“Man, it should be illegal for gas to be this cheap” “Yeah, it is” “Wait what”

@Deniggafyer

2 жыл бұрын

That is America, that is America, that is America!

@badjuju2721

2 жыл бұрын

@@Deniggafyer you do understand this law is in place to stop giant oil companies from price gouging smaller businesses into failure?

@Deniggafyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@badjuju2721 that is America.

@waniadanish7099

2 жыл бұрын

@MysticalKO America

@Deniggafyer

2 жыл бұрын

@@N0t_Fe4rL3ss it’s Kim Kardashiun

Come to Maryland please, I’ll pay low gas prices in exchange of buying your merch and supposedly awesome brisket sandwiches.

@shellshock10

2 жыл бұрын

The pastrami sandwiches are delicious

@auntemmyd1604

2 жыл бұрын

As a fellow Marylander I second this!

@scatpack1017

2 жыл бұрын

They're alright. Kolaches are where its at

@shellshock10

2 жыл бұрын

@@scatpack1017 i have not tried them.

@brendanhuey9885

2 жыл бұрын

Maryland is suffering, we need them here so bad

Inmate: Why are you in jail? Buc-ees: I made gas cheap

Guys, guys, this is literally 1984………

@Ozukai

Жыл бұрын

BRO... LITERALLY 1984 fr

@grantbosworth6418

Жыл бұрын

You can always move

@JacqueBibblequip

Жыл бұрын

@@grantbosworth6418 please walk off a ledge with a high altitude 🙏

@nathansteele4358

Жыл бұрын

I’d say that’s pro competition but it does make you pay more But it’s designed to protect jobs as well

@1st2nd2

Жыл бұрын

It's to protect smaller businesses from dishonorable practices of large corporations.

Cheap gas, good food, and clean bathrooms? These monsters must be stopped before they make our lives better!

@fabi6688

Жыл бұрын

They do until they choked their competition. And then it gets worse. This is a good law.

@libertarian4323

Жыл бұрын

@@fabi6688 Their competitors are huge corporations like Pilot Flying J, Loves, and TA/Petro. So in your opinion, Buccee's, with 56 stores, is using good service, fair prices, and clean stores to "unfairly" beat out their much larger competitors (all have hundreds of locations)? Brilliant analysis!

@libertarian4323

Жыл бұрын

@@fabi6688 FYI, all the Buccees are the same- even the ones that have been using these "unfair consumer friendly tactics" for years. The law is stupid, probably pushed through by lobbyists from the big corporate travel centers.

@fabi6688

Жыл бұрын

@@libertarian4323 I swear to god we have this law for all kinds of things in europe. Businesses trying to make each other go bankrupt isn't a good thing.

@libertarian4323

Жыл бұрын

@@fabi6688 Generally, the idea behind "bankrupting" is the big company uses it's money and power to temporarily artificially lower prices and force the little guy out of business. I don't believe a smaller company always doing such a great job that people love it in the face of it's much larger rivals quite the same level of threat.

imagine sueing a company because they're giving a good deal Edit: WAR Edit 2: there are like 5 arguments going on at any given time holy

@cooperyacks4082

Жыл бұрын

The law is so that a huge corporation, like Amazon, can't just come in selling gas at half the price of their competitors, putting every other gas station out of business and then raise back to normal prices without any competition

@animeisdisgusting1952

Жыл бұрын

​@@cooperyacks4082 And they say that the system isn't rigged.

@brandonn6099

Жыл бұрын

@@animeisdisgusting1952 In this case, it isn't

@morrisonparker3229

Жыл бұрын

It's like Mr Krabs selling 5 Dollar Krabby Patty the customer refuse but offered $10 with an extra mustard and think had a great deal.

@jorden9821

Жыл бұрын

​@@cooperyacks4082 That's an economically incoherent argument. Competition is being stifled to maintain a cartel.

State vs store 💀

@SwK_YT

2 ай бұрын

HELLO EVERYONE THE ORIGINAL COMMENT WAS "State vs store💀" IF HE EDITS THE COMMENT, HE STOLE SOMEBODIES COMMENT JUST TELLING YOU!.

