Posted on 08/11/2024 8:17:06 AM PDT by Towed_Jumper
Trying to explain Buc-ee's to someone who has never visited a Buc-ee's is like trying to explain to a fish what it's like to fly a helicopter: It's difficult to even know where to begin because you know that the person you're talking to has no frame of reference for such a thing even existing.
The problem, though, is that the fish thinks it knows what's going on, because occasionally it jumps a couple of feet out of the water. All you can do is shake your head sadly and say, "No. I mean, I get that you think you understand, but you don't. Maybe one day you'll be able to do it for yourself, and only then will you understand."
In the same way, when you talk to someone from the benighted areas of the country that do not yet have Buc-ee's, they think they know. After all, do they not have gas stations? Are there not Wawas or Sheetz where they live, and are they not basically the same thing?
The problem, to paraphrase Jules Winnfield, is that Wawa, Sheetz, and every other gas station on the planet are not in the same ballpark as Buc-ee's. Forget being in the same ballpark; they aren't in the same league or even the same sport. Saying that Buc-ee's is a gas station is a bit like saying that Disney World is a children's park. It's technically accurate, but the picture someone gets in his mind when you say "children's park" likely does not include the possibility that what you are discussing is anything remotely as as ostentatious or grandiose as Disney World.
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Never been but expect to somedat soon. My IPT on a project at work plans to conduct a meeting there.
Having driven up and down I-95 with the family the opening of Bucees is the most exciting thing since South of the Border. I have two Bucees tumblers. The family likes trying the different types of beef jerky. Yes the big draw is the immaculate bathrooms.
Yes. I have the t-shirt. From the Leeds, Alabama location. Here in So Cal, it has been a conversation starter.
I’ve been to the one in Daytona. Certainly an experience, but nothing convenient about it.
You needn’t worry. If you can’t get to a Buc-ees, a Buc-ees will eventually make its way to you:
NJ Turnpike north (95) is a Bucees u-turn sign says 590 miles south.
Yay, I have seen that billboard. Appealing to the Yankees heading to and fro Florida.
Our first visit was the new one by us about a year ago at lunchtime on a weekday......I walked out a nervous wreck......freakin’ place was a madhouse. Lol!
The problem with Buc-ee’s... is there’s not enough jerky products. 😁
“nothing convenient about it”
Well, you sure don’t have to wait for a gas pump......so there is that. 😏
Buc-ees carries cattle feed stations.
Bring your 18 wheeler to haul it away.
They just broke ground for the first Bucee’s in Ohio near Dayton. I swear they were breaking into normal programming for updates.
What’s REALLY SMART about Bukeyes is that they buy bulk items (snacks), such as one might get from Sams, and then re-package them under their own name in flat, low quantity, packaging, and mark the unit price up 4-fold (or maybe more). It’s BRILLIANT, as virtually all other retailers of this type buy pre-packaged snacks and have a FAR SMALLER markup, as most of the markup is taken up by the processors/distributors.
The Babylon Bee’s “Californians Move To Texas” - Episode 5, “Buc-ee’s”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsImFkLdE4A
The gas is cheap. That is all I buy.
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