Fans Think You're a Jerk for Parking at the Pumps at Buc-ee's

(Terrell, Texas) - We all have to stop at a gas station to fill up and Buc-ee's is a great place to do it. Okay, not everyone since we have electric cars, but you get the idea. There are a couple of ways to pay for that fill up, too, pay at the pump or go inside and prepay.

If you go inside to prepay, you probably will take a few moments to maybe use the restroom, grab a drink or a snack then pay for everything at once before heading back out to your vehicle. If you do this at Buc-ee's, that shopping trip could last a while.

Buc-ee's Fan Thinks You're a Jerk for Parking at Pumps

This fan of Buc-ee's was not happy that someone decided to park at the gas pump while they shopped inside (BUC-EES LOVERS on Facebook). I see both sides of the argument here.

For one, if you're going to be wandering around inside for an hour, which is very easy to do at Buc-ee's, pump your gas first then pull up to a parking spot. It's not required, no, but it is the polite thing to do.

Buc-ee's Fan Believes You're a jerk for Parking at the Gas Pump

It's a complaint that's seen quite a few times on Buc-ee's fan sites and city Facebook groups, people not liking other people that park at the gas pump.

Gallery Credit: Buc-ees Lovers Facebook Group

On the other hand, you don't know what that person is doing inside and for how long. They may want to:

grab a drink
use the restroom
pick out a favorite jerky
grab a t-shirt
a bag of Beaver Nuggets
pay for their gas at the register

That will take probably a grand total of 15 minutes which, for Buc-ee's, is a very short time to be parked at the pump.

The point is that you have no idea what the person at the pump is doing so assuming they are parked there just to be a jerk is unwarranted.

Buc-ee's Fan Thinks You're a Jerk for Parking at the Pumps

I believe the bigger complaint should be those who pull through a gas pump to get to a parking spot. I can't tell you how many times I've pulled in the side entrance of a gas station to park and almost hit someone, or someone almost hit me, who was pulling through the gas pump area to get to those same parking spots.

It doesn't take that much longer to go around the pump area to park. Just like on the highway, in a parking lot, you're not the only there and need to look out, and be courteous, to everyone else.