MATCO TOOLS Franchise Complaints

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• Hal - thank you. Your observations are RIGHT ON, I only wish Matco could see things. I have sold a lot of tools and tool boxes in the past two years. I won't be around to warranty this stuff. Matco has it's boot firmly planted and my A** will be history, soon.
  So, I do care about my customers and feel really bad as THEY will be the ones punished. No one in their right mind will ever take MY ROUTE - as well they shouldn't. The route needs to be re-configured -however; the existing customers deserve to have service.
  Matco IN THEIR GREED put me where there should not have been a distributor. These shops SHOULD have been given the opportunity to be COMMERCIAL ACCOUNTS. Matco was TOO greedy to offer that option - more money to be made when some poor sucker (ME) signs up, fails, they have their guaranteed $80K note money, I have bankruptcy, and the customers are dismissed as disposable.

• Debbie,

  Since you are apparently going bankrupt wouldn't it have been a good idea to of had a business plan prior to jumping in with both feet ? You claim your route was not viable okay I believe you but I must ask did you not do everything you could to investigate this business and route prior to saying yes. This is a great business for the right person my advice do your own research and most important get a business plan have it looked over by a group called SCORE at the SBA. It is wise to learn from others misstakes Debbie had no plan and she failed and she is going bankrupt. THE FIRST STEP TO BUSINESS SUCCESS IS TO HAVE A BUSINESS PLAN.

• tlman, it is honestly getting a little creepy............... you seem obsessed with me.

• Organized, i have actually heard quite a few of those videos still exist.................

  I would LOVE to see some fresh You Tube adventures :)

  bring it baby!!

• Debbie
  ya, i realize there are still a few out there, my point goes to the depth of deception by Matco and the fact they were actually threatening franchisee's to get the dvd's back...

  I see your friend tlman (stalker) just does not grasp what a FRANCHISE really is, so I will post just for him the short definition of a FRANCHISE...

  FRANCHISE; Proven concept with a predefined "business plan" and a plan of action...

  But dont worry Debbie, Matco and the OBC will twist, manipulate and distort the FACTS to make it:

  "YOUR FAULT"

  ORGANIZED

• okay tlman,
  come and get you some of this for awhile and give the lady a break. everybody wants a piece of her ass but shes not giving it up. matco got most of it so she is holding on to the rest that she has left.
  jerry and the gang are working on getting her some money for reconstructive surgery. then she might be more giving. notttttttttttt.
  i would like to know how long you have been in business and what kind of a route you started with. im sure that you didnt make any mistakes, if so then maybe you should be setting up the routes for matco so that dbrs dont fail at such an alarming pace.
  the one thing that all you obcers dont want to see is all the lies and deceit than have been pushed on the people here. if i knew then what i knew now i wouldnt have touched this mess. education is expensive no matter how you get it. part of the business plan is that you have to deceive the public to stay ahead of the game. increas you profit margin at the customers expense. you get the deal they get the shaft. i know its about making money but i have seen too many times where customers just flat got screwed. there have been numerous time where matco has screwed thew customer and the dbr just to make that dollar. matco is going to get theirs no matter what. make a fuss and you are next. is that part of your business plan.
  there are those here that dont want anyone to rock the boat because they arent the ones getting wet. well get your rain gear out mr obc because the storm is coming and there are going to be quite a few that are going to get very wet.
  i have the utmost total confidence that we will win our fight and when its over guys like you wont have the balls to admit what is right. you will still say that we are failures. i just hope that your business plan has a hurricane clause in it because you just might need it.
  please address all negative comments directly back to me as i would love to hear them. oh and have a wonderful evening, i am and there is nothing that you can say or do to change it.

• cary
  where did you go. you never answered my questions. talk about other peoples manners when your own need a little attention.
  besides i think tlman is going to need some help.

• Richard ,

  Surgery ? reconstuctive Surgery ? I thought we were talking about the tool business apparently you sold a different product .

  My business started with a you guessed it a business plan that I wrote and was reviewed by SCORE (check with the SBA). 6 yrs in zero debt 2nd truck purchased was a repo for only 41k 22ft Int 4300 w only 30k miles. Route mostly lower income no gold mines no oil fields. Not runing for President so Tax records are not an option but I do better than I deserve.

• tlman
  you obviously didnt read my post correctly or you have tunnel vision or both.take a deep breath and back up and re read it. open both eyes this time. you will see it differently.
  as i stated before then maybe you should be surveying the new routes so that people are not taken advantage of like they are now.

• Organized ?

  I have a bridge to sell you it is the best bridge in the world you will make tons. Take my word for it don't do your own research don't get a business plan just trust me it will work.

  Wow this is what you were thinking ?

  When you make a bank deposit do first add it up or do you let the teller do the work after all most banks are some sort of franchise ?