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
i know that jerry wont do it for free, will you. without jerry i dont have a chance. at least with him i will get something back and my credit will be clean. do you think that his education and overhead are free. he deserves to be paid and matco deserves what they get for screwing all these people.
i used to be a mechanic before this and i was in the military for 20 years before this. i have quit jobs because of underhanded schemes and cheating people for doing unnecessary work. right is right and wrong is wrong.
regarding “How do I deal with a gap due to PTSD?
by Brian Fahlgren
(Terrebonne, OR USA)
Oh my gosh, I am SO sorry for your losses - your son, obviously - how very tragic, my sincere sympathies.....
Your business - how completely and totally UNFAIR, wrong, amoral, totally devoid of any ethics
Matco "family" a "team" - honestly - give me a break.
It astounds and saddens me that the stories only get more tragic.............. something simply has to be done to make it stop.
Debbie:
Just to be clear, Brian Fahlgren didn't post that here. I copied it from that link on a human resources site where he was obviously struggling to get back in the workforce. Hopefully, he's forgotten all about his experience with Matco (doubtful).
The story of his 20 year old son's murder is heartwrenching. A 25 year old named Michael Botting beat him with a pipe then set him on fire because the son had dated Botting's ex-girlfriend.
Botting got life in prison: http://www.eastoregonian.com/news/article_f0ab8a24-db55-5d1b-a17c-c48285272f1a.html
Seriously, what kind of "family" company fires a man who has been through that just because he refuses to relive the trauma over and over?
They didn't have dbrs in Oregon who would be more than eager to call on the colleges in Brian Fahlgren's district?
I know Brian. His story is sad. No dbrs would help him cover the colleges.
Jody bAker? I am glad you sell boxes, but no I don't need to see an email from Jody baker, on second thought that is a pretty rate occurrence to get her to send am email let's see it
Guest why didn't you include the part about brian that he was off work for almost 2 years....paid, and that other managers were helping out his district and I know for a fact Matco offered him another position within the company, you are pathetic guest!
So how did guest get permission to post an article about Brian without his permission. Just talked to him on phone and he is not happy. I would watch what you post to avoid litigation. Maybe Brian should call Jerry!!!
"Guest why didn’t you include the part..."
I included Brian's entire post, word for word, and linked to its original source.
If you think it's not accurate, take it up with Brian, not me.
Its accurate what guest3 said, and the murder is accurate, but posting on a site that he does not agree with, without his permission......talk about Matcos morals...what about yours. Brian would like to know your real name so he can contact you.
Anyone notice that Jason & Kevin - the guys who bragged about their openness - STOPPED posting comments Nov. 26/27 and Nov 28/29 the mysterious new commenters guest2 and guest3 STARTED posting?
I mean, I'm flattered having all these little guests running around, but you could have been a little less obvious, guys.
Congrats to everyone for passing 400 comments. 500 is next.