@rickalt99

2 ай бұрын

​Ur special 💀@@SwK_YT

@Ifuckinglovecitricacid

Ай бұрын

@@SwK_YTspecial snowflake

Imagine being sued for selling things too cheap 💀

@Mouseavi-Bz1

8 ай бұрын

Why you say “💀”

@Greg-1080p

8 ай бұрын

💀 means bruuuuuuh oor oh Hail naw or die

@JansonisDEAD

7 ай бұрын

YE

@krismine99

3 ай бұрын

Did you ever learn about Standard oil? Monopolies were able to sell at below cost to put smaller competitors out of business and then they would raise their prices

@Notafed2099

3 ай бұрын

That’s pretty transphobic of you

Government: They can’t show up selling products cheaper then smaller businesses Walmart has entered chat:

@jonslg240

Жыл бұрын

*HURR IN ALABAMMER WE HATE COMMUNISTS AND MONOPOLIES THAT EXPLOIT PEOPLE* *Has communist & monopolist laws* LMFAO. I hate communism and monopolies too.. so I'd never agree to nor enforce a law like this. I really can't believe Alabama has it, let alone enforced it against a company providing a better service just to protect some other company. This is truly disgraceful and has so much hypocrisy that it burns the eyes of anyone who sees it.

@Ch3zzIts

Жыл бұрын

family dollar enters the chat:

@NotSeb69420

Жыл бұрын

Costco left the chat:

@shannonp4037

Жыл бұрын

It is not a "seller products cheaper" it is selling an essential item for less than cost. I'm not for big government but the law makes sense. Otherwise , huge chains would come in and sell gas for a loss leader so as to sell other items at a profit. This would put other smaller gas stations out of business.

@mentalchild360

Жыл бұрын

​@@Ch3zzIts family dollar 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 no sir. Walmart is often cheaper than dollar stores

WaWa has their managers ride around and check the 3 lowest gas stations and sets their price a coupla pennies cheaper. Thats how they set there prices.

@OhNoSoLoDoLo

Жыл бұрын

WaWa down here always has the most expensive gas so that’s why I don’t even go to WaWa unless it’s to go inside to get a sandwich or something.

@empresscarrie6230

Жыл бұрын

we do have a wawa that's always cheaper... i can't go there, or else I always get a chocolate caramel frozen cappuccino and those mnm cookies

@jaqauviuszipperbottomflapj5443

Жыл бұрын

bruh WaWa overcharges you for bananas...

@key_of_destiny4712

Жыл бұрын

Not true at all. I live right down the street from one. The sam’s club just a few minutes down the road consistently has lower gas prices!

@jaqauviuszipperbottomflapj5443

Жыл бұрын

@Key_Of_Destiny47 ya they are overpriced

As an Alabamian I’m just glad somebody talks about us for once 😂

@zazucatwatermelon

Жыл бұрын

FAX BRO

@siic

Жыл бұрын

I mean you guys famous for sweet home Alabama meme

@zazucatwatermelon

Жыл бұрын

@@siic kinda true but alabama has some nice places

@a_wazza

Жыл бұрын

i n c e s t /j

@davidwingate3541

Жыл бұрын

Bruh I’m sick of y’all saben keeps whooping our a**

"Smaller, local gas stations" Shows pictures of big chain stations

@JonLipton

Жыл бұрын

They are nearly all franchised locations. Most gas stations are owned by individuals they are just leasing the right to use the big company’s names

@brine4148

Жыл бұрын

​@@JonLipton might be, but Shell is still worldwide while I've never seen a buc-ee (sorry if i spelled it wrong). Worldwide vs America only, big difference even if it's just a franchise

@floydlooney6837

Жыл бұрын

Locally owned franchises.

@ThatDamnPandaKai

Жыл бұрын

@@JonLipton Would you argue the same if it were a Wendy's selling cheaper burgers than a McDonalds? They're franchises as well.

@Elforia77

Жыл бұрын

Actually alot of the the "big name" gas stations are owned and run by individuals. It's a franchise system and the individuals have to put up a couple hundred thousands dollars to just start up. They manage everything in the gas stations. Sure there might be some "pluses" that the bigger names add like better deals on some products or the signature Shell products and the like. But everything is run and payed for by the local owners.

