The only reason I stop at Buc-ees when I'm driving past is because they actually clean the bathrooms. Worst part of many road trips is stopping at normal gas stations where the bathroom hasn't been touched by a cleaning product in a very long time.
Their entire business model is build around a Clean Bathroom, literally everything else is just there because you wanted to not have to worry about sanitation
It was a big scare in the 80s and 90s. People were spreading rumors that you could get HIV from the toilet seat after merely using the toilet after someone with AIDS, no bodily fluid exchange necessary. I was taught that in fifth grade health. We had a guest teacher the first day. The second and third days, we did not have a guest teacher, we had the vice principal. Someone else had also told the administration that bullshit we had been taught and the guest teacher was dismissed.
So like, I don't know what the rumors were in the 70s, but in the late 80s it was AIDS.
Arch Aplin, the owner of Buc-ee's, is a huge Republican donor who backs Trump-aligned candidates in Texas, including Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton. Buc-ee's really lost me when they opened one in Bastrop on 71 and planted a billboard over Hruska's, trying to drive away their business, but I would never go there regardless.
Perusing the comments here makes me glad to be loyal to no corporation. I really have Nestle to thank. Knowing how evil they are from a young age has proven one of the best barometers.
On a long road trip i keep camping stools (the tripod ones) in my car and use a cooler as the table. Nothing is gonna stop me from getting the XXL brisket sandwich
This post just shows how many Americans are on here. Buc-ees is shit. What other country would turn a gas station into a tourist attraction. Its sort of like a church for giant gas-guzzling child-smashing cars. Oh and dont forget to take a shit while you are there, tell your friends!
In France there's some really nice gas stations on some of the popular highways. In the summer there's so many tourists going on vacation through these that some of them even set up temporary art exhibitions or special activities like bouldering, bow&arrows, etc. I remember doing my first "dive" in a special water cube on the parking lot of Montélimar's station when I was a kid, good times. Of course none of that is even remotely similar to putting a beaver themed slop-shop and calling it a day, the shops mostly just sell local products and the usual essentials.
France is doing it correctly, that sounds awesome. I wanna go to a gas station, get hopped up on some fumes and then start blasting arrows in every direction
In my lifetime the French petrol station toilets went from horrible squat toilets where you needed to bring your own paper to pretty well maintained, mostly really clean experiences.
There are still some stops without petrol stations that have unmanned toilets. Those can be a bit rough, but generally it's really good.
Yeah these days the standard on the toilets have gone way up (and stayed free, looking at you Belgium/NL), TBH for me even the unmanned ones are okay in case of emergency, it's more that these stops lack a simple row of vending machines imo so I only use them if I really just need a quick bio break, they could be so much better as a more nature/calm alternative to the ones with shops.
The big stations along "autoroute du soleil" have been huge for a while though, at least since my childhood over 30 years ago. Beaune, Montélimar, etc.
That's a nice obscure reference there, lots of interesting trivia around that film and as a french living in NL, sounds like I should watch this. Looks pretty janky though haha.
I mean Rudy's is all right. Best "bad" BBQ you'll ever eat. Started in gas station and is now a chain across Texas and a few other states. Original gas station is still there, only now it's just a restaurant. They make my favorite BBQ sause.
I've never been in one, but family brought home some of their "beaver nuggets" and I really couldn't believe how disgustingly delicious they were. Basically they are big crunchy sugary things that taste a lot like plain Capn' Crunch, but they go down by the handful way to easily.
A friend told me if you want to be really decadent you can eat them in a bowl with some milk like breakfast cereal.
They also brought me some of the fudge, but I was less impressed with that.
I had the beaver nuggets for the first time this past summer...I found that they got even better a few days later as they got just ever so slightly stale...it gave them this wonderful "al dente" texture!
I used to pit stop at the original buccees for the nice bathrooms back in the day. Small place, nice bathrooms, a little kitsch.
Then they did the new ones. I am from here and they still completely astound me. The jerky is good though so I stop and get a supply about once a year. Then I am shocked when they scream about brisket.
Here, cheap gas and good wages for the workers. I'm on the other side of the country now, but I miss it. Though apparently wawa is now invading ohio as well
They put one in on 21st street a couple years ago much to the chagrin of the old ladies in the neighborhood. Ohio will not stand for these red aggressors, if you need gas you go to Marathon, BP or Speedway and suffer as God intended
You’ve clearly never experienced the jerky counter at Buc-ee’s.
More seriously: if you happen to be in Texas, and you’re driving somewhere, and you go by one, it’s amusing to check out. And the jerky selection is bonkers, and they make it all, so it’s super fresh and great quality. But yeah, overall, it’s a bit hilariously overblown. The cult following is a bit much.
The gimmick is we have gas stations in 2026. Whoa what if we built a gas station across the street from a gas station. Whoa what if we build a gas station so big you couldn't see the gas station across the street! And there was a walmart inside to sell us slop. And the shitters are clean and the doors provide privacy. Yeah im laughing at you all.
