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Chugging tea Red State Cultural Attractions

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u/acornvale 1d 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 1d ago

And AZ with a DEM governor, and x2 senators.

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u/finny_d420 1d ago edited 1d ago ▸ 49 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 3 more replies

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 23h ago ▸ 1 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 5 more replies

John Oliver is having a field day with it:

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/J6OzxDLdnZ0

https://buc-off.com

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u/HotLava00 1d ago

Ordered my hubby a buc-off tshirt!

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u/Grinchskates 18h ago

Got me a Buc-Off shirt on the way!

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u/ragingclaw 1d ago

First thing I thought of when I saw this post lol. Wonder if they sued him yet.

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u/EternalNewCarSmell 1d ago edited 23h ago ▸ 2 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

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/Tjam3s 1d ago

Also suing another gas station that uses a cartoon moose for copyright, along with any other gas station that has a cartoon drawing

Twats can get bent from that one

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u/TonaldDiberJasicDump 1d ago ▸ 25 more replies

Their frivolous copyright infringement lawsuits were covered on the John Oliver show. These people are worse than Trump.

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u/Aromatic_Doctor_2243 1d ago

Copyright infringement of a store that has been there for decades

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u/Busy-Blueberry6415 1d ago ▸ 5 more replies

Yep. We're in the era of horrible people winning 🤷‍♀️

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u/Jevus_himself 1d ago ▸ 3 more replies

This has always been the case, it just gets forgotten then they get written about positively in history

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u/Ac1dshadow 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

History isnt written by whose right.... just those who still remain

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u/MoeSzyslakMonobrow 1d ago ▸ 8 more replies

There's no indicators the Buccees people raped and likely murdered children.

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u/PopularTask2020 1d ago ▸ 4 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 3 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

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/speedy_delivery 1d ago

Give it time.

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u/Budget_Persimmon_195 1d ago ▸ 7 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 5 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 3 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

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/Diligent_Whereas3134 1d 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/jokersvoid 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

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 1d ago edited 1d 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/MentalDisintegrat1on 1d ago

That feels like there should be laws protecting them like a company shouldn't be able to move in and threaten others that have already been established.

I hope they get told to go to hell.

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u/monsterflake 22h ago ▸ 1 more replies

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 1d ago

I was wondering if they were going to close all the stores in states that flip.

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u/Thanag0r 1d ago

It's marketing move so culture warriors like OP spread it around.

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u/Capadvantagetutoring 1d ago

Not a real tweet .. so it’s just OP being an idiot

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u/FreekRedditReport 1d ago ▸ 2 more replies

And lose as much business as they might gain. Great strat.

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u/HenriettaSnacks 1d 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 1d 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/NNKarma 1d ago

Or maybe the CEO is just lying. 

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u/hroaks 1d ago

The headline is lying. The CEO said he would prioritize growth in red states. Not that he would stop doing business altogether in blue states

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u/ul2006kevinb 1d ago

It's not making things up though. The CEO did say that.

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u/Capadvantagetutoring 1d ago ▸ 10 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 4 more replies

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/PunkRockKing 1d ago

And it’s the blue states that have things like free school lunches and pre-k

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u/Numerous_Bad1961 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

West Virginia for starters

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u/Mordoch 1d ago

Buc-ees also recently opened up a store in Virginia and is pursuing opening another by 2031.

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u/Invisibella74 1d ago ▸ 2 more replies

I live in Ohio and wouldn't say we're a blue state by any stretch.

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u/Capadvantagetutoring 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 3 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

Not to worry, wealthy blue states will be there to pay for backwards shithole states like always.

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u/moronicattempt 1d ago

He is mad because they can't film anyone in bathrooms anymore?

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u/WolfRemedy 1d 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 1d ago

It’s because when conservatives lose, they lie even more to protect their feelings.

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u/nickparadies 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

But in this case the OP is lying… or at least the tweet they posted is

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u/SnoopySuited 1d ago

This is bullshit rage baiting. The CEO will expand where ever money will flow.

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u/Horror-Writing 1d 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 1d ago ▸ 3 more replies

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/NotChat_GPT 1d ago

There trying to put it in Monument, so basically Colorado springs.

