[AGL] Fwd: H-E-B Curbside: Order Ready for Delivery

Tue Nov 5 09:26:08 EST 2019

This bird looks like a cross between a blue jay and a kingfisher, one bird
I have never seen before.  But I do love kingfishers.
We are going to Fort Davis for T-Day, flying to El Paso and driving three
hours by rental car. What a bother, almost as awkward as ordering one's
groceries by HEB delivery.
Best,
Frances

On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 7:47 AM Charles Loving <lovingigor at gmail.com> wrote:

> I don't live in a city as is obvious. I don't have a smart phone either.
> Got one and tried it out but sent it back. Tried to get my suppose into an
> iPhone but she hated it and has no phone. Having no phone works quite well
> out here where there is no service. I do have a flip phone which I forget
> to take with me. No one ever calls so that works and i never call anyone,
> or not often. The land-line works perfectly. And I haven't turned on the TV
> in weeks. Why I subscribe is a mystery since I only watch football games on
> Saturdays and could watch on my computer.
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> I moved to Mexico in 1999 and lived there until mother came down with
> dementia. Moved back to take care of her. Then in 2004 moved to West Texas
> and the outback so to speak. Left the maddening crowds and all that
> entertainment for the noise of rolling thunder and birds. I did have the
> Not Dead Yet last Saturday and about 200 folks showed up. That is my one
> dealing with the masses for the year. Next week I am off to Acuna to buy
> carne from my butcher friend. Range fed beef. Then it is a trip to Marathon
> for Thanksgiving. Just for the food and nothing to be thankful for that I
> can see.
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> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 7:09 AM Michael Eisenstadt <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> More about HEB home delivery.
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>> Their website shows pics of the beers sold at the store. None are
>> "available" so HEB has for the moment decided not to get in the business of
>> home delivering booze. HEB is family owned, the founder H E Butts did not
>> permit booze to be sold in his chain of grocery stores. That was the case
>> when I came to Austin in 1963. As soon as the old man died, the family
>> commenced selling wine and beer. Back then Dan's Liquors sold French wine
>> and spirits at rock bottom prices. I wrote a piece for *The Rag* in
>> which I pointed that out.
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>> We live across the alley from *The Wine Merchant* on sixth street. John
>> gives us a good case price on our favorite tipple - Louis Jadot
>> Beaujoulais-Village. HEB used to carry it but dropped carrying it. We're
>> talking $9 a bottle for a French red with no vices and some character.
>> Unfortunately, French white wine is in the $30 a bottle tier. When we were
>> living in Oklahoma, we scored a case of white Graves (a Bordeaux) from the
>> 24 hour a day booze palace in Oklahoma City. It was a vintage 1959, one of
>> the great years, marked down to 69 cents a bottle. Go figure!
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>> The HEB delivery system is quite primitive. No drone deliveries. First
>> time, a white retired type guy showed up in his car in front of our
>> apartment and delivered the bags curbside. This time, a deaf young
>> dread-locked black man who had use of a red pickup truck drove into our
>> alley, somehow gained entrance to the building, and delivered many bags to
>> our door on the third floor. He indicated to wife Madelon that he was deaf
>> but pointed to his smartphone which showed delivery info. I was downstairs
>> waiting in front. Wife Madelon brought him downstairs, he went round to the
>> alley and got his truck and drove it round to the front and delivered yet
>> more bags curbside.
>> HEB is to be commended for hiring a deaf man with the use of a truck who
>> could read smartphone delivery instructions and by hook and by crook could
>> get the job done and make the delivery. *Kudos* to HEB!
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>> On 11/4/2019 8:40 PM, Charles Loving wrote:
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>> The close  HEB is in Uvalde 100 mile round trip. Del Rip is 190 miles
>> round trip. The good HEB is in Kerrville 220 mile round trip.But  I am
>> always amazed at the employees. I had to educate them about mole sauce.
>> They mostly have no idea what you are talking about. Most are high school
>> kids.
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>> The wine steward in Fredericksburg is classic. He is knowledgeable. The
>> wine is cheaper at HEb then at the winery.  The but the clerks in Uvalde
>> and Del Rio are mostly idiots when it comes to wine unless you want
>> Thunderbird or Mad Dog 20/20. And how do you order wine on line? No way to
>> have it delivered. I have to see it. In fact I have to see what I buy
>> before I buy it with the exception bing books or music but then looking
>> around you find things you didn't know that you needed. Music you forgot
>> about or when you saw it you were reminded. I might see something on the
>> shelf that looks better to that I ordered is worth trying. I mean if you
>> want Brussel sprouts and they have a rack of them I buy that instead of the
>> bag. And how about fish? No one in their right mind buys fish without
>> looking at it and seeing if it is fresh. I can't imagine buying pork ribs
>> on the phone unless I was an intimate friend of the butcher. Somehow the
>> concept just doesn't work, just  like Uber and Lyft and food delivery.
>> Living miles and miles from civilization makes things much more
>> interesting.
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>> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 7:37 PM Michael Eisenstadt <
>> mike.eisenstadt at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> That's what we assumed. Great trepidation awaited our first home
>>> delivery. (Today's was the second). Charlie, you may not be familiar with
>>> the HEB chain and their employees. Not morons, but very helpful. Picking
>>> canned goods doesn't leave one open to bad selection. But we have been
>>> pleasantly surprised by the fresh produce we ordered: garlic buds, green
>>> cabage, lemons, limes, etc. Every item was more than satisfactory. Now as
>>> you say ordering a fish is a different kettle of . . . fish. We haven't
>>> tried that. I agree that some specialty items would seem to require
>>> personal selection. Top chefs go to the wholesale markets every day to see
