Buc-ee's 4. Buc-ee's mascot is Buc-ee the Beaver. The name is a combination of Aplin III's nickname of Beaver, his dog's name of Buck, and his love of the Ipana toothpaste mascot, Bucky the Beaver, according to wideopencountry.com.
Buceee's in Calhoun, Ga. 1. Arch Aplin III is the person behind the popular stops alongside the highway. (Jennie Coker/Buc-ee's)
Buceee's in Calhoun, Ga. 2. According to Southern Living, Aplin's grandparents ran a general store and gas station in Louisiana. Aplin II worked at the store. (Jennie Coker/Buc-ee's) (Jennie Coker/Buc-ee's)
Buceee's in Calhoun, Ga. 3. In 1982, he opened his own store in Texas. (Jennie Coker/Buc-ee's) (Jennie Coker/Buc-ee's)
Buc-ee's 5. Buc-ee's offered the two things that its owner thought customers wanted the most, cheap ice and clean restrooms.
Buc-ee's 6. A second Buc-ee's opened three years later.
Buceee's in Calhoun, Ga. 7. In 2003, when the company opened a store in Luling, Texas, the chain transformed into partially what you see at Buc-ee's locations day. (Jennie Coker/Buc-ee's)
Buc-ee's 8. The Sevierville store is the largest convenience store in the world at 74,707 square feet. That's a world record!
Buc-ee's in Daytona Beach offers preview for first responders before grand opening 9. The Katy, Texas Buc-ee's features the world’s longest car wash. It clocks in at 255 feet of conveyor. It takes about 5 minutes to get through.
Buc-ee's 10. All Buc-ee’s are open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
Buc-ee's 11. Buc-ee’s does not offer franchises. It's a privately owned company.
Buceee's in Calhoun, Ga. 12. Buc-ee's remained only in Texas until 2019, when the company opened a store in Alabama. (Jennie Coker/Buc-ee's)
Buceee's in Calhoun, Ga. 13. You might hear employees yell, “Fresh, hot brisket on board!” That's when a new brisket is brought out to the BBQ counter. It's made fresh in the stores. (Jennie Coker/Buc-ee's) (Jennie Coker/Buc-ee's)
Planning board to discuss first N.C. Buc-ee’s location in Alamance Co. 14. Buc-ee's is NOT a truck stop and 18-wheelers are banned from the stores.
Buc-ee's St. Augustine 15. Buc-ee's can claim the title of "Cleanest Bathrooms in America" after winning the title in a contest by Cintas Corporation.
Buc-ee's 16. Buc-ee's still has a cheap ice, one of the founding principles of the company.
Buc-ee's 17. You can buy art at Buc-ee's! Check it out on the way to the restroom.
Buc-ee's 18. Buc-ee's averages 100 gas pumps per store.
