Like I said earlier, Buc-ee's is a life-changing experience.
Posted on 11/23/2023 12:56:31 PM PST by Libloather
Buc-ee's gas stations have become a popular phenomenon for Americans who want to fill their tank but also grab a sweet treat for the road.
Here DailyMail.com takes a look inside the world's largest Buc-ee's station in Tennessee.
The 74,707-square-foot station in Sevierville features 120 gas pumps, a barbecue brisket counter with a 'Texas round-up station' and rows upon rows of beef jerky.
Since opening in June, the East Tennessee branch near Dollywood and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has drawn in Buc-ee's fans from around the country, as well as the curious but uninitiated.
'I think this one will put them all to shame,' Kentucky resident Collette told the Washington Post.
'It's exciting to be the largest one,' said Charlie Creech, the general manager of the Sevierville store.
'But I think they deserve to be the largest because they're in Texas.'
When the store opened in June the ribbon cutting celebration was attended by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee and even Unites States Senators Bill Haggerty and Marsha Blackburn.
'We really are excited about what it's going to bring in terms of new things for people to see and do when they come to Sevierville' Amanda Marr of the Sevierville Chamber of Commerce said at the time.
'It's going to open us up for people who are just passing through the area to stop and enjoy a little taste of what our town has to offer,' she added.
One fan, Terry Deschler, told WVLT, that she had queued outside the Sevierville Buc'ees since 1:30am in the morning on opening day that started at 6am.
Wearing branded Buc'ees pyjamas and hat said 'I didn't want to miss anything, I wanted to be the first one here.
'I like the Buc'ees chocolate and the t-shirts' she added.
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Like I said earlier, Buc-ee's is a life-changing experience.
I'm drooling!
They are a small maker in North Idaho using the finest beef cuts and spices. Very very good. No mass-market jerky with lots of preservatives and ground-up meat reshaped to look like jerky. This is the real deal.
Right now, their sampler of all 11 jerkys they make is on sale for $79.90. Plus, you get a product with a name sure to enrage all liberals.
If there is place to sit, then they have to hire extra crew to clean up mess left behind by sitting customers. And provide extra rest rooms for sitting customers. And get sued by slip and fall people from liquids spilled by customers.
Not only that, you can buy artwork from Buc-ee's bathrooms!
Stopped at a Buc-ees in Terell TX a couple of days ago. It was a zoo. Don’t plan on a quick stop. Food is very good though.
The food is all packaged for eating elsewhere. I once saw what was probably a manager tell five or six illegal alien looking dudes that they couldn’t stand at the condiment bar and eat.
It doesn’t take much thought to figure out why.
BUC-EE’S business model involves selecting your merchandise and then paying for it as you leave the store. If you consume the food before you leave, with the volume of people going in and out the doors, you would be on your honor to pay for it. I doubt those guys would have bothered paying once it was gone.
Thank you. That sampler would make a nice Christmas gift for the family. No batteries. No noise. No storage. No breaking. Ha! I’ll take care of the Habanero.
You’ll love it! Guaranteed. They sell at the local Farmers’ Market and it’s my favorite.
“Out Of Order”
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Keeps Riff Raff like me Away!
I was at that one and the one in Sieverville about a month ago. Meh on the inside, love the fact they sell ethanol free gas.
Me too...
It’s not that I’m antisocial, I just
Feel better when no ones around.
Bukowski
I just wish they had ethanol free premium.
My youngest son now lives in Crossville, which is why I was there. The other lives in SE Tennessee, thus being in Seiverville.
I’m moving to Louden County soon, Tellico Lake.
They have lots of clean bathrooms. That is why I stop.
They are NOT a stop and eat place.
You stop. Get gas. Go to the Bathroom. Buy trinkets. Buy snacks.
Then you hit the road.
There's one of these 120 pump Buc-ees near me in Central Kentucky as well. They do have bathrooms. I think you can rent a shower stall too.
They pay good wages to their employees, too. $20+ an hour full time with 3 weeks paid time off a year.
They are opening one near Madison, Wisconsin. I’m not sure how that one will go down. Unapologetic Texas attitude and Marxist progressives is potentially quite a combustible situation.
I live near the one in Richmond, KY and most of the time I'd say they have 10-15 cars pumping gas, but on a holiday weekend, like today they probably have 80 cars in there.
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