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CLEANNET USA Franchise Complaints
Some Cleannet USA franchise owners warn that Cleannet USA is another janitorial scam that robbed them of their time and money. Others defend Cleannet USA and claim the commercial cleaning franchise provides the tools to build a successful janitorial business. // What do you think? Here are the 2 opposing views. If you have experience [...]
BONUS BUILDING CARE Franchise Scam Complaints
Is the Bonus Building Care franchise a legitimate commercial cleaning opportunity or another janitorial franchise scam? Bonus Building Care franchise marketing materials claim “In the world of commercial cleaning franchises there are many choices. // While some other commercial cleaning franchise companies charge a premium for their services while delivering less, at BONUS Building Care, [...]
BEST BLINDS Franchise Complaints
Best Blinds… Worst Franchise? // Best Blinds franchise owners Eric & Laurie Wilson certainly think so. They bought a Best Blinds franchise then found out the franchisor Laura Melissa Wall-McMahel had already sold the exclusive territory rights to someone else… and never bought back the rights as promised. The Best Blinds franchisees sued. When the [...]
MASSAGE ENVY: Franchisee Fetish Afoot!
Franchisee Fetish Afoot! Massage Envy Employees Seek 10-Digit Payday! Something doesn’t smell quite right about this story. But be forewarned… it’s NSL (Not Safe for Lunch). If your boss offered you a new BMW and $30,000 per month to let him/her smell and fondle your feet, how would you react? Would you: A) Run screaming [...]
PLAY N TRADE Franchise: 30 Stores to Open in 2010
Embattled and controversial franchise video game chain Play N Trade continues to sell franchises and boast about its new store openings. // The Play N Trade franchise has been widely criticized on the Internet for its franchisee recruitment practices and the viability of its retail concept. Franchise owners have reported widespread store closure. After its [...]
CURVES: Curves Posts on Unhappy Franchisee
Unhappy Franchisee has been following Curves International and the issues facing Curves franchise owners since 2008. Prior to that we published Curves news and hosted discussions on FranchisePick.com (now archived at EveryJoe.com). We have also followed and written extensively on other franchised fitness concepts, including Contours Express, Butterfly Life, Cuts Fitness for Men, Diversified Health [...]
CURVES Franchise Owners React to Comments That They’re Being “Pruned”
Curves President Mike Raymond Says Widespread Franchise Closures Part of Plan to “Prune the System”; Franchisee Responses Invited More than 1/3 of the domestic Curves fitness club franchises have closed in the past 3 years. In 2009 alone, more than 1000 Curves franchise owners lost their dream businesses… along with their savings, retirement accounts and, [...]
CURVES: 1000 Franchise Clubs Failed Last Year
The Wall Street Journal has confirmed what Curves franchise owners have been reporting on UnhappyFranchisee.com for the past two years: Curves franchise owners are closing their clubs, and losing their significant investments, in alarming numbers. The statements of Curves International President Mike Raymond in Richard Gibson’s article also confirm what franchise owners have told us [...]
SOLARTEK ENERGY: Jared Coad Claims It’s a Franchise Scam
Jared Coad claims he is a victim of franchise fraud perpetrated by SolarTEK Energy and SolarTEK CEO Brant Ira Patton. Jared Coad has vowed that unless his $35,000 investment for the Arizona license rights is returned in full, he will dedicate his life to spreading the word that Solartek Energy is a scam. June 14, [...]
