I think it really boils down to people tend to only visit it on road trips / vacations that already have a magical aura around them. You’re excited, on vacation, but you’ve been driving for a few hours and decide to take a stop a Bucky’s to get gas, stretch your legs, enjoy the nice amenities, and get some entertainment and cheap snacks.
It’s unique and has lots of things that are fun to gawk at for a few minutes while you’re on a road trip. Random nicknacks nobody would ever buy, but are fun to browse. Tons of prepped food, fountain drinks, a huge coffee station, etc… Something for everyone to have a good time while taking a break from driving for 15 minutes. And nice bathrooms are a huge benefit when you’ve been on the road dodging needles at every other gas station toilet.
It isn’t about the gas. It is about the stellar food they sell. Their handmade jerky, their nuts, their sandwiches, their wall of drinks. They sell a bunch of useless junk too which is a shame, but some people are into that.
I went for the first time the other day, I was quite pleased with how clean their bathrooms were. Employees seemed somewhat happy too. The place is definitely an affront to God with how big it is though.
They pay legitimately good wages for the markets they are in. However, they also know they are paying good wages, so they make the employees earn every single penny. I understand that it’s more stressful and tiring than an average retail job, but as Don Draper would say, “That’s what the money’s for!” In reality, it almost certainly depends on the individual managers and whether the store is hitting targets.
I’ll never understand what’s so damn fascinating about an oversized gas station.
Sorry, clean bathrooms and food aren’t enough to convince me the fandom is warranted. But to the people that like it: you do you.
I think it really boils down to people tend to only visit it on road trips / vacations that already have a magical aura around them. You’re excited, on vacation, but you’ve been driving for a few hours and decide to take a stop a Bucky’s to get gas, stretch your legs, enjoy the nice amenities, and get some entertainment and cheap snacks.
It’s unique and has lots of things that are fun to gawk at for a few minutes while you’re on a road trip. Random nicknacks nobody would ever buy, but are fun to browse. Tons of prepped food, fountain drinks, a huge coffee station, etc… Something for everyone to have a good time while taking a break from driving for 15 minutes. And nice bathrooms are a huge benefit when you’ve been on the road dodging needles at every other gas station toilet.
Literally “they have nice bathrooms!!” And “look at this junk and snacks you can buy”. Those things don’t do it for you???
It’s like Walmart fucked a Chevron station. People like that, somehow.
lol well at least they can pass the low bar of cleaning their bathrooms I guess
Their bathrooms are so clean you can eat Beaver Nuggets off the floor. Wait, those aren’t beaver nuggets?
Seriously though their bathrooms are incredibly clean and they have artwork displayed in them.
There are a lot of places out there which don’t do that.
Exactly. The bathrooms are fine at those. But as you said, that’s a low bar (even if admittedly, many gas stations do not measure up)
It isn’t about the gas. It is about the stellar food they sell. Their handmade jerky, their nuts, their sandwiches, their wall of drinks. They sell a bunch of useless junk too which is a shame, but some people are into that.
I went for the first time the other day, I was quite pleased with how clean their bathrooms were. Employees seemed somewhat happy too. The place is definitely an affront to God with how big it is though.
They pay legitimately good wages for the markets they are in. However, they also know they are paying good wages, so they make the employees earn every single penny. I understand that it’s more stressful and tiring than an average retail job, but as Don Draper would say, “That’s what the money’s for!” In reality, it almost certainly depends on the individual managers and whether the store is hitting targets.
The one I went to in Texas was hiring cashiers for 80k/y and managers for 120k/y. They definitely pay well.