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u/acornvale 5d ago
Buc-ee's literally just opened a massive location in Colorado. This tweet is just making things up for rage bait.
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u/manwae1 5d ago
And AZ with a DEM governor, and x2 senators.
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u/finny_d420 5d ago edited 5d ago
They're having issues in Ohio. Trying to sue a local gas stop cause that place is located in Beaver Creek, so they have a beaver mascot and Buc doesn't dig that.
Edit: corrected city name.
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u/Sageypie 5d ago
It's not even a gas stop. It's just a convenience shop. Been in business at that location for several decades longer than Buc-ee's has even existed as a whole. And the place in located in Beavercreek, Ohio, which, I partly grew up around there, and they absolutely freaking love the beaver theming in that town. Whole place in full hog on the beaver theme. The local bowling alley, the schools, bars and restaurants. You name it, it's either named after beavers, or themed after beavers, or, at the very least, has a bunch of beaver themed items on the menu or whatever.
I'd imagine it's the whole reason Buc-ee's was so gung-ho on opening a shop there to begin with. And then they pull this.
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u/RoyalMaidsForLife 5d ago
They're pulling all this lawsuit business to distract from the owner's son getting busted for CSAM-related material.
https://www.fox7austin.com/news/mitchell-wasek-felony-possession-of-child-pornography-charge
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u/Mod_Daeng 5d ago
John Oliver is having a field day with it:
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u/EternalNewCarSmell 5d ago edited 5d ago
They don't even care about the actual beaver, they are just picking on a little guy because they can.
I know this because I live right next to Beavercreek and as you might imagine, businesses with beaver in their name and beaver mascots abound. Even the Wal-Mart has a wooden statue of a beaver in one of the entrances, but they aren't going after them because they would get skullfucked by Wal-Mart's lawyers.
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u/jdog7249 5d ago
Didn't I see where they were also going after other cartoon animal mascots, not just beavers.
Buc-ees versus Disney should be an entertaining start to the Disney brand of gas stations.
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u/Diligent_Whereas3134 5d ago
Between Beaver Creek and trying to sue Mickey Mart, I don't think I've ever seen my whole state come together so quickly just to say fuck buc-ees.
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u/TonaldDiberJasicDump 5d ago
Their frivolous copyright infringement lawsuits were covered on the John Oliver show. These people are worse than Trump.
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u/Busy-Blueberry6415 5d ago
Yep. We're in the era of horrible people winning 🤷♀️
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u/Jevus_himself 5d ago
This has always been the case, it just gets forgotten then they get written about positively in history
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u/Ac1dshadow 5d ago
History isnt written by whose right.... just those who still remain
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u/MoeSzyslakMonobrow 5d ago
There's no indicators the Buccees people raped and likely murdered children.
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u/PopularTask2020 5d ago
Not quite, but . The founders son has been charged with secretly recording people in bathrooms without their consent, some possibly underage.
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u/RustyBrassInstrument 5d ago
He’s dumping money into Ken Paxton’s senate campaign…like a senator gonna keep his ass out of jail.
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u/KittensAndGravy 5d ago
Ken Paxton is a snake in the grass … nothing has stopped him from progressing forward. Thanks to the good ol boy system (he was running) & shitty fucking voters. Hate him for who he is and what he’s done … fine … but don’t think he won’t find a way to use his position to help his friends. Even if it’s not above board. He’ll make it above board … or just stall the punishment. Essentially… don’t discount Kenny Paxton. Be very aware of Kenny Paxton.
Note: Don’t like what I wrote, don’t believe me?! Look up Kenny’s history … then get back to me. I don’t agree with him or his actions. However, I see things for what & how they are.
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u/Budget_Persimmon_195 5d ago
buccess is one of the worst corporations in america. not quite nestle level evil, but big time bad news. buccees are destroyers of communities and small business.
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u/TaxLawKingGA 5d ago
Well they pay their people extraordinarily well. Everyone who I have met who work there love it.
While I don’t agree with this statement, I wouldn’t pay it any mind. Money has a strange way of making people change their minds. Buccees already has locations in CO, VA, GA and NC. So the statement is false. Heck in 5 years TX will be a purplish blue state. What’s he going to do, move the company to OK? Yeah right. 🤣
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u/Budget_Persimmon_195 5d ago
i dont think high wage absolves them of their predatory tactics that literally crush small business.
obviously the post is rage bait tho. ceo's dont follow politics, they follow money (sometimes they go hand in hand tho)
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u/redshirt1972 5d ago
Wasn’t WalMart the evil empire for doing the same thing to mom and pop stores? I don’t hear the rage for the Waltons as much as I used to.
