburger."

When I lived in SoCal I got a lot of shit for calling the city San Jacinto (not where I lived) "San Jah-cinto" instead of "San Ha-cinto". Um, I'm sorry. I'm from TX where we Texan-ize (mispronounce) EVERYTHING. I also was surprised to see La Jolla written out because surely it should be spelled La Hoya, right? 

[Saudade]

Apr 23, 2015 13:46:03 GMT -5 kategm said:

Apr 23, 2015 13:37:46 GMT -5 panicked said:

I did one time. ONE TIME. My very good, very Texan friend said "oh honey, no. It's H-E-B. And before you say anything about it, it's "waterburger' instead of whataburger."

When I lived in SoCal I got a lot of shit for calling the city San Jacinto (not where I lived) "San Jah-cinto" instead of "San Ha-cinto". Um, I'm sorry. I'm from TX where we Texan-ize (mispronounce) EVERYTHING. I also was surprised to see La Jolla written out because surely it should be spelled La Hoya, right? 

joya
=jewel

[MNH2013]

Apr 23, 2015 13:28:52 GMT -5 kategm said:

Apr 23, 2015 13:15:48 GMT -5 MNH2013 said:

It is pronounced as the letters but people also say Heb. The owner is something like H. E. Butts, I giggle every time.

People say "heb"? I've never heard anything other than H-E-B.

I heard it more in college, more as a TIC thing.

[kategm]

Apr 23, 2015 14:20:01 GMT -5 MNH2013 said:

Apr 23, 2015 13:28:52 GMT -5 kategm said:

People say "heb"? I've never heard anything other than H-E-B.

I heard it more in college, more as a TIC thing.

Yeah, I guess I've heard "the heb" a time or two, but not often.

[oswin]

That's hilarious about the founder - I checked and the founder's son was indeed Howard E. Butt. Now their signs all say "Here Everything's Better", so I just assumed that's where it came from. Anyway, thanks for letting us know about the app, I'm going to try it out.

[jln]

Apr 23, 2015 13:37:46 GMT -5 panicked said:

Apr 23, 2015 13:28:52 GMT -5 kategm said:

People say "heb"? I've never heard anything other than H-E-B.

I did one time. ONE TIME. My very good, very Texan friend said "oh honey, no. It's H-E-B. And before you say anything about it, it's "waterburger' instead of whataburger."

This is my biggest annoyance.  There is an R in everything here. 

[redheadk]

Apr 23, 2015 21:28:46 GMT -5 @littlemoxie said:

I've never heard this whataburger as waterburger nonsense, luckily.

But oh, how they butcher San Felipe

I've lived in Houston my entire life and I can't bring myself to pronounce that street the "right" way. I pronounce it correctly. 

[noodleskooze]

How IS San Felipe supposed to be pronounced. I don't even know!

[lauralala]

Apr 23, 2015 21:40:54 GMT -5 redheadk said:

Apr 23, 2015 21:28:46 GMT -5 @littlemoxie said:

I've never heard this whataburger as waterburger nonsense, luckily.

But oh, how they butcher San Felipe

I've lived in Houston my entire life and I can't bring myself to pronounce that street the "right" way. I pronounce it correctly. 

I hear it said correctly (Spanish pronunciation) as often as not now. I have never pronounced it the other way
(Phillip-ee for those who are wondering).

[noodleskooze]

Fel-ee-pay is correct, right? RIGHT?!

[pooh8402]

I'll have to check out the app, thanks!

My sister says heb sometimes, but only in jest. Like Wally World or Tar-jay. We actually say H-E-B.

[pooh8402]

Apr 23, 2015 21:56:11 GMT -5 noodleskooze said:

Fel-ee-pay is correct, right? RIGHT?!

That's how I pronounce it and how I've always heard it on the two.

[redheadk]

Apr 23, 2015 21:58:02 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

I'll have to check out the app, thanks!

My sister says heb sometimes, but only in jest. Like Wally World or Tar-jay. We actually say H-E-B.

I call it "the heebs" for fun every now and then. And Kroger is the K Roger.

[Saudade]

Apr 23, 2015 22:06:29 GMT -5 redheadk said:

Apr 23, 2015 21:58:02 GMT -5 pooh8402 said:

I'll have to check out the app, thanks!

My sister says heb sometimes, but only in jest. Like Wally World or Tar-jay. We actually say H-E-B.

I call it "the heebs" for fun every now and then. And Kroger is the K Roger.

Yesssss

[redheadk]

Apr 23, 2015 22:09:26 GMT -5 swizz said:

Also, I'm insisting on a DFW GTG in June!

Even if the very random lady on the phone today told me June was a terrible time to move to TX.

It's pretty hot. But not as hot as July and August.

[redheadk]

Apr 23, 2015 22:15:33 GMT -5 swizz said:

Apr 23, 2015 22:12:33 GMT -5 redheadk said:

It's pretty hot. But not as hot as July and August.

I broke down and finally bought shorts, lol. Figured I probably couldn't rough all summer in jeans like I usually do (and really DC isn't cold in the summer!)

You really can't. And, honestly, people that do look like tools. It's 100 degrees. Wear shorts to the park!

[namasteak]

I don't like the HEB near me

[kategm]

Apr 23, 2015 21:53:09 GMT -5 lauralala said:

Apr 23, 2015 21:40:54 GMT -5 redheadk said:

I've lived in Houston my entire life and I can't bring myself to pronounce that street the "right" way. I pronounce it correctly. 

I hear it said correctly (Spanish pronunciation) as often as not now. I have never pronounced it the other way
(Phillip-ee for those who are wondering).

It was pronounced Phil-eep when I was growing up in Austin. Phillip-ee is much, much worse.