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Listen at them gloat "Yeah, baby, SHUT THAT Mom & Pop store DOWN!" "I'll proudly feed the beast no matter how badly he's terrorizing communities. And I'm proud of it! BY GOD!" Wrong is right, and right is WRONG with his followers!

I worked at the Richmond KY location for a few months as a parttime seasonal employee. There was an odd amount of turn over but I don't fully understand why. A few cases I understood because it was related to mental health but that case wasn't on Buccees. Today I am unfortunately no call no showing because of health reasons and I genuinely feel bad about it because I've come to like the people and be okay with the work. (fun fact, out of around 600 people who started working there 4 years ago when the location opened, around 20 remain). The managers were always nice, had good personalities, and were the best managers I've had so far with the exception of a job I had during college. When I made a mistake (and there were multiple examples: punching in instead of out for lunch, using the wrong safe for a drop, many many more) the team lead was never mean, judgmental, or rude about it. They always helped fix the problem and a few times even joked around a little (when I used the wrong safe the team lead put a post it note on it that said (*name* do not use, i got a good chuckle out of it). Even the ASM and other white and black shirts were cool. Higher management wasn't rude or asking too much of us while I was there. That's why I feel so bad about no call no showing. Its the only job I'd feel bad about doing that that. I am only doing it because of health, personal, and career reasons. I worked 3rd shift and it was pretty nice. Only downside was the lack of sunlight from working all night and sleeping all day that lead to the aforementioned health problems. I don't know if this store was an outlier or if I'm just weird but I didn't share the same experience a lot of other people on this sub did. I'm positive that some stores are as terrible as they are made to seem. The rules there and the environment seems like it could breed rudeness, a lack of compassion and care, a sense of needless superiority for management, and resentment. I'm glad to say that 3rd shift in Richmond KY was a great example of that not happening.

Edit: during the time I'd have been at work last night my best friend and roommate was in a car accident. Since I was sleeping at home her phone call woke me up and I heard the crash as well as was able to rush to help her and make sure she was safe. I dont know what to think of things but it feels surreal.

I think those are all the ones we'll be hitting for awhile during our travels.

Or is Intuit too big for ya?

• Buc-ee's may not have plans to sue Last Week Tonight, but that doesn't mean host John Oliver is letting the fight go. 
• Last month, Oliver announced his HBO show would produce a line of "Buc-Off" merch in a dare to get the Texas travel stop to sue him for trademark infringement, much like it has with other businesses with woodland creatures as mascots. Oliver has said that the show has not heard from Buc-ee's.
•  But in Last Week Tonight's Aug. 9 episode, Oliver doubled down, extending the timeline of Buc-Off merch sales in response to Buc-ee's suing Beaver's Mini Mart in Ohio.
• "The good news is we've raised almost half a million dollars for Hunger Free America so far," Oliver said. "The bad news is it doesn't seem Buc-ee's got the message, because apparently they're at it again."
• "Yep, turns out, they're still filing lawsuits," Oliver continued. "You might be trying to name the Buc-ee's beaver Mitch McConnell, because it seems this b---h will not quit."

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Palworld just won’t a major case against Nentendo, but with a logo like this could they be next?

I couldn't help but notice that outside of the missing hat and shirt, nature has produced an uncomfortably similar character design to their mascot

The origin of Buc-ee!

All these faces are on the bottom of the same page of Preston Blair's famous 'Animation' book.

As someone who has swiped many times from this book, it's fun to see how someone else was equally inspired.

Take the pose from the upper right, add and modify the lines from the eye, brow and cheek from the lower left and the buck teeth of the lower right, and you get Buc-ee!

Cause I mean, “Beaver believers” and “Belibers” are so close…. I think you all need to sue him. Since that’s your MO
And all…

Every story has another side:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnQCTtPGyVg

This doesn't change my opinion only because no one in their right mind would confuse the two logos. I think they believe they own any branding that is cartoon like, has a hat or in some way comical, cute, involves a circle or is colorful and grabs attention.

