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Buc-Ee's CEO Said He Didn't Want To Operate In Blue States, And Now There's Stores In At Least Five More - Jalopnik (www.jalopnik.com)
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[–] 4 points 2 days ago (1 child)

But I don’t really see what the big deal is.

People who make a big deal out of it are over the top, but it's pretty good at being a gas station:

  • The gas is usually priced well. I've seen 10% lower than anything else in the area before.
  • There's a variety of hot food, all adequate. With a group of people, it's likely everyone will find something.
  • There are a lot of snacks.
  • There's a variety of caffeine, all reasonably priced instead of the usual gas station trick of energy drinks are only reasonably priced if you buy three.
  • There are always gas pumps open. No waiting.
  • It's clean, from the pump to the toilet.

If there's one on my route and the timing makes sense, that's where I'll stop.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 days ago*

    Yeah. I get all that. Most or all of the (hot) food is not vegetarian or vegan so our options are drastically narrowed, but that's every single gas station, really.

    I appreciate it being clean. It seems other chains could just step their bathroom and game up - like say, Love's - and it'd be about the same.

    What I really don't get is when people make it a destination and want merch and so on. The signs for Buc'ees (in Fort Collins) start up in Wyoming, IIRC. You'd think it was a place like Wall Drug or something...

    To me, the whole thing struck me as a bit goofy as we first pulled off the highway a few years ago. Then I walked in and the store seemed like a combo of Hobby Lobby and Walmart as far as Americana schlock being sold...definitely got a whiff of what they were probably going for. Figured it was kind of coded for conservatives.

    I was right.

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