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 1 month ago
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
So villainous Dolly Parton is opening a series of alternative chains
db2@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Tempus_Fugit@lemmy.world 1 month 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.
Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 1 month 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 1 month 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.
dogs0n@sh.itjust.works 1 month 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
Akasazh@lemmy.world 1 month 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.
Echolynx@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
French gas stations just make me think of ‘The Vanishing’. Such a great film.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month 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.
Hikermick@lemmy.world 1 month ago
When WALL DRUG did it, it was cool
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 month 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
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Preach brother! Smite the ignorant heathens for they willingly choose retardation instead of glory.
DarkPassenger@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I hate Buc-ees but they do have clean bathrooms and they always have working EV chargers
Vespair@lemmy.zip 1 month 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 1 month ago
Sheetz is the goddamn best my god.
I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Very clean bathrooms.
Vespair@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
I’ve never been disappointed in a Sheetz or Wawa bathroom, but I guess maybe I could just have good luck on that one
AngryRedHerring@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Except the beaver nuggets
Vespair@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Admittedly I’ve never had them, but they look and sound like Corn Pops cereal, which is available everywhere.
wake@quokk.au 1 month 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 1 month ago
no place to sit and eat
Jokes on them, I eat right inside the store.
jivandabeast@lemmy.browntown.dev 1 month ago
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
wake@quokk.au 1 month ago
I find their bbq to be pretty mid but I love their cheesesteak burritos
Gork@sopuli.xyz 1 month ago
The Cult of Buc-ees is only rivaled by the cult of personality of Kim Jong Un.
orlyowl@piefed.ca 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 1 month ago
Americans are so fucking dumb its embarrassing.
Gerudo@lemmy.zip 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago
Hell yeah brother america is great again enjoy trump you deserve it.
gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago
I have jerked off on a counter yes.
Ghyste@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Kindly go fuck yourself.
pennomi@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Are they a minority though? Because the last election kinda proved otherwise.
balsoft@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
Yes, but not because they have fun gimmicks on gas stations
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 1 month 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.
baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Like a Walmart, Cracker Barrel, and a truck stop had a 3-way and out popped this abomination. I went once, never again.
kalpol@lemmy.ca 1 month 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.
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I would stop in for the bathroom.
tinkermeister@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I was in awe at their bathrooms the first time I went to one.
LapGoat@pawb.social 1 month ago
i love bucky’s piss palace
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Sheetz gang where you at?
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 month 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 1 month ago
This aggression shall not stand. We need a Sheetz in Newark.
golden_calf@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Same draw, you know it’ll have a clean bathroom. I don’t think they have any overlapping areas though.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
SWVA and NC have both now
thenextguy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 month ago
One of two things in South Dakota
GrabtharsHammer@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Old timers: … Wall drug: Free water! Old timers: 🤯🤯🤯
MintyFresh@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Wall drug!
QuandaleDingle@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Why are they called that??? XD
cdf12345@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Because of the city Wall, South Dakota
TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I never heard of Buccees before but YouTuber Joe Scott hyped it up. But he’s Texan so of course he’s proud.
Technus@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Buc-ees is the only good thing about Texas.
scytale@piefed.zip 1 month ago
HEB though.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Yeah. The one by my apartment had a tortilla press… That and hot sauce was my midnight snack
erie09@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Don’t forget the ice!
green_goglin@thelemmy.club 1 month ago
The brisket is beaver meat.
LapGoat@pawb.social 1 month ago
its also fresh and its on the board
FatVegan@leminal.space 1 month ago
And they say the orcs have no culture
consumptionone@lemmy.world 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month 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 1 month ago
How’s their stall door sitiation
VinegarChunks@lemmus.org 1 month ago
They have German-style stall doors where even your feet are not visible from outside
LurkingLuddite@piefed.social 1 month 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 1 month 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.