H-E-B limits toilet paper, eggs, disinfectant purchasing

Staff report

H-E-B is placing purchasing limits on more items as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in Texas. Some of the items with purchasing limits are unique to stores in the “Border Region” area, such as H-E-B stores in Port Isabel and San Benito.

H-E-B is limiting the purchase of the following items per shopping trip/transaction, the grocer announced this past Saturday:

The following limits apply to all H-E-B stores:

Food items (all H-E-B stores)

• • Brisket – Limit 2

Non-food items (all H-E-B stores)

• • Bath Tissue Multipack – limit 2
  • Bath tissue singles – limit 2
  • Paper towels – limit 2
  • Acetaminophen – 2 items total (includes baby, trial and travel sizes, OTC)
  • H-E-B Acid Controller/Famotidine and Pepcid 50ct and larger – Limit 1
  • H-E-B Acid Controller/Famotidine and Pepcid smaller than 50ct – Limit 2
  • Disinfecting & antibacterial sprays – 2 items
  • Disinfecting & antibacterial wipes – 2 items
  • Trial and travel size disinfecting & antibacterial sprays/wipes – 2 items
  • Hand sanitizer – 10 items
  • Hand soap – 4 items
  • Hydrogen peroxide – 2 items
  • Rubbing (Isopropyl) Alcohol/swabs – 2 items
  • First Aid and Cleaning Gloves – 2 items

The following product limits only apply to H-E-B stores in the Border Region, where Port Isabel and San Benito’s stores reside: 

• • Baby wipes – limit 2
  • Eggs, less than 30 count – limit 4
  • Eggs, 30 count or greater – limit 2

Returns

Out of an abundance of care and concern for all H-E-B customers, we will not accept returns on the following categories that were purchased in anticipation of the coronavirus outbreak:

• Paper Towels
• Bath Tissue
• Thermometers
• Analgesics
• Disinfecting Sprays
• Disinfecting Wipes
• Frozen Food
• Liquid/Bar Soap
• Hand Sanitizer
• Cold/Allergy/Sinus Medications
• Vitamins/Supplements
• Laundry detergent

For more updates on product purchasing limits, click here.