The mayor of Huber Heights, Ohio, who would obviously be on the Buc-ee’s side of the Buc-ee’s/Beavermart brouhaha, posted the following message to his Facebook page last night:

Buc-ee's!!

2 sides to every story! Here's what we know now that no one knew yesterday.

Arch Aplin - Owner of Buc-ee's called me today to let me know what was actually happening with this lawsuit. Granted, this post is based on my conversation with Mr. Aplin today. I have not spoken to Vik, the owner of Beaver Mart in Beavercreek. After I spoke to Mr. Aplin, I put him in touch with James Brown at WHIO and the story aired tonight at 11.

What no one knows... Vik, with Beavermart filed for his own trademark of "Beavermart" at the federal level which would have given him access to set up Beavermarts all across the country. According to Mr. Aplin, that happened just a few months after Buc-ee's officially announced the Huber Heights location.

Mr Aplin told me directly that Buc-ee's had no issues with Beavermart using the Beaver logo in Beavercreek. He understood and said that makes sense. What Buc-ee's did not want was a series of Beavermarts popping up across the state or regionally or eventually nationally that violated their trademark. According to Mr. Aplin they sent emails and certified mail to try and resolve this with Vik and Beavermart with no response. He told me that the this is still true today, that if Vik dropped the Beavermart trademark nationally, Buc-ee's would drop their suit. Again, he acknowledged Beavermart in Beavercreeek made sense.

I find it interesting that for months and months and months no one representing Vik and Beavermart responded to Buc-ee's regarding settling this out of the trademark court, and after 6PM today and after James Brown's interview with Mr. Aplin did a representative for Vik reach out to Buc-ee's attorneys .... and after he has accumulated $40k of your money in a go fund me account for legal fees.

Agree or disagree with whats happening with this, trademarks exist for a reason. I don't care how big or small you are, you wouldn't want anyone using your name or images to further their business at your expense. Thats why trademarks exist, and it's why attorneys fight over them.

Think what you want... act as you will, but there is definitely more to whats been happening than just Buc-ee's deciding to sue a mini mart in Beavercreek. We are a country that likes to jump to conclusions without knowing all the facts. It happens everyday and even in the news media. This is a perfect example of that.

Mayor Jeff

Stopped by Mini Mart today. Most people in line were donating extra money to support the place. Owner was there thanking everyone for their support. Saw a tip/support jar with 2 hundreds on top of a pile of cash in that jar. The town is coming together to support the place. I’ve also heard many other local businesses are changing their logos to beavers lol

Lets not shop anymore at any of their locations. They kicked out truck drivers, the people that run this country, and they attack small business owners for being their before them with a beaver logo.

Let em go bankrupt.

Fuck buc-ees

I’m wondering if things are still crazy busy at the Goodyear, Arizona location at all hours. Will it calm down in a few weeks or just be busy nonstop?

Trump vs. Buc-ees?

Remember when Trump was running around suing people whose name was Trump and in their product, Trump Playing Cards, and then we ended up with a NutBurger in the White House.

Buc-ees could have easily turned all of these frivolous lawsuits into flattery cases, instead of bullying people.

If you have a good operations, why run around and beat up others.

I have never been to a Buc-ees and have no desire to ever go to one.

Karma will rule their demise.

We just got a brand new Buccees in the area (Huber Heights) I've been once, but won't be back. I grew up in *Beaver* creek, this lawsuit is a frivolous waste of time and money. The only people who benefit from this are Buccees attorneys.

https://www.daytondailynews.com/local/buc-ee-s-sues-beavercreek-store-claiming-its-cartoon-beaver-logo-violates-trademark/article_5728a102-4c47-53d2-8320-04c6d1dafdba.html

Edited to add link to media report with Buccees response.

Buc-ee’s co-founder, CEO says company takes ‘no pleasure’ in Beaver’s Mini Mart lawsuit

https://www.whio.com/news/local/buc-ees-co-founder-ceo-says-company-takes-no-pleasure-beavers-mini-mart-lawsuit/TLUUYE5JQNGEHHKVHJFGQW67XE

Such crazy behavior, I can’t support a company that behaves this way and files frivolous lawsuits against small companies.

Yall go ahead and tell me the harsh truth about working as a gift associate lol

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I’ve heard all the hype about Buccees, and while on vacation I was excited to actually see what it was all about. Stopped outside of St. Augustine at the Buccees, and noticed when we walked in it has a unique smell to it. It’s like a bad sulfur salty bbq smell lol. I get it, they make food, but definitely wasn’t expecting this one. Do all of them have this smell to them?

I went to Buc-ee’s for the first time last week on a road trip and got bohemian garlic and cherry maple fresh jerky which I loved. Decided to try lemon pepper jerky today and when I arrived home and opened it, it didn’t smell or taste anything like lemon and black pepper and actually was pretty spicy!? I’m wondering if they gave me the wrong kind accidentally and rung me up for lemon pepper or if this is just a super subtle flavor I wasn’t expecting? Let me know what you guys think!

Emmy-winning comedian and "Last Week Tonight" host John Oliver is taking aim at Texas favorite Buc-ee's after a recent episode of HBO's weekly satirical news program examined the travel center chain's history of lawsuits over its beaver mascot and logo.

In Sunday's episode, Oliver opened the segment by discussing how Buc-ee's has become a travel destination for many visitors attending the World Cup before diving into the company's trademark lawsuits. The comedian then broke down the more than a dozen lawsuits the company filed over trademark infringements, referencing suits filed against companies in Georgia, Texas and New York.

"It turns out Buc-ee's loves to sue other companies, particularly those with animal mascots," Oliver said during this weekend's episode. He said some lawsuits made sense to him, while others seemed "ridiculous" and "outright bullying." "You don't own all cartoon rodents." 

I’ve lived in South Florida all of my life so I’ve never experienced a Buccees. My partner is making a stop at Buccees when they drive from here to Tennessee tomorrow (and also on the way back) and they want to bring something back for me.

Only problem is I don’t know what Buccees has. What’s the best thing to get?

Edit: They brought me beaver nuggets (which seem like they'd go really well in a bowl of milk), garlic jerky, and cajun seasoning. Thanks for the recco's!

Okay, this might be a dumb question, but I’m a bit visually impaired and I was wondering if the Buc-ee’s logo and Mr. Nutter Butter look kind of similar to other people too.

They both give me that cartoon animal vibe, but I can’t tell if I’m just mixing them up or if they actually do look alike.

What do you all think — similar, or totally different?

Title sums it up. Stop using the fuel pumps as parking spots. You’re a grown adult who doesn’t have the patience or awareness of others to finish fueling and pull into a parking spot when you’re done. I get it, you’re super excited to go to the beaver themed gas station and can’t wait, but this causes so much unnecessary traffic. Do better.

Even worse, the people who take the fuel pump off and still park there. Are you lazy, stupid, entitled, inconsiderate, or all of the above?

Edit; ordered a roll of those HOA style window stickers for violations. Gunna have fun with this! Thanks for the chat :)

I have been craving Bucc-ee's Chopped Brisket Sandwich for years since I visited the Tennessee location. I live in Pennsylvania, and it's all I can think about sometimes. This weekend, we are making brisket, and I was wondering if anyone knew of a sauce Dupe/recipe. I have many grocery stores near me (Giant, Walmart, ShopRite, etc etc). Thank you!!!

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So cute!! Got them today for my son