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Buc-ee's founder hints at opening stores only in conservative-led states (Update in OG)

Posted on 8/30/26 at 6:30 pm
Posted by Major Dutch Schaefer
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Posted on 8/30/26 at 6:30 pm
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Buc-ee’s will continue to open its super-popular convenience stores in conservative, pro-business states, founder Arch “Beaver” Applin said at a store opening recently.

The growing company, which was granted a building permit earlier this month for its Lafayette location, recently opened a store in Benton, Arkansas.

“When you find a conservative, business-friendly state with a phenomenal workforce, it makes a difference,” Applin said at the store’s opening. “I’m starting to realize life is too short to try to build in places where people don’t appreciate what you’re bringing.”

Applin spoke at the ribbon-cutting for the 74,000-square-foot store along I-30 southwest of Little Rock. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders was also in attendance, and he lauded her efforts along with state government in getting the established.

“That idea of conservative, business-friendly, family-oriented concept works so much better if it trickles down from the very top,” he said.


Update - Liberals are threatening to BOYCOTT

This post was edited on 8/31/26 at 6:59 am
Posted by hogcard1964
Alabama
Member since Jan 2017
22733 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 6:31 pm to
...while every product they sell is made in China and Taiwan.
Posted by themunch
in motion
Member since Jan 2007
73313 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 6:32 pm to
Which are bigger, data centers or Buccees?
Posted by shinerfan
Duckworld(Earth-616)
Member since Sep 2009
29273 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 6:34 pm to
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while every product they sell is made in China and Taiwan




You can get a decent gas can, though. Hat tip on that one.
Posted by captainFid
Never apologize to barbarism
Member since Dec 2014
11991 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 6:57 pm to
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Buc-ee's founder hints at opening stores only in conservative-led states








This post was edited on 8/30/26 at 7:09 pm
Posted by CDawson
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2017
20843 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 7:13 pm to
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while every product they sell is made in China and Taiwan


Found the miserable frick that does nothing but byatch and whine about anything. Turn a positive into a negative. Sucks to be you.
Posted by RohanGonzales
Pronoun: Whatever
Member since Apr 2024
13953 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 7:17 pm to
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...while every product they sell is made in China and Taiwan.


List competitively priced products of the US that they declined to carry.
Posted by dakarx
Member since Sep 2018
8694 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 7:39 pm to
I'm sure there is a judge or two around that is willing to tell them they have to operate in blue states too!!
Posted by TerryDawg03
The Deep South
Member since Dec 2012
18349 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 7:47 pm to
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life is too short to try to build in places where people don’t appreciate what you’re bringing


Wise words.
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
145088 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 7:48 pm to
too late. there is at least 2 in Georgia already.
Posted by Rebel
Graceland
Member since Jan 2005
145088 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 7:52 pm to
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...while every product they sell is made in China and Taiwan.


the last brisket sammich I had at Buc ee's was made in Tennessee.


Posted by j1897
Member since Nov 2011
5249 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 7:55 pm to
Buc-ee's is mid, the cult following is very strange IMHO.
Posted by BlackPawnMartyr
Houston, TX
Member since Dec 2010
16441 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 7:56 pm to
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China and Taiwan.



redundant.
Posted by dcbl
Good guys wear white hats.
Member since Sep 2013
32849 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 7:57 pm to
Makes sense, why go to states that are hostile to businesses and will enforce unrealistic minimum wages

Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
48255 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 8:01 pm to
Why would they want to open where stealing stores out of existence is considered a career choice?
Posted by Hangit
The Green Swamp
Member since Aug 2014
48255 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 8:05 pm to
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.while every product they sell is made in China and Taiwan.


The Bucee's nuggs are corn nuggs, not rice. What part of China do they make all of those flavors of jerky and delicious brisket at?
Posted by wookalar1013
up ta camp
Member since Jun 2017
2651 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 8:16 pm to
Didn’t the founders son get arrested for secretly filming his friends and guests getting undressed, having sex and in the bathroom plus some child porn?
ETA - looks like it https://www.fox7austin.com/news/mitchell-wasek-felony-possession-of-child-pornography-charge
Posted by shinerfan
Duckworld(Earth-616)
Member since Sep 2009
29273 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 8:24 pm to
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Didn’t the founders son get arrested for secretly filming his friends and guests getting undressed, having sex and in the bathroom plus some child porn?
ETA - looks like it



You seem suspiciously well-informed on this.

And "well-informed" doesn't seem like you.
Posted by ZIGG
Member since Dec 2016
12115 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 8:24 pm to
Good.... THIS is the way.

Entrepreneurs and business owners who create great places should never do business in Democrat-run cities/states.

Unless you are running a liquor store, payday loan/cash checking, PAWN shop, etc.... then you should avoid all Democrat areas like the plague.

Elections have consequences and whenever a place continues to vote in anti-Business/Democrat politicians.... this should be the immediate answer. Pull all investments from the hell-hole.
This post was edited on 8/30/26 at 8:30 pm
Posted by SalE
At the beach
Member since Jan 2020
3234 posts
Posted on 8/30/26 at 11:11 pm to
Hint. .how about misson statement
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