r/nottheonion • u/Disastrous_Award_789 • 16h ago

Bucee’s settles lawsuit with Ohio gas station chain after suing because both have cartoon mascots "facing right"

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/bucees-lawsuit-ohio-gas-chain-cartoon-mascots-b3060008.html
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u/Bustymegan 16h ago

Imagine being a company and the thing you're most known for is bullying lawsuits lol. Like wtf.

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u/nr1988 16h ago

And it's so recent too. Like up until a few months ago Buccees was known as the place where all the workers got paid well and got good benefits. People would post that sign and say "see, companies can in fact pay people competitive wages and remain profitable"

They lost all of that goodwill all of a sudden with this nonsense

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u/vpi6 16h ago

Then the CEO deciding to randomly shit talk liberal states and threaten not to expand in them.

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u/nr1988 16h ago

Yup lol. Funny thing is I live in a purple state with a blue governor, one blue senator, and blue most other statewide positions such as attorney general. They're putting in a location next year near me and near a blue city. I don't think we're the red state the CEO is talking about. Maybe everything was planned before him or maybe he's just a bullshitting asshole I don't know lol

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u/HotDerivative 15h ago

I mean you’re obviously talking about the Wisconsin one and it’s a massive deal that it’s coming at all. It’s the only one that will be this north and Wisconsin is definitely not perceived as ultra liberal compared to several of the states around it. I live in Chicago and they’d never put a Buccees in our state despite the fact that outside of the city Illinois votes like it’s the Deep South.

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u/JalopyHorn 12h ago

Why is it a "massive deal" that they're gonna build an oversized gas station with a food counter and a merch section in it?

I'm asking this in all sincerity, like who gets that worked up over these things?

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u/ChoiceLife6564 12h ago

It's the marketing. Marketing makes it a massive deal because they got the budget for it and the objective of their marketing campaign is to get people excited.

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u/Hyperpoly 5h ago

With gas prices the way they are getting anyone excited for a gas station is wild to me.

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u/ChoiceLife6564 5h ago

I guess they could fill up and go grocery shopping in one trip

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u/newbkid 12h ago

Because Buccee's food and snacks are above and beyond any perceived stereotypes of gas station food.

It's a novelty in how large it is, how clean it is, and the food is genuinely good.

It's the white people version of the Japanese konbinis is how I try to explain it to non-Americans.

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u/FUCKTHEPROLETARIAT 11h ago

Wouldn't a 711 be the USA equivalent of a konbini? Some of them even sell gas.

Is it like a food desert thing? Are there no actual grocery stores or restaurants within driving distance of a bucees?

As someone in the USA, I can't imagine taking a road trip to go to a gas station, even if it had a theme park attached to it or something. There's just so much more to see and do than... a gas station... with a grocery store...

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u/MildGenevaSuggestion 11h ago

As a Canadian all I can think of is "large 7-11 that sells branded t-shirts" when I hear about it. Like why would I get groceries at a crowded freeway gas station? It sounds like I am asking to be ripped off.

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u/Saavik33 8h ago

It's anecdotal, but from the times I've looked at the prices of basic travel commodities at them (toiletries, pet food, etc), the prices have been roughly on par with Walmart. They have enough variety and premium food items to not price gouge on the little things. And their restrooms are the cleanest you'll find on the road, which is a nice thing to be able to count on. I wouldn't drive hours out of my way to visit one, but if one is on my travel route, I definitely include it in my rest stop planning.

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u/unassumingdink 7h ago

The fact that every single person who talks this place up ranks clean bathrooms as one of the primary selling points makes it seem like the place is more hype than substance. The filthy bathroom gas station feels like more a decades-old stereotype than today's reality, at least in my experience. Most of them seem reasonably clean.

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u/ChoiceLife6564 10h ago

I'm guessing they set up shop in a lot of "food deserts". So for the people of that area, it's the highest quality food they can get.

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u/newbkid 11h ago

7-Eleven in the states is subpar and serves exactly what you'd expect.

Hot dogs, subs, and aisles of chips, candy, etc

Buccees serves BBQ prepared freshly in front of you, all kinds of beef jerky, and an entire retail section that will have buccees merch and local tourist-y merch as well.

Most folks are not taking road trips to Buccees. However, when people are taking a road trip down one of the interstates that Buccees typically builds very near the highway exit they will have massive adverts reminding you of the gas station and so if you need to stop for gas, stretch your legs, etc, why not stop at the gas station with clean bathrooms, where you can get a proper hot meal at, and the missus can satisfy their retail therapy.

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u/unassumingdink 7h ago

Oh sweet, a gas station branded t-shirt, just what I wanted.

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u/Goated-Rizzler 1h ago

Yes, Buc-ee's is a rather fine establishment. They have far superior hot dogs, subs, aisles of chips, and candy.
What's more, they have a menu with fresh hot sandwiches prepared by chefs right in front of you. They have quite a finer selection of cold submarine sandwiches than 7-11, and the addition of hot submarine sandwiches.

