Traveling through the South in recent years, you might have noticed the occasional massive, yellow, circular sign off the interstate featuring a cartoon beaver’s cheerful grin. Buc-ee’s, a warehouse-sized gas station and convenience store beloved by Texans for decades, has rapidly expanded through the region since 2019, with locations now open in Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Kentucky, and South Carolina. More than just a place to fuel up, Buc-ee’s is famous for its immaculate restrooms (an attribute it touts on billboards declaring “It’s potty time” and “You can hold it”) and a kitschy gift shop where the buck-toothed mascot is emblazoned on everything from T-shirts to wine glasses to dog toys.
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