Songs in heavy rotation on sound systems in the San Antonio retailer's stores have long been a point of contention for those who hear them over and over.
If you know someone who works at H-E-B, a good way to torment them might be to hum “Mambo No. 5.” On an unofficial subreddit dedicated to H-E-B, several posters identifying themselves as current and former employees have said that the 1999 song by German singer Lou Bega was the most annoying that’s played — often — over the grocer’s sound system. “I’m going to pull the fire alarm” if I hear “Mambo No. 5” again, one employee posted about two weeks ago, receiving several sympathetic comments.
has stores in Texas cities big and small — so why isn't the company in El Paso? A user named elmanutres said the song would always come on at 5:10 a.m., not long after the start of a produce shift. “And here I am, just barely functioning, looking at the sea of giant pallets I have to break down under the horrible incandescent light questioning why I’m still here doing this.” “Mambo #5 legit gives me PTSD flashbacks,” elmanutres continued.
How H-E-B and other big grocers use deed restrictions to keep competitors out — for decades In a posting from last year, one employee ranted about “I Don’t Want To Miss a Thing” by Aerosmith, “which was a song I used to like but hearing the screams by Steven Tyler inside an makes my ears bleed these days. Literally comes on every hour and I cringe.” The employees’ animus toward “Mambo No. 5” was first reported by KXAN Austin.
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