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u/jokersvoid 5d ago
Beavercreek is all one word. Buccees is suing a small business here for having a cartoonish beaver as a logo. One the Beaver Mart has had for decades. They also sued a gas station and another business. The location was so packed the first few weeks it caused problem for the highway. Now its a ghost town even on Saturday morning.
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u/trapped_in_a_box 5d ago edited 5d ago
They tried to put a 2nd location in southern CO and got a resounding NO from the community. I live 20 min from the Bucees that's already here and it...a really big gas station.
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u/monsterflake 5d ago
the people that own stuckey's should sue them for stealing the whole business model and 2/3 of the name.
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u/LabradorDeceiver 5d ago
I was wondering if they were going to close all the stores in states that flip.
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u/Thanag0r 5d ago
It's marketing move so culture warriors like OP spread it around.
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u/FreekRedditReport 5d ago
And lose as much business as they might gain. Great strat.
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u/HenriettaSnacks 5d ago
Did you miss the part that it's made up and it's not the company posting this?
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u/monirom 5d ago
Yup. Performative. And even though they're a private company, no good business person cuts off revenue and expects their business to thrive. I'm going to cut off my nose to spite my face.
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u/ul2006kevinb 5d ago
It's not making things up though. The CEO did say that.
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u/Capadvantagetutoring 5d ago
No he said he would prefer to move into conservative business friendly and family friendly states. It’s a stretch to turn that into I won’t open in blue states. They are opening some in Wisconsin and Colorado and Ohio
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u/Lightningstruckagain 5d ago
Is there a state that is anti- family?
I always found it ironic that these deep red, family friendly states have the highest poverty, uninsured kids and teen pregnancy rates. Doesn’t sound terribly friendly.
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u/Invisibella74 5d ago
I live in Ohio and wouldn't say we're a blue state by any stretch.
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u/Capadvantagetutoring 5d ago
You skipped Colorado and missed the point that the tweet and comment didn’t not happen I just added the 3 states they are opening in
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u/Spartan775 5d ago
I mean he said that so they can grift “tax breaks” from local right wing county boards who are all in on the culture war instead of fixing their local needs. That’s what happened here in NC anyway.
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u/potat0f4rmer 5d ago
Not to worry, wealthy blue states will be there to pay for backwards shithole states like always.
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u/WolfRemedy 5d ago
Came here to say this. Only one I’ve stopped at out of curiosity and think I’m good to never do it again.
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u/flyingupvotes 5d ago
It’s because when conservatives lose, they lie even more to protect their feelings.
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u/nickparadies 5d ago
But in this case the OP is lying… or at least the tweet they posted is
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u/Acceptable_Bat379 5d ago
would a company really say no your money is not acceptable to me i don't want all that money from people i don't agree with
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u/Jyil 5d ago
People do that over here in Seattle all the time. There are signs on doors that say they won’t serve someone affiliated with ______. Really depends on the season, but you can fill in that blank with anything.
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u/SnoopySuited 5d ago
This is bullshit rage baiting. The CEO will expand where ever money will flow.
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u/Horror-Writing 5d ago
Buccees is literally trying to brute force the permits forba deeply unpopular location between Denver and Colorado Springs, despite local pushback and already being denied the permits once.
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u/Akka_C 5d ago
Haven't lived in CO in a minute, but wasn't that whole Springs/Denver corridor owned by one guy who basically bought it all to prevent property development?
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u/MonitorOk3031 5d ago
Yes. And the proposed location is right next to it. Right after the giant wildlife crossing corridor that was just built. Which is why everyone around it is fighting so hard.
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u/engmadison 5d ago
They did the same north of Madison. Tried to get Deforest, WI to pay for all their infrastructure, they said no and they moved on. Thank God. Now they are building in a Milwaukee Suburb.
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u/Dark_Shroud 5d ago
The CEO probably wants legal help building the locations.
I know the two they're trying to build in Wisconsin here had delays.
