A 17-year-old from Nashville sparked laughter across the internet after she casually boarded a flight in Texas with over 200 flour tortillas stuffed in her backpack — and no one on the plane had a clue.
Anna Jones, who was flying from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Tennessee on June 14, shared the moment on TikTok, captioning the video:
“All these people and no one knows I have 200 H-E-B tortillas in my backpack.”
The video has since gone viral, with over 668,000 views, amusing social media users with the teen’s devotion to the beloved Texas supermarket chain H-E-B and its cult-favorite tortillas.
Jones told USA TODAY that this wasn’t her first time hauling tortillas across state lines. Her dad, who lives in Texas, makes sure she leaves with hundreds of tortillas every time she visits. The family of six in Nashville goes through them quickly, and storing them in the freezer keeps the stash going for months.
“We bring them home, and we can freeze them,” she explained. “They normally last about two months.”
Last time, her dad even sent her home with 300 tortillas.
Despite the large and unusual cargo, Jones said TSA agents didn’t give her any trouble.
“I just went on through. Nothing happened,” she said. “It was pretty obvious that it was tortillas.”
Her biggest struggle? Fitting the bag into the overhead bin on the plane.
“I struggled to get that in the overhead carrier,” she laughed, “but it went OK.”
TikTok users from Texas and beyond chimed in with their own reactions.
- “Are YOU the reason why there’s never any left at the store?!?” one person joked.
- “They better be the butter ones,” another added.
Some even shared their own stories of tortilla travel:
“I flew with H-E-B tortillas from San Antonio to Italy,” one said.
“San Antonio to Japan & the Philippines,” another wrote.
When H-E-B caught wind of the viral moment, the store joined in with a light-hearted response:
“Gotta keep those in the carry-on. Don’t want to chance them getting misplaced.”
Jones replied that she could always use more — but hasn’t heard back yet.
Once back home, Jones puts the tortillas to good use, making meals like pork with lime crema or quesadillas stuffed with beans, cheese, and chicken.
“I immediately texted my dad,” she said, proud of how the internet celebrated their little family tradition.
“He texted all of his friends from high school. I thought that was pretty funny.”
