It is funny how the people at the Buccees I go to look very much Texan.
In the middle of Times Square if there was a group of Texans they would definitely stand out.
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In the middle of Times Square if there was a group of Texans they would definitely stand out.
bobski
Hunter
just another amusement park where nobody knows anyone.
going to a mall died decades ago. let it lie.
going to a mall died decades ago. let it lie.
bobski
Hunter
Buc-ee's strikes me as being a modern-day, bigger, better, more expensive Stuckey's....with more to see, do, and buy. I suspect there's more people in and around a Buc-ee's on a Saturday at lunch time than lives in the entire town of Iuka, Mississippi....It's one of those places that has to be seen once just so you can say that you did, kinda like Rock City or Look Out Mountain....
....and once was enough for me.
DGW
....and once was enough for me.
DGW
I was in a Buc-ee's (Adairsville, GA) 3 years ago with one of my older granddaughters and I asked her to guess how much $ she thought this store grosses in a day. She said thousands, and I said probably hundreds of thousands.
I just looked it up and according to AI:
AI Overview
An average Buc-ee’s travel center brings in a massive amount of revenue, with estimates suggesting $156,000 to over $836,000 per day in gross revenue, depending on the location and holiday traffic. Their success is driven by high-volume, 24/7 operations, with some locations seeing over 11,700 cars daily.
Key Revenue & Operations Details:
I just looked it up and according to AI:
AI Overview
An average Buc-ee’s travel center brings in a massive amount of revenue, with estimates suggesting $156,000 to over $836,000 per day in gross revenue, depending on the location and holiday traffic. Their success is driven by high-volume, 24/7 operations, with some locations seeing over 11,700 cars daily.
Key Revenue & Operations Details:
- Daily Volume: Individual stores often see exceptionally high traffic, with some estimates reaching around $500,000 on weekdays and up to $2 million on weekends.
- Annual Revenue: Individual Buc-ee’s locations are estimated to generate around $25 million to $57 million in annual gross revenue.
- Inside Sales vs. Fuel: While fuel is a major draw, Buc-ee's generates significant revenue from inside sales, averaging roughly $47 per customer, compared to a typical gas station's $5.
- Why They Make More: The company focuses on being a destination, offering pristine, highly-staffed restrooms, proprietary food (brisket, snacks), and extensive branded merchandise, which keeps customers in the store longer.
themousethatroared
Single-Sixer
There aren't enough Scouts left in existence for them to have three parked out in front of every location they already have. They have to be building them from scratch. There's no other explanation.
Dangit, I'm thinking of Wally's.
It's like two hundred miles to get beaver nuggets.
Dangit, I'm thinking of Wally's.
It's like two hundred miles to get beaver nuggets.
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I almost hate to ask, but what are "Beaver nuggets"?
It sounds like something that comes out of the south side of a Beaver?
I stop once in Texas still use their steak seasoning the best when I run out I buy it at AmazonThese ar probably the most fantastic stops known to man. This guy started by renovating a small stop and go in Lake Jackson Texas and having CLEAN restrooms. His highway ad signs are pretty cool.
Sorry no 18 wheelers allowed.
Texas officially stopped pretending Buc-ee’s is “just a gas station” a long time ago.
At this point it’s basically a full-scale roadside kingdom somewhere off I-35 where travelers lose all sense of time, direction, and financial responsibility the second they see the giant beaver smiling on the horizon.
You don’t “stop” at Buc-ee’s in Texas.
You make a pilgrimage.
One minute you’re cruising through the Hill Country trying to make good time… next thing you know: • your truck is full of gas
• you’re carrying chopped brisket sandwiches
• somehow you bought two bags of Beaver Nuggets
• there’s beef jerky everywhere
• and your family disappeared into a store the size of a football stadium
The parking lot alone looks like Dallas rush hour. Every pump is occupied. Every bathroom somehow sparkles like a luxury hotel. And there are STILL more people pulling in from Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and every ranch road in between.
Honestly, Texas was built for this.
