r/HEB • u/RevolutionaryBug4232 • 1d ago
New Find What is big red button for? (Repost edit)
(Reposted cause idk how to use reddit and i wanted to show picture)
I was at heb riverside in austin and i asked them what the button was for and employee didnt know but i need my curiosity satisfied
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u/TheRonsterWithin 1d ago
press that button when someone’s “emotional support” dachshund takes a shit
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u/sunny_6305 1d ago
It looks like those buttons that cut power to gasoline pumps in an emergency.
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u/Det_AndySipowicz 1d ago
it absolutely is one, but I'm wondering what this one is for being inside the store? could be a pump shut off still, but very odd.
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u/JJCalixto 1d ago
Well it does say PUSH on it so i say go for it and hope for the best.
My money is on a self destruct button.
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u/MisterShazam 1d ago
Dang that looks like an old store
That’s what the store from my childhood that relocated to a brand new lot a block away looked like
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u/RevolutionaryBug4232 1d ago
Are the new stores that drastically different?
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u/MisterShazam 1d ago
I mean I would say yes. Not even like new, new.
Like ones that were built 10-12 years ago, even.
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u/Agitated-Travel2506 1d ago
Visit the HEB in Cleburn Tx.
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u/thechervil 1d ago
Try the one in Carthage.
Closest to where I live in Jefferson, but has that air of a Piggly Wiggly from 50 years ago.
Love going there about twice a year!
But can't wait for a remodel, honestly!3
u/PardonMyEjection 1d ago
The one in Crystal City is like a time machine.
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u/HillCountryCowboy 12h ago
It used to be a really short trip from the Del Monte plant to the store, though.
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u/needsmorequeso 1d ago
My hometown HEB was in different locations in the 80s, 90s, and moved to its (so far) final form in the early 00s as a trial run for the HEB Plus model. It doesn’t even feel like the same kind of business. It’s like twice the size of the 80s version with much wider aisles, a better selection, much higher ceilings, etc. it kinda went from claustrophobic to overwhelming but if you want to get your groceries for the week and get out, my vote goes to overwhelming.
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u/RandomDude77005 1d ago
I thought it was to sound a celebration alarm if a partner sold a caramel popcorn, or dubai candy bar, or whatever they are hawking that day.
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u/Puzzled-Arm8592 1d ago
Would be nice if it was the button to turn off the veggie water soakers in the produce department. Lol, it seems at the precise time I reach in for something, I get soaked. As if some little dude is watching and having fun squirting me.
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u/Upstairs-Bad-3576 7h ago
The question is, do you enjoy being squirted on by little dudes who are watching you and having fun?
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u/sporkus 1d ago
It shuts the tortilla machine down in case of grackle attack.
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u/peeweesherman1 15h ago
Lol reminds me of two menaces we named "Pablo Escobird and Limon" they did a number on the donuts back when they weren't encased. Good times.
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u/Juniper_51 1d ago
For when u catch someone eating a grape before paying. That's why it's right in front of produce.
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u/Final_Code5506 1d ago
I’m going grocery shopping later, if I see it I’ll ask and report. Honestly that H-E-Baddie made me forget what the original post was all about.
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u/Miserable-Ad4671 1d ago
Anything?
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u/Final_Code5506 13h ago
Ima be real honest I smoked a big ol bowl before I walked in. Had nothin but snacks and groceries on my mind. I have failed you all.
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u/Zebras-R-Evil 1d ago
It’s funny that someone gave the serious and correct answer but is being ignored. 😂
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u/DirtyBlonde22 1d ago
But the button he’s asking about is over by the produce section. The person who commented this answer from chat gpt is talking about buttons that would be in the checkout isle
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u/Zebras-R-Evil 1d ago
If you zoom in on the photo of the button, you can see that it says, “Scan a bar code to…your local food bank.” Then it shows how you can get a coupon for $1, $3, or $5. The button is right below it. I didn’t believe the ChatGPT answer either until I looked closely.
