I purchased 5 machines from Creative Concepts in early January at the total price of $19,943. I received them in early February intact. I was told that I had exclusive rights to my territory in Tucson, only to find out that no one has a territory, everyone is placed in Tucson and has to fight it out for locations. I was led to believe that I was purchasing a franchise and had every right to what I wished with regards to Red Bull and its logos. It was only later that I found that I was not able to use Red Bull logos on any of my advertisements, business cards, etc. I was given very misleading information regarding the amount of cans one would sell in a day. I was told that a machine should sell no less than 20 cans a day and many sell so many that you make your money back in less than a year. After waiting 4-5 months for a locating company recommended by CCA to find locations for me, I have found that I barely can make the loan payment on my 5 machines and continue to put my own money into this failing "franchise". I feel like I was mislead by CCA and that Red Bull was complicit in this sham as they did not do their homework on this "shady" company. After almost two years, I received a call from a Red Bull representative offering to buy my machines for $1,500 if they were in pristine condition. If I had followed through on this offer, I would have lost close to $12,000 just so Red Bull North America would have less independent competition when they placed their own machines in town. Attempts to reach Red Bull for comment have been denied and all contact with them has been even more difficult after the US Secret Service asked me to complete an affidavit regarding Creative Concepts deceptive business practices. Red Bull is just as culpable as they allowed Creative Concepts to sell their brand.
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