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jsitman from Vallecitos New Mexico wrote on May 19, 2021 at 6:03 pm

Love Stuckeys! We need some out west!!!! More stores please! Bring pecans and popcorn to the world! And hot coffee, clean restrooms and gas would be good to. Be cool if y’all put in charging stations for all those crazy new electric cars too. Not much competition out west yet for those but lots of people are buying Tesla’s n stuff. Off grid folks buy em n charge em with their solar systems but can’t drive some places easily because it’s hard to find charges. A stuckeys would be the perfect solution! Plug in the car go in get some... Read more

Love Stuckeys! We need some out west!!!! More stores please! Bring pecans and popcorn to the world! And hot coffee, clean restrooms and gas would be good to. Be cool if y’all put in charging stations for all those crazy new electric cars too. Not much competition out west yet for those but lots of people are buying Tesla’s n stuff. Off grid folks buy em n charge em with their solar systems but can’t drive some places easily because it’s hard to find charges. A stuckeys would be the perfect solution! Plug in the car go in get some coffee and a couple pecan candies or hot dog and a coke! It would be a perfect fit!!... Collapse

Joel Maddox from St Simons Island wrote on May 19, 2021 at 10:12 am

Back in the early 70s lots of my high school friends worked at a Stuckeys in Macon Ga. I could not get job there and was quite jealous.

Back in the early 70s lots of my high school friends worked at a Stuckeys in Macon Ga. I could not get job there and was quite jealous.... Collapse

Steve Allen from Macon, GA wrote on May 17, 2021 at 9:51 pm

Growing up in Macon, I had relatives in Eastman, Georgia, the home and original headquarters of Stuckey's, so it was always familiar. My family took road trips with a small camper and, at the risk of revealing my age, this was before Interstate highways were widely available. One of my most memorable moments was stopping to have breakfast at a Stuckey's outside of Las Vegas. here we were, over 2,000 miles from home, and stopping at a place so familiar that it seemed we had never left. Stuckey's was one of the first "chains" and existed long before McDonald's and... Read more

Growing up in Macon, I had relatives in Eastman, Georgia, the home and original headquarters of Stuckey's, so it was always familiar. My family took road trips with a small camper and, at the risk of revealing my age, this was before Interstate highways were widely available. One of my most memorable moments was stopping to have breakfast at a Stuckey's outside of Las Vegas. here we were, over 2,000 miles from home, and stopping at a place so familiar that it seemed we had never left. Stuckey's was one of the first "chains" and existed long before McDonald's and all the others saturated the American landscape and erased the quirky regional differences. I always had toast with apple jelly, which was a treat because at home we only had grape jelly. I could have asked my mother to buy some apple jelly, but that would make it less special!... Collapse

Susan Paulukonis from Atlanta wrote on May 17, 2021 at 7:32 am

My husband and I set out as a young married couple in 1990 to have a road trip adventure. As Californians, we'd never heard of Stuckey's, but as two people on a tight budget on a 6 week road trip (in a Geo Metro), Stuckey's quickly became our favorite stop. We had our plastic Stuckey's mugs that y'all would fill with coffee for a dime! And we could get a tasty and filling meal served by lovely folks any time of day. In 2018 we drove across country again, to our new home in Atlanta. We were sad to note... Read more

My husband and I set out as a young married couple in 1990 to have a road trip adventure. As Californians, we'd never heard of Stuckey's, but as two people on a tight budget on a 6 week road trip (in a Geo Metro), Stuckey's quickly became our favorite stop. We had our plastic Stuckey's mugs that y'all would fill with coffee for a dime! And we could get a tasty and filling meal served by lovely folks any time of day. In 2018 we drove across country again, to our new home in Atlanta. We were sad to note that there were far fewer Stuckey's now - delighted that the brand is bouncing back. #pecanlogroll... Collapse

