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Old Aug 25, 2006 | 9:43 am
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a little off topic, but...

Originally Posted by coplatsat
HEB seems to have three types of stores (besides Central Market). High end, normal, and low...
Yes. Hence the necessity to shop at five different ones, depending upon the circumstances. The one in Hancock Center has a huge organic/health food section and a large wine/beer section. It's almost like a health food and liquor store within the store. This one also has a huge seafood/meat market. The one closest to us is the smallest and has the least varied selection. I use this one for during the week re-supply. The larger store closest to this one is what the wife and I affectionately call "the third world HEB". I swear that someday I will walk in and they will have plucked whole chickens (head on) and hogs' heads hanging in the meat market. LOL. But, it has a large variety and it's closer to us than the Hancock Center store. However, if I want HEB sugar cookies or Schiff vitamins, I'm SOL at this location. The fourth choice I don't go to that often, but it has a huge floral, candy, meat, seafood, and frozen food section. If they rented cots, you could live in this store. The fifth one is the Central Market in South Austin. Let's face it...once you've been to a Central Market, they've got you, but I try to shop there only once a month because it's almost as expensive as shopping at Randall's or Albertson's.

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William R. Sanders
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