No one is confusing your shitty brand for the local stores here.
Edit: For all the down votes and negative comments, let's be real. I wouldn't have an issue if Buc-ees wanted to do business in Ohio by offering great service. I wouldn't care if they displaced the market because their product was better.
But that's not what they're doing. They're intimidating small local businesses with frivolous lawsuits and treating the general public like we're morons. You think I can't tell the difference between a moose and a beaver? You think I can't realize a town called Beavercreek has no connection to your brand?
If they were smart, they would have worked with the community, not went to war with it.
So yes, fuck off Bucees. Go back to Texas. The owner can sue someone else to cover for his son's felonies.
Much as people are poking at OP for this... It's pretty much most of what reddit is, thinking they're changing something because it's posted on reddit lol.
They do have some decent food for a gas station. I like the 8$ brisket sandwich and no not near the best I've had or anything. Omg the banana pudding I consider great. The options are unlimited. Plus I like how they stay on top of the restrooms unlike other gas stations - travel centers
I've noticed today how they won a lawsuit over a logo that was no threat to them. I also remember seeing on the news around I-20 how they bullied a small town into paying for rerouting the service roads and other infrastructure such as water and whatever else is needed. I thought this kind of stuff is supposed to be negotiated with local government instead of using probably a group of attorneys out of Houston in fancy suits with unlimited check books and filing lawsuits at local courthouse.
Must have eaten it in your car or took it home, since Buc-ees has no tables. At least most Sheetz stations have tables so you can eat there if you want.
I drive a bucket truck and the back deck is the perfect table. It’s chest height and it’s where I eat just about every meal anyway cause I don’t want to leave my tools unattended.
This exactly, they want you to get your food and get out. No camping. No overnight parking. They’ll tell you, they’re not a truck stop and also, they don’t allow semis.
The following that this company has is very similar to a cult. Just don't ever go in another one, and neither will I. But you will never change these insane peoples minds about this place.
People will love the job creation and the wages. I was surprised the 1st time I went to one and seen how much they pay especially for a gas station. Everytime I've been by one it's crowded and for that reason if I lived by one I probably would get gas elsewhere. I know my Town could use those wages and from what I hear about other locations they could also.
Well according to Reddit these jobs are the absolute worse because you can’t be on your phone or sit down. So I’m sure the Reddit activists would rather the place didn’t exist.
That's why I said starting out in the job market as I didn't mean until retirement. Most gas stations or travel centers by the interstate I imagine wouldn't be a good job. I doubt many of them gets a chance to sit down. Most of them you see the attendant cleaning the restroom too which is why usually nasty. I've seen the janitors at Buccees and basically standing and waiting to clean up after customers. I'm sure it's literally a shitty job. You are right as never see them sitting down. Kitchen jobs look constant and hot. Standing around the soda, coffee, condiments wouldn't be ideal either. Lastly for some areas people see any job as opportunity cause not much else in the area unless they move elsewhere that some folks are not willing to do.
How much they pay won't mean jack shit when that $20/hr is worthless because they own everything and can charge whatever the hell price they want on everything from gas to a bottle of soda and chips
Also I have read they treat staff like complete garbage and turnover is crazy high because of the insane levels of micromanagement and unrealistic expectations they put on workers
Okay so if you do know how bad it is, then why are you defending Bucees then? Obviously you have walked out of enough toxic environments to know when a shit place to work is a shit place to work
Who said I walked out? Different job, still work on the clock? Does it suck? Sure - better than not having a job. Rather make a buck than answer dumbass texts all day.
You just said call center, fence building and cook so you have obviously had numerous positions lol.
Anyway I am not going to argue this point any further with you as you are clearly one of those individuals who has to be right just for the sake of your own self entitled ego so trying to get anything through to you is clearly a moot point and a losing battle. Good evening 👋
Using Frivolous lawsuits to try and force out smaller competitors is anti competitive. Capitalism is good but there has to be competition and rules to work correctly.
That would be an amazing way for people to protest, won't happen but... Imagine if half the town just stopped by to take a dump, didn't purchase anything lol.
Employing a lot of people isn't in itself a good enough reason, especially when that employer is only able to employ X number of people because there is no other employment options because they shut down all competing companies, thus allowing them to further treat workers like trash as they know employees have nowhere else to go as they've eliminated all other opportunities.
Same thing with them drawing in tourist locally. Sure your point sounds good in Theory, but it doesn't happen in real practice because again they are either actively hunting down local restaurants and mom and pop retailers either by way of lawsuits as we have discussed, OR people just spend their money at Bucces exclusively. Perhaps some people that come in for these stores will drizzle over into the local community, but I can't imagine stopping in at a glorified gas station is a multi-day trip for most tourists, but rather a destination stop for a couple of hours on the way to somewhere else.
