BUC-EE'S: Why Are Americans So Obsessed With It?
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- We paid our first visit to a Buc-ee's, the World's largest gas station to find out why Americans (and definitely Texans) are so obsessed with it and it certainly didn't take us long!
Recorded November 2022 at Buc-ee's in Daytona Beach, Florida
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It's just nice to have a proper clean loo to use when you're on a road trip.
Buc-ee's is a great stop for an American road trip. Most of them are in Texas and have recently started expanding to other southern states like Georgia and Florida. I'm surprised you didn't talk about the massive amount of fuel pumps outside! Hundreds of stations and the price is usually cheaper than any other gas stations around.
We can’t believe we didn’t show them either but we were definitely distracted by the food 😂
I knew they were big, but I had no idea just how massive. They built one in SC on the way to the beach. On our last beach trip and the thing is the size of a Walmarts. We're definitely stopping in a few months when we go back to the beach.
Always worth a visit 😍 we plan to revisit when we’re next in the states 😜
Yea their Texas pride store their amazing
The biggest Buc-ees is in New Braunfels Texas
Noted for next time 😉
Yeah. This is a Texas thing more than an American thing. I am from Texas, and we LOVE Buc-ee's here. We drop in every chance we get. They're building a new one a few miles from is - this one is now going to be the largest one in America (world?). Definitely worth visiting.
Yup its absolutely much more a Texas thing than an American thing. It's slowly become a Southern Thing but even that will always be second to it being a Texas thing. I'm anxiously awaiting them building one here in Hill Country. The Beavers At Work sign is up on i-10 so there's progress lol.
I was about to say I have no idea what this is 😂
@ABCsargent Lol Bucees is fantastic and one of the most amazing places on Earth. Ok that might be going a touch to far, maybe lol.
@@ABCsargent if you're ever in Texas, it's definitely worth stopping by
Was a texas thing, now expanding to northern states! 🇺🇸🗽💙🇬🇧
Aaaaaannnnnndddd...... NOW you folks know why Americans are obsessed with Buccees!!!!! LOL!!! I got to meet Buc-ee & have my picture taken with him. You guys are fabulous!!!!
Jealous you got to meet Buc-ee!
@JJExtra And since you are from England..... you are closer than me to getting to see where the PBS TV series, All Creatures Great and Small, is shot!!!! I watched the special, All Creatures Great and Small: Touring the Dale's. They went to all the places where this show was made. Hope to get to England someday with the hubby!!! We got married April Fool's Day in 2023. Swimming with the dolphins at Discovery Cove was our "present" to each other. ❤️
I wouldn't say Americans are obsessed. Until these videos, I had never heard of it and I live in Missouri. Maybe Texans are obsessed but Texas is almost it's own country.
Fair point… but to be fair we are pretty obsessed with it and we aren’t even American 😂
Texas was it’s on country for over 10 years before we joined the USA. 👍🏻🇺🇸🧓🏻Texas 0:56
I would agree. Never heard of them until they started popping up on foreigners’ vlogs. There are only about 44 of them in about 7 states, so most of America doesn’t know about them.
I didn't know about this monstrosity until 2016. I stopped at the one in Baytown, Tx and the only reason I stopped was because of the price of fuel was so cheap. When I wanted to prepay I was annoyed because of how far I had to walk to find a check out counter to pay for my gas. They still have the cheapest gas when I travel to my relatives in Central Texas ( I'm in Florida). If their gas (petrol) wasn't so cheap, I wouldn't stop at that place.
Love the title "Why are Americans...obsessed..." When most Americans have never been to or heard of a Buc-ee's, especially until a few years ago when they expanded outside of Texas. A lot of the youtube videos are from foreigners .
I never heard of Buc-ee’s till this year.
This is the first time I've even heard of Bucees. I would hardly say Americans are obsessed with the place. Maybe Texans. Remember that Texas alone is about 3 times larger than the UK.
you did not mention how clean the store is.......................................................................
We were so fixated on the literally millions of products we didn’t even give it a thought… but now you mention it, it really is clean for such a busy place!
They will be building one about an hour away from my house within the next year or so. I can't wait. I've started saving my money for a shopping spree! 😎🤤
That’s exciting!! You won’t be disappointed 😍
We will definitely be visiting buc-ees when we next make it to America we keep hearing about it haha. Xx
Definitely worth a visit that’s for sure! You’ll definitely be coming home with loads of goodies 😂
You will have to go to where they are. You can't just visit New York or Florida or Chicago and expect to be able to run all the way to Texas to go to Buc-ees. That trip would take about a week by car.
The beever nuggets are YUM! but in my opinion the originals are ssssooo much better!! You will have to try them next time 😀
We plan to revisit when we fly back 😜
I hope they build one in Las Vegas. Imagine a BUC-EE'S with a casino.
Oh wow that sounds…. Insane 😂
It’s expanding to Northern states, probably be in UK before long, just like Amazon Whole Foods.
You could have used Fed Ex to ship Buccees merchandise back home
We may have to do that next time!
Our favorite place we stopped at 3 on our way home from fla to Michigan
I loved the comment that you didn't even know how you were getting back to the UK when I am CERTAIN that at that point, you didn't even know how you were going to get out of Buc-ee's!!
Haha love it! So true though…. Unfortunately we managed to find the exit 😞
I have never heard of a buc-ee. But they certainly look an interesting store that sells almost anything you could want to buy. xx
They had everything except a backpack 🎒 😂
Bucees is expanding to Alabama Florida Georgia South Carolina Tennessee Kentucky and now Louisiana and Wisconsin
A few more in Florida would be great as we visit regularly! 😃
If the wife and kids are in the car it is the place to stop. Enough food choices, clean bathrooms, clean bathrooms, HUGE bathrooms, Clean bathrooms, Cheap gas and Ice
Who says Americans are obsessed with Buc-ees? Brits, Europeans, Aussies, New Zealanders seem obsessed with it..that and Walmart!
