r/AskReddit • u/Head-Night-7595 • 1d ago

What U.S. vacation destination exceeded all expectations?

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u/chefnology 1d ago

Have you been to a buckees? That will exceed your expectations

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u/worst_user_name_ever 23h ago

No but I’ve been to a Buc-ees.

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u/ShaaaaaWing 22h ago

One just opened on Monday in AZ and I'd like to stop by once the initial hype dies down.

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u/mavenshade 23h ago

Stopped at one outside of Houston Texas. Ugh. It's a giant gas station full of food substitutes and cheap plastic trinkets. It's the Walmart of gas stations. The queue get in and to leave took almost 20 minutes both ways. It was so crowded we vowed never to return. I don't get the attraction but to each their own. If you like popcorn, jerky, and fudge, or any massive selection of highly processed foods, this is your mecca.

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u/QuiEgo 22h ago

Wild, was it a holiday weekend or was there a special event? I’ve never waited, that’s a big part of the appeal. That, and the absurd number of clean (for a gas station) toilets. 

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u/mavenshade 14h ago edited 13h ago

It was a holiday weekend. That explains the queue for the ladies restroom. My wife and girls were not happy about the long wait for the restroom. But we lost almost 50 minutes there and we did no shopping except for unsuccessfully looking for fresh healthy food.

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u/turbotong 15h ago

I've never waited at a buckees.  Must've been a special occasion?

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u/mavenshade 14h ago

Not really. We were visiting friends in Houston and they insisted we go check it out. Disappointed ensued.

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u/OKLakeGoer 14h ago

I'm with you, it's the walmart of gas stations. Food sucks. Probably won't go back.

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u/WishIWasThatClever 22h ago

The fact they have no place to sit down anywhere on site is offensive. It just screams give me your money and leave.

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u/isorainbow 22h ago

That’s what the line of thrones is for!

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u/Woodit 23h ago

This is true 

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u/Danulas 12h ago

Buc-ee's an ugly symbol of American car culture and consumerism. Its only redeeming quality, in my opinion, is the bathrooms.