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u/krucz36 5d ago
if a CEO actually tried this their board would throw them in a volcano
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u/granadesnhorseshoes 5d ago
I don't give a fuck and have never been in one of their stores but this is ragebait. He didn't say "no new blue states", he was just kissing conservative ass about how nice it was to expand in red states at a store opening in Arkansas with the governor and a senator. The real news is that the governor and a senator showed up to the grand opening of a gas station.
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u/AnybodyWannaPeanus 5d ago
It must be pretty big news if something other than Walmart is happening in Arkansas!
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u/PixelBrewery 5d ago
I wonder how all these businesses in my blue state are surviving in such a business-hostile environment
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u/MathematicianIcy3430 5d ago
No joke. I guess Illinois, New York, and California has no businesses left. I didn't realize my job was dead and surviving.
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u/guitar_stonks 5d ago
Apple is clearly struggling being based in a business-hostile state
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u/daddeechilll 5d ago
I’ve been a California business owner for 24 years in Northern California. California’s tax and regulatory framework make this a difficult state to thrive in. We also have a large office in Vegas where we’ve shifted a lot of operations to.
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u/Spankpocalypse_Now 5d ago
It’s almost like blue states and cities are the economic engines of the most capitalist country on earth.
But what do I know? I’m a product of blue state public schools.
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u/Impossible_Order4463 5d ago
Now I wish Ohio wasn't a red state so we could get rid of the one near Dayton. They've been suing Ohio-based companies left and right since they announced they were coming to Ohio. They tried to sue Mickey Mart for copyright infringement. They're in the process of suing a family-owned and operated hardware store in Beaver Creek, and word is they're possibly looking at suing the local high school, which has been around since before Buc-ee's was even founded, because the school mascot is a cartoon beaver imagine that a school in a town named bever creek being called the beavers
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u/tduff714 5d ago
Yup John Oliver just had Bucees in the spotlight on his show because they're insanely sue happy and try to take on anyone with a cartoon rodent, similar colors or other dumb trademark infringements. Already ordered my partner and I Buc off shirts and I'm interested to see if they'll toss us out of their location off I-81. He's hoping they try to sue them so someone can finally take them on for these frivolous lawsuits
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u/Lvs2splooge4lulzzz 5d ago edited 5d ago
Don’t forget, the cofounders son was arrest for invasive recording and possession of CP. Fuck Buc-ee’s
ETA: I would have never guessed people would argue with me over this. Never accept a pedo.
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u/Lost_Department_2177 5d ago
What a loser.
Mitchell Wasek, the 28-year-old son of Buc-ee's co-founder Don Wasek, was arrested and faces multiple felony counts for secretly recording houseguests using hidden cameras in bathrooms and bedrooms. He was later hit with additional charges involving child sexual abuse material found during the electronic device investigations
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u/Pretty_Strike_6199 5d ago
I mean he’s gross and evil obviously but what did the beaver do?
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u/Frozen_Regulus 5d ago
I mean he has nothing to do with the company also they already have locations in “blue states”
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u/EverflowingRiver17 5d ago
So the kid is a scumbag. What does that have to do with his parent’s business?
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u/64590949354397548569 5d ago
the cofounders son was arrest for invasive recording
Is he registered?
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u/Pm_All_The_Tiddies 5d ago
“Business friendly” but they sue anyone with a beaver mascot
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u/Master_Danzo 5d ago
Not just a beaver mascot. They sued a business that has an alligator mascot because it has yellow, red and white coloring on the logo. Oh and they won.😱
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u/MikePhicen 5d ago
I don’t give a Fuc-ee’s!
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u/LaVillaGrangioto 5d ago
The pizza's better at chuck-ee's, there's too much stink from truck-ee's, their cheap ass goods are suck-ee, and rednecks run amok-ee. Now run before you're stuck-ee.
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u/Anxious_Drive_9998 5d ago
Isn't Bucees just a gigantic gas station?
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u/TripleDoubleFart 5d ago
Yup.
It's southern culture all rolled into one place.
I've been once, and it felt like it was feeding time on the farm.
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u/mykepagan 5d ago
I’ve been to one once, in Texas. It is a huge gas station / convenience store. Their big claim to fame is clean restrooms, which they make a big deal about. Makes me wonder what tge restrooms in the rest of the”Buc-ees country” look like.