Hugh McLaren from Hanahan wrote on May 15, 2021 at 12:39 pm

I remember traveling from Virginia to Conway South Carolina growing up in the 70’s long before some sections of I-95 for a complete, My job is a kid was to look out for the Stuckey’s Blue Roof. My Dad loved the coffee and Pecan Log’s to go . But while we stoped it was Gas, Restroom, Breakfast and the chance to look around. I remember the rubber alligator to this Day !!!! I lost Both Parents my Dad not to long ago , so just seeing or hearing Stuckey’s and a Pecan Log my mind is right back to the... Read more

I remember traveling from Virginia to Conway South Carolina growing up in the 70’s long before some sections of I-95 for a complete, My job is a kid was to look out for the Stuckey’s Blue Roof. My Dad loved the coffee and Pecan Log’s to go . But while we stoped it was Gas, Restroom, Breakfast and the chance to look around. I remember the rubber alligator to this Day !!!! I lost Both Parents my Dad not to long ago , so just seeing or hearing Stuckey’s and a Pecan Log my mind is right back to the smile on my parents face , and the road signs and my favorite alligator . Thank y’all so much Stuckey family for precious memories ❤️🙏❤️❤️🙏❤️🙏 Heart felt thank you ❤️🇺🇸 Sincerely Hugh McLaren... Collapse

Brian Eubanks from Winnsboro wrote on May 15, 2021 at 9:22 am

Whenever I was little, my family and I used to take a cross country trip every summer, while I was out of school, to go see and stay with one of my Dad’s retired Marine Corps buddies, all over the country, and Daddy never passed up a stop at Stuckey’s! If I was asleep in the back seat, Momma would say, “ Brian wake up we’re fixing to stop at Stuckey’s” and I immediately would wake up bright-eyed and anxious about perusing the gift shop for my next treasure! Good times and memories of my childhood indeed!

Whenever I was little, my family and I used to take a cross country trip every summer, while I was out of school, to go see and stay with one of my Dad’s retired Marine Corps buddies, all over the country, and Daddy never passed up a stop at Stuckey’s! If I was asleep in the back seat, Momma would say, “ Brian wake up we’re fixing to stop at Stuckey’s” and I immediately would wake up bright-eyed and anxious about perusing the gift shop for my next treasure! Good times and memories of my childhood indeed!... Collapse

Jeff DeGiorgio from Providence wrote on May 13, 2021 at 8:35 am

My mom and dad managed a Stuckey's store in Idaho they started in September of 1973 so I have many found memories of Stuckey's I even worked there while I was in high school. I do miss all the friends we made over the years I actually still see some of them, I really miss the pecan logs and the clusters were my favorite, you know if I made a list of everything I liked I could probably write a book. I always got a kick out of the Stuckey's truck drivers when they made their deliveries and we usually... Read more

My mom and dad managed a Stuckey's store in Idaho they started in September of 1973 so I have many found memories of Stuckey's I even worked there while I was in high school. I do miss all the friends we made over the years I actually still see some of them, I really miss the pecan logs and the clusters were my favorite, you know if I made a list of everything I liked I could probably write a book. I always got a kick out of the Stuckey's truck drivers when they made their deliveries and we usually had the same drivers so we were friends, I do miss those days. The store closed around 1980 and there are no more stores out west that I know of but I still see some of the old buildings and they are easy to recognize. I occasionally order some candy for Christmas and give it as gifts to some of my relatives and they are pleasantly surprised and start talking about some of the funny stories that happened while at Stuckey's... Collapse

Sarah Ross from Social Circle, GA wrote on May 12, 2021 at 11:30 pm

Our family had strong ties to the Stuckey’s candy business. In 1963, my dad, Dr. T. C. (Buddy) Ross, was the manager of the newly renovated Stuckey's Carriage Inn on Jekyll Island. Also, in 1967, Daddy, along with Dr. Fred Smith, bought the Minehan Pecan Shelling Plant (later Ross-Smith Pecans) in McRae which originally shelled exclusively for Stuckey's Candies in nearby Eastman. My Stuckey's story involves the candy store located inside the Stuckey's Carriage Inn. Our family spent a lot of time at the motel while our dad was manager. My sister Jane Dollie and I, at 9 and 7... Read more