You need to donate your clothes the day before u leave to make room for new stuff 👍wear the hats, wash mug to fill up at airport, wear double clothes to fly 😂 bring ziplocks for snacks
So true 😂
Been there ..i live 45 miles from there
Bucees in New Braunfels TX is the largest one
i have never been to a buc-ee and i have only heard of them past couple of years, there is a billboard on the highway near where i live advertising it but it is probably 50 miles away, i cannot justify driving that far just for a gas/convenient store
No yeah that’s understandable 😂
use it as a justification to go visit something else as well lol
You are missing out! It is an experience. We don’t go for gas, we go for the food and fun! I went into my first Buc-ees last year on my way to and from Florida. I loved it. We live in Indiana and will be driving 3 hours to Kentucky just to visit Buc-ees. They are building one in Ohio, only 2 hours away. We are so excited. Just fun. The bathrooms are spotless. If I had one only 50 miles away, I would go once a month!
Trust me, many of us prefer Whole Foods.
Oh we do love a Whole Foods but we have some of those here in the UK so it’s not so much of a novelty for us when in the US.
mail back anything you can't fit into a bag. The US Mail is good as UK post.
Next time we will leave ourselves enough time to plan ahead and do that
as an american i have no idea why people are obsessed
If you are asking you’ve never been there.
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I was there a few weeks ago. I bought so much merch
Easily done isn’t it 😂
If there is any store near where the build, with a name near their's they will sue them. To put them out if business.
I'm not a native Texan but have lived here for nearly two decades, and I think a lot of the things Texans (my wife included) just do backflips for are super over-hyped. Whataburger, for example, I think is absurdly overrated (it's good, but not remotely as good as Texans think it is). But Buc-ee's is the one Texas institution that absolutely, without question, not only matched but surpassed the hype for me.
Now we feel like we must visit Whataburger at some point just for the name 😂
Whataburger is incredibly overrated
What is good about Whatabuger they are great old fashion hamburgers, not some fancy ass over price burger. I don't go in there for anything but for the burger.
Whataburger makes the most awesome onion rings!! Omg. But we love the regular cheese burgers.
Why are Americans obsessed with it????
Because it is a spectacle to us as well
I Been in one once a few months ago and I haven't heard of one before I went to the state I think either Oregon or Florida had one
This one was in Florida but think they are a big thing in Texas!
@@JJExtra yah I think Texas has a few
Why would you get a biscuit when you could have gotten a brisket sandwich
Don’t worry we got that on our recent visit 😍
Thank you 🙏 #100 comment. great 👍 reaction about quick stop at ⛽️ station 🍔☕️🥪🌭🧃👋☮️
What's a Buc-ee's? Americans are not obsessed with it, Texan's might be.
I'm confused. Were California and Florida the same trip? Or did you go to California, go back to the UK, and then go to Florida?
Yes. They did the second. 😁
Haha yes as Tyler says it was the second one! We have a very short Florida series coming at the start of January (4 videos). This was a stand alone video specifically on Buc-ee’s
Wow, what a store! We don’t have those in Canada. Just as well as I would be poor and as big as a house, my downfall is sweets!
@@janewatt683 my downfall is food. 🤣🤣🤣
Well if you're driving a truck, don't bother going there because you're not allowed in. Never heard of a road stop store that discriminates against truck drivers. unless they're getting a delivery of course..
Oh really? We never knew that. Are they all the same? It does seem a bit strange.
That is because they are a convenient store. Not a truck stop.
@Anthony Lagunas So, I park my truck at the Circle K, Racetrack, Speedway, 7-11, or Wa-Wa with no problem.. they are all convenience stores. Buc'ees seems to be the only one not to allow trucks. Can't even park to get a soda or fuel.. they won't sell you anything and tell you to leave.
@@4tuneagent That has been their policy since the first one was opened.
@@anthonylagunas6737 Yes.. don't make it right, but I would presume that they don't want big rigs parking overnight in their huge parking lots to sleep, but if they are OK with losing tons of business since truckers are the blood of America, well then so be it.. I have no desire to spend my money in such a place..
American's aren't "obsessed" with it. Unless you live in the South or Texas, you'll probably never see or hear of one.
Not so, they are located in several southern states, their headquarters is in Texas. I live in Kentucky and we love going there. If we are driving by we will always stop.
We are not obsessed 😂. I live by 3 of these and never go. It’s annoying. To many people
You need to put some man in your voice
I hate to break it to you, but Americans are not obsessed with Buc-ee's, most Americans have never even been to a Buc-ee's. It's a southern place, and unless you live in the south part of America you have probably never been to one. I am a 63 year old American in East Peoria Illinois and I have never been to a Buc-ee's in my life. Never plan to go to one either.
It seems like tourists are obsessed with Buc-ee's, because they all seem to go there. To me it is just a gas station with food, and I would never buy any of their over-priced merch.
I have been to Florida many times, and I never went to a Buc-ee's, it's just not something I want or need to do.
Tell us that you're a boring cuss without telling us that you're a stick in the mud! Thank you for your dossier of nothingness! You're 63...in Peoria, Illinois...a bundle of excitement you are, aren't ya??🙄 Enjoy your Wawa stores! 🙄
That’s the beautiful thing about America. No one can force you to go to Bucees . God bless America. It just means more of their beautiful brisket sandwiches for me!!!
Ok then