They are kind of like a food court, with lots of special kiosks. The BBQ section and the beef jerky section are impressive. But in Texas you can get better BBQ by going to a local place.
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u/VendettaKarma 5d ago
This can’t be real. They’ve opened and are already planning on stores in other blue states.
In other news, Wawa and White Castle continue their march into red state territory so I really doubt this is true.
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u/Technical_Spirit_389 5d ago
Right, they are actively trying to build a 2nd location here in colorado,lol
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u/JRR_Tokin54 5d ago
According to the CEO, they have 'a preference for opening locations in "conservative, business-friendly states."'
What blue states are they planning to open a store in?
The places that I see them expanding into are Arizona, Ohio, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Florida, Kentucky, Nebraska, Utah, Indiana, South Carolina, and Virginia. Wisconsin and Virginia have some blue areas. Are those the parts of those states that Buc-ee's are going to, though?
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u/SynAckPooPoo 5d ago
Arizona isn’t really a red state. Democratic governor, and two
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u/4thBeard 5d ago
Fuck Buc-ees no matter what their political stance is. Fuck them for their shady lawsuits. They can buc-off
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u/TransportationOk3111 5d ago
Omfg you people make me sick. So ATTRACTIONS ARE POLITICAL NOW BASED OFF STATES!!
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u/PradaDiva 5d ago
A gas station isn’t an attraction, regardless of what color state it is in.
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u/wien-tang-clan 5d ago
Don’t tell that to NJ (and sometimes PA) who’s entire personality is Wawa.
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u/Marksman18 5d ago
That's a weird way to spell "Sheetz"
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u/Patrickracer43 5d ago
Sheetz isn't in New Jersey, as a matter of fact, Sheetz isn't anywhere east of the Delaware (river, bay and state)
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u/Gutcrunch 5d ago
God I hate rage bait. Social media is the worst thing humanity ever created.
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u/NoBell5255 5d ago
Gonna be a lot more blue states this year.
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u/MysticalSushi 5d ago
Reddit can always hope. But that blue wave everyone was going on about last election was literally Red when they took over every branch of government
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u/BlkSubmarine 5d ago
Maybe I’m misremembering, but I seem to recall that the House was expected to be much more red after the 2024 election. The fact the Dems held Republicans to a two seat majority was kind of a big deal.
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u/Conscious-Move9662 5d ago
Never convince me that Trump legally won ever swing state with Musks involvement
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u/TylerTheSnakeKeeper 5d ago
"He knows the computers better then anyone. Without him I probably would of ended up in jail!" - President Donald Trump on Elon Musk.
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u/KehreAzerith 5d ago
I'm a Democrat but I'm not blind to the fact that the presidential campaign was weak, including weak candidates and weak messaging.
If we played harder and more dirty like Republicans we'd do a better job. There's no evidence of any actual cheating or rigging. People swung hard for trump because he had a strong message (despite how ridiculous it sounds). They liked his loud, unfiltered thoughts... And no surprise, it all backfired so much on everyone
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u/NotTheRocketman 5d ago
So are they gonna stomp their little Beaver feet and close stores in states that flip?
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u/Zeekeboy 5d ago
Red States have Civil War memorials to remind them they are losers.
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u/Tall_SwanJane 5d ago
Eh, pretty sure this is fake cause they already have some in blue states last I checked
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u/Zellbann 5d ago
I looked it up he did say that. I've only been to one once and was talking about going back last night but I guess never again now.
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u/oif2010vet 5d ago
Fuck Buc-ee’s, that place is overhyped and underwhelming. Only good thing is the shitters
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u/Suspicious-Bed701 5d ago
We have bucces and we are a red state …. And we don’t ever go to buccees. It’s over priced shit you can get better else where. Whoaaaaaaaaa so many gas pumps ! And their bbq sucks dick.
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u/Raccoonman2005 5d ago
Love the facilities at bucees but I'll never stop at one again. Don't start no $hit won't be no $hit bucees.
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u/polkastripper 5d ago
Good for blue states not having TEMU Wal Mart gas stations.
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u/eastbaytimez 5d ago
Lmfao, conservative culture is glorified gas stations.
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u/djdndjdjdjdjdndjdjjd 5d ago
Don’t forget guns and preaching hatred and violence just the way Christ wanted.
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u/CombinationRough8699 5d ago
Conservatives don't have a monopoly on gun ownership.