The only reason I stop at Buc-ees when I'm driving past is because they actually clean the bathrooms. Worst part of many road trips is stopping at normal gas stations where the bathroom hasn't been touched by a cleaning product in a very long time.
Exactly.
It's always an unknown factor at other places. Some of them you feel like you are taking your life in your own hands.
But Buc-ees is always a guaranteed a clean experience.
Oh I get it the culture that smears shit off their asshole with paper is concerned with a certain level of hygienic lol.
I mean... What are they supposed to do, oh wise one?
I just take my asshole off and put a new one on why don't you do that /s
Portable bidets are an option. The toilet paper is then used just to dry off.
I dont know maybe a mega corporation will have your best interest in mind come out with epstein paper, made from clean baby skin to use?
Dude casually hatin on most of the globe xD
Probably more dont get me started on the shit hands.
Their entire business model is build around a Clean Bathroom, literally everything else is just there because you wanted to not have to worry about sanitation
How's their stall door sitiation
They have German-style stall doors where even your feet are not visible from outside
I dunno' what the problem is. You cannot get syphilis if it's just your piss hitting the toilet and surrounding area.
Pretty sure the whole idea of getting an STD from toilet seats is just people cheating and blaming a random toilet as an excuse.
It was a big scare in the 80s and 90s. People were spreading rumors that you could get HIV from the toilet seat after merely using the toilet after someone with AIDS, no bodily fluid exchange necessary. I was taught that in fifth grade health. We had a guest teacher the first day. The second and third days, we did not have a guest teacher, we had the vice principal. Someone else had also told the administration that bullshit we had been taught and the guest teacher was dismissed.
So like, I don't know what the rumors were in the 70s, but in the late 80s it was AIDS.
and satanic panic
Arch Aplin, the owner of Buc-ee's, is a huge Republican donor who backs Trump-aligned candidates in Texas, including Abbott, Patrick, and Paxton. Buc-ee's really lost me when they opened one in Bastrop on 71 and planted a billboard over Hruska's, trying to drive away their business, but I would never go there regardless.
So villainous Dolly Parton is opening a series of alternative chains
Perusing the comments here makes me glad to be loyal to no corporation. I really have Nestle to thank. Knowing how evil they are from a young age has proven one of the best barometers.
I hate Buc-ees but they do have clean bathrooms and they always have working EV chargers
Don't try to park overnight at Bucees, they'll kick you out and threaten to have you towed if you don't leave fast enough.
And notice how they have a bunch of fresh cooked food but no place to sit and eat? All they want is your money and then for you to gtfo quick.
Jokes on them, I eat right inside the store.
On a long road trip i keep camping stools (the tripod ones) in my car and use a cooler as the table. Nothing is gonna stop me from getting the XXL brisket sandwich
I find their bbq to be pretty mid but I love their cheesesteak burritos
This post just shows how many Americans are on here. Buc-ees is shit. What other country would turn a gas station into a tourist attraction. Its sort of like a church for giant gas-guzzling child-smashing cars. Oh and dont forget to take a shit while you are there, tell your friends!
In France there's some really nice gas stations on some of the popular highways. In the summer there's so many tourists going on vacation through these that some of them even set up temporary art exhibitions or special activities like bouldering, bow&arrows, etc. I remember doing my first "dive" in a special water cube on the parking lot of Montélimar's station when I was a kid, good times. Of course none of that is even remotely similar to putting a beaver themed slop-shop and calling it a day, the shops mostly just sell local products and the usual essentials.
France is doing it correctly, that sounds awesome. I wanna go to a gas station, get hopped up on some fumes and then start blasting arrows in every direction
In my lifetime the French petrol station toilets went from horrible squat toilets where you needed to bring your own paper to pretty well maintained, mostly really clean experiences.
There are still some stops without petrol stations that have unmanned toilets. Those can be a bit rough, but generally it's really good.
Yeah these days the standard on the toilets have gone way up (and stayed free, looking at you Belgium/NL), TBH for me even the unmanned ones are okay in case of emergency, it's more that these stops lack a simple row of vending machines imo so I only use them if I really just need a quick bio break, they could be so much better as a more nature/calm alternative to the ones with shops.
The big stations along "autoroute du soleil" have been huge for a while though, at least since my childhood over 30 years ago. Beaune, Montélimar, etc.
French gas stations just make me think of 'The Vanishing'. Such a great film.
I would be so interested to see what a gas station bouldering popup looks like...
That's a nice obscure reference there, lots of interesting trivia around that film and as a french living in NL, sounds like I should watch this. Looks pretty janky though haha.
Oh then you definitely should watch it! So long as you are okay with disturbing films that will stick with you.
Speaking of trivia: 'The film was disqualified from the Oscars due to too much French.'
I mean Rudy's is all right. Best "bad" BBQ you'll ever eat. Started in gas station and is now a chain across Texas and a few other states. Original gas station is still there, only now it's just a restaurant. They make my favorite BBQ sause.
