Conoco Brookshire Bros

I’ve driven through Giddings on a few occasions and I always stop at this Conoco for gas. It’s very simple: they always have the best priced gas in town. In fact, their prices are usually lower than any city along this stretch of road from Austin and Brenham — — and that includes the entire city of Austin. I’m specifically talking about 87 Octane, not the premium gas.
During this time frame the lowest price (for 87 Octane) in Austin was in the $ 3.63-$ 3.65+ per gallon range. Other places in Giddings rangeed from $ 3.65 to 3.72+ a gallon, but these guys were at $ 3.59. YEEEE HAW! And there’s none of that gimmicky «get a gas discount if you spend 5 bucks at our store» bologna where you end up overpaying for their items while underpaying for gas — — which balances it all out. But for an 18 gallon tank I’m saving about $ 1.10 or more per fill — — and that’s a nice cold drink on a hot Texas day.
It may sound like peanuts, but the way I look at it is there’s no justification to overpay from something when I can get the same thing w/​the same quality and same performance at a cheaper price. I fill my tank 3x a week, that’s 12x a month. So over the course of a year we’re talking almost $ 160 saved, and that’s a lot of peanuts. Now I don’t suggest you frugal-​ones commute all the way to Giddings (from Austin) just to fill your tank to save a few bucks, cuz by the time you get home you’ll probably have to go back again very soon (if you have bad gas mileage) and refill it. That could put you into a vicious cycle, like that movie «Memento». Just ask Guy Pierce (actually — you can’t — he probably won’t remember).
As you know nothing is perfect, so a couple of other items to mention:
— it’s always quite busy with a queue of cars and trucks and trailers waiting
— the squeegee windshield cleaning fluid is dirty and unsanitary. It’s just water that’s probably not changed out, so it smells rotten. Windshields and windows don’t have any feelings, and they aren’t rated on smell, but still — — it’s a bit on the nasty side. Maybe I’m asking for too much, but regardless, the consistently good gas price keeps this place at 4-​stars.
YEEEE HAW! Way to go Giddings!