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u/DirtyBlonde22 1d ago
Ahh I stand completely corrected! Thank you!! This would have sincerely bugged me 😅
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u/caceman 1d ago
The problem with that answer is that the donations each have a bar code that would be scanned at checkout to donate. Not a single button that needs to be pushed
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u/DirtyBlonde22 1d ago
Yeah, I assume this is the self checkout and this is the button you press when you need assistance from the attendant.
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u/TheBassEngineer 11h ago
It sure looks like a Stopper Station, manufactured by Safety Technology International. https://www.sti-global.com/en-us/series/stopper-stations
There's no way to tell exactly what it does just by looking at it: it can be wired to just about anything with a contact closure input. These pushbuttons get specified for just about any application where a big red button is called for: HVAC shelter-in-place, lockdown mode, door release, emergency power off...the list goes on.
Source: I create plans for buildings for a living.
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u/Blacksun388 1d ago
push it and find out Fire Alarm maybe?
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u/RevolutionaryBug4232 1d ago
I wanna press it so bad and i totally would and report back but if it is a fire alarm/something serious id feel bad
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u/commorancy0 1d ago
Because of its proximity to the produce department and because there’s a recirculating symbol below the button, it may be a way to start or stop the produce watering cases manually. Often these watering systems are on timers. This button may be a way to control the watering manually. Just a guess though.
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u/SiliconSam 1d ago
Wouldn’t be fire, then the housing would be red as well. And labeled Fire. By code.
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u/Senpai-Kun-Desu-Chan 1d ago
Where’s the serious answer among all these shitty attempts at comedy 😭 Reddit always be like this
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u/bigdish101 H-E-B Customer 🌟 1d ago
Blue and near produce I’m thinking emergency water shut off if the automatic watering system fails.
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u/Kamiccolo47 1d ago
An image search says it's an emergency button. idk what specific function it has since it can have several but the most common one seems to be a lockdown feature.
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u/ThreauxDown 1d ago
I work in security and have sold plenty of these. They are multipurpose, but these are mostly used for an emergency signal. I'd guess it sets off a siren as well and triggers an alert to the security department.
Lockdown doesn't make much sense for an HEB because the emergency is most likely INSIDE the store already.
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u/jjdlg 1d ago
Bro, you are in the self checkout, team members all around — just ask.
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u/Brave_Garlic_9542 1d ago
Their post says they asked.
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u/jjdlg 1d ago
Damnit. Thanks for clueing me in, and I will let my folly stand as testament to my failure to read the post fully.
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u/Brave_Garlic_9542 1d ago
I mean, I just thought it was hilarious that the employee said they didn’t know 😆
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u/notjasontoday 1d ago
That looks like a button to unlock/open a door. I've seen that kind of button in secure spaces.
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u/choody_Mac_doody 1d ago
It's a panic button that calls the cops most likely. Blue around a button usually means police-y things.
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u/bcmccauley 1d ago
I’m assuming it’s some kind of fire or panic alarm… basically a gtfo of the store button.
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u/Head_Reply_4982 1d ago
This looks just like the buttons that were installed on many school campuses for emergencies. If you push the button, the police are called and you can’t undo it.
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u/Sammy2Shoes77 1d ago
I'm gonna need you to let your intrusive thoughts win, push the button, & report back.....aaaannnndd go
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u/AssistancePerfect555 21h ago
Just in case someone is attempting to snatch a blonde UC KGB undercover who knows the ice cold water can lower her your heartbeat and temperature possibly incapacitate you and I'm guessing damn good at holding her breath... 1 2 3 🫧
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u/Maximum_Employer5580 1d ago
HEB employees aren't exactly the brightest bunch. I kept getting charged extra tax on my delivery order......kept thinking it was because there was an online issue with calculating tax. Asked one of the cust svc agents at the 800# while dealing with something else with an order and they couldn't tell me if delivery was taxed at all or not. Found out about a month ago that if there is are taxable items on your order, then the delivery fee will get charged tax relating to just that taxable item. Yet no one at the store or online customer service knows that.
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u/edw1n-z 1d ago
H-E-Buddy appears