Joe V’s Smart Shop is an HEB store with 2 locations. You can find their page here. They do accept coupons at face value. Most of their prices are about 15%-30% lower than a regular HEB store.

Sanderson Farms Whole Chicken – 47¢ lb.

Large Cantaloupe – 77¢ ea.

Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets – $1.47 lb.

H-E-B Original Flour Tortillas – 20 ct. – 90¢ ea.

Colgate Toothpaste – 3 oz. assorted varieties 85¢ ea.  – There are several coupons out for Colgate, so use what you’ve got. Most recently, there’s a .75/1 in the 5/1 SS.

Bulk Bolillos – 8 for $1    

Seedless Watermelon – 2 for $5    

Bananas – 3 lbs. for $1    

Calabaza Squash – 57¢ lb.    

Texas Grown Corn – 5 for $1    

Hill Country Fare Sandwich Bread – 68¢ ea.    

Kleenex Cottonelle Bath Tissue – 9 rolls – $2.50 ea.
 

And I have a confession.  I’m a grocery store tourist.

When I hear about a new store in my area, even if it’s off the beaten path, I want to go…  I want to know their policies, and I want to know what they’ve got that some of my other favorites may not.

I heard about Joe V’s Smart Shop a few weeks ago from…somewhere.  Maybe the Houston Chronicle, maybe Facebook, maybe Twitter, and I just had to check them out.

They’re a combination regular grocery and warehouse club concept by HEB.  The store looks a little rough, and the neighborhood isn’t exactly tony, but I didn’t hold my (90% off) Coach bag any closer.  🙂

And to my surprise, it’s a store I would shop at again.  The prices were about 10-15% lower than HEB’s prices, but some things are obviously loss leaders for them.  I saw bananas 3 lbs/$1, Kellogg’s cereal for $1.50, and milk was only $2.49 when I was there.

Here’s their Facebook page.  They accept coupons at face value, but don’t take credit cards.  Cash, debit, or EBT only.