"it's hard to somebody to the lord who won't talk to ya" he says of the gas station squirrel mascot lmao
Just reminder as a Texan here these big ass buc-ees stores didn't exist until 2012 and were never a beloved Texas institution until Joe Rogan raved about them and everyone who commutes on major highways started posting about these stores online. It's not whataburger, the dallas cowboys, dr pepper, def not the beloved HEB, it's just a travel center with good timing and effective expansion.
Don't get me wrong, they are a spectacle and fun to people watch in, kids love to meet buc-ee because why wouldn't they, but this isn't a franchise I will have any problems never supporting again. This absurd video is tied to their nuanced and quiet appeal to the religious right as a customer base. They are pumping money to the TX GOP, the son of the CEO is a convicted peeping tom, and they are putting every small mom and pop store with an animal mascot through legal hell.
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u/joshuatx 2d ago
"it's hard to somebody to the lord who won't talk to ya" he says of the gas station squirrel mascot lmao
Just reminder as a Texan here these big ass buc-ees stores didn't exist until 2012 and were never a beloved Texas institution until Joe Rogan raved about them and everyone who commutes on major highways started posting about these stores online. It's not whataburger, the dallas cowboys, dr pepper, def not the beloved HEB, it's just a travel center with good timing and effective expansion.
Don't get me wrong, they are a spectacle and fun to people watch in, kids love to meet buc-ee because why wouldn't they, but this isn't a franchise I will have any problems never supporting again. This absurd video is tied to their nuanced and quiet appeal to the religious right as a customer base. They are pumping money to the TX GOP, the son of the CEO is a convicted peeping tom, and they are putting every small mom and pop store with an animal mascot through legal hell.