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I had seen a Sunday morning news show about a year ago that featured Buc ees gas and store and found it interesting. This weekend I flew into Atlanta to visit with my daughter at Berry College. On the way back to the airport I came across Buc ees and stop in for a quick look as time was a concern. Pretty cool place although I'm out over $50 after buying 3 varieties of Jerky. Next month when I'm back I plan to spend more time in the store and try their brisket. It was worth stopping in.


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Buc ees, it's a Texas thang...but not anymore. Smile

BTDT and have the Tee Shirt.





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Indeed...saw ads on billboards along I-95 in SC for Buc-ees help wanted last week!

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Originally posted by Johnny 3eagles:
Buc ees, it's a Texas thang...but not anymore. Smile

BTDT and have the Tee Shirt.


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The bathrooms are the stuff of legend, Folks sing songs and write poems about the experience. When the apocalypse happens I am going to Buccees.



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The nearest store to me is their Waller TX location, I stop by and grab a kolache, or BBQ sandwich.

They also have ethanol free gas at that location.

Lots of Aggie swag at TX Buc ees too.

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Update: the on in SC will be at Hwy 327 North of Florence, and supposedly will open in April

All existing stores...

https://buc-ees.com/locations/


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Bucees are giant convenience stores and gas stations. They are handy. The bathrooms are clean, and they have every kind of food and drink you could want on the road. Plus a lot of crap.

But they are just giant convenience stores. They are not Stonehenge or the Taj Mahal or even Macy's on Herald Square.

The brisket and pulled pork are good, but not better than good. But it is cheap for barbecue, and it is handy, so good is probably good enough. It beats the hell out of a Big Mac.




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They’re starting to open some here in Georgia. Their beaver mascot cracks me up every time I see one of their t-shirts.


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Originally posted by HK Ag:


Lots of Aggie swag at TX Buc ees too.



Is this meant as an enticement?




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Buc-ee's used to be out in the country on a major freeway/interstate between big cities (e.g. about 95 miles from Houston on the 240 mile drive to Dallas). Clean bathrooms and awesome snacks (e.g. jerky) were quite the draw after seeing mile after mile of billboards advertising different Buc-ee's aspects.

They have been changing.
  • For the better - ethanol free gas, DEF at the pump, and expanding to more states (AL, GA, FL).
  • For the worse - adding locations in the outer burbs of the big city. It'll probably increase their revenue overall, but I think it's going to dilute the brand and make people less likely to stop on a trip.



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    I need a Buc ees ball cap because nothing horrifies my northern friends like real redneck swag.



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    But they are just giant convenience stores. They are not Stonehenge or the Taj Mahal or even Macy's on Herald Square.

    The brisket and pulled pork are good, but not better than good. But it is cheap for barbecue, and it is handy, so good is probably good enough. It beats the hell out of a Big Mac

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    Yeah they are buiding one here. Locals are all excited. It is all relative I guess.
     
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    10 years ago on a swing thru the South, we were vastly entertained by the "elCheapo" small gas chain. Tried to connect via email for years hoping to find a sweat shirt or T shirt with an elCheapO logo.

    No such luck.
     
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    There is one less than 5 miles from my house. I will drive by it soon on the way to visit friends.

    Need to compare their gas price.
     
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    But they are just giant convenience stores. They are not Stonehenge or the Taj Mahal or even Macy's on Herald Square.



    Lol. Personally I’d rather visit the shittiest gas station in south GA than any building in NYC.

    Actually that’s a great litmus test for new people I meet. Would you rather visit Macys in NYC or Bucees in the south? If they answer Macys then we aren’t going to have much in common.




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    If I need to go sit down potty along the road, if I can hold it to a Bucees, that's where I want to sit. Impeccably clean and a lot of stalls. Then some Buc-ee’s beaver bites on the way out. What's not to like.



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    We’ve stopped a two of them. They are incredible places to stop for about anything you would ever need - including gas.



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    Tidbit. Owned by 2 guys.

    Buccee is awesome. Get the brisket for sure!

    There is already a knock off in Pontiac Il…more will follow.

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    Most of them are by the interstate near not much else, but the one they built in Bastrop is as big as a damned football field inside. The tiny one in Giddings barely qualifies. They must have taken over an existing store/gas station.

    Having left Texas where there are a lot of them I welcome the chance to patronize them on the East Coast.


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    For those not familiar with Buc ee’s, the ones I see here in Texas typically have over 100 gas pumps.


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