These guys took “so cheap it’s a crime” too literally 🤣 I love buccees, used to think it was overrated then I went…. Instantly fell in love with the place

@morningsidedriverock

2 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@jordanrial166

2 жыл бұрын

It’s corrupted though

@mr.randomperson9900

2 жыл бұрын

They got banger breakfast shit too. Bacon egg and cheese biscuit. Fuck yea

@sax7760

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordanrial166 I want you to name at least one corporation that you are 100% sure aren't corrupted in anyway.

@pizzaman9859

2 жыл бұрын

@@sax7760 mine

The reporter having the iconic reporter voice

We are programmed to seek the Best Buy possible with the terms of the sale being most reasonable and cost-effective! With that being said, the requirement for the sale to be completed is not what is being sold but the simple agreement between the Willing buyer and willing seller

This law dates back to standard oil

@prestonjones1653

Жыл бұрын

He said 1984, not 1884. Standard Oil had LONG been broken up by then.

@titantech6328

Жыл бұрын

​@@prestonjones1653 standard oil is now 43 different companies including Exxon, Pennzoil, Marathon oil, gulf ect ECT it as a "company" and it's influence still exists just in bite size pieces.

@titantech6328

Жыл бұрын

​@@prestonjones1653 look up the seven sisters of oil. Or the big five oil giants. Minimum gas price laws are their to protect oil industry profits

@Demonslayer20111

Жыл бұрын

​@@titantech6328 no gas station actually makes much profit of gasoline. Couple cents at most. Competition is cutthroat. All of them make more profit on minimart sales

@titantech6328

Жыл бұрын

@@Demonslayer20111 you are right hence why I was referring to the oil corporations themselves and not the gas stations

I went there as soon as it opened here. It’s always packed!

@strawbraees

2 жыл бұрын

Eren you went to that store?

@PinePrince

2 жыл бұрын

@@strawbraees What can I say? Titans love beaver nuggets!

@mastermarksman844

2 жыл бұрын

I went to the store in Alabama I live there

@PinePrince

2 жыл бұрын

@@mastermarksman844 I go to the one in Leeds,Alabama

@Frog-bo7wv

2 жыл бұрын

Gotta say. Glad they started opening them here.

It’s the Walmart of gas stations. Smart asl 😂

Every gaa stations profits are from the store. The gas is sold at cost generally to get people in the store.

"smaller local" - proceeds to show a Shell station lol

@r4nd0msh1t

2 жыл бұрын

Gas stations like shell are franchises, you can buy one and can use shell’s branding, they are who you purchase the gas from. You can build a bigger store etc. but a normal gas station in the Midwest already costs around 500k-1m, these are the “smaller local” he is talking about.

@united_states_of_america48930

2 жыл бұрын

There are many Shell branches in the Philippines

@eliteblueplayz9972

Жыл бұрын

@@united_states_of_america48930 yeah i see two or one shell in one road

@united_states_of_america48930

Жыл бұрын

@@eliteblueplayz9972 nice, last time I went to the Philippines in one road I see 4 to 5 Shell stations

@user47919

Жыл бұрын

@Jack Russelle Lewis deadass

While I understand it from a business perspective and I really wish they could be allowed to do this I agree with the law. Far too many large corporations use it as an aggressive strategy to drive their competition out of business so that they can then return prices to profitable levels and be the only business in town. That's been Wal-Marts MO for decades.

@MsBriSmith

Жыл бұрын

Underrated and educated comment

@shawnr771

Жыл бұрын

The very people who screamed about mom and pop stores being forced to close during Covid have a problem with the government protecting mom and pop stores.

@mikehunt8563

Жыл бұрын

Walmart needs to be run out of town, EVERY TOWN, shittiest company on earth !

@billwilson-es5yn

Жыл бұрын

Walmart builds stores where few exist and where stores are overpriced.

@OtakuUnitedStudio

Жыл бұрын

Walmart: moves into town and undercuts small businesses Small business: stop existing Local residents: all work for Walmart now, but can't afford to shop there anymore Walmart: Closes shop and leaves local economy completely destroyed Walmart: "Oh well, that's just business."

Alabama has the wildest laws

@TomatoSoup-ui5pb

Ай бұрын

This is in place to stop monopolies from occurring. For example, John D. Rockefeller had an oil company and he would sell oil at very low prices until his competitors basically went out of business and then would skyrocket those prices and make a fortune

We need laws like those to protect all of us. The small guy can't compete with corporate. But, the guy in my community did sell his for 1 penny above. Same reason, get people there. But he got good prices on gas, because he sold so much. Exon put him in numerous large tanks, new pumps.

