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Posted on May 4, 2023May 5, 2023 by Bethany Flores — Leave a comment

10 Tips to Steer Clear of Buying a Fraudulent Franchise Business

How to avoid buying fraudulent franchise businesses

How to avoid investing in a fraudulent franchise Avoiding franchise investment fraud requires a combination of due diligence, skepticism, and knowledge. Below you will find ten steps to follow to protect yourself from potential franchise investment fraud:1. Research the franchisorLook for the franchisor’s track record, financial stability, and market reputation. Check if they have a history of litigation or regulatory actions against them.2. Verify the franchise disclosure document (FDD)Legitimate franchisors are required…

Posted on May 1, 2023 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Wrong order and very poor customer service with no decretion

To whom it may concern, this Hungry Howie’s location is 14916 N Florida Ave Tampa Fla 33613. My family and I ordered a large one topping pepperoni pizza and a regular chef salad to be delivered to our home. This meal cost $25 charged to my Visa card. The pizza was wrong, wasn’t made right and we attempt to stop the driver, but he has already left. I called Hungry Howie’s back…

Posted on May 1, 2023 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Rude employee

Dont know if this is the correct place to complain about the employee that wears an oxygen tank at the Walmart store in Bernalillo NM but I hope this gets to someone how can do something about this matter. My friend was waiting for me in the Subway in Walmart in Bernalillo NM waiting for me to pick her up, when I got there I saw her, went into the Subway and…

Posted on May 1, 2023 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

20 minute wait for a breakfast sandwich

Topeka Blvd store 4/30/2023 a 20 minute wait for a breakfast sandwich and then the order was not complete and when the employee came out he was more concern about the door being locked than the wait I had

Posted on April 25, 2023May 1, 2023 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

blatant disregard to health quality and the business. these criminal owners have control of also, not on scene. make too good of paycheck!!

unsure how else to describe the blatant disrespectful terrible gross people that i think of but, in my short time at Dunkin I’ve never seen owner doing anything productive for proper productivity and cleanliness Hell no reuse cups pulled from garbage and same rinse reuse I also seen dirty mud water not sanitizer in buckets violation after violations told employees to fill out surveys to boost reviews or something. improper or no…

Posted on March 13, 2023March 27, 2023 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

The incompetantcy of a particular office and the treatment I received!!!

After being told upon my walking in on Tuesday the 7th of March the earliest appointment I could have would be on the ensuing Thursday the 9th at 6:00 PM. I said okay. I received a text message that set my appointment on Friday March 10, 2023 at 3:00 PM. I arrived 10 min. early. I was told that “my” preparer was not finished with her previous appointment, and it might be…

Posted on February 28, 2023March 27, 2023 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Of having a gun and pointed at her head I was cuff and put in a police car

A subway manager at 1510 n cicero and north ave. Accused me of pulling gun on her and pointing it at her head

Posted on February 4, 2023March 28, 2023 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Customer Service

Taking steps to be sure my previous submission went though, for lack of understanding this process. I want it known that the service we received was terrible. I was told by a manager that that person was also a manager. She actually tossed the order on the counter without so much as turning around to acknowledge our presence. This took place on yesterday 2.3.2023. The McDonald’s at 30837 Schoenherr Rd Warren Mi…

Posted on January 24, 2023 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Quality of the Food

I have visited the establishment in Williamstown NJ a few times and have had a bad experience each time with the food, the staff and the overall appearance. I have tried the nuggets, the burgers, the chicken sandwich and fries. The food is dry, tasteless like it’s old and is always cold. I have to pull over to check my food and go back to the counter for hot fool. They make…

Posted on January 18, 2023January 21, 2023 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Let me introduce myself to you. I am 86 years old

Let me introduce myself to you. I am 86 years old, a retired schoolteacher, with a urinary control problem. If I don’t get to the bathroom quickly I will pee my pants. Today I stopped at Arby’s located at 16338 N Oracle Road. I entered the restaurant to buy approximately $20 of food. I wanted to go to the bathroom first. There was a combination lock on the bathroom door. The manager…

Posted on December 28, 2022 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

I was singled out refused service after waiting behind 8 people for 20 min and waited on new persons behind me

The only notary at the UPS 32223 has been countless times rude and singled me out to wait on new arrival persons behind me. She has on a few notary occasions scratched out things on court documents which had to be reprinted. She told me to go stand over there referring to a crowded area near the notary supplies and I refused due to covid requirements, and I was next in line.…

Posted on December 21, 2022December 28, 2022 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Need to complaint about food delivery app as a franchise holder

I paid amount and took franchise for my town for food delivery app but it’s not working and server connected so I cancelled at 1st they said they will return the amount but know they refusing so need to file complaint

Posted on December 21, 2022December 28, 2022 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Understaffed causing very, very slow service

I called my local Denny’s location (Royal Palm Beach, FL) to advise them that I would be bringing a group of about 15 people there for lunch. We do this once a month and the number of guests does vary from time to time. I called a day ahead of time and was told to only call the actual day that we would be there. So, I did that. When we arrived…

Posted on December 10, 2022December 10, 2022 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

scammed?

I went to a Jiffy Lube in Belleville, NJ for an oil change and was told I needed brake fluid and differential fluid. How is anyone going to know whether the differential fluid on a three year old car with 11000 original miles needs changing unless they opened the case? This is not an easy procedure to do, I believe. Please investigate this location. I am now going to check to see…

Posted on December 7, 2022December 7, 2022 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Racial Abuse

I went to the 7 Eleven store in Woodbridge NJ to pick up a package from the Amazon Hub Locker in this store. When i came out of the store i through the box that the package was in into the garbage. This white woman (a 7 eleven worker) who was sitting in her car smoking with some other white girl next to her rolled down her window to make a comment…

Posted on December 2, 2022December 28, 2022 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Unpaid wages

Sports clips in Torrance, CA, AJ the store manager withheld funds that were due. He’s disappointed that I quit after he called me a man on the sales floor in front of the guest. I’m a all NATURAL Black woman and took a huge offensive of the “store manager “ calling me a transgender. I was there not even a week! I called the store yesterday and he stated that I would…

Posted on November 9, 2022November 12, 2022 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Unauthorized Charge / Unprofessional Customer Service

We drove into the parking lot of a pizza hut location at: 3897 Jog Rd Bay 66, Lake Worth, FL 33467 and made a curbside order. We waited in the parking lot from beginning to end for our curbside order – that we never got. When we got the notification for our order that our food was done, we clicked on the “HERE” option in the app. After waiting a bit, we went…

Posted on November 5, 2022November 12, 2022 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

employee was rude and obviously lazy

I entered store while people were paying for their pizza. I walked up to the counter and when I tried to give my order to the boy at the counter he proceeded to tell me that they were closed. That was rude and lazy. I probably won’t be back.

Posted on October 30, 2022December 28, 2022 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

Product quality

I spent 11.86 for a large and a medium frozen chocolate. I never did find the chocolate that was suppose to be in it. Lincoln Me. DUNKIN Donuts 142 W. Broadway. I took pics of the product.

Posted on October 20, 2022November 12, 2022 by stanmartin — Leave a comment

poor workmanship

1997 dodge ram was taken in for diagnostics, had a small misfire. was told bad valve seat, estimate 950.00 just to take heads off and put back on with me getting heads repaired, took it back 3 weeks later to get fixed, new manager. was told 2000.00. told him I would think about it and call back. decided against it and went to pickup truck. they had it in the bay. someone…