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| Wall of Buc-ee's shoes in Loxley, Alabama. January 2022. Credit: Mzuriana. |
OK, so Buc-Ee's isn't just in Alabama, but it certainly seems to be a bigger thing here than other places I've encountered it. [NOTE: Although upon further investigation, I suspect Texans might be highly offended by this remark, and perhaps rightly so. Mea culpa.]
And if you see a wall of finite marketing real estate devoted to loafers emblazoned with the Buc-ee's logo, then you know you are in a place that is a thing.
The first time I entered an Alabama Buc-ee's was on the way to Pensacola with a long-time Alabaman friend, in Octoberish 2021. I think I gaped behind my mask when I crossed the threshold. This was because I may have been the only masked customer in the entire, cavernous store. When I rejoined my companion outside, I said in some wonder, not entirely tongue-in-cheek: Is it possible they don't know there is a pandemic going on? Should we warn them?
There's a call-and-response thing there, too, which adds to the vibe. On a recent stop at the Buc-ee's in Loxley (en route to Foley from Mobile), this meat chopper seemed to be the caller; the cashiers responded.
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| Beef chopper at Buc-ee's in Loxley, Alabama. January 2022. Credit: Mzuriana. |
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| Beef chopper at Buc-ee's in Loxley, Alabama. January 2022. Credit: Mzuriana. |
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| Beef chopper at Buc-ee's in Loxley, Alabama. January 2022. Credit: Mzuriana. |
I liked that he wore a mask.
5 Reasons Why Texans Love Buc-ee's [and probably Alabamans, too]
10 Things You Shouldn't Miss at Buc-ee's
And then there's this: Viral video causes internet to uproar after woman mispronounces ‘Buc-ee’s’.
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