Bruh got more beef with buc-ees than the the distribution center

Man as a Texan I think bucees should go everywhere. It is crazy good and not that expensive

@yeetteet3739

2 жыл бұрын

If you were a true Texan you'd know how to spell it

@bomb1243

2 жыл бұрын

@@yeetteet3739 you literally typed it the same way as him and its not edited 🤦‍♂️

@PvPsFinests

2 жыл бұрын

@@bomb1243 He is implying that Buc-ee’s is spelt wrong

@bomb1243

2 жыл бұрын

@@PvPsFinests Oh I see

@noose7348

2 жыл бұрын

Buc-ee's is amazing

Stopped at a bucees for gas and a soda. Gas was cheap, but item’s in the store were over priced. The marketing strategy was very obvious to me, so I walked out and went across the street for my soda. $1.79 vs .89 the second stop was worth it.

Not me, a Canadian, thinking this was about Chuck E Cheese, and wondering why they sold gasoline...

That law did have a backfire moment in 2004 when the price of fuel suddenly skyrocked, then suddenly fell. I remember seeing two gas stations next to eachother where one station had prices at $3.78 a gallon, the other at $2.55. The other station was not allowed to lower the price due to the price of the initial bulk price. So the station was stuck, and could not sell any gasoline at market prices.

@Stierguy1

Жыл бұрын

Dang yeah it really backfired when I stopped paying my son's gas and rent.

@rocketpadgamer

9 ай бұрын

How were they allowed to have a price 3 times lower than average then

Bucees also has great jerky. Cool place to stop for a snack and an energy drink, usually pretty quick to get out too.

@thezombieking52

Жыл бұрын

You're a programed pawn

@zPengu

Жыл бұрын

Nah the bathrooms there are the most clean I’ve ever seen a bathroom

@cloroxbleach7554

Жыл бұрын

​@@thezombieking52 We got Mr. Matrix over here revealing the secrets of reality

The alabamites simply could not handle the awe inspiring greatness that is buc-ees

“Small local gas stations” WHY IS SHELL HERE!?!

We need a Bucees everywhere! They are genius!

@alexholley2712

Жыл бұрын

There is actually one in Tennessee if I'm not mistaken about where I saw it (I am Tennessean)

@chris10s

Жыл бұрын

They have them i Florida I seen them I’m sure

@NikoBellaKhouf2

Жыл бұрын

It's predatory

@Oracle_real

Жыл бұрын

That’s till they kill every bit of competition and then they jack up their prices cause that’s the only place to go. Smart for them, the government does that to prevent gas monopolies

@draxgoodall3685

Жыл бұрын

This chokes out small business that can't afford to do this.

The news reporter looks like she could be Mia Khalifa’s sister

@AidanTschantre

2 жыл бұрын

Glad it wasnt just me

@pastel_hue3544

2 жыл бұрын

Damn. I was like "is she a journalist now". 😝

@YaBoiDoi

2 жыл бұрын

Bro.

@FernieG21

2 жыл бұрын

I thought I was the only one lmaoo there is hope

@skankhunt-wy9wy

2 жыл бұрын

You see a brown girl in glasses and that who she immediately looks like to you...go the fuck outside and talk to a real girl you pathetic weebs 🤣🤣🤣🤣

ZACK got 3 different voices!

He went from live action to traumatising us 😂

Bro called shell "local"

@christopherlee8989

Жыл бұрын

When its franchised. It is considered local. Its independently owned and operated not by the corporation but by an individual franchisee It is locally owned and operated

@topofthemorning6832

Жыл бұрын

​@@christopherlee8989 careful now, don't try talk sense to an American

@kugelblitz1557

Жыл бұрын

Yeah? Shell is a company who produces gasoline, the actual station is typically run by a private owner who determines the price at the pump based on what it cost to get it from the supplier. They also make the majority of their profit in the store, difference is that their stores are much smaller so even when they do opt to take a loss on the fuel they can't afford to take as much of a loss because their net profit from the store is less than one with massive store on it.

@TheAnnoyingBoss

Жыл бұрын

Listen bro the local business can do the same thing no one is stopping them from paying for some of the gas.

