Just opened a week or so ago. Johnstown is about 45 minutes north of Denver. Alas I had something needing doing in Loveland, about 15 miles further north. My trip was fabulously extended by about 30 minutes due to the gridlock on I-25 created by every Tom, Dick & Harriet that needed to go see the new giant gas station.
Look, I'm not going to hate on Buc-ee's. They apparently make a decent brisket, the restrooms are immaculate, and it likely is a beloved beacon of comfort to a whole lot of folks that are out on the open road. I will say that 116 gas pumps seems excessive to me. I've fueled up on the I-25 corridor many a time and may have waited a minute or 5 on a few occasions. I have never thought "gee, I sure do wish there were 100 more pumps". But I digress.
Ya' all did the same thing with In-N-Out Burger(decent, but it's a fast food burger = why?) Yet you were not "in and out", you were in line for upwards of four hours.
Krispy Kreme... hours for a glazed donut when they first opened here. Are you kidding me? I walk past Krispy Kreme boxed up by the dozen in the grocery store. A glazed .
Trader Joe's absolutely mobbed when it first opened. I've been since, it isn't for me, but kudos for no self check out
Anyhow, there isn't much allure to me when it comes to waiting long periods of time for chain store shopping. I have some of the best brisket a couple miles from home (sorry Buc-ee's) and oddly I see gas stations all over the place, there isn't a fast food burger in the world worth more than a 3 minute wait, not all donuts are equal but at the end of the day it's just a donut.
As always YMMV. Enjoy the queue.
Look, I'm not going to hate on Buc-ee's. They apparently make a decent brisket, the restrooms are immaculate, and it likely is a beloved beacon of comfort to a whole lot of folks that are out on the open road. I will say that 116 gas pumps seems excessive to me. I've fueled up on the I-25 corridor many a time and may have waited a minute or 5 on a few occasions. I have never thought "gee, I sure do wish there were 100 more pumps". But I digress.
Ya' all did the same thing with In-N-Out Burger(decent, but it's a fast food burger = why?) Yet you were not "in and out", you were in line for upwards of four hours.
Krispy Kreme... hours for a glazed donut when they first opened here. Are you kidding me? I walk past Krispy Kreme boxed up by the dozen in the grocery store. A glazed .
Trader Joe's absolutely mobbed when it first opened. I've been since, it isn't for me, but kudos for no self check out
Anyhow, there isn't much allure to me when it comes to waiting long periods of time for chain store shopping. I have some of the best brisket a couple miles from home (sorry Buc-ee's) and oddly I see gas stations all over the place, there isn't a fast food burger in the world worth more than a 3 minute wait, not all donuts are equal but at the end of the day it's just a donut.
As always YMMV. Enjoy the queue.