You’re not missing out. It’s a touristy gift shop for a mascot with convenience store amenities and some mid food. I really don’t understand why people love it so much

currently they are suing a small chain, that has the beaver as a logo.

Their bathrooms are nice, their food is good by rest stop standards, and their gas is on the cheaper side. It’s a solid choice to stop at when you’re on the road if you’re unsure about nearby options. That’s it. I don’t get the white suburbanite consumerist cult integrating a gas station into their personality. It’s like funko pop people but somehow worse

Their gas is super cheap compared to everyone else in my area. Like - I paid 2.99 a gallon there yesterday and another place nearby was like 3.79. I actually don’t fully understand why their gas is so cheap. I would think it was to get people in the store, but Bucees doesn’t generally have the gas prices posted on signs like everyone else.

It’s a good place to stop for decent gas, selections of road trip food you want and especially ample clean bathrooms. Looking slightly behind that, it’s worse than a Walmart on the inside with crowds of people shoving through each other for meh-quality fresh food.

New Mexico is not a red state From Wikipedia: 40.3% voters registered as Democrat 31.2% voters registered as Republican Democrat governor, Harris win the state in the last presidential election. Also there is no Bucces in NM.

Don’t ever group new Mexico and Texas. They may be close in proximity but are lightyears apart

Costco. Unless that’s what you meant by the big grocery store.

Look, “amenities” for us is bathroom doors that don’t allow someone to watch you poop (for free). We don’t even hope for clean. Perhaps an interesting filth that we can record and show our friends. At least in my experience, it’s just a novelty, like a mall with a roller coaster inside. I have a Bucc-ees full body swimsuit because my wife looked at them and physically recoiled because of how tacky they are (I went back alone to get one and surprised her when we went swimming). They have branded 1/4 lb “chocolate” disks with the horrible skin-beaver imprinted on them. They sell “beaver nuggets” that are something like Corn Pops and Cheetos had a baby, but drier. They have a jerky counter (somehow more expensive than regular jerky, never tried it), a fudge counter (lots of flavors, pretty sure I tried it, but it left no impression), and grab and go barbecue sandwiches (the brisket’s more fat than meat, but the rest are decent). I have no complaints about the hot (temperature) candied nuts. I actually don’t think I can get those anywhere else nearby. Then there’s a kitschy home goods section and a clothing department that sells things with the skin-beaver printed on them. That’s about it. It’s a bit like Disney opened a gas station, but worse (They should. Some people would kill for access to Dole Whip). It was absolutely packed at first, but not now, as far as I can tell. I think the rarity is the selling point, and people will stop caring as they expand.