Arch Aplin, the owner of Buccee’s, is a huge Republican donor who backs Trump-aligned candidates in Texas. Buccee’s 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.
I was told it would be a cultural experience
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protist@mander.xyz 19 hours ago
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 19 hours ago
So villainous Dolly Parton is opening a series of alternative chains
Vespair@lemmy.zip 12 hours ago
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.
LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
Sheetz is the goddamn best my god.
db2@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 10 hours ago
Like a Walmart, Cracker Barrel, and a truck stop had a 3-way and out popped this abomination. I went once, never again.
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 18 hours ago
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.
wake@quokk.au 16 hours ago
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.
scytale@piefed.zip 16 hours ago
no place to sit and eat
Jokes on them, I eat right inside the store.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
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!
Obi@sopuli.xyz 15 hours ago
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.
Akasazh@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
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.
dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
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
Echolynx@lemmy.zip 11 hours ago
French gas stations just make me think of ‘The Vanishing’. Such a great film.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
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.
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 6 hours ago
Preach brother! Smite the ignorant heathens for they willingly choose retardation instead of glory.
Hikermick@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
When WALL DRUG did it, it was cool
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
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
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
I would stop in for the bathroom.
DarkPassenger@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
I hate Buc-ees but they do have clean bathrooms and they always have working EV chargers
Gork@sopuli.xyz 23 hours ago
The Cult of Buc-ees is only rivaled by the cult of personality of Kim Jong Un.
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 23 hours ago
Americans are so fucking dumb its embarrassing.
Gerudo@lemmy.zip 22 hours ago
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.
cdf12345@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
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
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 19 hours ago
Hell yeah brother america is great again enjoy trump you deserve it.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 23 hours ago
You’ve clearly never experienced the jerkey 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 jerkey 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.
teslekova@sh.itjust.works 21 hours ago
Jerky… Counter?
Goddamnit, yet another reason to visit a country right at the time I’d probably get arrested on the way in.
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 19 hours ago
I have jerked off on a counter yes.
Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 22 hours ago
Kindly go fuck yourself.
pennomi@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Are they a minority though? Because the last election kinda proved otherwise.
balsoft@lemmy.ml 12 hours ago
Yes, but not because they have fun gimmicks on gas stations
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 9 hours ago
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.
orlyowl@piefed.ca 23 hours ago
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.
ButWhatDoesItAllMean@sh.itjust.works 22 hours ago
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!
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
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
kalpol@lemmy.ca 22 hours ago
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.
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 15 hours ago
I never heard of Buccees before but YouTuber Joe Scott hyped it up. But he’s Texan so of course he’s proud.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Sheetz gang where you at?
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
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
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
This aggression shall not stand. We need a Sheetz in Newark.
golden_calf@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Same draw, you know it’ll have a clean bathroom. I don’t think they have any overlapping areas though.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 19 hours ago
SWVA and NC have both now
thenextguy@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 23 hours ago
One of two things in South Dakota
GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Old timers: … Wall drug: Free water! Old timers: 🤯🤯🤯
MintyFresh@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Wall drug!
QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Why are they called that??? XD
cdf12345@lemmy.zip 18 hours ago
Because of the city Wall, South Dakota
Technus@lemmy.zip 23 hours ago
Buc-ees is the only good thing about Texas.
scytale@piefed.zip 16 hours ago
HEB though.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Yeah. The one by my apartment had a tortilla press… That and hot sauce was my midnight snack
erie09@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Don’t forget the ice!
FatVegan@leminal.space 15 hours ago
And they say the orcs have no culture
consumptionone@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
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.
sartalon@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
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.
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 19 hours ago
Oh I get it the culture that smears shit off their asshole with paper is concerned with a certain level of hygienic lol.
Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
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
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
How’s their stall door sitiation
VinegarChunks@lemmus.org 11 hours ago
They have German-style stall doors where even your feet are not visible from outside
LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 19 hours ago
I dunno’ what the problem is. You cannot get syphilis if it’s just your piss hitting the toilet and surrounding area.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 18 hours ago
Pretty sure the whole idea of getting an STD from toilet seats is just people cheating and blaming a random toilet as an excuse.