@eduardo7cl

Жыл бұрын

Local gas station lol

This gas station sounds like a miracle. GIMME. I'm low income.

@topofthemorning6832

Жыл бұрын

Only temporarily. If gas stations were allowed to do this then it would cause a monopoly. A similar situation in India and now 30 farmers are killing themselves everyday because of it. Indian government used to have set prices they would buy from the farmers from then sell of to the markets (this was to create a fair market). Indian government changed and decided they would no longer buy from them and allowed companies to buy from them instead choosing their own price. The companies began offering higher prices at the start and drove away all the other buyers. Then when the other buyers went out of business the ones had full control (monopoly) over the farmers and started paying the farmers less money than it cost to produce. And to this day 30 farmers commit suicide a day because of it, while the companies are getting richer and richer

@TOAOM123

Жыл бұрын

​@@topofthemorning6832 No it wouldnt, you absolute radish

@topofthemorning6832

Жыл бұрын

@TOAOM123 yes it would. The end goal of predatory pricing is to create a monopoly. You don't know what you're talking about and just making up lies en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predatory_pricing Even nice simple terms on Wikipedia (with references) that I'm sure you could understand. Very first reference on that page is about monopolies and predatory pricing

@i_never_had_a_burger

Жыл бұрын

​@@TOAOM123you're just making yourself sound illiterate

That reporter looks familiar 🤔..

Another way to look at it is it’s anti-monopoly. It’s a very tricky thing, because it would put all the small gas stations out or business over time. Depending on how he extremity of the difference. Gas stations all around have loyalty schemes to try and encourage themselves over their competitors. Heck, fleet farm is doing this very scheme with a 5c off coupon you get from shopping in store. Worked for me.

@TomatoSoup-ui5pb

Ай бұрын

Yep. This is in place to stop monopolies from occurring. For example, John D. Rockefeller had an oil company and he would sell oil at very low prices until his competitors basically went out of business and then would skyrocket those prices and make a fortune

Those beaver nuggets are addicting 😋

@mrmenace6532

Жыл бұрын

I swear

@apollo4suns494

Жыл бұрын

Bro I love the watermelon candies

@MrSlayer..

Жыл бұрын

i like the cinnamon and brown sugar pecans

@MrSlayer..

Жыл бұрын

also i’m in alabama

Smaller, local gas stations Shows shell, which is quite a large international company that works with Oil related products

@Hoogleyboogleynetwork

2 жыл бұрын

Gas stations are typically franchised, so just because they have the shell name doesn’t mean they’re owned by shell.

@benfletcher8100

2 жыл бұрын

Isn’t it one of the biggest companies for petrol etc?

@cementbox4430

2 жыл бұрын

The one that looked abandoned wasn’t shell at least.

@marionchurch1644

2 жыл бұрын

Those stations are individually owned by private citizens, not Shell, and are therefore a "small business".

@GRBSnatch

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not owned by shell it just sells shell gas. Obviously everyone has told you this already but I really wanna drive it home for you.

Well hol’ on there chad! That’s called price fixing brother 💪🏻

Buc-ees: we’re going to give the people gas at a cheap price Alabama: by my auntiewifemomsister I beg to differ

i’m so glad i live 15 minutes from there. while gas was 4.30 everywhere else, bucees was 3.79. still absurd but when you drive a tahoe you gotta do what you gotta do.

So Amazon can lower their prices on products which eliminates the small business, but a gas station cannot lower its gas prices to do the same?

@evanr9183

2 жыл бұрын

In alabama.

@SpecterNeverSpectator

2 жыл бұрын

Alabama does not control Amazon an European shop

@angelinanguyen8134

2 жыл бұрын

@@SpecterNeverSpectator Amazon was founded in Washington?

@Sentient_Blob

Жыл бұрын

It’s not low prices, it’s specifically selling things at a loss that’s illegal not only in Alabama, but for a lot of things in the US. Consumers like low prices, however, and it’s also hard to set price limits on things, so selling things at a loss is the arbitrary line people drew for “too cheap”

@GayKermit-._-.

Жыл бұрын

​@@SpecterNeverSpectator moron

Sueing a store for helping the people who pay your salary is absolutely insane. They tax the hell out of us then get mad when someone else come along who’s NOT ripping us off

I'm not old enough to know what the gas wars were like but going off anecdotes it stands to reason why those laws are in place.