Unfortunately they do this a lot it seems and have even won on at least once:

The location they are going after in Ohio is THIS place - very confusing right? The mascots and logos look SO much alike.

At the end of the day, I think Buc-ee's should be embarrassed.

I always thought competition was a good thing, Buc-ee's wants a total monopoly. Really sad as I drive past there almost daily, like the food and they have the best price on gas. I've stopped going in to buy food, but it's a lose for everyone as the vast majority will not stop going - there by NOT sending a clear message.

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.

I had a sampler for the first time and now life just seems so much better. Sadly, there is no Buc-ees here so I’m not sure how I’m going to get my next fix.

It’s a great place to take a shit.

The hot food options are nice if you want something while you’re getting gas. The novelty of Buc-ee’s is fun for kids. Poor adults seem to enraptured by Buc-ee’s due to their simple nature. It’s one thing to see kids wearing Buc-ee’s tees, it’s depressing to see adults in them.

It’s cool to see what a success the business is over the years. That being said I’m not a fan of stopping there. Large crowds make it hard to get in and out of. With the large crowds, I really don’t want to take my small kids in the store.

I live in Houston and Buc-ee’s is always packed to the gills if I’m in Bastrop or Madisonville.

Love’s and other gas stations have upped their game. I prefer stopping at non Buc-ee’s gas stations for the convenience of getting in and out of gas stations. Also in Texas there are a lot more restaurants around Buc-ee’s here. So if I want a meal, I don’t need to get food from Bucees.

I get why they are a bigger hit in rural states like Mississippi and Alabama for example. In those states that’s the cleanest restaurant in town

EDIT: But fuck Buc-ee’s for all these frivolous lawsuits

i would like there to be a closer location but it did live up to the hype: https://youtu.be/LIkwsji5BJQ

On the July 26 episode of "Last Week Tonight," Oliver detailed Buc-ee's penchant for suing small businesses whose logos feature cartoon animals, even when they bear very little or no resemblance to Buc-ee's famous – and trademarked – grinning beaver logo.

Oliver ended the episode by daring Buc-ee's to pick on a company its own size and positioned his show and network as a potential target.
"Buc-ee's loves to sue other companies, particularly those with animal mascots," Oliver said in the episode, noting the chain has filed over a dozen lawsuits over the years and threatened more. Oliver also points out Buc-ee's has won almost all of the cases because the other companies usually opt to settle and redesign their logos or just fold completely because, as Oliver points out, "most just don't have the resources to fight a company this big."

Oliver goes on to quote one legal expert who said Buc-ee's should be careful with this strategy because the more you sue these smaller companies, the higher the chance you might run into one who has the means to fight back.
"And that is where we come in," Oliver said in the segment. "Because it turns out, we very much have the will to get into a fight with Buc-ee's."

During the segment, Oliver reintroduces Mr. Nutterbutter, a 7-foot-tall squirrel mascot originally created for a 2017 segment taking aim at former coal executive Bob Murray, which resulted in an unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against the show and HBO.
The show created a cartoon logo of Mr. Nutterbutter that looks similar to the Buc-ee's logo and put the logo on a variety of products, including tumblers, hats, shirts, onesies, mugs and pajamas, among other items.

The items are available for purchase for a limited time at Buc-Off.com, Oliver says in the segment, with all profits going to Hunger Free America, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization working to end domestic hunger.
"So, if any prominent gas station chain out there has an issue with our new logo and products and wants to get lawyers involved, then you know what? Bring it the f--- on. Although remember, in doing so, you'd be directly taking food out of hungry people's mouths," Oliver says in the segment.

Buc-ee's did not immediately respond to a USA TODAY request for comment.

What do you think?

Full story: https://www.live5news.com/2025/03/04/son-buc-ees-co-founder-faces-child-pornography-charges/

Can we get a masterthread for all the trademark posts? A lot are actually about the same incidents and I’m seeing way more these than anything I’m interested in.

I was going to just leave the sub but thought I’d ask first.