Buc-ee's, Ltd is a chain of convenience store

Convenience store

A convenience store, corner store, corner shop, commonly called a bodega in Spanish-speaking areas of the United States, is a small store or shop in a built up area that stocks a range of everyday items such as groceries, toiletries, alcoholic and soft drinks, and may also offer money order and...

/travel centers located in the Central

Central Texas

Central Texas , is a region in the U.S. state of Texas. It is roughly bordered by San Marcos to Fredericksburg to Waco, and to Brenham, and includes the Austin–Round Rock, Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Bryan-College Station, and Waco metropolitan areas...

 & Gulf Coast region of Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. The company is owned by Arch "Beaver" Aplin III & Don Wasek and is based in Lake Jackson, Texas

Lake Jackson, Texas

Lake Jackson is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of a 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city population was 27,614....

, 40 miles south of Houston, Texas

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

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Company

Aplin & Wasek opened their first store in Lake Jackson in 1982 on Old Angleton Road & Oyster Creek Drive, which still stands today. The Buc-ee’s brand soon became known for providing quality products at reasonable prices and the cheapest ice anywhere, as well as promoting clean bathrooms which have been cited as an appeal to the convenient store. A 20 lb. bag of ice is 99¢. Based on the success of their first store, Aplin & Wasek repeated the format throughout southeast Texas, mainly in Brazoria County, along the Texas State Highway 288 corridor catering mostly to neighbors, boaters and families headed to Lake Jackson

Lake Jackson, Texas

Lake Jackson is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area. As of a 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate, the city population was 27,614....

, Freeport

Freeport, Texas

Freeport is a city in Brazoria County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area and is situated in Southeast Texas. As of the 2000 U.S...

 & Surfside Beach

Surfside Beach, Texas

Surfside Beach is a city in Brazoria County, Texas, United States that is situated on the Gulf of Mexico just west of Galveston Island. The city is part of the Greater Houston area. The population was 763 at the 2000 census...

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In 2004, Buc-ee's opened their flagship store in Luling, Texas

Luling, Texas

Luling is a city in Caldwell County, Texas, United States, along the San Marcos River. The population was 5,080 at the 2000 census. There is some debate as to how Luling got its name. Some say it was named for a Chinese railroad worker, others for a judge named Luling, or that it was the maiden...

 at the intersection of Interstate 10

Interstate 10

Interstate 10 is the fourth-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90, I-80, and I-40. It is the southernmost east–west, coast-to-coast Interstate Highway, although I-4 and I-8 are further south. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean at State Route 1 in Santa Monica,...

 & US Highway 90. The store put Buc-ee's on the map and has become a Texas institution. Due to the popularity, the store has been remodeled numerous times to accommodate the millions of customers that visit the store annually. Buc-ee's added 100+ additional parking spaces and another wing to the store which includes a new side entrance, additional cash registers, fountain/coffee machines, and Texas specialty gifts and outdoor/hunting equipment.

Buc-ee's opened two large scale travel centers in 2009 in Madisonville, Texas

Madisonville, Texas

Madisonville is a city in Madison County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,159 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Madison County. Both the City of Madisonville and the County of Madison were named for U.S...

 on Interstate 45

Interstate 45

Interstate 45 is an intrastate Interstate Highway located entirely within the U.S. state of Texas. It connects the cities of Dallas and Houston, continuing southeast from Houston to Galveston over the Galveston Causeway to the Gulf of Mexico...

 & Highway 21 and Wharton, Texas

Wharton, Texas

Wharton is a city in Wharton County, Texas, United States. The population was 9,237 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wharton County and is located on the Colorado River of Texas just south of U.S...

 on U.S. Route 59

U.S. Route 59

U.S. Route 59 is a north–south United States highway . A latecomer to the U.S. numbered route system, U.S. 59 is now a border-to-border route, Part of NAFTA Corridor Highway System. It parallels U.S. Route 75 for nearly its entire route, never much more than away, until it veers southwest...

 & FM 102. The Madisonville & Wharton locations have the same concept as the one in Luling with large restrooms and fueling areas (32 pumps) and a wide selection of beef jerky, pastries, prepared sandwiches, and tacos. Dippin' Dots

Dippin' Dots

Dippin' Dots is an ice cream snack, invented by Southern Illinois University Carbondale graduate Curt Jones in 1987. The confection is created by flash freezing ice cream mix in liquid nitrogen; consequently, Dippin' Dots contain less air than conventional ice cream...

 and homemade fudge

Fudge

Fudge is a type of Western confectionery which is usually very sweet, and extremely rich. It is made by mixing sugar, butter, and milk and heating it to the soft-ball stage at , and then beating the mixture while it cools so that it acquires a smooth, creamy consistency...

 is also sold at these stores. Madisonville & Wharton both boasted the two largest stores in the company after their openings, but Luling once again took over the throne as the largest store in the company after the remodels in 2010.

Buc-ee's offers products found at most convenience stores such as fuel, cigarettes, tobacco, chips, drinks and soda at their smaller neighborhood stores. Their larger scale travel centers include a full-service deli, coffee shop, state of the art car washes, Texas themed specialty gifts and food, and an outdoor center which caters to hunters. Unlike many other convenience stores, in order to keep fast paced service, Buc-ee's does not sell lottery tickets.

Products

Buc-ee's sells their own branded beef jerky, candy, trail mixes, granola, pralines and jarred vegetables, preserves, and salsa. Beaver Nuggets, which are caramel and butter glazed corn puffs, is a popular treat with customers and is Buc-ee's #1 branded product.

Advertisings

Buc-ee's is known for posting mass amounts of billboards across Texas interstates. The billboards are funny in nature and play along with what Buc-ee's is known for----clean restrooms, the Beaver mascot, and Beaver Nuggets. Buc-ee's also has a billboard planted in Florida on Interstate 10

Interstate 10

Interstate 10 is the fourth-longest Interstate Highway in the United States, after I-90, I-80, and I-40. It is the southernmost east–west, coast-to-coast Interstate Highway, although I-4 and I-8 are further south. It stretches from the Pacific Ocean at State Route 1 in Santa Monica,...

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Advertising Slogans:

Ice, Beer, Jerky: The 3 Food Groups

It's a Beaver!

Beaver Believer

Peace, Love, Buc-ee's

My Overbite is Sexy

Meat Good, Jerky Better

Ever Had Beaver Nuggets?

Restrooms You Have To Pee to Believe!

If It Harms Beavers, We're Against It!
Beaver Nuggets!