A state full of: • endless highway road trips
• football weekends
• lake trips and hunting trips
• random “let’s drive somewhere” Saturdays
• and families who treat snacks like a competitive event
Meanwhile the interstate signs stop feeling like directions and start sounding like financial warnings: “LAST CHANCE TO PROTECT YOUR PAYCHECK.”
And the craziest part? Nobody leaves with just gas.
You leave with: • brisket tacos
• cinnamon pecans
• beef jerky
• sweet tea the size of a small aquarium
• a Buc-ee’s hoodie you absolutely did not plan on buying
• six snacks for the road
• and a weird emotional attachment to a gas station beaver
Texas traffic didn’t get worse.
It just finally found its natural habitat.
#Texas #Bucees #TexasRoadTrip #I35 #DallasTX #HoustonTX #AustinTX #TexasLife #RoadTrip #OnlyInTexas
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Huskerguy72
Single-Sixer
Been to them while driving through Texas. The store itself is amazing, has everything EXCEPT NO diet Pepsi. Didn't eat the food, picked up some snacks and if you are souvenir hunter I suppose it is paradise. Pumps as far as you can see on the curved horizon but the prices the times we frequented were not great. Didn't seem like they were trying to attract people with low gas prices.
I think Beaver Nuggets started out as Beaver Nuts... Some prudish zealot objected to the name.NAAAAAAAAAA they are more like Beaver Nuts
I would have kept the name if for no other reason than to infuriate the prudes of the world.
If you are looking for a job their pay scale is very high. Plus bennies.
Hertervillian
Saluki
It’ll take more than a clean restroom to lure me into the Walmart Super Center of C-Stores.
At some point curiosity will start gnawing at me, (I’ve been involved in the industry for 30yrs) having seen it all from Murphy to the Iowa 80 truck stop, there’s nothing truly new about a travel stop.
At some point curiosity will start gnawing at me, (I’ve been involved in the industry for 30yrs) having seen it all from Murphy to the Iowa 80 truck stop, there’s nothing truly new about a travel stop.
The Buccees I normally go to is in Madisonville Texas, it’s on I45.
They have been adding electric charging stations for cars back behind the store.
They must have 75 or 100 charging stations for electric cars,
They have been adding electric charging stations for cars back behind the store.
They must have 75 or 100 charging stations for electric cars,
I'm with you, man. They built one 40 miles from me, the rest of the family including nieces love it! I don't go every chance I get!!
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I heard a radio interview once about the first one to come to Georgia. There was a guy bragging that he was in charge overall of keeping their bathrooms clean. The interviewer thought it was a joke, but that guy was dead serious. Word from headquarters said that his pride was a common response among workers. After stopping at one, I’ve never seen a restroom cleaner in public.
Hankus
Buckeye
There’s one in Daytona and another in Saint Augustine on I-95. I HATE driving I4 across the state though. They also opened one on I95 in Brunswick GA in July of ‘24 that’s actually on our route to my mother-in-law’s place NW of Savannah, so we’ll stop there occasionally. They haven’t installed their EV chargers at that location though. It’s a brisket sandwich for me, and a box of chicken tenders and fries for the road.
They just built and opened a new one North of Dayton, Ohio! I've never been to one. They said all the neighboring hotels were filled up for the opening and there was a gigantic traffic back up outside the new gas station. Maybe someday the wife and I will go there. Not counting on it though!
Which would demonstrate wisdom on Buc-ee's part.
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I go to the one on I-30 on the way to Dallas about 4 times a year.