Our family had strong ties to the Stuckey’s candy business. In 1963, my dad, Dr. T. C. (Buddy) Ross, was the manager of the newly renovated Stuckey's Carriage Inn on Jekyll Island. Also, in 1967, Daddy, along with Dr. Fred Smith, bought the Minehan Pecan Shelling Plant (later Ross-Smith Pecans) in McRae which originally shelled exclusively for Stuckey's Candies in nearby Eastman. My Stuckey's story involves the candy store located inside the Stuckey's Carriage Inn. Our family spent a lot of time at the motel while our dad was manager. My sister Jane Dollie and I, at 9 and 7 years old, of course loved the Stuckey's candies and often begged for money to go to the candy store in the motel. On an occasion when our mother gave in, we were so excited we ran all the way downstairs and into the store. Jane Dollie was ahead of me with the money in hand. She fell and slid into the glass counter! Money, candy, and shattered glass shelves went everywhere! She had a cut on her hand and her foot, and lost the money among the mess. All I was worried about was finding the money so we could get some candy! Even though all the money was not recovered immediately, which I think was fifty cents, the nice lady at the counter gave us both a pecan log!... Collapse

Pat Chapman from Big clifty wrote on May 11, 2021 at 7:16 pm

I grew up in the back of Stuckeys. Loved it. In the summers having the ice cream and pecans. Last one we were at was the one on I-29 in river Sioux IA. So many fond memories that I can name them all.

I grew up in the back of Stuckeys. Loved it. In the summers having the ice cream and pecans. Last one we were at was the one on I-29 in river Sioux IA. So many fond memories that I can name them all.... Collapse

Vicky Clarke from Tonganoxie wrote on May 10, 2021 at 10:40 am

Pecan logs from Stuckeys was my mom’s favorite road trip snack.

Pecan logs from Stuckeys was my mom’s favorite road trip snack.... Collapse

Michael Burgess from Corpus Christi, Texas wrote on May 9, 2021 at 11:07 pm

Some of my favorite memories of my childhood growing up in central Nebraska are going up and down I-80 and some of the other highways and stopping at Stuckey’s every now and again for a much-needed bathroom and snack break. Dad would buy gas, usually Texaco, and mom and my brother and I would go in the store and just stretch our legs and look for goodies. It was grand. As a child, our trips mostly involved visiting our family up in the Nebraska panhandle. Then when I got into Scouting and went to the various national conventions, we went... Read more

Some of my favorite memories of my childhood growing up in central Nebraska are going up and down I-80 and some of the other highways and stopping at Stuckey’s every now and again for a much-needed bathroom and snack break. Dad would buy gas, usually Texaco, and mom and my brother and I would go in the store and just stretch our legs and look for goodies. It was grand. As a child, our trips mostly involved visiting our family up in the Nebraska panhandle. Then when I got into Scouting and went to the various national conventions, we went all over the highways and interstates, from Nebraska to Ohio to Tennessee. Stuckey’s was always our go-to. Nothing on Earth beats Stuckey’s pecan divinity or a Stuckey’s pecan log roll. Now there are no Stuckey’s here in south Texas. I miss them. I miss those grand old days. I salute Stephanie Stuckey and her partner for bringing the brand back to life.... Collapse

Bruce Joder from Hayward wrote on May 7, 2021 at 10:15 pm

Every other year from 1962 through most of the 1970’s, my mother, father and two brothers travelled in a 1962 Pontiac Safari wagon to visit my grand parents and other relatives in Colorado and SW Nebraska. Our car had a metal dashboard, no seat belts and a rumble seat behind the back bench seat that faced out the back window. We slept in the car on the side of the road because back then there was no danger in doing so. When you have 3 boys who are at the age of mischief and get tired of playing billboard bingo,... Read more

