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Economy
400 new jobs as 'Buc-ee's Travel' opens for business at exit 407 Sevierville, TN
2023-06-27
[Mail] Crowds of shoppers camped out overnight for the public opening of the world's largest convenience store - a Buc-ee's travel center in Tennessee.

The store, located in Sevierville, is the first business to open at Exit 407: Gateway to Adventure - a 200-acre development owned and operated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

The new site spans 74,000 square feet, boasts 120 gas pumps, a 250-foot car wash and has 400 full-time employees.

Fans reportedly began lining the streets on Sunday evening ahead of the opening at 6AM on Monday morning.

Local traffic officials previously warned that any new Buc-ee's stores tend to attract a 'miles-long line of cars.'
Posted by:Besoeker

#16  Silentbrick my daughter loves in Knoxville. I'm near Rogersville.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2023-06-27 16:23  

#15  I’ve always wanted to see The Body Farm
Posted by: Beavis   2023-06-27 15:21  

#14  My parents still reside in the Knoxville area Deacon, will let you know:)
Posted by: Silentbrick   2023-06-27 14:04  

#13  The previous two posts were from me.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2023-06-27 13:08  

#12  And another thing. The Lodge cast iron cookware is great.
Posted by: Flavirt Platypus9545   2023-06-27 12:30  

#11  next time any of y'all are going to the Smokey Mountains give me a holler. I'm not far from there.
Posted by: Flavirt Platypus9545   2023-06-27 12:29  

#10  Aussies visiting Buc-ee's.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-06-27 11:20  

#9  Wondering how long before we see YouTube Vid's.

It's been an entire genre for a while now...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-06-27 11:04  

#8  Yes, quite a few of my knives have come from Smokey Mountain Knifeworks.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2023-06-27 10:55  

#7  Re: #2,

Been there, done that, two thumbs up!!!
Posted by: AlanC   2023-06-27 10:25  

#6  BUC-EE'S stores are a must-stop on my travels to the south.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2023-06-27 08:32  

#5  ...not just clean but spacious and well lighted.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2023-06-27 08:02  

#4  ...Last February, I stopped by the newly opened Buc-ee's on I-95 in SC (at 0630, no less) just to see what all the fuss was about.

It is indeed a cross between a WalMart and the mother of all truck stops, but this HAS to be said: the food was good, if a touch pricey...and that place was so clean you could about eat off the floors.

Mike
Posted by: MikeKozlowski   2023-06-27 08:00  

#3  Much smaller store on I-75 West of Fairmount, GA. A three-ring Walmart with gas pumps and expensive bbq. Drive defensively both entering and exiting.

Driven past it dozens of times. With luck, I'll drive past it dozens more.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-06-27 07:07  

#2  When in Sevierville, visit Smokey Mountain Knifeworks and Bud's Guns. Oh, yeah, and Gatlinburg, too...
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-06-27 06:51  

#1  Sounds like a massive nut-roll to manage and operate.
Wondering how long before we see YouTube Vid's.

OBTW:
Another local place to checkout.
IF its still open since the Scandemic... checkout Flapjack's Pancakes.
Posted by: NN2N1   2023-06-27 05:39  

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