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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MATCO TOOLS Franchise Report Alleges Distributor Churning  November 29,
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MATCO TOOLS 2011 Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD) & Other
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  November 22, 2011

MATCO TOOLS Class Action Lawsuit, “Secret” Sales Projections  November
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FRANCHISE LAWSUIT Alleges Matco Tools Scam, TD Bank Fraud  November 15,
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  • HEY deb herd snapon now sells rebacks wow 30 bucks cheaper,great to see new poeple tom and bob welcome to matco bs hope your not plants

  • Richard,

    Blessed with a great family yes I am truly blessed this work stuff is just what I do on the side. While many are scared to enter the forest ( the trees are tall I look so small what will I do a wolf a bear could eat us all ) I am not a poet I am a tool man so I pull out a CHAINSAW AND CUT A FREAKING PATH to my fishing hole it is just my way and for me it works.

  • tlman witth no oooooooooooooooooooooos what was that chain saws trees woods not boyscout camp,its pissed at matco camp step up

  • Guest,

    Have to correct you I was never trained to give my life for anything and I will not lie down for you or anyone else that would be unamerican an unlike any Marine I could respect. I was trained to make the other guy die for his country or cause as I am not allowed to die or quit with out permission. These people may have there points and they sure have problems but please do not dishonor the memory of our country hero's that gave the ultimate sacrafice. Winners don't quit and quiters don't win and that is a fact

  • tlman well put i have respect for what you are but matco ate up alot of my money and my family life for me things suck i had money at one time o well pyramid that the game

  • Tex Dman, your words are kinds and as always you're a gentlemen. Please tell the wife and girls I said hello and miss everyone. You didn't have to say anything nice about me, but thank you.

    I emailed you using the last known addy hope it got to you.

    What we have here are folks that have had different experiences in the tool business. My problem came in when it was pointed out to me one individual was posting on CL in specific cities throughout the US and it just burned me up. Had a great of sparring at the dojo today, got a lot of agression out.

    I don't doubt that each of those that failed for whatever reason truly believes Matco failed them. They're an easy target. Bad DM, RM, whichever. My real issue came in when a DBR I personally put into the business told me that the Snap On guy was printing these negative statements and was handing them out on his route harming this DBRs business. I had to speak up.

    I don't believe this was their intent but it was in fact the biproduct of their efforts. Then when I learned it was a guy that I knew how he acted in training, on the route, in meetings (yes you Tommy) it didn't sit well with me. How can a guy act the way he did on the route, change the Matco designed plan, fail and then go disrupt other DBR's business'.

    I can't speak for the others, I would have to see their monitor reports and I could say. But Tommy failed purely because of Tommy and his "I can do this better without Matco" ideas. Don't hurt current DBR's by posting non factual statements of scams and pyramids. No proof.

    Anyway, check your email, lemme know if it hit ya. BTW, made state both forms and sparring. Keep kick'in brother.

  • tlman your comment was bad i respect people and never try to talk bad i will find you and stick i pipe in your azzzz you dont know me and dont know what your are fiiiiiin with you crossed the line you pissed me off its easy bitch dont push me i dont care

  • tlman if you ever ever ever make a comment like that again to me you are messing with what you cant handle you want some come get it puss

  • The Haves are an amusing bunch.
    They can barge into a forum intended to allow the sharing of complaints.
    They can bully, criticize and insult those who voice those complaints.
    They can parade their financial well-being in front of people who are financially struggling.
    They can shamelessly brag about their boats and ski trips and rub it in the noses of people who are struggling to fend off foreclosures and keep their homes.
    And then they can smugly and condescendingly talk about how HONORABLE the are!
    I'm ROFLMAO!

    As an actual combat veteran, I can assure you all of one thing: Those who parade their military service around lightly, who puff up their chests and toss out references to Iwo Jima on blogs and who use their service to win pats on the back or an upper hand in casual arguments are the ones who turned wrenches in the motor pool or shuffled papers stateside.

    Those who saw action don't trivialize with phony patriotism or brag about their service in blog comments.

    IMHO, Lady Matco Debbie is the one with the biggest balls around here, and that can be intimidating for the pompous & inadequate. So why don't the Old Boys Club geezers go start their own blog where they can tell each other what heroes they are, quote from WWII movies and brag about the size of their dingies without ever being challenged?

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