Cuppys Coffee and More / Elite Manufacturing
Fraudulent franchise

Cuppys Caffeine and Much More and its own bogus sibling procedure Elite Production cheated my companion and that I towards the melody of $40,900. We noticed a chance on the site that was covered with qualifications in the AAFD and recommended their SBA authorized business standing.

A consultant named us and offered us the titles of three pleased franchisees among which we did not understand at that time was a ring! She's utilized by Elite Production! Then got the ruthless techniques. The Business charge would improve from $10,000 to $25,000 but when I really could deliver them a $5000 cost from the following day, Elite Production might spend another $5000. We got the lure and created a charge card fee.

Then we created our first cost toward the purchase of the $189,900 drive-thru device. That cost of $35,900 was born from my account for their consideration. We thought secure whilst the contract we obtained mentioned the preliminary cost was refundable if we were not able to acquire funding. Times approved before they actually recognized my cost! Our companion and that I began to become dubious also then but we truly, really needed e-commerce and believed we'd completed quite a comprehensive work of examining them out.

Cuppys couldn't assist us with funding so my companion and that I visited an area lender and acquired our very own acceptance. After weeks of attempting to secure an area and needing to vary from a drive-thru to some restaurant, our bank recinded their present to fund us. We approached both Cuppyis and Elite to get a complete refund. I actually donot need to let you know our expertise continues to be just like the rest of the franchisees within our shoes.

Since my business associate is in a serious finances-with myself not all that significantly behind, we've strongly tried to obtain our cash back. First the Leader of Elite informed us that they're 'focusing on a thrilling new plan to assist people like us.' None apart from Lilly Tran (the pleased ring from section one) named us to provide us a complicated strategy that involved us submitting another $54,000 after which Elite Production might provide us 'Frandollars' -yes, I am not joking! Frandollars is just a low-interest mortgage that people will pay back again to Elite once our gates available. After they have mounted our $100,000 gear bundle (a few stainless appliances, snow machine plus some cabinetry along with a good expresso equipment) we are able to remove financing utilizing that as security for operating costs. No cheers

After I asked Lilly if she possessed a, she said yes but she settled money for hers and explained himself as independently wealthy. I informed her that I had been worried about issues we would been studying on the web. She subsequently stated that there have been several A*holes crying over $30,000 plus they were jepordizing the present franchisees who'd $300,000 spent. I'm not producing this up

On Monday of the week (March 17) I talked to Danny Jones of Elite.

I really donot understand what his name is but we were informed to visit him about viewing a return. We'd positioned a lot of calls to him and were usually informed that people was about the telephone. He informed us he'd been ill using the influenza (same task additional franchisees reveal he informs them). He appeared surprised that people wouldn't be thinking about the Fran buck. I expected him concerning the damaging reviews on the web, he explained he had a man in Ny worth $62 thousand worrying about $5000. It would appear that these folks have only contempt for all those people who request discounts no real matter what the total amount. He was designed to contact us today to inform us once they were likely to pay us back. While my companion informed him she was going to shed her house, he questioned her if she'd a foreclosure notice however as though that's relevent!

Obviously... That phone didn't come. I named Doug Hibbing at Cuppys to demand they return my business fee. I acquired Rudy Harper instead. I advised him of my statement of the entire dubious experience towards the Federal Trade Commission and also to the Florida Department of Farming, that has authority of these issues which I'd previously approached the attorney-general of my condition. He assured me he might contact me tomorrow. Meanwhile my companion required towards the web sites to inform her tale. She'd removed another mortgage to fund the deposit. The stress of this cost along with severe continuing medical problems along with a down-turn within the property industry which influences her spouse within the building investments has pressed her towards the edge of dropping her house.

The Leader of Elite Production named this morning. He was ready to provide a temporary treatment for my companions economic worries. Elite was prepared to deliver her the cash to pay for her overdue mortgage repayments because they are great men and do not need her to get rid of the plantation-actually! Our companion felt responsible taking this present once we were similarly committed to this enterprise and did not would like to get a number of her money-back while I waited for mine. To tell the truth, I needed her to access least a number of our money-back though it was a pittance, since she truly can use it and we might never get anymore back from these criminals. I acknowledge, it type of injured me they were producing some type of (pitiful because it was) provide to my companion as though I was less worthy so that as easily did not actually occur! Envision, needing to show your need to be able to return cash that's truly yours.

Obviously, I totally dropped my mood about the guy. I've now been insulted by every feasible technique by these clowns which we're to think are business experts.

So here's my account. If my spouse discovers that I've been cheated towards the melody of $40,900. He'll destroy me. Perhaps that'll transfer Cuppys and Elite to get shame on me and provide him back enough of YOUR cash to hide me. I really hope they do not pay him in Frandollars

Patty

Nixa, Mo

U.S.A.

Company: Cuppys Coffee and More / Elite Manufacturing
Country: USA
State: Florida
City: Fort Walton Beach
Site: cuppys.com

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