UPDATE: Parking: Big deal at new gas station in town Buc-ees

We currently have 2 in Georgia, one about 2 hours south of me and another about 90 minutes north.  The one in northern GA is near the Tennessee border on a very busy major interstate.  It has 120 gas pumps.  I was up that way about a week ago & stopped to get gas & use the bathroom (they also have 80 bathroom stalls & they are always clean & quick to get in/out).  While there, I noticed they are adding even more pumps! Not sure how many but more are on the way.  My sister says Buc-ees is like if Walmart & Cracker Barrell had a baby. 

As far as leaving your car at the pump, I don’t see people doing that at Buc-ee’s (although some might), because most people go inside for more than a few minutes & there are plenty of parking spaces.  I have done that at a local gas station because it only has 2 parking spots, but then again, there isn’t anyone waiting to use the pump behind me at this local gas station.  It is super rude to leave your car at the pump when not using it when there are others that need it.

Live in Texas and have never been in a Buckee's. When I go to the Houston area to visit family, I pass a Buckee's but when I pass it I don't need gas yet. There is one about 30 miles north of me, but have not stopped at it.

I think it is extremely rude to tie up a gas pump and go inside to shop.

Side story: years ago, before pay-at-the-pump, I stopped to get gas at a small station. I was perhaps the only white person in the area. There were several cars trying to get gas, so I pumped my gas and
pulled up to the front of the station, to clear the pump for others. I parked and as I went inside, the clerk was saying ugly things about me because he thought I was leaving without paying. He was a bit chagrined when he turned and I was there waiting to pay. I didn't acknowledge I had heard him.

I have probably stopped at at least 30 different buccees here in Texas and it’s really rare, like almost never have I seen anyone leave their car parked at the pump! It’s rude and mean behavior! Service is quick at lightning speed in buccees. Parking is never an issue as car are leaving as quick as they arrive. You don’t have to be the jackass that makes it difficult to get the gas! And buccees is usually cheaper for gas than most places. And don’t forget to get your pulled pork or brisket sandwich and ginormous drink before you leave the store!

It’s ok to leave your car long enough to run in to pay and/or to grab a soda on the way to the cashier. The only scenario where I would leave it longer is at a truly empty station — there is one by the soccer field where my kids often practice, and, since I am always the only car there for their six available pumps, I don’t move the car if we’re taking longer.

We have a Buc-cees about 40 minutes from my house and it's one of the newer ones. I usually stop there for gas on the way to Winstar but I never thought about leaving my car at a pump while I went in. Even though there may be well over 100 pumps, they are very busy.

I only go to Buccees while traveling if we come across one when we are ready to stretch our legs. Even if I lived where there was a Buccees, it would still be a travel destination, not a regular stop - its too busy and not fast. The last one we went to seemed like it had more pumps than parking spots, but we pulled into a spot anyway since we were going to be a little while.

We have one in our area but we hardly ever go there. The ones we use on the regular are while traveling. The one in our town is on I-35 and is crazy busy most of the time and it's out of the way for us. The only time I ever go to the one here is if I leave my mom's and it's not too busy.  

We follow some YouTube travel channels and Kara and Nate did a video on the Bucc-ee's in New Braunfels, TX.  

what a great video! I think it would be so interesting to travel in a van like that but DH and I would kill each other inside of a week.