I live in Texas and now I can’t go 30 miles with not seeing a buc-ess and i live in the country to. But it is fine with me!

@KA-vs7nl

2 жыл бұрын

Of course its fine with you sheep

@soraltt

2 жыл бұрын

@@KA-vs7nl Wtf?

@TrySomeFentanyl

2 жыл бұрын

@@soraltt obviously some peckerhead still in a covid lockdown somewhere in California.

@Frostbite_Unturned

2 жыл бұрын

@@TrySomeFentanyl shhhh don't open the blinds... They haven't been outside of the basement of their mother's 2 million dollar San Francisco condo in 3 years. Legend has it they doordash every day.

@colehein6768

2 жыл бұрын

I live in brazoria county lol we have 6 within 20 mins of each other.

Why that reporter kinda looks like Mia?? Wtf

Wal-mart does this with groceries in order to undercut local competition and drive it out of business. It also gets people in the store.

Biggest case of “build it and they will come” I’ve seen in a while🤣🤣

You’re right, this really hurts business for small local businesses like Royal Dutch Shell 🙏

@kiki_ci3880

Жыл бұрын

I hope you're joking

@michaelhuff3653

Жыл бұрын

Shell doesn't own the gas stations lol. Individuals do. They sell Shell branded gas

Every gas station only makes money off of in store sales. They can't up the price of the fuel more than a couple more cents than they bought it for.

One of the issues I read is that the gas is bought from the same suppliers by the other stations, thus the price can be controlled by the parent company. But Buccees makes their own gas and is not subject to those rules and regulations.

Mia is a reporter now?!😂😂😂

@ponfarru

Жыл бұрын

Maybe her sister?

@ledgaming6489

9 ай бұрын

Looking for this

@jb2funny430

9 ай бұрын

Ard bro you’re done😂

@bruhmomenthdr7575

9 ай бұрын

Not even remotely related, bud

@Certified_rawpots

9 ай бұрын

NAHHHHHHHHHHHH 💀

Bucees: “y no cheap oil” Alabama: “literally 1984”

@TomatoSoup-ui5pb

Ай бұрын

This is in place to stop monopolies from occurring. For example, John D. Rockefeller had an oil company and he would sell oil at very low prices until his competitors basically went out of business and then would skyrocket those prices and make a fortune

In most statesl it also applies to various other staples such as miilk, bread and eggs .

This is in place to protect small businesses. Bigger places and chains can afford to take a loss short term, especially when they have other revenue streams inside. Then they are so much cheaper nobody else can stay in business. And then it gets bad for the customer too because now they have a local monopoly and can jack the prices way up.

I could go to sleep to zaks voice

When she said “too low” I laughed

@asomeone4390

2 жыл бұрын

She looks like someone..👀

@SouthDakotaFacts

Жыл бұрын

Literally 1984 (The law was in 1984)

@TomatoSoup-ui5pb

Ай бұрын

This is in place to stop monopolies from occurring. For example, John D. Rockefeller had an oil company and he would sell oil at very low prices until his competitors basically went out of business and then would skyrocket those prices and make a fortune

They have one in Illinois, it’s huge! I was there for hours.

"Buc-ee's gas prices are too low" Has to be the greediest statement out there

Can confirm I’m in Alabama it was super cheap at first then all of a sudden their sign showing the gas prices disappeared and it was the same cost as everywhere else maybe ever so slightly cheaper but not worth going out of your way to get it.

It’s unfair competition. Big stores can take the hit on one product and drive the competition into bankruptcy, then buy up everything on auction and raise prices once they are the only name in town. It’s unlikely Buc-ees would do that, but that is why the law is there.

@RealHankShill

Жыл бұрын

Exactly. Same laws exist for cigarettes in most states. Cant sell smokes cheaper than a certain price specifically to prohibit using them as a loss leader by a huge corporation

@TheAnnoyingBoss

Жыл бұрын

Loss leading certain products certain ways seems like smart business to me. I think they csm screw it up but if theyre smart about it.

@eitkoml

Жыл бұрын

The small gas stations barely break even on gasoline sales. They make their money off of what people buy inside of the buildings like cigarettes, energy drinks, candy bars, etc.

@sonoftheking831

Жыл бұрын

What about a big company buying out a smaller company, even out of business?

