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Full disclosure: I’m from the Northeast, so I had no idea what Buc-ee’s was for years.
Then, on a road trip from Austin to Dallas, my buddy and I made a pit stop. And it was there that I discovered that Buc-ee’s isn’t just any old gas station with a convenience store attached to it.
It was a destination unto itself, a stop that you have to make if you can find one of its locations. And with news that it’s expanding up to Ohio, you may be wondering: What is Buc-ee’s and why is it so hyped?
I have answers, with reasons why it’s the GOAT:
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There are endless gas pumps
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Seriously. There are like a bajillion places to gas up. No waiting in line.
2
The food, my God, the food
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Brisket sandwiches, breakfast tacos, fresh-made fudge, snacks like Beaver Nuggets (don’t worry, they’re little corn and sugar balls), candy and the famed wall of jerky.
My goodness.
3
The greatest bathrooms of any rest stop ever
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Oh you think I’m kidding here. NOPE. We’re talking about restrooms that have won awards — they’re always clean, set up nicely, the works.
Here’s proof:
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If you go for a car wash, it's the longest in the world
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Just look at this thing:
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Buc-ee's swag is awesome
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Look at that beaver! He’s so cute! And the logo is on everything that’s available in the rest stops — shirts, mugs, hats, you name it.
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It's just so big
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Everything’s bigger in Texas etc etc, but these things are massive. It’s like going to a mall! Quite a sight to take in.