Link: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/03/11/beavers-are-not-moose-buc-ees-sues-competitor-over-cartoon-moose-branding/

Alright, I think it might be time for a wellness check on the people running Buc-ee’s.

I realize that these chain of gas and convenience stores has a strange cult following in the south. I won’t pretend to understand why that is, but whatever. Unfortunately, the company also appears to be run by a bunch of trademark bullying jackwagons. I’ve referred to Buc-ee’s as the Monster Energy of gas stations, because the company appears to think that trademark law allows it to own the concept of a cartoon animal mascot in any tangential industry. They have bullied and/or sued many, many companies under this premise. Because most of its victims are smaller companies, they have gotten a lot of settlements out of these bullying efforts.

But those settlements don’t make the bullying legitimate. Buc-ee’s views on what trademark law allows it to own and control are fantasy. They’re still out here doing their bullying thing, though, with the latest example being its decision to sue a company that runs a gas station called “Mickey’s”.

Left unclear is why they went with UK punctuation style.

Bucees sucks. It's basically a tourist trap with extremely mid snacks and food and a stupid gimmick. The bathroom was clean, but so is the bathroom at Costco what's the fucking big deal?

The whole idea that we need a service station with 100 pumps is fucking retarded and something that could have only started in a shit hole like Texas.

I actually went to one recently after hearing about it for years since they moved in. I can't express my utter disappointment at everything I purchased. The "key lime pie" cup was instant pudding, food coloring, and shit cookie crumbles stuffed into a plastic cup. I actually just threw 2/3 of it away because it wasn't worth the calories.

The orange cream soda tasted like it was a recipe conceived by British petroleum. I can't even explain the somehow chemical aftertaste that ensured I'll develop cancer later in life.

The Texas cheese steak burrito was weird. Overly salty and yet somehow no flavor. The tortilla was soaked through and actually soggy. It's the only thing I finished but that ain't saying much I starved myself before the visit to get the full bucees experience.

The whoopie pie and beaver tail were terrible. Whoopie pie cream filling was sooo fucking sweet I couldn't eat more than a bite. It tastes like Oreo filling or some extremely sweet fondant. The beaver tail was only good after I microwaved it at home. The outside was extremely dry and flaky in the stale way not in the delicious French croissant way.

Finally - the beaver nuggets suck worst of all. Fried corn pops made with coarse ground corn meal and coated with HFCS. Tasted like the chemicals from the cream soda mixed with an actual bever ass. Peanut butter popcorn was coated with dry peanut dust and kept making me sneeze, I'm not even allergic to peanuts.

In conclusion - bucees is fucking stupid. People who like it have no taste. Fuck Texas. Wawa, sheetz, and many other make bucees look like shit.

I've been in Texas for over a decade and still have not gone to a Buccee's. Some people swear by the beaver nuggets, while others share your opinion.

If I ever need to fuel up or pee, and Buccee's is the next place, I'll give it a try. But I do not get how it's achieved mythical status.