Month: September 2009

BRAD SUGARS, ActionCOACH: The Battle of the Blogs was originally published July 13, 2009 on Unhappy Franchisee.  It is reprinted here – with the initial comments – by permission.

Brad Sugars, founder & CEO of ActionCOACH, is the target of much criticism on the Internet.  According to Brad Sugars, there are 5 things you should do when you are attacked on the Internet.  In his post The Good, the Bad and the INTERNET , Brad Sugars wrote:
1.  Answer EVERY allegation with total transparency but only do it on a site that YOU CONTROL … never answer on their site, put a […]

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ACTIONCOACH ML Says Detractors are “Losers” was originally published July 20, 2009 on Unhappy Franchisee and is reprinted here – along with its initial comments – by permission.
A commenter who says he is a successful ActionCOACH ML (Master Licensee) claims that the negative Internet comments against the ActionCOACH franchise and ActionCOACH founder Brad Sugars are the work of “a few sore losers are trying their best to destroy the good name of Brad Sugars and ActionCoach simply because they were not good enough.”
Commenting on the post ACTIONCOACH, BRAD SUGARS: Overview & Discussion, ML Defense writes:
As a successful ML of ActionCoach, […]

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Play N Trade video game franchise continues to draw fire on the Unhappy Franchisee website, with the number of contentious comments on one lively blog post (PLAY N TRADE: CA Suspends PnT Franchise Registration) approaching  500.
One commenter claims that there are an enormous number of what’s called SNO (Sold, not Open) Play N Trade franchises due to the sale of multi-unit packages.  However, the commenter contends these stores may never open due franchisees being disillusioned with their initial store and declining to open the additional stores they purchased the rights to develop.
On September 4th, 2009, Insider Knowledge wrote:
Here is why […]

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Ben & Jerry’s is getting attention with Hubby Hubby, but the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck is all-gay all-the-time.
Yeah, ice cream giant Ben & Jerry’s is scoring a marketing and PR coup by cleverly (albeit temporarily) renaming its popular ice cream flavor Chubby Hubby to Hubby Hubby in support of gay marriage .  (See BEN & JERRY Go PromoSexual w/ Hubby Hubby)
But Ben & Jerry’s, with its temporary promotion, is just a switch hitter compared to the committed Big Gay Ice Cream Truck, an independent that services the patrons of New York.  The Big Gay Ice Cream Truck is all-gay, […]

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Ben & Jerry’s is renaming ice cream flavor Chubby Hubby to Hubby Hubby in support of gay marriage.

I want to thank Ben & Jerry for their promosexual* decision to rename Chubby Hubby to Hubby Hubby in support of gay marriage (or is it same-sex union?).  It’s a great pun and a great name.  It’s a powerful endorsement of a worthy cause. And it’s so much better than other more graphic approaches they could have taken, such as Ben sitting on Jerry’s lap in that famous circle picture.
Here’s the scoop, as told by BJ’s own press release:
Ben & Jerry’s Renames Legendary […]

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Video Game retail franchise Play N Trade continues to be a contentious topic of discussion.
The number of contentious comments on one lively blog post (PLAY N TRADE: CA Suspends PnT Franchise Registration) will soon pass 500.
One commenter, Former PNT Owner, recently wrote:
I left PNT in June. I suggest everyone read a suit from the state of Oregon: Willamette v. Play N Trade.
The PDF is out there on the net* and is shows how many shell corporations PNT had, the items that were not disclosed and more details on the unethical business practices used by PNT Corporate to sell franchises.
I don’t […]

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In our ongoing, open discussion of Amway / Quixtar and other Multilevel marketing (MLM, Direct sales) businesses, FranchisePick.com commenter Sister Sam offers this warning:
Something that has been overlooked in most of the criticisms of Amway/Quixtar is the Registration Contract itself. Unless you are an attorney, you have no idea just how restrictive, one-sided, and dangerous it is to sign an Amway Independent Distributor Registration Agreement.
First, if you never achieve any success with Amway, you don’t risk much by signing the contract. But if you reach a level that the corporation considers successful and then try to leave, watch out!!
On the […]

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