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QUIZNOS Woes: Franchise Karma is a B*tch

Unhappy Franchisee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:20:06 +0000

Quiznos is struggling under a debt load in excess of $850 million. 1500 franchisee-owned Quiznos stores have closed. // // // ]]> In May, 2011 store sales fell by 13%. Quiznos is at risk of violating lending terms that require a certain level of earnings. Quiznos, of course, blames the economy. But Quiznos franchisees and [...]

QUIZNOS Woes: Sean Kelly’s “How to Make $75 MILLION in 3 EZ Steps!”

Unhappy Franchisee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:20:06 +0000

UnhappyFranchisee.com’s Quiznos Woes: Franchise Karma is a B*tch series looks back at the misdeeds and misplaced priorities that led to the current Quiznos financial crisis. Let’s start off with the alleged unreturned franchise fee scam. On August 27, 2007, Sean Kelly published “How to Make $75 MILLION in 3 EZ Steps!” on the Franchise Pick [...]

LIBERTY TAX: Are Liberty Tax Franchise Owners Living Their Dreams?

Unhappy Franchisee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:20:06 +0000

Liberty Tax is looking for dreamers. // // // ]]> Liberty Tax is looking for dreamers willing to invest their savings, retirement accounts and/or home equity and a good portion of their time and energy into a Liberty Tax franchise. Liberty Tax is recruiting hard for dreamers – They are even willing to waive the [...]

GIORDANO’S: Are Franchise Owners Sabotaging Sale?

Unhappy Franchisee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:20:06 +0000

Chicago pizza franchise company Giordano’s is in bankruptcy… and is for sale. Giordano’s franchisees have pooled enough money to put in a bid of $30 million to buy the assets of their franchisor. The bankruptcy trustee in charge of the sale claims that since there are other bidders willing to bid higher, the Giordano’s franchisees [...]

DESERT MOON Franchise Closes. No One Cares.

Unhappy Franchisee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:20:06 +0000

(UnhappyFranchisee.com) The Desert Moon café in West Orange, NJ is now deserted… and no one seems to care. According to the shopping center, Desert Moon opened July 2006 in West Orange and closed down in the middle of April. Neighboring tenants weren’t surprised by the closing, saying the restaurant "was not very popular." According to [...]

DEAR GOD, Please Spare Borders. Take Quiznos Instead!

Unhappy Franchisee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:20:06 +0000

Dear God, you are all-knowing and all-powerful. Your ways and Your Plan sometimes seem beyond our comprehension. // // // ]]> Like, for instance, how you are taking one of our kindest, gentlest retailers from us, while leaving the sub chain that has tortured its own franchise owners and the American public for years. Borders [...]

QUIZNOS: Franchise Karma Avenges Sub-Standard Promotions

Unhappy Franchisee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:20:06 +0000

Unhappy Franchisee contends that Quiznos current misfortune is the result of Franchise Karma exacting revenge for past, well-documented misdeeds. Usually these misdeeds were the result of a Quiznos corporate attitude that its franchise population was like a mountainside ripe for stripmining. UnhappyFranchisee.com and other blogs have been documenting these misdeeds for years. We are revisiting [...]

BIZZIBIZ: VP Don LaPre 2nd Exec Indicted for Fraud

Unhappy Franchisee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:20:06 +0000

The Bizzibiz digital marketing franchise is off to a rough start! // // // ]]> Early press releases touted a high profile management team that included founder Jim Piccolo, King of the Infomercials Don LaPre and “Mr. Franchise” Kevin Murphy. Founder and CEO Jim Piccolo was indicted for fraud (Read: BIZZIBIZ Franchise Founder Jim [...]

PRIMROSE SCHOOLS: Franchise Owner Charged With Rape

Unhappy Franchisee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:20:06 +0000

Primrose Schools childcare franchise now has its very own Franchisee from Hell. According to FOX19 news in Lebanon, Ohio, the Maineville, OH Primrose Schools childcare franchise is being shut down after the owner was charged with the rape of a 13-year-old. The alleged 13-year-old victim was not a student of Primrose Schools. According to the [...]

BIZZIBIZ Franchise, Youngevity & Dr. Joel Wallach

Unhappy Franchisee — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 20:20:05 +0000

Bizzibiz, the new digital marketing franchise, has a new social media client: Multi-level marketing company Youngevity, run the controversial Dr. Joel Wallach. In yesterday’s press release (included below), Youngevity’s VP of Marketing Vanessa Hunter is quoted as saying “BizziBiz has a great track record of success helping businesses increase their online visibility. We believe they [...]