@callidusvulpes5556

Жыл бұрын

​@@TheAnnoyingBoss Smart business can very quickly become monopolistic practice when taken to extremes which defeats the purpose of having a free market in the first place. Take a look at Amazon's monopolistic practices massively undercutting companies who refuse to be bought buy them then immediately raising the prices when they inevitably go out of business to much higher levels than the company they sank. They now have over 90% market share in the sale of baby products and multiple other categories of products

Never in my life seen Shell called a smaller business

@CrazennCajunn

2 жыл бұрын

Most gas stations are a form of franchise, they contract with a fuel company to sell their product. Like Gate is a store chain that sells other peoples gas

@kilokilo9034

2 жыл бұрын

@@CrazennCajunn they still make hella money who cares

@robustanybody5138

2 жыл бұрын

@@kilokilo9034 they still have to pay the company for the brand

It's an anti competition strategy, which causes monopolies, then a sharp increase in pricing when the others go out of business

Need them here..

dude with todays prices id be going there all the time just out of appreciation

@lovinq._.b4k3r18

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@TomatoSoup-ui5pb

Ай бұрын

It’s a marketing strategy to get you into the store to buy things but it works pretty well

I feel like Buccees didn’t exist, then 2022’s summer went by and everyone had something relating to it.

I'm from Alabama.....growing up in the 80's there were numerous small mom and pop gas stations. Everyone had their favorite one. But where I live now almost all have gotten bought out by famous chains

There's a reason why no one stops in Alabama, they just want to come straight to Texas.

@TaeDaDon205

Жыл бұрын

It’s more than just Buccees.. & as a current resident, I recommend nobody does simply due to ever so commonplace violence that is consistently erupting all around for no reason at all..

@georgyekimov4577

Жыл бұрын

I thought they were scared by my brothers+ brothers in law

@Boredaff

Жыл бұрын

@@TaeDaDon205 stop lyin it’s not that bad

@TaeDaDon205

Жыл бұрын

@@Boredaff it is my guy watch the news. This broke ass state damn near like Chicago.. only these dummies DONT know how to shoot.

@morninglettuce4866

Жыл бұрын

Well in Texas all buccee are never in cities they on the way to others so you don’t drive 30 min just to go get gas

I live near the Alabama buc-ee’s and I can confirm that the gas prices are actually higher now

Some states make it illegal to sell gas cheaper than anyone else. Even offering free coffee with a fill up would be illegal.

I like your videos

I was so excited when they were opening here! They opened right near my town 😁

@misaelherrera2845

2 жыл бұрын

They should open one in California so i could spend money on cheap gas

I bet Alabama is now thinking to themselves...."Damn, I wish they were still selling gas for cheap now" lmao.

@tygonmaster

2 жыл бұрын

Can't afford the gas if you don't have a job because your gas station went out of business. I love the circular logic that many capitalist enterprises have to rely on in order to function.

@gabrieljcz

2 жыл бұрын

@@tygonmaster and they don’t give people a raise either to counteract high gas prices

@ZenuxProduction

2 жыл бұрын

Our gas was already cheap COMPARED to others .

@Rellik453

Жыл бұрын

In Alabama gas is too dam expensive some of us cant afford it

This is still similary the law in australia, it helps only the BP oil company. My knowledge is Petrol prices can only be between a certain price of what the supplier ( BP ) sells it to them. So even though you can see upto a 40% price difference between locations the store owners usually make around the same profit because BP will charge a higher visited store more for supply, oh except for the stores BP own.

Its called a loss leader. Like bars on Wing Night. The wings are sold at a loss, but they make that up and more with beer sales

I love living in Texas and getting to enjoy their food.

Buc-ees at 3 am hits different on a long roadtrip

Yep this is the c store business. My first job was downstream energy investment banking. You’re looking at super thin margins on the gas and HUGE margins on inside store sales. They just want you at the pump to go inside and buy a snack for $3 that costs them $0.30 wholesale.

