MATCO TOOLS Franchise Complaints

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• "I have not heard one thing about the vegas trip by all you, is it just another failure by the few,the proud the quiters,hey vegas was great, we missed you,NOT.."

  matcoboy hides behind his new name "thetruth" LOL. Sorry matcoboy, you can change your name but your ignorant 4th grade grammar sticks out like a sore thumb.

• Gary just found these posts on that website link article you posted

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  mr walls
  Gilmore is just another corporate cockroach however he will bring a new motto to the biz, instead of "churn and burn" he is changing it to "F$ck em and Forget em" or "If they are dumb enough to go to war for us then they are dumb enough to work for us" or "You're gonna owe your soul to the company STOW" or "Failure is not an option, we will terminate you long before you fail" or_____________

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  Disgusted
  Hey Mr. Gilmore,

  Why don't you mention the thousands of lives Matco has ruined by churning & burning the distributors ? What about all the Veterans who served their country and came home to try Matco only to be "terminated" for some made up reason ?

  Why don't you mention the recruiting video Matco edited on YouTube was full of false lies and promises ?

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  eschulz
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  I'm am currently out of the office traveling for work. I'll be returning on Thursday, March 1. I have limited access to email, and well get back to you as soon as I can.
  Thank you!

  Erica Schulz
  Managing Editor | Vehicle Service Pros

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  Truckmoney2
  i wish someone would have thought about that a little sooner

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  eschulz
  I'm am currently out of the office traveling for work. I'll be returning on Thursday, March 1. I have limited access to email, and well get back to you as soon as I can.
  Thank you!

  Erica Schulz
  Managing Editor | Vehicle Service Pros

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• I think there are more now!

• http://www.vehicleservicepros.com/news/10635011/matco-tools-introduces-new-president-at-tool-expo?cmpid=email_VSP120223002&utm_source=Prof+Distributor+Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VSP120223002

  EXCERPTS FROM
  Matco Tools Introduces New President At Tool Expo

  Recognizing the fact that service is the key element in being a successful distributor, Gilmore said the service his distributors provide in the field "is really a function of the service we provide to them. We have good service, but it can always be better, so one of the initiatives I'll take on is improving our service to them."
  WHAT SERVICE IS HE TALKING ABOUT??????? GOOD SERVICE??????? I NEVER SAW IT!!!!!!!!!!

  Gilmore stressed the importance of relationships and spoke of plans to build on the strength of internal relationships. "We always say that Matco is more of a family, and that really shows through at events like this. They know we don't just look at them as a number … It's a relationship business. Every distributor is the Matco brand, and their customers' perspective of them is based on the relationship they've formed."
  IMPORTANCE OF RELATIONSHIPS, LIKE A FAMILY??????????? HELL OF A FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY REAL FAMILY NEVER TREATED ME SO BADLY!!!
  Gilmore is obviously pleased to be back at Matco Tools, and there's no doubt he feels his connection to the distributors. "I was only gone for two years, but I've met many people who were joining their first training class just before I left. Seeing what they've accomplished in only two years

  WELL IN TWO YEARS I KNOW WHAT DISTRIBUTORS HAVE ACCOMPLISHED = THEY ACCOMPLISHED BUSINESS FAILURE, BANKRUPTCY, DIVORCE.....

• http://www.vehicleservicepros.com/article/10107621/matco-tools-taking-it-to-the-streets
  excerpts from
  Matco Tools 'Taking It To The Streets'
  BY BRENDAN DOOLEY

  Cancun Tool Expo complements 2010 fast start

  MATCO HAS BEEN BLOWING SMOKE FOR SOME TIME NOW......... although we all KNEW that!

  Gilmore said that Matco finished 2009 by taking market share through growth in the U.S. and Canada, while distributor retention was the company’s "highest in history." Willis followed with news of seven straight months continued improvement, assessing that "recovery is under way."

  DISTRIBUTOR RETENTION WAS THE HIGHEST IN HISTORY?!?!?!? WHAT? SO IS HE SAYING THEY HAVE BEEN WORSE THAN 49% ?????
  REMEMBER, ACCORDING TO MACTO'S OWN FRANCHISE DOCS - 49% FAILURE

  "Everyone was very upbeat and the general feeling was that things have not only stabilized, but are improving," he said.