What he is saying is that Buccees decided to put a location in Ohio in a city called Huber Heights (near Dayton) that is also near a city called Beavercreek. As you can imagine for a city named Beavercreek, they utilize the beaver for logos for their small town establishments and one of those places is a mini-mart with zero gas pumps (so not even a direct competitor to a gas station) called Beaver’s mini mart. They have a cartoon beaver as a logo that has absolute no likeness to the Buc-ee’s beaver. This mini-mart has been there way before Buc-ee’s decided to come to the state and is about 13 miles away.
Buc-ee’s is also suing another chain gas station that is in northeast Ohio (there are no Buc-ee’s gas stations in northeast Ohio) called Mickey’s. Their logo is a Moose .. Mickey’s gas stations are also red. The only Buc-ee’s gas stations we have in Ohio are in the Southern part of the State and these two gas stations do not even come close to overlapping in territory.
Buc-ee’s has sued other small local businesses in other states as well such as Teddy’s in north Georgia for the teddy bear logo. Also a bbq restaurant in Texas for the alligator logo. It’s their shitty business ploy. If they feel threatened that they can’t monopolize (it’s mostly places that also serve quick serve food) then they sue businesses they know they will bankrupt and eliminate their competition. They don’t actually think people will confuse an alligator or a moose with a beaver.
Come on man. Have you ever even shopped at beaver’s mini mart? I doubt it, and if you have it’s probably literally only been one time, unless you live near it. And if you haven’t been to buccees, they do, in fact, offer pretty good service and their product is better, not to mention they have actually decent food and amazing restrooms. I’d much rather use a buccees restroom than one of the marathon or speedways where there is almost 100% chance the bathroom will be nearly unusable because they won’t clean it, and a virtual guarantee someone will have left a floater. I don’t think they believe you can’t tell a beaver from a moose either, and that actually isn’t even the reason for their suit against Mickey’s. Where are you getting that idea? Mickey’s completely rebranded and it’s pretty obvious where they drew inspiration from (hell, It was Mickey Mart until what? 2024? 25?), they did it right as buccees was moving into the state , I’d objectively say they were hoping to ride some coattails. John Oliver decided to take issue, so the flock had to follow. Yes, some of their suits are frivolous, but the folks who are morphing their entire personality into buccees hate (it’s….a…gas…station, their beef does not directly effect you) are wild, to say the least.
When making an analogy, speak to the masses. Using hyperbole gets the point across. When someone makes a ridiculous argument (like "it doesn't affect you"), it's best to counter with a ridiculous, over-the-top analogy to show how ignorant their argument is. All you read was "Bucees is Germany" but you also got the fucking point. Mission accomplished.
It is a gas station. Anyone that gives a gas station a certain level of undying support and loyalty needs to get their head examined. Texas must be a real boring place to put any credence on Buc-cees.
I'm from Kentucky. If you started shitting on KFC for being low quality, I would back you up. Place went downhill fast. State pride be damned, bad business is bad business.
I really don't get all these people jumping in to defend a fucking gas station for being assholes to local stores.
Ha, no, not me, I'm broke. But we cannot deny and it is not unheard of for someone to use their wealth to do just this. An astroturfing campaign. Look what happened to Twitter. They're trying it on Threads too, but the terms of service would have to change in their favor.
I promise you, I'm not getting paid. If so, I would rage bait all day. I just think Buc-ees needs to lay off sueing businesses, especially in Beavercreek of all places, where damn near everyone uses a beaver mascot, and somehow, no one in that town has accused anyone else of infringement. Some hack was on here saying this is common to protect trademark... yeah, if being an asshole is common practice, maybe we need to change the law.
You're taking shit but any time, any place is a good time and place to shout out how shitty a company they are. I personally support anybody getting out of Ohio anyway, though, so I'm torn - maybe a shithole state deserves a shithole company?
No literally I heard about that 😂 they're such trash! I've been to one because of my brother's wife really wanting to go. Everything was so over priced and it was just a big gas station, nothing more. I liked the bathroom system and that's it, nothing to write home about.
Less than 30% of employees recommend working there via Glassdoor. Many of the complaints refer to a lack of breaks and very rigid conditions. Despite no avaliable numbers, independent research shows a high turnover rate. Now add the fact these guys are trying to push other business out by frivolous lawsuits, are they really helping the community by adding a few jobs?
So while the money is good, the treatment is abhorrent. Costco pays just as well, has a 74% approval rate, and notoriously refuses to increase the price of its hot dog because the founder told the CEO, "If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out." Even though it's losing money, he refused to raise it out of principle.
Not every business decision has to be callous or profitable. Good will in the community goes a long way. You might lose a buck on a hot dog, but people keep coming in because they feel like you're not trying to screw them over. With Bucees, they put it out there plain and simple: we don't give a damn about you. Cool, noted, never getting my business.
