We stopped to get gas at a Buc-ees convenience store in Bastrop Texas, the third largest store in the Buc-ees chain, and what a place, oh, and their no brand name gas was about twenty cents a gallon cheaper than we had been paying, and they don't post their gas prices on a sign by the road like most stations.
48 gas pumps to start things off.
When you get inside they have groceries, produce, snacks, a huge wall covered with fountain drink dispensers and Icee macines, Texas souvenirs, Buc-ees souvenirs, grilles, hunting supplies, home decorating items, patio furniture, picnic supplies and then there's the bathrooms.
I wanted to take a picture of the men's bathroom but cameras in bathrooms can create quite a stir and I don't care to be in the middle of that kind of stir so you will have to take my word for it. There were 25 urinals, about a dozen toilets and about two dozen sinks in the men's room. There were hand sanitizer dispensers on the wall next to each urinal. The floors and walls were all tiled and everything was clean.
The ladies room was similar according to Jane, except for the urinals.
Here is what wikipedia has to say about the largest store in the chain which is located a few miles from the one we visited;
In 2012, Buc-ee's opened its largest store in New Braunfels, Texas on Interstate 35. The New Braunfels travel center is the largest convenience store in the world at 68,000 square feet. The store features 120 fuel pumps, 31 cash registers, 4 Icee machines, 80 fountain dispensers, tubing and water gear for the Guadalupe River, and a farmer's market that features Grade 1 fruit and produce.
The New Braunfels, Texas store was named the 2012 "Best Restroom in America" by Cintas
They also have a bit of a sense of humor about asking you to pick up after your dog if you walk it on their lawn...
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