CURVES: Curves Posts on Unhappy Franchisee
July 11, 2010
Unhappy Franchisee has been following Curves International and the issues facing Curves franchise owners since 2008. Prior to that we published Curves news and hosted discussions on FranchisePick.com (now archived at EveryJoe.com). We have also followed and written extensively on other franchised fitness concepts, including Contours Express, Butterfly Life, Cuts Fitness for Men, Diversified Health & Fitness, and more. You may contact us at UnhappyFranchisee[at]gmail.com.
[updated July 11, 2010]
Most Commented Curves Posts
CURVES: Robert Lay’s Story March 10, 2009 (854 Comments)
CURVES: Negotiating the $10,000 Closing Fee October 12, 2009 (133 Comments)
CURVES FOR WOMEN: Business Broker Slams Curves Franchise and Franchisor November 15, 2008 (124 Comments)
CURVES: Can Indie Clubs Thrive Where Curves Failed? January 19, 2010 (53 Comments)
CURVES Franchisee Regrets Not Sticking It to Others January 7, 2010 (39 Comments)
CURVES DISCUSSION: Benefits of a Franchisee Lawsuit? August 18, 2008 (39 Comments)
CURVES: Should Failed Franchises be Resold? March 31, 2010 (33 Comments)
Most Recent Curves Posts
CURVES Franchise Owners React to Comments That They’re Being “Pruned” July 10, 2010
CURVES: 1000 Franchise Clubs Failed Last Year July 8, 2010
Failure Rates of the 10 Most Popular Franchises April 26, 2010
CURVES: 5 West Virginia Curves Close Abruptly February 22, 2010 (3 Comments)
2009 Curves Posts
CURVES: Complaints of Unauthorized Membership Charges November 18, 2009 (7 Comments)
CURVES: “Another Curves nightmare. Please advise!” November 10, 2009 (7 Comments)
CURVES: Franchise Resale Complaints, Comments October 31, 2009 (1 Comments)
CURVES: Franchise Resale Buyer Alleges Fraud October 31, 2009 (1 Comments)
CURVES: In Oregon, Curves Franchises Die Alone October 18, 2009 (1 Comments)
CURVES FOR WOMEN: Advice on Buying a Franchise Resale February 24, 2009 (15 Comments)
2008 Curves Posts
Curves Franchisee Blames Economy for Closing December 21, 2008 (1 Comments)
CURVES FOR WOMEN: Nearly Half The Palm Beach Clubs Have Closed November 15, 2008 (17 Comments)
CURVES FOR WOMEN: Franchisee a Victim of Fraud? September 14, 2008 (22 Comments)
CURVES FOR WOMEN: Is McCord Brokers Required for Resales? August 13, 2008 (3 Comments)
CURVES FOR WOMEN: An Unhappy Franchisee Tale August 13, 2008 (6 Comments)
CURVES FOR WOMEN: UFOC dated March, 2008 June 23, 2008 (0 Comments)
Another Curves Shuts Down Abruptly June 14, 2008 (1 Comments)
Cape Girardeau Curves Franchise Closes June 10, 2008 (0 Comments)
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How about changing bank accts so Royalty/Ad fees can’t be taken by CI? I’m tired of investing my money for CI’s benefit. Treat your club(s) as your own and do what you need to do. If CI took their name off of our clubs we would all be better off.
Kathy,
You are so right in that the brand name Curves is worthless at this point in time. You can’t even give the clubs away in most cases. I know of several clubs that have changed the name to Kurves and just stayed in business and quit paying franchise and add fees. They are now in the black for the first time in years and actually growing membership.
thank goodness for this site as it has helped many people become informed as to what is happening in the world of franchising…..
If you are new to this site you need to check out the original posts on EveryJoe.com.
Very interesting and informative for anyone thinking of buying a curves franchise!!!
Please forward a list of attorneys participating in the new Curves class action lawsuit. I’m definitely interested in pursuing this. You mentioned there were lawyers who are taking clients on a contingency basis. These would be the ones I’m interested in as I don’t have any money to pay a lawyer upfront .
Marian,
Please send an email to admin at unhappyfrachisee.com and request him to forward it to me and include your phone number and I will contact you asap about the attorneys.
How do clubs change their name to Kurves? Interesting. Kathy’s comment on 7/13/10..