GUNFUNCO
Bearcat
Personally, I like them and plan to stop at at least 2 of the 3 I pass while heading from Michigan to Florida and back. I usually drive straight through except for a couple quick naps in a rest area or Buc-ee's lot after I make my purchases. I like the pulled pork and brisket sandwiches, and their little tins of orange flavored mint-like tins that resemble Altoids. Gas is usually the cheapest in the area and most gas pumps usually function properly and have receipt paper in the pumps. They also sell Rec 90 fuel for those that need it for boats and other gas powered tools. Their restrooms are clean, plentiful, have ceramic tile all the way around with a solid locking door with a red/green flag to show when occupied and each has an 8 roll toilet paper dispenser so there is always toilet paper available. Beer prices are very competitive and they have a good selection. Ice is a buck for a small bag and $2 for a large bag. I usually grab a sandwich, coffee and ice if I need it and I often pick up a small gift for my 3 grandkids on the return trip. And always top up my gas tank. I've seen employees picking up trash and keeping the outside neat and clean at 4 in the morning. I'm grateful for these places even though they can be crowded at certain times. the sandwiches run about 7 to 13 dollars and I used to pass on them but after having a couple, I decided they were OK for this day and age and they always taste good to me. I wish they would open one a little closer to Michigan but out in the country somewhere because they doo cause backups on the exit ramps. I would recommend trying one if you haven't.
I go to that one in WR every so often. They are building one in Forsyth which will be closer. I agree, they pay pretty darn good. Gas is cheap and the bathroom is clean. Those brisket sandwiches are good and the coffee is good too. It's crowded, sure, but I don't mind it too much. They also sell deer corn and have feeders lol, last time I was there the feeders were cheaper than Walmart.
Watch out for them yutes
Buc-ee's is just like Cabela's.......many years ago when I travelled MON night through SAT morning on business I would hit several states/cities in that week. If I wasn't driving I was flying. Cabela's was stating to get grab hold of the outdoor market and giving Bass Pro a run for the money (Now merged for several years but that's another story I was privy to before it happened...). When a new Cabela's popped up I was usually there eventually...I began buying a coffee mug from each that has the city/state on it with Cabela's logo.....I had them all up until it wasn't unique anymore. I can spit from my deck in a wind storm and hit a few Cabela's...and Bass Pro...doesn't matter anymore because they are everywhere.
5 years from now Buc-ee's may be the same and it's a shame.
). When a new Cabela's popped up I was usually there eventually...I began buying a coffee mug from each that has the city/state on it with Cabela's logo.....I had them all up until it wasn't unique anymore. I can spit from my deck in a wind storm and hit a few Cabela's...and Bass Pro...doesn't matter anymore because they are everywhere.5 years from now Buc-ee's may be the same and it's a shame.
I hit my first Buc-ees last summer looking for a new (to me) truck in Alabama. Probably stopped at 3 or 4 round trip. Amazingly huge and exceptionally clean. I would not have an issue using them on a regular basis, but up here in the cold north they are growing. I know my wife will love the bathrooms next out of state for both of us.
On the flip side We've been getting Sheets in a lot of local places, just not local to me. I thought they would be on par with Buc-ees by all screaming about size, traffic etc... With that thought in mind I stopped at one on the drive home, when I found a vehicle down south. Just as dirty and nasty as any other gas station. Sheets is no go for me.
On the flip side We've been getting Sheets in a lot of local places, just not local to me. I thought they would be on par with Buc-ees by all screaming about size, traffic etc... With that thought in mind I stopped at one on the drive home, when I found a vehicle down south. Just as dirty and nasty as any other gas station. Sheets is no go for me.
A lot of Sheetz and Wawa near me...they are everywhere. Sheetz is tearing down current sites and rebuilding with more modern but slightly bigger buildings. I don't think they will ever compete with a Buc-ees's though. I hit Sheetz three times a week for gas and MTO breakfast/coffee....but then a couple years ago they built a Rutters at the exit entering MD from PA.......that's my stop now three times a week.
Boxhead
Buckeye
After IIRC a ten year approval process they will be building one just outside Boerne Texas (where I live). This area has seen tremendous growth and wasn't interested in more. I'm impartial.
I agree with the PILGRIMAGE THEROY.
BUT THE BRISKET SANDWICHES…OH, OH OH !
FUDGE
SUGAR ROASTED NUTS
RETRO CANDY FROM THE 60’S.
I DON’T LIKE CROWDS ,
BUT THESE ARE FELLOW PILGRIMS !
Never heard raised voices.
Never had to wait on an open pump.
My F250 and trailer fit fine most everywhere there