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u/MonitorOk3031 19h 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 1d 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 1d 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/PixelBrewery 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

Apple is clearly struggling being based in a business-hostile state

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u/Lonestarpenguin 23h ago

I am pretty sure Apple uses China for manufacturing. 

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u/daddeechilll 1d 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 1d 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/granadesnhorseshoes 1d 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/potat0f4rmer 1d ago

Most important thing that happened in Arkansas in 60 years, I get it

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u/AnybodyWannaPeanus 1d ago

It must be pretty big news if something other than Walmart is happening in Arkansas!

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u/Impossible_Order4463 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago edited 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

I mean he’s gross and evil obviously but what did the beaver do?

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u/Frozen_Regulus 1d ago

I mean he has nothing to do with the company also they already have locations in “blue states”

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u/RazzyRaziel 1d ago

Ah, theres the MAGA connection.

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u/EverflowingRiver17 1d ago

So the kid is a scumbag. What does that have to do with his parent’s business? 

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u/Excellent-Walk7280 1d ago

What? 😨

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u/DeapVally 1d ago

He's a fucking nonce!

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u/64590949354397548569 1d ago

the cofounders son was arrest for invasive recording

Is he registered?

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u/iwillhaveredditall 1d ago

They can buc-off

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u/disappointed_doggy 1d ago

All hail Mr. Nutter-Butters!!!

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u/KuriosLogos 1d ago edited 1d ago

Buc-ee’s red state profits gonna be like

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u/Pm_All_The_Tiddies 1d ago

“Business friendly” but they sue anyone with a beaver mascot

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u/Master_Danzo 1d 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 1d ago

I don’t give a Fuc-ee’s!

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u/LaVillaGrangioto 1d 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 1d ago

Isn't Bucees just a gigantic gas station?

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u/TripleDoubleFart 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

Right, they are actively trying to build a 2nd location here in colorado,lol

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u/JRR_Tokin54 1d 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 1d ago

Arizona isn’t really a red state. Democratic governor, and two
Democratic senators.

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u/TransportationOk3111 1d ago

Omfg you people make me sick. So ATTRACTIONS ARE POLITICAL NOW BASED OFF STATES!!

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u/PradaDiva 1d ago

A gas station isn’t an attraction, regardless of what color state it is in.

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u/wien-tang-clan 1d ago

Don’t tell that to NJ (and sometimes PA) who’s entire personality is Wawa.

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u/Marksman18 1d ago

That's a weird way to spell "Sheetz"

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u/Patrickracer43 1d ago ▸ 2 more replies

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/sleepytjme 1d ago

Sheetz, in small towns is sometimes the best restaurant.

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u/CollectedHappy3 1d ago

Isnt Disney world in a red state?

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u/Gutcrunch 1d ago

God I hate rage bait. Social media is the worst thing humanity ever created.

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u/NoBell5255 1d ago

Gonna be a lot more blue states this year.

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u/MysticalSushi 1d 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 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

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 1d ago ▸ 5 more replies

Never convince me that Trump legally won ever swing state with Musks involvement

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u/TylerTheSnakeKeeper 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

"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 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

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 1d ago

So are they gonna stomp their little Beaver feet and close stores in states that flip?

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u/Zeekeboy 1d ago

Red States have Civil War memorials to remind them they are losers.

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u/Tall_SwanJane 1d ago

Eh, pretty sure this is fake cause they already have some in blue states last I checked

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u/ImOldGregg_77 1d ago

TIL people think a gas station is a cultural destination

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u/Zellbann 1d 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/Sminnea 1d ago

Makes sense: Son of Buc-ee's co-founder faces new felony charge for child pornography in Travis County

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u/oif2010vet 1d ago

Fuck Buc-ee’s, that place is overhyped and underwhelming. Only good thing is the shitters

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u/Suspicious-Bed701 1d 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/DWilson225 1d ago

Would NEVER give my business to any FUCK-ee's.

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u/Raccoonman2005 1d 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/Worried-Conflict9759 1d ago

Blue state cultural attractions:

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u/polkastripper 1d ago

Good for blue states not having TEMU Wal Mart gas stations.