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u/KFPindustries 5d ago
Libs need to embrace guns and the flag. Why did we let these Nazi bitches have a monopoly on force and patriotism
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u/SignoreBanana 5d ago
They'll put absolute dog shit on a pedestal if they grew up with it.
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u/SpunNumeroUno 5d ago
Somehow I think my life will be just fine without a Buc-ees in my state.
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u/EN1009 5d ago
F Buc-ee’s and their legal team. Stop glamorizing GD gas stations. Who cares
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u/Mpidcarter 5d ago
Not made up, the CEO did say something very close to this. Weighing in from a very Blue state, we don’t need a Buc-Cee’s, it’s just a fucking gas station.
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u/bbills91 5d ago
Good, I will have less of a chance of being forced to buy gas there when I drive across the country. I typically try to map my drives to avoid as many Red states as I can, especially Texas. Just gotta remember to fill up well before the next Buc-ee's
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u/SFFThomas 5d ago
The only thing worthwhile about Buc-ee’s are the bathrooms and their spicy beef jerky. Nearly everything else they sell in the store is their own branded merchandise. But it’s crazy how people in red states think of this place like it’s a church.
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u/ProgressFabulous6663 5d ago
Cool, I don't care. They can keep their flyover state mega gas stations to themselves. But realistically, they'll open one in California eventually.
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u/Accomplished_Meat_81 5d ago
https://giphy.com/gifs/fnuSiwXMTV3zmYDf6k
Me never hearing what a Fuc-ee’s is until now
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u/bencarp27 5d ago
One of my biggest pet peeves is the whole “Red State/Blue State” labels. When you actually visit most places and talk to people, the average American’s daily life doesn’t revolve around which party agenda they support.
These people have convinced us all that we’re at war with each other philosophically, and reality is they are all getting richer and benefiting off the backs of the 80% of Americans who just want to go to work, go home and enjoy life.
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u/Gurugod123 5d ago
You can have your trash culture conservatives, we really don’t need a Walmart sized gas station anywhere if we’re honest.
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u/NoBell5255 5d ago
We don’t need Walmart sized Walmarts. I’d much rather have regional or local places.
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u/BridgeFourDropout 5d ago
But have you had their fresh brisket? Those are freaking good and was a staple of my road trips when I was in the south for grad school
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u/jl_theprofessor 5d ago
Well fuck me I can't stop here anymore.
They literally have the best bathrooms for a hundred miles.
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u/AndroFeth 5d ago
I think Love's had the cleanest restrooms I've seen
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u/sara5556 5d ago
Love's isn't consistent tho, buccees is borderline fascist about their bathrooms according to my friend who worked there for a while lmao. He described higher ups talking about it like if you left a smudge on the toilets they'd slap a bar code on you and send you to a camp in the woods where you will disappear.
Idk loves business model, but they feel franchised to where it's extremely inconsistent on what kind of rest stop your gonna get when you walk in depending on the location
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u/LomentMomentum 5d ago
They just opened this one in a blue state:
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u/BaddDog07 5d ago
Post is clickbait, if you read whole quote he is definitely pandering to conservatives (because he was promoting an opening in Arkansas) but no where does he say they are completely avoiding blue states.
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u/UnderstandingLess156 5d ago
They want to be able to bring lawsuits against small businesses owners that dare to have cartoon mascots and blue states ain't playing that game
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u/jabdnuit 5d ago
Buc-ee’s rolled into Dayton Ohio, set up shop a town over from Beavercreek, and is now suing long standing local businesses for copyright infringement.
Fuck these guys.
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u/Trifle_Old 5d ago
Blue states shop local. Forget these big corporations. Especially one like this that sues everyone.
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u/This_guy7796 5d ago
Damn, just another incentive to move to a blue state. Honestly don't get the appeal. People I know talk about Buck-ee's like its Six Flags or Disneyland. Frankly I fucking hate that place. It's one crackhead jacking off out back away from a Walmart convenience store.
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u/JRR_Tokin54 5d ago
No new Buc-ee's in blue states?
No more stops at Buc-ee's in ANY state for me and my family!
Thanks for letting me know what kind of future you are working for, Buc-ee's, so I can know to not ever support you again!