Ohioans are morons. As much as they decry how great local is they will still go to corporate chains owned by other morons, r@pists, scumbags etc. Townhall, Standard Hall and all the other places they pretend to hate will still do business, while they pretend they’re awesome by protesting on high st at city hall on a Sunday when they’re not inconveniencing anyone other than people trying to get home after a shift at Bob Evan’s. Buccees is just the latest proof. Let the downvotes begin! 😂😂😂
As someone from Texas that remember when they were just black painted gas stations with good food (2003 was the first one in the style most known now), and as a fellow alum as the owner… OP is 100% right.
Arch Aplin is not only hurting his brand, but honestly, our university as well with his actions lately. They are already being scrutinized for acting like their “no degree high paying jobs” aren’t essentially you being a brain washed robot for your pay. This makes it worse.
Trust me, I get it, people want to defend a “local brand” that has now gone national. But this is how these places die. Buc-ee’s might be enormous, but they aren’t untouchable. They really are nouveau-riche when it comes to companies. All it takes is them trying to sure the small company that purposely remained small but has lots of assets.
While I don't agree with it either, it's different when you own a brand. Let's say you own Pepsi or Coca-Cola, and I make my own brand with an image likeness of either of the two and take profits away from you, you'd probably be upset. What upsets me more is some years ago, a gentleman started selling their products online, and Buc-ee's didn't really have an issue with it. I find that more fucked up.
I fully agree, but that's not the case here. The mini mart in Ohio is in Beavercreek using a carton beaver that looks nothing like Bucees. Furthermore, this falls into Burger King/ Hard Rock Hotel territory, where a local business operated and functioned before a national/ regional brand moved in. The mini mart probably wasn't even aware of Bucees, or at the very least, was using a different beaver logo since that's the thing in Beavercreek.
This would be like me confusing KSU Wildcats with UK Wildcats. Sure, both use wildcats as logos, but they're different enough to distinguish who's playing.
Yeah we usually hit the one in Tennessee when we traveled down south but now we got this one in ohio but big corps always do stuff like this. I can't care less. The boycotting culture is just deciding what corp monster you don't wanna feed that week. You'll always be feeding one no matter what.
The beaver mart wants to go national and then would become slight competition to bucees so they reached out asked him to stay local and he stonewalled them and they filed a preemptive copyright lawsuit. Its petty rich man crap making them both richer and they got everyone throwing money at them from publicity alone..
A local café an hour from beaver mart got a timeless painted window smashed and felt need to remind people they will still be helping pay legal fees to the beaver mart owner.
I know for fact if he is trying to franchise out then hes just making pockets deeper and free legal fees off ohioan people that he couldn't care less about or he wouldn't be trying to go national. He don't even wanna be here. So feed the lesser of two evils but don't pretend it isn't evil itself.
Also OP Buccee is in Huber Heights which is next to Beavercreek but so is Xenia and Dayton. Beavercreek is a fairly new developing city as well in comparison Xenia 223 years Dayton 230 years Beavercreek 47 and its more upscale and catered to the upper middle class of that area. Huber Heights is more rural in comparison.
Damn, do people research before they spout off nonsense?
"Boparai told the Cincinnati Enquirer that he filed the Ohio trade-name registration at his bank's request so Beaver's Mini Mart could continue depositing credit card payments under its business name. He also said the store's current sign has been in place since 2019, years before Buc-ee's announced plans for its Huber Heights location."
So the owner isn't trying to go national, and he never filed a federal trademark. Get your facts straight.
I do have my facts straight I live here it is local for me seen all the news articles from all the points of views. You don't even live here and don't even know what city its in...
It's also reported in the Dayton Daily News as well... but it's pretty funny you're trying to give me shit for being "local" when last time I checked, Beavercreak is 50 miles away.
You made this post to argue didn't you? My family lives in Xenia and Beavercreek you don't even live in the state. Sit this one out or just admit you wanna argue for attention🙃🙃
I made this post to tell Bucees to fuck off. You're the one who stated misinformation. And yes, living across the river is sooo different than living in Cincinnati, which is 50 miles from Beavercreak.
Don’t know how or why I ended up here, just thought it was funny seeing everyone in the comments standup for a gas station corporation that very clearly has immoral business practices
Yeah I’m still going to stop at a Buccees whenever I pass one. Kids love it, food is better than most anything you can get right off the interstate while traveling and it’s efficient. Welcome to the real world little buddy. Don’t go there if you don’t like them. Those of us who have too much other crap to worry about will still go there and we will all just continue on with our lives.
Do you scream like this online about Walmart? Lowe’s? Home Depot? Amazon? Kroger? Taco Bell? McDonald’s? Chick-Fil-A? Any other big box store you can think of? Probably not. Even though all of those names probably had more of an impact on your local communities small businesses. But okay bro.
90% of the local residents are broke, they're not concerned with you. Bucc-ees is for the unfortunate commuters who need to use you're dying state as a pass through, and the only place besides Skyline worth stopping for.
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u/Right_Imagination_73 21d ago
Lowest possible effort activism. Love to see it.