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re: What's the process for Buc-ee's (leave your car at the pump)?

Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:15 pm to
Posted by LSU7096
Member since May 2004
2880 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:15 pm to
Only dumb arse's park at the pump. Too fricking lazy to park and walk
Posted by tigercross
Member since Feb 2008
5050 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 12:28 pm to
I see a lot of replies likening leaving your car at the pump to failing to return your shopping cart to the corral. There is an important distinction to be made: not returning your shopping cart almost always inconveniences someone (store employees, people attempting to park, et al). Leaving your vehicle at the pump while you go inside only inconveniences others if there is a scarcity of open pumps. If it's 10 p.m. and there are dozens of open pumps, you aren't really creating a problem by leaving your vehicle. If it's noon on a Sunday at the Foley Beach Express location and the line is wrapped around the parking lot, then you're a dick. Be an adult and use your judgment.
Posted by potent357
Prairieville
Member since Jan 2010
4200 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 6:20 pm to
I didn't know you morons had to have instructions for protocol at a damn overhyped convenience store/truck stop.. Maybe there should be some online classes???
Posted by Tarps99
Lafourche Parish
Member since Apr 2017
11289 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 6:28 pm to
quote:

pump gas AND THEN leave your car at the pump while you go shop inside


I did this at the new one in Mississippi.

It was pretty easy to slip into a spot and get in and out with my Brisket, coke, and Beaver Nuggets. No dirty looks.

Now if I was going to purchase some big souvenier items and walk around looking at all the decor items, I would move to a regular parking spot.
Posted by Coach72
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2009
1669 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 6:43 pm to
If the other 100+ pumps aren't 80%+ full, I'm leaving that bitch.
Posted by Harald Ekernson
Louisiana
Member since May 2025
382 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 7:31 pm to
quote:

Is it customary to pump gas AND THEN leave your car at the pump while you go shop

It is customary for everyone to be an a-hole and block the pumps while they go take a Buc-ee shite and buy beef jerky and fudge.

On the other hand, trying to set a good example, and using the golden rule, I pump my gas and then move if I originally had trouble finding an available pump. If I’m pulling a trailer, I just about always move before I go inside.
Posted by MUMFORD
Houston
Member since Nov 2008
1898 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 7:37 pm to
Been to Buc-ee's many times, but don't think that I've ever pumped any gas there. That said, I would definitely move my vehicle after getting gas and park in a space as far away from any other vehicle as possible.
Posted by bakersman
Shreveport
Member since Apr 2011
5972 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 8:39 pm to
If you leave your car at the pump at the one near Gulf Shores, you might get your arse kicked.
I have never not seen the pumps packed and people waiting.
Posted by TSmith
New Orleans, La.
Member since Jan 2004
2163 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 8:43 pm to
Buc-ee’s is a total shite show and not worth it. The only one I’ll stop at is in Athens, AL for the car wash. That said, don’t leave your car at the pump.
Posted by chRxis
None of your fricking business
Member since Feb 2008
26689 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 8:46 pm to
pump your gas and get the frick out the way... if you have to or want to go into the store, move the car away from the pumps and then go in

don't be an a-hole, basically
Posted by jcaz
Laffy
Member since Aug 2014
18629 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 10:18 pm to
Menge Avenue and Loxley have been madness. Buc-ee’s knew exactly what they were doing building right there.

The Lafayette one is likely 2 years out but it’ll also be busy with vacation travel and locals
Posted by Demonbengal
Ruston
Member since May 2015
4559 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 10:41 pm to
If you are there at 1:00 AM it really doesn’t matter. There are signs posted though which specifically tell you not to go inside if parked at pump. During the day you need to go find a parking spot.
Posted by burdman
Louisiana
Member since Aug 2007
22426 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 10:43 pm to
I make sure to leave my car at the pump, go inside and then when we get back, take individual pictures of each family member by the car with Buc-ee’s logo in the back. Then I pack the ice chest I just bought with Buc-ee nuts and Red Bulls, find the local Countey Hot 40 station and fight my way out of the parking lot past all the losers trying to get in the lot
Posted by meeple
Carcassonne
Member since May 2011
10756 posts
Posted on 7/3/25 at 11:04 pm to
I always move it to one of the spots along the single row of spots that is behind all of the pumps. It takes just a minute to pull straight in from a pump into one of those spots.
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