MATCO TOOLS Franchise Complaints

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• Debbs, found out today small mind, big mouth and small mind big mouths little brother finished top 30......middle of MONTANA?????? whoooo hoooo

• Hi Rick, welcome and thank you for sharing your story.
  It certainly takes courage.

  Despite the fact a new distributors are stepping forward,
  the OBC still refuse to open their eyes...

  I too wonder what is the OBC afraid of?
  I too am truly interested in why this discussion riles the Old Boys Club so much that they are willing to spend their free time here posting hundreds of nasty comments.

• cary,
  i have learned over the years that people who try to judge other people without the proper knowledge or first hand experience are usually a person that is quick to use someone elses inexperience or lack of knowledge to take advantage of them.
  you sir have no first hand knowledge or experience of anyone here. just because some one says something here does not mean that they didnt do all the steps and procedures here. you automatically assume that they did it all wrong and are not capable of doing it right. if all the obcs had the balls to try to help some of the little people instead of bashing them things might be better for some. no one is going to do that because then someone might get ahead of them aqnd make them look bad.
  most of what i have seen here in my 4 years is all about the individual. when things were tough all the other dbrs were just looking for a deal so they could help themselves. it wasnt helping me. like a bunch of wild dogs. there is no family here. its all about me me me. when was the last time that you went and helped a total stranger dbr for several hours for several times to help him with out any personal gain for yourself, probably not because according to your posts thats not the kind of person that you are. most of the dbrs that i know that do well cheat, lie to their customers and take advantage of them at any chance they can and justify it as doing business. its all good though. what goes around comes around just may be in a different way. KARMA, you will get some.
  so why did you quit selling shoes. who did you know at matco at the time.

• Caryboy is attacking everyone here, I feel left out, no slander about me last night.

  Where are your other boys, DON( JUNIEE) QUEEN, JASON NEAL, AND THE REST OF YOUR DEFENDERS?

  Tool business is changing, the district manager of my area can no longer survey, they send a rep out of Ohio to survey, whats up with this? Is matco accusing the district managers of doing wrong? Could he have been fasifying surveys?

  What does a district manager do now? Go around and be everyones boss, because you are controlled by matco.

  My post from a week ago is still on matco's facebook, they haven;t removed my post yet. Whats the holdup?

  CHANGE IS ON THE WAY, FIRST CHANGE OF THE NEW YEAR;

  1. DISTRICT MANAGERS CAN NO LONGER SURVEY, BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T DOING THEIR JOB, ESPECIALLY YOU, DARRYL PRITCHETT.

• Richard,

  What part of being SELF employed do you not understand????? If you want family time go home and watch an episode of the Waltons.

  I chose to push thru the tough times to continue to do what I do and I have helped many distirbutors along the way.

  Have a nice day

• cary
  im not the one that pitches this to be a family thing, matco is. thats my point. they are only here till they can use you no longer. then its have a nice day. they act like you were never here.
  there is a new guy that just started my route. do you think that he will collect on my skips. i doubt it, one reason because matco has washed them out of the sustem so it wont be there. that way he can sell more tools instead of collecting what someone else sold and making the 25%. thats part of the matco plan.
  if you are doing well then you have alot of money out there on the streets. if you got sick or something happened to you then that money would be lost. they sure arent going to go and collect it for you . they will be too busy tring to put someone else in there to sell.
  when i started they told me not to worry about the previous dbr. i just happened to know the guy so i helped him collect some of his money. it might have hurt me some but i did what was right.
  matco does not do whats right and thats what all this is about but some of you dont understand.
  what is your customer count. i bet its over 325.

  you never did say why you quit selling shoes.

• Cary:

  Your point (I think) is that failing Matco dbrs have unrealistic expectations about their roles vs. corporate's role and were not prepared to put in the hard work and the long hours required to survive much less thrive.

  Is that correct?

  How do you think Matco ends up with so many unrealistic franchisees? Don't you think they need to look at this problem so you're not having to deal with all these whiners hurting your business and suing your franchisor for years to come, like snap-on?