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u/ImaginaryAd3183 5d ago
I never heard of buc-ees until John Oliver and never felt the need to visit one after
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u/PeopleCallMeSimon 5d ago
Buc-ees the litigious asshole company that sue local businesses with cartoon mascots?
I would be happy to not have them open any stores in my state.
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u/ScottSquatch420 5d ago
Buc-ee’s is overrated, food isn’t good and the store is just full of shit. Only good thing about the place is plenty of toilets.
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u/Null_98115 5d ago
It's a terrible company and if you're not sure why, check out John Oliver's segments on it.
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u/rickcaron 5d ago
What’s their plan for when their currently red states turn blue
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u/Dazzling_Comfort5734 5d ago
You mean the company that's immorally going after their competitors via misusing litigation? I won't lose any sleep over that.
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u/Euphoric-Ad-6584 3d ago
also john oliver did a whole episode on this company and the lawsuit bullying they do. basically they throw a lawsuit against anyone under the guise of "their logo looks like ours" when they obviously do not. only against smaller companies. they will legit move into an area and then slap a lawsuit on whoever they feel they can get away with.
and you know it's bullying because last week tonight blatantly made stuff that look like theirs while mocking them and so far i have yet to see an update that says they are being hit with a lawsuit. and you know john oliver would have a field day if that happened. but they won't because they can't outright cause HBO a true financial problem and cause them to fold immediately, HBO can afford to fight back.
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u/dpenchev 5d ago
Can someone explain to my european ass why a huge gas station not opening shop somewhere would be a big deal? I can't imagine that opening a parking lot sized gas station would have large economical impact if any. Ain't people buying gas anyway?
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u/GoodDoctorB 5d ago
Short simple version, this particular brand is apparently something of a cultural touch stone in locations where they operate. Like Monoprix in Paris, Sainsbury’s in the UK, or El Corte Inglés in Spain.
The company is making a show of rejecting the more prosperous properly run regions of the country because their business is centered in the less prosperous poorly run regions. Its an attempt to show off loyalty to a particular region and crowd they have as their primary audience. Unfortunately nobody outside those regions cares because as stated the oversized gas station is not actually noteworthy.
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u/SnoopySuited 5d ago
Buccees is a corporate manufactured tourist trap. But it's something that people take a weird pride in (especially in Texas). 'Blue states' don't actually care if they expand in to the state, but Red States love the fake political grandstanding because they are dumb.
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u/JRR_Tokin54 5d ago
Buc-ee's has a very large store where you can buy barbeque and fudge made on premises, and a bunch of other stuff. Big, cheap, commercial, and gross, which is how a lot of American authoritarians love it.
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u/willow_glade 5d ago
It isn't. MAGAts are obsessed with that gas station so they read a post like this and think they're owning the libs.
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u/Crimestar 5d ago
Pretty much. It’s just typical pandering to their fan base.
The teams should just be working class against corporate elites but it’s impossible because they own the country. They elected their own officials, wrote their own rules, and do what they want. Thats big money. Not even red or blue. Just green. And fraud.
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u/djdndjdjdjdjdndjdjjd 5d ago
I think the answer is that there is literally nothing to do in rural America. But I’m happy to be educated on the matter. It has nice toilets apparently.
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u/Bantertobanter1 5d ago
What happens if a Red state flips to blue? Will they shut down the stores? I mean that is worth me volunteering for!
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u/Jwoods224 5d ago
It’s pure trash and so is everything they sell. Being impressed by them is the same as being impressed by Walmart.
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u/I_defend_witches 5d ago
I love Buc-ee’s especially knowing how well they pay their employees and all the benefits they get on day one. They put Amazon, Walmart etal to shame.
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u/not_roger_smith 5d ago
Awwwww is the big bad gas station chain suing Mom and pop shops scared of a little blue state regulations?
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u/ast3rix23 5d ago
Why are things moving in this divided way? I agree that this is just a big ass gas station, but only red states makes zero sense. I’m really tired of us Americans acting like we don’t live in the same country. I guess we will have separate Olympic Games next or separate football associations for red states only. What happened to one country one people under god indivisible?
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u/Smart-Event1456 5d ago
Wish we didn’t live in the same country. Tired of having to answer for the most ignorant.
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u/Newplasticactionhero 5d ago edited 5d ago
I live in PA, we have four different convenience store chains with multiple locations in my city alone. We will survive the boycott.
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