When WALL DRUG did it, it was cool
I don't understand wall drug either, but to be fair I didn't stop because I was trying to get through south Dakota as fast as possible
Preach brother! Smite the ignorant heathens for they willingly choose retardation instead of glory.
Actually fuck Buc-ees or whatever that gross Republican beaver is.
And here on the East Coast we already have Wawa and Sheetz so let's not pretend Beaver Barn is special in literally any way.
Sheetz is the goddamn best my god.
Except the beaver nuggets
Admittedly I've never had them, but they look and sound like Corn Pops cereal, which is available everywhere.
They're crunchier, more like puffed Cheetos; and crunchier still from the buttery sugar coating. And they're salty. And addictive as fuck.
I didn't know about the Trumpie associations, and that's sad, 'cause they have one hell of a beef jerky selection.
Very clean bathrooms.
I've never been disappointed in a Sheetz or Wawa bathroom, but I guess maybe I could just have good luck on that one
The Cult of Buc-ees is only rivaled by the cult of personality of Kim Jong Un.
I've never been in one, but family brought home some of their "beaver nuggets" and I really couldn't believe how disgustingly delicious they were. Basically they are big crunchy sugary things that taste a lot like plain Capn' Crunch, but they go down by the handful way to easily.
A friend told me if you want to be really decadent you can eat them in a bowl with some milk like breakfast cereal.
They also brought me some of the fudge, but I was less impressed with that.
I had the beaver nuggets for the first time this past summer...I found that they got even better a few days later as they got just ever so slightly stale...it gave them this wonderful "al dente" texture!
Okay... Have you thought about putting capn crunch in the air fryer before the milk? Is that what that is? We don't have bucees here
Like a Walmart, Cracker Barrel, and a truck stop had a 3-way and out popped this abomination. I went once, never again.
I would stop in for the bathroom.
I was in awe at their bathrooms the first time I went to one.
i love bucky's piss palace
I used to pit stop at the original buccees for the nice bathrooms back in the day. Small place, nice bathrooms, a little kitsch.
Then they did the new ones. I am from here and they still completely astound me. The jerky is good though so I stop and get a supply about once a year. Then I am shocked when they scream about brisket.
Sheetz gang where you at?
Here, cheap gas and good wages for the workers. I'm on the other side of the country now, but I miss it. Though apparently wawa is now invading ohio as well
This aggression shall not stand. We need a Sheetz in Newark.
They put one in on 21st street a couple years ago much to the chagrin of the old ladies in the neighborhood. Ohio will not stand for these red aggressors, if you need gas you go to Marathon, BP or Speedway and suffer as God intended
Same draw, you know it'll have a clean bathroom. I don't think they have any overlapping areas though.
SWVA and NC have both now
Wall Drug?
One of two things in South Dakota
Old timers: ... Wall drug: Free water! Old timers: 🤯🤯🤯
Wall drug!
Why are they called that??? XD
Because of the city Wall, South Dakota
I never heard of Buccees before but YouTuber Joe Scott hyped it up. But he's Texan so of course he's proud.
Don't forget the ice!
The brisket is beaver meat.
its also fresh and its on the board
And they say the orcs have no culture
Buc-ees is the only good thing about Texas.
HEB though.
Yeah. The one by my apartment had a tortilla press... That and hot sauce was my midnight snack
Americans are so fucking dumb its embarrassing.
Clean as fuck bathrooms, pretty decent bbq, affordable snacks, jerky for days, cheapest ice you will find, they pay their employees a fair wage...
We are dumb, but not because of this.
Never work for a company that does not give employees a break during an 8 hour shift. I mean they’re not even allowed to sit down. Not even lying
Hell yeah brother america is great again enjoy trump you deserve it.
You’ve clearly never experienced the jerky counter at Buc-ee’s.
More seriously: if you happen to be in Texas, and you’re driving somewhere, and you go by one, it’s amusing to check out. And the jerky selection is bonkers, and they make it all, so it’s super fresh and great quality. But yeah, overall, it’s a bit hilariously overblown. The cult following is a bit much.
Jerky... Counter?
Goddamnit, yet another reason to visit a country right at the time I'd probably get arrested on the way in.
How you gonna just ignore Bohemian Garlic like that?!
Wut
They have a broad selection
Dammit you weren't supposed to make me like them. I don't even eat jerky
I have jerked off on a counter yes.
Funny thats what I told your mother on the counter lol.
Kindly go fuck yourself. The idiots are a minority and I'm sure there are plenty of morons from your area as well.
Are they a minority though? Because the last election kinda proved otherwise.
are you capable of doing math?
Does math matter when you lose and they kill us all?
Yes, for example in 2024 Trump took more votes than Harris.
77+90 million “stupid” people vs 75 million “smart” people. I think that easily qualifies for most people are stupid.
Yes, but not because they have fun gimmicks on gas stations
The gimmick is we have gas stations in 2026. Whoa what if we built a gas station across the street from a gas station. Whoa what if we build a gas station so big you couldn't see the gas station across the street! And there was a walmart inside to sell us slop. And the shitters are clean and the doors provide privacy. Yeah im laughing at you all.