  Look at how Matco is recruiting. First, they are advertising to people who want jobs, not a business. They are currently recruiting people who want a boss telling them what to do and a steady paycheck. But since the desperate unemployed can't find one, Matco gets their hooks in them and talks them into a franchise. How bad do you think these complaints will be in a year or 2 when all the Careerbuilder people start failing?

  Look at the unrealistic promises of success Matco made. Tim Gilmore recruited a bunch of people with the lie that 91% will be successful. They were told that success was almost guaranteed. Don't you think that has something to do with dbrs being pissed off when they realized they were lied to?

  Look at how the Matco ads tell recruits that they will have freedom, can take time off whenever they want, that no tool experience is necessary, that they'll have plenty of qualified customers GUARANTEED, and that they'll have WORLD CLASS SUPPORT that's just a phone call away, all in a franchise that hardly ever fails

  Matco sets those expectations. Shouldn't they have told prospects they'll have to work long, tough hours, that their LOC contains a lot of nonexistent or unqualified customers, that they are, for the most part, on their own, that there is basically no resale value and that many many franchisees fail or just walk away?

  That would be honest, wouldn't it? But those who still signed up, knowing the reality, would be prepared for the tough road ahead and probably wouldn't have bet their house on Matco as a 91% sure thing.

  Why don't they paint that realistic picture and set more realistic expectations, Cary?

  Could it be that they don't want to give up the additional tool purchases and fees that come with recruiting people under false pretenses that are doomed to fail ?

  Has Matco calculated that most of them won't be able to afford Jerry's retainer by the time the Matco Tools meat grinder is through with them?

  If you think these franchisees are unqualified and unrealistic, why don't you look to the company that spent more money and effort recruiting them than trying to retain them?

• The Surgeon General has deemed smoking cigarette can cause cancer
  Therefore, the Surgeon General has ordered the WARNING be labeled on every pack
  So that, smokers can risk their health fully aware of the dangers

  ***********HOWEVER; Matco Tools can cause it's own special form of cancer.............
  ............it can eat away a Financial well being
  .................it can destroy a human beings self worth
  .....................it can kill a dream of business ownership

  THE DIFFERENCE......... THERE IS NO WARNING, NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE DANGER

  During the 1950's, more and more evidence was surfacing that smoking was linked to lung cancer. Although the tobacco industry denied such health hazards, they promoted new products which were "safer", such as those with lower tar and filtered cigarettes.

  ******In recent months, more and more evidence has surfaced being a Matco Tools distributor was linked to business cancer. Although Matco denied such success hazards.

  In 1964, the Surgeon General's report on "Smoking and Health" came out. This report assisted in allowing the government to regulate the advertisement and sales of cigarettes. The 1960's in general was a time when much of the health hazards of smoking were reported.

  ******IN 2011 the Matco Tools Distributor Association was formed and publicly called for change and detailed the wrongdoings and illegal actions of Matco Tools.

  In 1982, the Surgeon General reports that second hand smoke may cause lung cancer. Smoking in public areas are soon restricted, especially at the workplace.

  *****In 12/2011 Lady Matco's video points out the FALSE statistic in Matco Tools recruitment video and Matco Tools removes the video. In addition, second hand Matco has been the cause of divorce for many distributors......................

  In 1985, lung cancer became the #1 killer of women, beating out breast cancer!

  ***********In 2012 Matco cancer killed Lady Matco

  People that smoke are WARNED, INFORMED, and accept the risk - fully aware of the possible implications.
  HOWEVER; PEOPLE THAT BUY A MATCO FRANCHISE ARE DUPED

  THERE IS NO WARNING
  THERE IS NO ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE DANGER

  Bottom line, there are people that smoke their entire lives and NEVER have problems or get cancer.
  That doesn't mean smoking DOES NOT CAUSE cancer.

  Bottom line, there are people that will succeed at Matco and never have problems.
  That doesn't mean MATCO TOOLS DOES NOT CAUSE FAILURE..............

• lady matco
  very well put and it is the truth. no lies or hidden agenda. just the straight and honest facts.

• We should expect nothing but the very best from our KICK ASS PRESIDENT OF MATCO TOOLS DISTRIBUTOR ASSOCIATION.

  THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY WELL PUT COMMENTS.

  TOMMY CHEUNG
  MDAM