There’s No Buc-ees in Tampa but THIS Town’s Getting One?
The world’s largest Buc-ees is getting ready to open soon in Florida. But it’s not in Tampa. You’ll have to drive all the way to Ocala. The Ocala Buc-ees will have 120 gas pumps and 28 EV spots. It’ll be the largest convenience store in the world when it does open. But wait until you hear which TINY puny little town is getting their Buc-ees before Tampa!
A 4th Florida Buc-ees is being built in North St. Lucie County. It’ll be off I-95 on Indrio Road near Fort Pierce. That’s not much good to us. Just like the Daytona location, that’s still about a 2-1/2 hour drive away for most of us in the Tampa area. But that’s not the Buc-ees location that has me IRATE!
Now here comes the ultimate slap in the face if you’re one of the many fans of Buc-ees in Tampa. The mega gas station and purveyor of Beaver Nuggets is opening a store in a small town with 800 RESIDENTS! Channel 10 reports this location in Smiths Grove, Kentucky will have 120 fuel pumps. That’s one gas pump for every 7 residents! And Tampa can’t get a Buc-ees? WTH?
The Smiths Grove Buc-ees will be the smallest city in America to have its own Buc-ees. It’s located between Nashville and Louisville, so I guess that kind of makes sense. But we Tampa Beaver Nuggets cravers want our Buc-ees! There are about 50 now around the United States.
Will we ever get a Buc-ees in Tampa? Where would you put one? It’s been the topic of debate on our Facebook page. The no-brainer to me seems like a Buc-ees near all those RV dealerships in the Dover area, Plant City or I guess even Lakeland seem to make the most sense. I don’t know where there would be room for one in the immediate Tampa area.
