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    Went to the buccees in Colorado recently after hearing about it since they opened up. It was fucking disgusting. Everything I got tasted like shit. The orange cream soda I got had such a chemical taste I threw the entire thing away. The pudding was shit tier and also tasted like chemicals. The whoopie pie was the sweetest most disgusting thing I’ve ever laid eyes on. The cheessteak wrap was soggy mush - the bever nuggets had the consistency of sand. The entire thing was such a disappointment. I’ll never stop again. I’ll actively avoid these tourist traps for the rest of my life. Absolute shit - totally tracks that it started in texas.

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      Conservatives love that chemical taste. Seriously. I was born in the rural south and if you complain about the taste of contaminated well water near processing plants, you get made fun of as a “pussy”. They intentionally won’t drink filtered water, cUz ThAt’S WoKe y’All!

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        There was a Shell station on my way to the community college I used to stop at at least a couple times a week regardless of if I needed gas because the bean and cheese burritos were always crispy and yummy. Also the point of sale system sounded just like when Sonic got rings.

        I don’t think I’d go into a buccees though. I don’t really like cults.

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          Shell

          Way back when Sheetz first got touchscreens to order food, I’d get food there at least a few times a week. Other than grabbing something sitting under lights, that was about the fastest way to get some food, and it was actually rather decent given the price and that, yeah, it was a gas station.

          It was faster than most fast food places during peak times because you’d walk up, punch in your order in a few seconds and then wait for whatever to be prepped. At typical fast food places I always seemed to get stuck behind people who would figure out the menu in real time, very slowly, rather than figuring it out while waiting in line.

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            Way back when Sheetz first got touchscreens to order food,

            Sheetz is top tier convenience food. So many options to choose. One thing I really miss about no longer living in Maryland or Pennsylvania.

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      I don’t go often so I can’t say if the quality changed, but I can say that in the beginning the BBQ and Beaver Nuggets weren’t (aren’t) bad. But that initial ‘wow’ factor wears off fast. Extremely fast with the nuggets – the amount of butter coats the tongue. The BBQ… yeah doesn’t taste that great. Decent breakfast sandwhich though (but that isn’t saying much).

      Cinnamon and sugar roasted almonds though… Yeah, mild food poisoning is delightful. Let me just say if you eat a roasted nut from Buccees and you go “that doesn’t taste right” spit it out. Was it the oil? The nut? Who knows. But you’ll avoid having a most unpleasant time if you just eject it and probably the rest of the bag.

      Still, great place to stop for Ice Tea on the road, otherwise, and the bathrooms really are clean.

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    Stop at every one. Just to use the bathrooms. And leave. The bathrooms are massive, and you get to pee on their organization at the same time.

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      The cool thing is, if you already owned Buc-ee’s swim trunks before you found out what a tosser he is, you can piss on them all the time and never set foot in the store!

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      nonzero chance they still profit from this due to being able to categorize you into a percentage group to sell to advertisers.

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          Its more that they can analyze demographics based on race, perceived gender and clothing style to estimate financial brackets that shop in the store and cater ads to groups of people based on how you interact in the store. Things you looked at, how long you looked at it, your walking style, what youre doing with your hands. Its all tracked and used and/or sold to mentally manipulate you into buying.

          you probably know this but I’m responding for people who may not.

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        This is unlikely. Bucees makes all their money from the extremely overpriced items in the store. The bathrooms and cheap gas are only there to get you into the store. They even got sued in Alabama for selling gas below wholesale pricing, violating a state law.

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    Thanks, now I know to avoid them. Much like that weird Jesus flavored chicken sandwich joint. Hard pass.

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        Before all that became a thing and back when I still ate omnivore food, they did have a decent breakfast biscuit thing with chicken and that was actually pretty good. Their coffee was passable, too.

        Never really did understand the appeal of the basic sandwich they have. Oh, it has a pickle? Well color me impressed! I mean, it was okay, at least it was a decent cut of meat and tasted okay, but overall the sandwich didn’t exactly “pop” as something extremely special.

        But I haven’t been to one in over 20 years…if they’d drop the hate and bring back something for vegans and vegetarians, someone should let me know…

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      I’m not sure if he lied per se (or at least in this instance?) but he definitely got out over his skis saying this before the election. Even back in August, it was pretty fucking stupid since Colorado is blue and there is one of his gigantic gas stations there…

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          I looked it up and at least one of the things I found claimed it started in finance, but I’m assuming those guys can afford ski trips.

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    I’m a Buc-ee’s fan and love going to them on road trips, but Ngl, this is fucking hilarious. I hope he’s seen people calling him out on this or has been asked about it. I’d love to see his reaction. You know it’ll be some backpedaling because he loves money more.

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    Those states should send a message to conservative nazi bigots by telling Buccees they’re not welcome. Deny permits and make them as unwelcome as possible.

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      Nah. Retribution is less a leadership thing and more Trump’s style. It’s our job to remind the bucees guy about his statement.

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        I respect your kindness. I wish I could still feel that in me. I’m old, retired and angrier than I’ve ever been in my life. These nazis are an infestation at this point and it seems excruciatingly obvious to me now that my years of turning the other cheek were wasted.

        I could have been pushing back against these shitbags this entire time and I truly regret being so kind to them. Conservatives see kindness as weakness. Not pushing back is how they’ve gotten this strong and overtly evil. I feel like I am partly to blame for this situation for being so nice all these years.

        I have finally reached an age where I truly don’t give a single fuck about a conservative nazi life anymore and am going to make up for lost time in the very little time I have left. All that is to say I genuinely do respect your position of kindness. It just doesn’t work for me anymore because I think it will only make the conservatism even worse.

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    As if I didn’t already have enough reasons to avoid that retail hell.

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      I’ve had 3am 7-11 apple pie. I’m not proud of it now, but it was awesome then.

      I understand 3am brisket.

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    I love how the Jalopnik writer wanted to write about the election results so bad that he grasped at the tenuous Buc-ee’s connection to shoehorn it into the website’s “car journalism” format.

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    Two different cultures. Its so annoying to deal with it. Please give them a territory and let them make everything Buc-ees. I actually want these people to flourish in their own land.

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      It’s so weird when you walk into something that is so coded for the other culture. I don’t know how to put my finger on it, but it’s like the physical embodiment of the original opening of Big Love. Not that this CEO is Mormon, but… I’m quite sure it’s intentional and I bet it’s been studied.

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9y9c2Sfo1hM