  SO TODD, TOMMY, RICHARD --------- FEELING 'UPBEAT' ??? THINK BEING UNEMPLOYED NOW IS "IMPROVING"?????

  The 2011 Matco Tools Tool Expo will return to the popular Shingle Creek Resort in Orlando, where Lauber expects a record attendance.

  FUNNY,,,,,,,, NO ARTICLE IN VEHICLE SERVICE PROS ABOUT ORLANDO, WHAT??? NOT RECORD ATTENDANCE?????????

• HEY thetruth YOU TELL ME>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

  How was Vegas???

  WHY????? Did they have signs up at Expo warning everyone not to record in any way the national business conference???????????

  WHAT???? was almighty Matco afraid of????????????

  oh I don't know, maybe THE TRUTH??????????

• MY MY MY

  TODAY on Career Builder

  Matco Tools
  HQ: Stow, OH | Approx. 950 active jobs

  What the HELL???? Really, explain that, somebody, anybody????

  Could it be the "ACTIVE JOBS" are all just a LIE??????????

  Fictional numbers!!!!!!!!!!

  HMMMM, sounds like the National Purchase Average........................

• Gilmore stressed the importance of relationships and spoke of plans to build on the strength of internal relationships. "We always say that Matco is more of a family, and that really shows through at events like this. They know we don't just look at them as a number …

  BIGGEST CROCK OF CRAP, INSULTING RHETORIC!!!!!!!!!!

  HE IS RIGHT, MATCO DOESN'T LOOK AT DISTRIBUTORS LIKE A NUMBER........
  MATCO ONLY SEES DOLLAR SIGNS$$$$$$$$$

• Erica Schulz
  Managing Editor | Vehicle Service Pros

  let me ask you, do you really care about what is going on at Matco Tools???
  Or are your articles just 'advertisements' for them??

  Real journalism would show both sides, I think the story REALLY NEEDS TO BE TOLD

  Matco tools has been accused of CHURNING distributors, there is a LAWSUIT alleging SBA LOAN FRAUD, the VET FRAN program simply abuses our servicemen............

  Please we need an article showing BOTH side of this story, the SCAM needs to be exposed

  eschulz
  I'm am currently out of the office traveling for work. I'll be returning on Thursday, March 1. I have limited access to email, and well get back to you as soon as I can.
  Thank you!

  Erica Schulz
  Managing Editor | Vehicle Service Pros

• BACK IN JANUARY I POINTED OUT THAT MATCO WAS GETTING TAX CREDITS FOR LURING IN VETERANS

  well well well, now that Todd has detailed out that information even further maybe NOW Matco will start to listen - IT IS WRONG!!!!!!!!!

  It is NOT a good idea to mistreat American servicemen - they deserve BETTER!!

  Debbie Solko on January 4th, 2012 4:03 pm
  Before anyone gets all warm and fuzzy thinking Matco is so magnanimous –
  Aug 05 2011 1:15pm EDT
  Obama: Veterans Need a Jobs Break
  President Barack Obama today challenged businesses to hire 100,000 unemployed veterans and military spouses over the next two years, and proposed some tax breaks to help make that happen.
  “You fought for us; now we’re fighting for you,” the president told military personnel and veterans assembled today at the Washington Navy Yard.
  Employers should want veterans on their teams, because they’re “smart, tech-savvy, wired to serve and are great leaders,” said Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
  But to give employers additional encouragement, Obama proposed the Returning Heroes Tax Credit, which would provide a tax break worth up to $4,800 for businesses that hire an unemployed veteran. The president also proposed doubling the size of the existing tax credit for employers who hire veterans with service-connected disabilities. He also pledged to streamline the certification process for claiming these tax credits.
  Read more: http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/capital/2011/08/05/obama-offers-tax-incentives-to-employers-hiring-veterans/#ixzz1iWdU3zfL
  The $5000 incentive Matco “gives” Vets is $5000 Retail price in tools, costing Matco a FRACTION of that!
  Matco is given by the government $4800 in tax credits.