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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i keep 1 on MY TRUCK >ITS RIGHT OUTSIDE all the time i love that thing it is so muchbetter then snap ons i compare it to there every chance i get,
no 22, didnt want to get cdl
that aint fair i wanted a 26 ft truck when i started and was told by big mean matco i could not have it, hey tommy i need jerrys number...lol I:OVE MY TRUCK>ITS RIGHT OUTSIDE ha ha ha
One of the guys on the race team was showing it to me up in Seattle in July I just thought it was too expensive, did what I always told guys not to do.
You have to start in 18 foot, you can move up after. When I started it was a 16 footer, man glad that thing is gone. I thought about a 24 foot, but so many dealerships on my route, it's tough enough getting in and out. Dropping off another msc4sbfd at honda tomorrow man those carts are great sellers.
matco has the best you name it we got it , anyone out there need anything just holler im willin ill get MY TRUCK>ITS RIGHT OUTSIDE,like the song,,,hahaha lol tommy must be pissed at all these happy matco dbrs hahahahahahahahah
matco#1 and matcoman,,, pleeeassseee, your making me sick. WTF? is the site a matco sales meeting?
Don't either one of you turn to fast, your going to break your nose!
Matco isn't responsible for you closing of shops or layoffs in your List of Calls, but they do have an obligation to insure you have 'AS ADVERTISED' 325 potential customers.
If shit happens and things change, matco should insure you have the LOC that are specified in the Franchise disclosure.
Matco #1 , you mention the 4 R's, Maybe 50% of the DM's and RM's forgot about the last one.... Retention. I have seen absolutely NO EVIDENCE of MATCO taking any ACTION to exercise retention.
Please, in all of your wisdom, please provide the details of a case where Matco assisted and assured retention.
Awhhh Forget, You'll just say they only worked 4 days a week and cared too much for their ailing grandmother or their autistic child and that is why their business failed. Matco couldn't accept the hardship to their purchase average, so just shit can them! We got their money, we'll move on.....NEXT PLEASE!
Tommy is at home, he can't post when he is at home, same with guest, their partners will get mad, they can only post away from home.
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