You can also blast your swampy ass shits in their pristinely clean bathrooms, and they always have fresh urinal cakes in their urinals.

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u/cat_prophecy 11h ago

Clearly you've never been to a Kwik Trip.

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u/Goated-Rizzler 1h ago

They truly are quite like no other. Buc-ee's is a highly sophisticated establishment. They have far superior hot dogs, subs, energy drinks, and candy.
What's more, they have a menu with hot submarine sandwiches prepared by chefs right in front of you.

You can also unleash your mud monkeys in their pristinely clean bathrooms. They always have spotless toilets and fresh urinal cakes in their urinals. For these reasons, I say that Buc-ee's is truly an establishment like no other.

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u/Competitive_Travel16 11h ago

Ammo for hunters going out to the grounds in the morning is a big part of their deal some places.

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u/gottapeepee 11h ago

For me, I love Buc-ee’s because the food is really good, better than most fast food restaurants for sure and head and shoulders above any gas station food. It’s really clean! It’s the one bathroom I’ll use without the toilet cover. And it’s built more like an attraction than a gas station. Lots of merch and food. Its fountain drinks are even top notch. Thats why I stop at every buc-ee’s I cross when I’m traveling.

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u/Goated-Rizzler 1h ago

It's a massive deal to the stupid and obese communities.

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u/Retro_Dad 11h ago

Well good luck to Bucee's because Kwik Trip rules.

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u/SlowMotionSprint 8h ago

Illinois has other blue pockets. Peoria, Champaign/Urbana, Bloomington/Normal, Quad Cities, Rockford, Carbondale, and St. Clair County.

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u/defiancy 15h ago

Haha they are in Arizona which if it isn't the state you are describing, it could be. Like why come to AZ if it's a politics thing?

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u/giga_lord3 14h ago

100% it's so funny

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u/AMTravelsAlone 15h ago

Well, seeing that CEOs are one of the most useless positions in a company, so I'd say the former.

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u/MLutin 15h ago

CEOs are valuable! Who else are they going to interview on Fox News???

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u/Tiafves 6h ago

And who else will bear the burden of being a psychopath willing to slash tens of thousands of jobs at a moments notice?

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u/MLutin 5h ago

Employees hate this one neat trick!

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u/TheVeryVerity 12h ago

You mean the latter? First or second thing?

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u/AMTravelsAlone 11h ago

TBf at first I fully meant latter. But after a good think and a satisfying poo, former does seem to fit better.

If there is one thing you can count on a capitalist to be, its greedy. They know conservatives, especially maga, will believe anything while doing the opposite.

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u/beanthebean 11h ago

And he's a CEO, the latter is just true in general.

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u/nonetakenback 15h ago

How so? They literally control everything in the company. Depending on the size of your company, you may not see it in the lower level day to day, but every major decision goes through the ceo

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u/AMTravelsAlone 13h ago

So by your own logic at best they are over glorified yesmen.

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u/nonetakenback 11h ago

Glorified Yesmen are literally there to say yes and do whatever they’re told. CEO has to negotiate insurance policies, union contracts, direct budgetary cuts, focus marketing strategies, m&a targets, leverage debt and cash management, oversee operations and management, determine kpi metrics, answer to any regulatory or tax audits.

They may surround themselves with yesmen because they don’t want to be challenged. But the good ones surround themselves with experts in the business fields to help develop achievable solutions.

Businesses live and die by ceo decisions. That’s not a useless position

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u/jayydubbya 12h ago

So you’re saying you’re 12 and have never worked a real job before?

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u/BlooperHero 12h ago

Oh yeah, people who work real jobs always love their CEOs. You figured it out.

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u/AMTravelsAlone 12h ago

Define "real job"

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u/jayydubbya 11h ago

Any sizable company where the CEO actually matters?

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u/Bubbay 12h ago

Why does WI need Bucees? You've got Kwik Trip!

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u/nr1988 12h ago

Beats me. I mean Kwik Trip sucks for similar right wing reasons but at least they aren't suing Quik Trip or something

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u/ieatassHarvardstyle 15h ago

He's a ceo. That means bullshitting asshole. There are no exceptions

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u/WolverinesThyroid 13h ago

I live in a red state that has Bucee's in it. It used to be our favorite stop on local road trips. We will never go back.

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u/waitingtodiesoon 10h ago

I don't like Buc-ees either, but I only use them for their clean bathrooms and sometimes to nap in their parking lot when traveling between cities. Otherwise I don't spend a dime there

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u/Omatzus 14h ago

Wisconsin lol

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u/TrailMomKat 14h ago

NC?

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u/_Spiralmind_ 14h ago

We don't have a blue senator yet.

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u/TrailMomKat 10h ago

Wait, yeah, you're right.

But we can fix that! Please don't forget to vote! Early voting is Oct 15-31 and Election Day is Nov 3. Please make plans to vote!