I went to buc-ee’s gas station exactly 72 times.😅

Also gas companies are price gouging as oil prices are back down and bucc ees isn’t rising it’s prices to way more than it should be

“Sir we’re gonna have to shut you down for having too good prices”

@avacadomangobanana2588

Жыл бұрын

Yeah bro if you undercut every other business in the area that’s not “smart business” that’s peak capitalism and the REASON OUR COUNTRY IS DYING

@YTxwell

Жыл бұрын

@@avacadomangobanana2588 usa was always a shit country

@alfonzom6

Жыл бұрын

Rockefeller time

@michaelhuff3653

Жыл бұрын

It's only good for the consumer in the short term. If they are able to sell below cost then all other gas stations in the area will shut down. When all their competition shuts down, they would jack the prices up

@Echantediamond1

Жыл бұрын

@@avacadomangobanana2588 You don’t know how economics work if you think lasseiz-faire capitalism is good.

The issue is that companies like QuikTrip come in, sell cheap gas, drive out the competition, and then raise prices higher than they were before.

@TomatoSoup-ui5pb

Ай бұрын

Yea that’s why bucees was sued. This is in place to stop monopolies from occurring. For example, John D. Rockefeller had an oil company and he would sell oil at very low prices until his competitors basically went out of business and then would skyrocket those prices and make a fortune

I hauled gas for a conv. store chain, all the merch was at least twice what they paid for it. In 2008 when I quit, doughnuts cost him $0.06 to make , charged $0.89, car washes cost $0.75, would charge between $4-8.00 for them. It's the high mark-up items that keep them in business.

swear I thought the new reporter was mia khalifa...

Both sides of this make sense. Buccees has a great business model for their brand and Texas, however, Alabama has a decent law that protects larger companies from intentionally or otherwise swallowing small local stores that have no other way to prevent being bankrupt, similar to what Walmart has done.

@jtowensbyiii6018

Жыл бұрын

Large companies DONT need protecting

@christusrex334

Жыл бұрын

@@jtowensbyiii6018 read it again

@jedimasterbones

Жыл бұрын

​@@christusrex334 I wonder if he ever read it again.

@christusrex334

Жыл бұрын

@@jedimasterbones been thinking the same, knowing the attention span of peers my age probably not

@tomcat8662

Жыл бұрын

@@jedimasterbones small companies don’t need protecting

We just got one in my home town and I hate it. Traffic is backed up for miles all around it and they are so loud when you go in. I'll stick with my mom and pop gas stations thank you

We need more places like bucees

@perisaizidanehanapi7931

Жыл бұрын

Read: we need more big corporate to kill small businesses

@royfrye2871

Жыл бұрын

We are working on it!👍

We need this in California 😩. I'll just cheat the system and not buy food

@isaac4273

Жыл бұрын

On a serious note tho, California would be a good stop bc the trucking industry is also very large, you have the entire central valley moving produce every day, as well as people travelling up and down through the interstate. I'd love it if Buc-ees came here, I'm all in for the brisket sandwiches, I tried them in Houston and holy smokes, it's reeeeally good

POV: You've never heard Zach talk like this

Much calmer Zack 😊

Costco and Buccees on their way to be absolute W companies

Ahhhh that’s my sweet home Alabama, gotta love it

@jacobmcpherson1269

Жыл бұрын

Hey, I'm a neighbouring state! I'm from Mississippi, you cousin-lover.

@joeflosion

Жыл бұрын

My whole family has transplanted from Pennsylvania to Alabama, we love it man. Such a beautiful state, and the nicest people. And the best part, no New Yorkers

@lucilent4920

Жыл бұрын

@joeflosion im a New Yorker 🥲

@joeflosion

Жыл бұрын

@@lucilent4920 The good kind tho, right? RIGHT?

You get more money for being An assistant manager at Buc-ees Than being a doctor in the United Kingdom.

Wow I live in Alabama & I had no clue of this! Good stuff!🤟

@c0ld389

Жыл бұрын

Baldwin county and Birmingham

@dom997

Жыл бұрын

Alabamian resident

@whiskeyriver7904

Жыл бұрын

the new one is built on the edge of Athens

@michaelhuff3653

Жыл бұрын

​@Whiskey River the newest one is in Auburn

Now I want some beaver nuggets 🤣

I live in Houston. I from a small town called Ruston, Louisiana. They will have the first Buc-ees built in the state by next year. I tell people how big that will be. Unfortunately for all the other small gas stations back home.

I always go to the location in Denton, it’s amazing.

@royfrye2871

Жыл бұрын

I work at the one in Terrell