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Archive for the ‘xBuyer Beware’ Category

July 17th, 2008

Red Bull Vending Franchisees Seeing Red; Speaking Out

Unhappy Franchisee: Franchising rumors, rants, controversies, issues, complaints & insider information you’re not supposed to know.
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Allegedly, Pamplona isn’t the only home to the running of the bulls.  Those who invested with Creative Concepts of America (CCA) for the aggressively advertised Red Bull vending opportunity claim they had a scam run on them by the […]

By sean -- 4 comments

July 10th, 2008

Cuppy’s Coffee Watch: Supreme Building Tech Sues Elite Mfgr. Huh?

And so another  bizarre twist to the madcap saga of Cuppy’s Coffee, Elite Manufacturing, FranSynergy, and all the people they owe money to… we present you the Supreme BuildingTechnologies lawsuit against Elite Manufacturing Inc.
Supreme Building Technologies Inc v. Elite Manufacturing Inc

Plaintiff:
Supreme Building Technologies Inc

Defendant:
Elite Manufacturing Inc

Case Number:
1:2008cv00163

Filed:
July 3, 2008

Court:
Indiana Northern District Court

Office:
Contract: Other Office [ […]

By sean -- 5 comments

July 9th, 2008

The “Long Expensive Ride” of a Cuppy’s Coffee Franchisee

Everybody’s good at something.  Seems that Cuppy’s Coffee has a talent for creating unhappy franchisees.  Yet another dissatisfied and frustrated franchise owner has reached the end of her rope.
UnhappyFranchisee.com has turned into a veritable shrine to the Cuppy’s Coffee’s and Elite Manufacturing’s amazing ability to piss people off who were once happy to give them […]

By sean -- 3 comments

July 8th, 2008

FRANCHISE WARNING: Mars / Venus From Australia

(Unhappy Franchisee)  Are you familiar with the Mars/Venus Consulting franchise?  Me neither.  However, franchisees from down under are sending up a warning that it’s a scam that has just been imported by the U.S. (because we can’t produce out own fast enough.  Darn trade deficit!)
Read the warning on that harbinger of happiness, Unhappy Franchisee.
I know […]

By sean -- 1 comment

July 8th, 2008

REAL MLM TALES: Share Your MultiLevel Marketing Experiences

(Top New Franchises) Have you ever been involved with “direct sales” aka multi-level marketing (MLM)? Which one?
Amway? Avon? Cutco Knives (Vector Marketing) Equinox? Forever Living? Goji Juice? Herbalife? Juice Plus? Longaberger Baskets? Mannatech? Mary Kay? Meleleuca? National Safety Associates (NSA)? Nu Skin? […]

By sean -- 1 comment

July 3rd, 2008

Franchise Complaint: Lyons & Wolivar Investigations

 (Best Franchise Opportunities) With 55 active offices, L&W Investigations, Inc. aka Lyons & Wolivar claims to be the foremost private investigations franchise specializing in  fraudulent insurance claims.  According to the company, L&W investigators are highly trained specialists equipped with state-of-the-art surveillance technologies and other advanced systems to provide second-to-none results and service. That includes online […]

By sean -- 2 comments

July 2nd, 2008

eBay Dropoff Stores Being Used In Internet Scams

Internet scams come in many cleverly packaged disguises, from the popular widow of the deposed dictator who wants to share millions to the overseas buyer who wants to buy your stuff on eBay or Craig’s list.
FranchisePick.com readers recently complained they had been ripped off by Online Outpost:
Cameron wrote:
Hi. I tried to buy a bike from […]

By sean -- 2 comments

June 26th, 2008

Pure Weight Loss: A Letter to CEO Vahan Karian

(FranchisePick.Com)  Also read:  HOW MUCH DOES PURE WEIGHT LOSS OWE YOU?,
PURE WEIGHT LOSS CUSTOMERS: SHARE NEWS & OPINIONS HERE,
Pure Weight Loss to Close All 400 Locations
There’s a new website called Dear Vahan that invites both employee and member victims of Pure Weight Loss and/or LA Weight Loss to share a message to be shared with […]

By sean -- 0 comments

June 24th, 2008

Snapped, Crackled & Flopped: RIP State College Cereality

(FranchisePick.com The franchise blog)  I had an interesting morning; I got into an argument with my Rice Krispies. I distinctly heard “Snap, crackle, f*ck you!” I’m not sure which one of them said it…  The Late, Great George Carlin 
Also read:  The Cereality Franchise Dead Pool: VOTE NOW!
Cereality Franchise Closes in 3 Months; Breaks Previous […]

By sean -- 4 comments

June 20th, 2008

Failing Cuppy’s Coffee Franchisee Took to the Streets

(FranchisePick.com The franchise blog)  In his Richmond Times-Dispatch column, Iris Taylor describes how a failed Cuppy’s Coffee franchisee “was losing money to bigger competitors,” so they borrowed $40,000 more to go mobile - and operate their business as a concessionaire.
Mary Patrick and her husband, Joe, of Midlothian recently took out a $40,000 line of credit […]

By sean -- 4 comments

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