[JoshGlazebrook]

HEB is still a lot better than the national chains, but HEB has also started cutting costs in various areas. Their tortilla chips are no longer made in store, the bakery is essentially just frozen dough that comes in and is baked. Their cakes have historically been dense and dry. A lot of the time when they come out with their store brand product, they will just drop the name brand now, and in some cases it's clearly a downgrade.

So while I still admire HEB and choose it over anything else, it's on its way down in terms of quality and value.

Haven't been to Central Market (their high end brand) in a while, but it's night and day compared to HEB.