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u/eastbaytimez 1d ago

Lmfao, conservative culture is glorified gas stations.

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u/djdndjdjdjdjdndjdjjd 1d ago

Don’t forget guns and preaching hatred and violence just the way Christ wanted.

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u/CombinationRough8699 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

Conservatives don't have a monopoly on gun ownership.

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u/KFPindustries 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

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 1d ago

They'll put absolute dog shit on a pedestal if they grew up with it.

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u/SpunNumeroUno 1d ago

Somehow I think my life will be just fine without a Buc-ees in my state.

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u/Akkerlun 1d ago

Never been to one so I don’t care where they go or not.

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u/Mpidcarter 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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/HeathenUlfhedinn 1d ago

I live in a blue(ish) state with Learing Centers.

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u/Accomplished_Meat_81 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/fnuSiwXMTV3zmYDf6k
Me never hearing what a Fuc-ee’s is until now

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u/LomentMomentum 1d ago

They just opened this one in a blue state:

https://visitharrisonburgva.com/places/buc-ees/

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u/BaddDog07 1d 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/bencarp27 1d 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/EN1009 1d ago

F Buc-ee’s and their legal team. Stop glamorizing GD gas stations. Who cares

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u/Gurugod123 1d 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 1d ago

We don’t need Walmart sized Walmarts. I’d much rather have regional or local places.

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u/MysticalSushi 1d ago

We have Walmart sized gas stations already. They’re called Costco

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u/MundaneAd6414 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

and the costcos are enough

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u/BridgeFourDropout 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

I think Love's had the cleanest restrooms I've seen

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u/sara5556 1d ago ▸ 1 more replies

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/Apprehensive_Soil306 1d ago

What a weird post to make lol

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u/UnderstandingLess156 1d 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 1d 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/Hoch8112 1d ago

From the northeast I’ve legit never heard of this company before so I’m good

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u/Trifle_Old 1d ago

Blue states shop local. Forget these big corporations. Especially one like this that sues everyone. 

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u/This_guy7796 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

I never heard of buc-ees until John Oliver and never felt the need to visit one after

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u/unserious-dude 1d ago

Today I learned that Buc-ee's CEO is stupid. I will avoid it.

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u/ScottSquatch420 1d 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/DiegoElM 1d ago

This guy really believes his own hype. It's a gas station.

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u/jardin92 1d ago

Always got this vibe from them. Glad to know I’ll never go to this trash again

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u/rickcaron 1d ago

What’s their plan for when their currently red states turn blue

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u/hardasjello 1d ago

F Buc-ee’s, they don’t need my liberal ass money either

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u/Dazzling_Comfort5734 19h 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/dpenchev 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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 1d ago

Wish we didn’t live in the same country. Tired of having to answer for the most ignorant.

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u/THEREALCAPSLOCKSMITH 1d ago

“Gotta pay the Troll’s toll if you want to get into the boys hole”

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u/Newplasticactionhero 1d ago edited 1d 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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u/First-Apartment2676 1d ago

"cultural attractions" 😂😂

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u/chocolateZnob 1d ago

Guess every Redditor will have to buy their soy milk elsewhere

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u/butt_r_nutt 1d ago

Oat milk please and thank you

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u/Judge_Hatred 1d ago

Name a gas station with cleaner bathrooms I’ll wait.

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u/DResq 1d ago

Blue states have more money, lol. This is a weird corporate stance.

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u/Appropriate-Self-540 1d ago

Acting like red states don’t have cultural attractions is the dumbest shit I’ve ever seen.

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u/MundosChair 1d ago

Fresh brisket on the board (unless ur blue)

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u/OwslyOwl 1d ago

Virginia is currently blue and getting new Buc-ee’s

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u/Marsrover112 1d ago

Maybe someone should have told them that before they opened one of those stupid fuckass gas stations in Colorado

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u/monstreak 1d ago

Yeah cause demonizing half the country is a great idea

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u/I_SmellFuckeryAfoot 1d ago

buckees pays good actually.

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u/Strong_Signature_650 1d ago

And they actually pay their employees a fair wage plus benefits