First I've heard of this chain. Maybe Virginia or Maryland isn't the south?
You'd be surprised. I just went to this nearly-new Buc-ee's with 120 pumps as well, and I would honestly say less than 15 of them were empty. I had to drive nearly a 1/4 mile down the line of pumps to find one that was open.
And what result is that marketing gimmick supposed to, or intended to, produce?\
That is a major rookie move, with with a big rig at a truck stop. Imagine filling up 300 gallons, then going inside to look for a new stripper mudflap.
Places like these have often become destinations unto themselves.You'd be surprised. I just went to this nearly-new Buc-ee's with 120 pumps as well, and I would honestly say less than 15 of them were empty. I had to drive nearly a 1/4 mile down the line of pumps to find one that was open.
My friend that was riding along at the time, and a Buc-ee's regular, said that while the pumps were busy as usual, the parking lot and overall store load were quite light. He says it's tradition for many who live around Buc-ee's to load up the family on a Saturday and make a trip in, just for the heck of it.
Can you imagine if it were in New Jersey where gas is only full service (except diesel)? It could possibly take 4 hours to buy gasoline (isn't OR also full service). They would likely boost the number of staff and have about 10 attendants.You'd be surprised. I just went to this nearly-new Buc-ee's with 120 pumps as well, and I would honestly say less than 15 of them were empty. I had to drive nearly a 1/4 mile down the line of pumps to find one that was open.
My friend that was riding along at the time, and a Buc-ee's regular, said that while the pumps were busy as usual, the parking lot and overall store load were quite light. He says it's tradition for many who live around Buc-ee's to load up the family on a Saturday and make a trip in, just for the heck of it.
100%. Growing up we used to go out of the way just to hit up a Buc-ee’s on road trips.
I've certainly heard of them and have visited a couple in my travels.
The brisket sandwich was ho-hum IMO, a little too fatty and not as tender as what I've found in Texas, but it was decent for gas-station fare. My buddy had that and the burrito, and aside from the gastronomical distress he experienced, said they were both delicious. And store made by local employees.
I actually think that you'll see this concept increase along the highways with the advent of more and more EV's.... if you have to stop and charge up, you're going to be there for 30 min at least... might as well have a giant convenince store to stop and shop while the car is charging.... as long as they have an appropriately growing number of EVSE's at said stations.
Tesla is developing, and already has, supercharging services with other amenities. Often they are tied into existing businesses, but some are being developed as Tesla-operated entities. As @earlre noted, this will happen first in areas with greater EV traffic, and that traffic is clearly evident on the I5 and I80 corridors through California. I was stunned to see the number of Teslas on I80 (and to a lesser extent Rivians and Lucids) on my recent trip to Nevada. EV use is expanding and businesses of various sorts will capitalize on that. I have seen the beginnings of that in Montana, Oregon, and Washington.
There pretty well spaced. I don't think that anyone would not consider Charleston SC south, but the closest one to us is 2 hours away. I have never stopped.
One, I may add would never fly out West because Real Estate is just too expensive.
