Customers, friends & family of 7-Eleven franchise owners Dilip and Saroj Patel gathered in Riverside, CA to show their support and protest 7-Eleven, Inc.’s seizure of their store for alleged “excessive couponing.”
(UnhappyFranchisee.Com) 7-Eleven, Inc. allegedly seized the Patel’s franchise – alleged to be worth more than $450,000 – without warning or chance of appeal.
The Patel’s had operated the family business at 5958 Magnolia Ave., Riverside, California for over 19 years.
Read Dev Patel’s account here: 7-ELEVEN Stole Our Store – Dev Patel’s Story
 7-Eleven Franchisee of 19 years Dilip Patel leads the protest after 7-Eleven, Inc. seized his store. |
 Dev Patel (left) and supporters are calling for the return of Dev’s parents’ store by 7-Eleven, Inc. |
 If you support the Patel’s and other franchise owners being terminated by 7-Eleven, Inc. Please leave a comment below. |
 .“7-Eleven is trying to force out many older store owners on bogus grounds in order to get the stores for free and then to re-sell them…” – Dev Patel |
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 Dev Patel’s fan club is young, but dedicated. Says Dev: “We love Riverside. We love our community. We love our customers.” |
 A 7-Eleven customer posted this photo of Dev Patel on Facebook. |
 Saroj Patel (right) “became emotional, broke down and cried…” when 7-Eleven, Inc. seized the business it took them 19 years to build, according to her son, Dev Patel. |
 “We didn’t sell. We didn’t retire. We didn’t want to leave. We were FORCED OUT.”7-Eleven franchisee Dilip Patel, Riverside, CA |
 Unfortunately, UnhappyFranchisee.Com is hearing numerous accounts of alleged franchise store seizures by 7-Eleven, Inc. |
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Disclaimer: This account has been to provided to UnhappyFranchisee.com by Mr. Patel, and published verbatim. We have not independently verified his version of events. We have invited 7-Eleven, Inc. to provide their version of events, including any corrections, clarifications, statements, rebuttals they would like known. ADMIN
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