>>> what's available and what's acceptable. But for ordinary shopping (check
>>> out the stuff we ordered) it sure beats driving to 41st street and racing
>>> up and down the aisles ourselves. I don't know why we got free delivery and
>>> were not charged $9.95.
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>>> On 11/4/2019 4:41 PM, Charles Loving wrote:
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>>> I wonder about that system. You have to be totally dependent on the
>>> moron that walks around picking stuff for you. I would never do that in a
>>> million years. I want to see the vegetables and choose. I want to grind the
>>> coffee myself. I have to look at the cuts of meat. When I make gumbo I want
>>> to study the fish I am going to use. Some has to be rejected. The same with
>>> preparing menudo the tripa has to be just so. It can take two or three
>>> trips to different places to get the right stuff. I had to argue with the
>>> butcher at HEB about the prosciutto. He wanted to sell me crap. Finally he
>>> brought out some of the good stuff. Shopping is an art that affects the
>>> final product. Mole sauce has to be just so. Having some dip push a cart
>>> around the store picking stuff for you is insanity. I took me three
>>> trips to meat markets to find the right pig to roast. There are three here
>>> in Uvalde.
>>> No way i would trust a high school kid to choose my food.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 3:02 PM Michael Eisenstadt <eisenstadt0 at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
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>>>> Hi all,
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>>>> For those of us living in the land of HEB grocery stores, here's a
>>>> piece of free advice. We just had delivered many bags of groceries from HEB
>>>> - we had planned to go to the store - via home delivery. They charge the
>>>> same prices as on the items at the store and they provide pictures of the
>>>> items so you know what you're ordering. They usually charge $9.95 for
>>>> delivery but for some reason did not charge us this time.
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>>>> Please scroll down to see what we ordered and the details. I recommend
>>>> this service as the employees run up and down their enormous store
>>>> gathering the order instead of the customers doing it. As George Carlin
>>>> said "When you're pushing the grocery cart down the aisles, you're working
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>>>> Knock...knock.. Who's there? H-E-B Delivery!
>>>> Woo-hoo! Your order is on its way. We'll send you
>>>> a text when we're close by.
>>>> We'll see you soon:
>>>> 02:00 PM
>>>> November 4, 2019
>>>> Your delivery location is:
>>>> 505 West 7th Street
>>>> Austin, TX 78701
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>>>> Order Summary
>>>> Order Number: #HEB1732568993
>>>> Product Substitutions Quantity Est Total
>>>> Streit's 100% Whole Wheat Matzos, 11 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 6 $21.48
>>>> H-E-B Low Fat Cultured 1% Milkfat Buttermilk, 1/2 gal
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $2.66
>>>> H-E-B Organics Whole Wheat Linguine, 16 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 2 $2.24
>>>> Fresh Green Cabbage, Avg. 2.75 lbs
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $1.65
>>>> Fresh Campari Tomatoes, Each
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $1.98
>>>> Southern Style Spices Whole Black Peppercorn, sold by the pound
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 0.3 LB $3.08
>>>> Fresh Garlic, Each
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 2 $1.20
>>>> White Mountain Bulgarian Whole Milk Probiotic Yogurt, 32 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $4.74
>>>> Heinz Tomato Ketchup, 32 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $2.97
>>>> Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps All-One Hemp Lavender Pure-Castile Soap, 5 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $3.02
>>>> Hill Country Fare Grade A Large Eggs, 12 ct
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $1.09
>>>> H-E-B Natural Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs, Avg. 1.72 lbs
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $5.83
>>>> Fresh Limes, Each
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $0.21
>>>> Bolner's Fiesta Mexican Oregano, 1 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $1.52
>>>> Fresh Extra Sweet Assorted Mini Peppers, 16 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $3.04
>>>> H-E-B Organics Chicken Stock, 32 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 2 $3.66
>>>> H-E-B Peeled Whole Tomatoes, 28 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $0.90
>>>> Breakstone's Small Curd 2% Milkfat Lowfat Cottage Cheese, 24 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 2 $6.70
>>>> Bumble Bee Whole Baby Clams, 10 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $1.92
>>>> Hines Roasted No Salt Jumbo Virginia In Shell Peanuts, 1 LB
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 3 $6.12
>>>> Fresh Lemons, Each
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 5 $2.45
>>>> H-E-B Select Ingredients Sweet Cream Unsalted Butter, 16 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $3.48
>>>> H-E-B Select Ingredients 100% Spicy Vegetable Juice, 46 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 3 $6.15
>>>> Claussen Whole Kosher Dill Pickles, 32 oz
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 2 $7.50
>>>> Fresh Small Grapefruit, Each
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 3 $2.10
>>>> H-E-B Select Ingredients Long Grain Brown Rice, 2 lb
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $1.41
>>>> King Arthur 100% Whole Wheat Flour, 5 lb
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $4.20
>>>> Fresh Italian Parsley, Each
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $0.70
>>>> H-E-B Select Ingredients Reduced Fat 2% Milk, 1/2 gal
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $2.03
>>>> Playtex Playtex Living Gloves Medium, Medium
>>>> Allows Subs
>>>> 1 $2.81
>>>> Payment Details
>>>> Card Type AMEX
>>>> Card Number ending in 1004
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>>>> Order Summary
>>>> Subtotal $108.84
>>>> Personal Shopper Fee $4.95
>>>> Delivery Fee $5.00
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>>>> Discounts -$9.95
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>>>> Tax $0.48
>>>> Driver Tip $3.00
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>>>> Total $112.32
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