Every other year from 1962 through most of the 1970’s, my mother, father and two brothers travelled in a 1962 Pontiac Safari wagon to visit my grand parents and other relatives in Colorado and SW Nebraska. Our car had a metal dashboard, no seat belts and a rumble seat behind the back bench seat that faced out the back window. We slept in the car on the side of the road because back then there was no danger in doing so. When you have 3 boys who are at the age of mischief and get tired of playing billboard bingo, trying to stay occupied in the summer with no air conditioning, someone in the front seat is going to get irritated. Well they did. Somewhere along I 80 we pulled in to get gas for $.42 a gallon and my dad was so upset with us he left me at Stuckey’s. He obviously came back to get me, but I was only 5 or so, so it was traumatic for me. I guess he figured I would be the most petrified and that my brothers we learn from that and calm down for the rest of the way, which we did. Every time after that when we stopped At a Stuckey’s I developed a high level of anxiety.... Collapse

Jamie Lockridge from Pampa wrote on May 5, 2021 at 1:50 pm

My favorite memory is traveling from California to the Texas Panhandle every summer. My brother and I knew that my parents would stop at every Stuckey's on I-40 so we could stretch, (stop fighting) use the restrooms and see what we could talk our parents into buying. My dad will be 89 and I lost my mom in Aug 2021. We moved back to Texas in 1977 so our trips stopped. But every now and then I see a closed Stuckey's and the memories come back.

My favorite memory is traveling from California to the Texas Panhandle every summer. My brother and I knew that my parents would stop at every Stuckey's on I-40 so we could stretch, (stop fighting) use the restrooms and see what we could talk our parents into buying. My dad will be 89 and I lost my mom in Aug 2021. We moved back to Texas in 1977 so our trips stopped. But every now and then I see a closed Stuckey's and the memories come back.... Collapse

Margaret Pfranger from Westwood wrote on May 5, 2021 at 1:06 pm

Every summer in the late 1960s and early 1970s my Mom drove my brother and I from NJ to Florida to visit Grandparents. Stuckeys was a favorite stop on the road. For lunch stops, souvenir shopping and gas fill ups. Stuckeys had a promotion- a free pecan roll with a purchase of a full tank of gas! I do have a confession to make. As a 10 year old ( in 1969) I broke several souvenir drinking glasses in one of your stores. . I was reaching for one and several went crashing to the floor! I rushed back to... Read more

Every summer in the late 1960s and early 1970s my Mom drove my brother and I from NJ to Florida to visit Grandparents. Stuckeys was a favorite stop on the road. For lunch stops, souvenir shopping and gas fill ups. Stuckeys had a promotion- a free pecan roll with a purchase of a full tank of gas! I do have a confession to make. As a 10 year old ( in 1969) I broke several souvenir drinking glasses in one of your stores. . I was reaching for one and several went crashing to the floor! I rushed back to my Mom who was finishing lunch at the counter. I didn’t tell anyone-sorry!... Collapse

Roger L Palmer from Middletown wrote on May 3, 2021 at 5:18 pm

There used to be a Stucky's just off of I-95 in the Newark, DE area that I used to stop at. Also when I traveled across the country in the summer of 1974 I stopped at various Stucky's along the way. In 1975, while in the Navy stationed at NAS Oceana, VA Naval Base, I used to travel down Rt. 13 and stop at the Stucky's just over the VA line on my way down; and stopped at the same Stucky's when I traveled back to Delaware. Both to gas up and eat a Stucky's burger, fries, and a soda.... Read more

There used to be a Stucky's just off of I-95 in the Newark, DE area that I used to stop at. Also when I traveled across the country in the summer of 1974 I stopped at various Stucky's along the way. In 1975, while in the Navy stationed at NAS Oceana, VA Naval Base, I used to travel down Rt. 13 and stop at the Stucky's just over the VA line on my way down; and stopped at the same Stucky's when I traveled back to Delaware. Both to gas up and eat a Stucky's burger, fries, and a soda. I still stop at that same Stucky's when I visit the Outer Banks of NC today. Good food, fun stuff to buy!... Collapse

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