MATCO TOOLS Franchise Complaints: Have you had any dealings with MATCO Tools or the MATCO Tools franchise? Please share a comment about your experience – good or bad – below, as well as advice for those considering investing in a MATCO Tools franchise.
Also read: FRANCHISE LAWSUIT Alleges Matco Tools Scam, TD Bank Fraud
We received the following franchise warning about the MATCO TOOLS franchise opportunity. According to commenter “TOMMY CHEUNG” :
“STAY AWAY FROM MATCO TOOLS. THEY WILL SELL YOU A BILL OF GOODS,WHICH IS NO GOOD.
“RUMOR HAS IT ,MATCO MAKES MORE MONEY SIGNING NEW FRANCHISES THAN THEY DO TAKING CARE OF THEIR CURRENT ONES.
“DARYL PRITCHETT AND MIKE RAMEY WORK TOGETHER TO SIGN YOU UP AND THEN KICK YOU TO THE CURB. I AM WORKING ON A LAWSUIT AGAINST MATCO, HOPING TO TURN IT INTO A CLASS ACTION SUIT. YOU MAY CONTACT JERRY MARKS AT MARKS AND KLEIN LAW FIRM AT [redacted], IF YOU ARE INTERESTED.
“I INVESTED ALOT OF MONEY IN MATCO AND AFTER 3.5 YEARS THEY SHUT ME DOWN. WHEN THE ECONOMY SLOWED IN 2008,THEY PUT ME OUT OF BUSINESS.
“I ALSO SPOKE TO A PREVIOUS EXECUTIVE, WHO CALLED ME, AND STATED THATS THE WAY MATCO DOES BUSINESS. STAY AWAY FROM MATCO TOOLS AND RUN LIKE HELL WHEN YOU SEE THEM. I REPEAT DO NOT BUY OR INVEST IN MATCO TOOLS…”
Marks & Klein is a legitimate franchise law firm that often represents franchisees in lawsuits against their franchisors, but we haven’t verified with them whether a lawsuit against Matco Tools is in the works or not.
WHAT DO YOU THINK? IS MATCO TOOLS A GOOD FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY, A FAIR FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITY OR A FRANCHISE SCAM?
If you’ve had dealings with Matco Tools, please share a comment below.
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@guest3 - no need to argue with you, YOU do a good job all by yourself.............
How about when the Matco Regional Manager tells you to divorce your wife and you can keep your franchise.
@guest2, you never met me. My dog has road with me for the first half of my career as a distributor. Are you qualified to determine success? If you own a dog, you know how to clean up after a dog. I have three dogs. I've been on trucks that allow smokers on board, now that sucks. Though they could address it and clean up after smokers were there.
I have sold three 6s boxes in the past year and not one of them were shipped correctly. I gave my number for the delivery company so that I would be called before delivery. They never called. I called and complained to my DM about the delivery company and he said there was nothing he could do.He had already had other complaits but "Its A Corp Deal". My customers were upset and I was left to make it right. (By the way they were all 3 bay boxes and nothing was ever said in Stow that only 3 bays were by shipped furniture movers.) The delivery company is not a furniture mover they are just another freight company that sometimes hauls furniture.They dropped the last box off and never even asked for a signature. Great customer service don't you think. Just one more lie from Stow or mistake depending on which side of the isle that your on.
debbie
Earl is an idiot and the tool box factory never makes mistakes, why didnt you know that....lol
@ Tom toole, thanks that was funny. I hope that wasn't directed towards you.
I don't know the 'wife', maybe that would have been good advice :) Just kidding!
Matco has been for sale for several years.....according to a former VP. Wonder why it wont sell......hummmmm
Former Distr
None taken, actually wasnt good advice.....
I have heard a story that DM told the distributor(not an exact quote) "stop worrying about your wife and start worrying more about your business". The wife died a few months later... Distributor was terminated a month or so after that.
Thats seems to be the kind of activity Matco condones.
"I have never met a successful dbr who has a dog on his truck."
I think a smart tactic would be having multiple dogs that you take on different days, depending. Dalmation for sales calls, say, and when making collections or chasing skips, break out the Doberman.
"How about when the Matco Regional Manager tells you to divorce your wife and you can keep your franchise."
If ever a comment called out for elaboration, this is it. are you serious, tom toole?
It's weird that Debbie can't get a question on a windshield but Tom is gets dictates on his marriage?