FireFly Displays promotes some "new" illuminated/moving signs and tries to sign up sign shops as dealers across the country. I just wanted to warn you about doing business with them because the owner is a complete and total con man.
First, he promised me a 5% over-ride on all the sales of the sign shops I brought on board. It's the only reason I did it as the $20 up-front commish off the $47 fee was not worth the time.
Well, after almost 2 months, he told me I wasn't getting anything. Zero. Zip. Nada. Just as dealers were starting to order signs, he refused to honor his deal with me.
And no, I did not get it in writing. I'm am honest person and I go by what someone tells me. Besides, I've had contracts in the past, people broke them, and it was too much of a hassle to go after them. Mario told me at LEAST 10 different times I was getting a 5% override.
In addition, he had me quote prices to people and yet when they went to pay, he charged them a higher price. I really doubt you want to look like an idiot to your clients when you tell them one price and he comes back with a higher price when you get ready to buy.
Also, he tells people they'll have their order in 2 weeks and they are lucky to have it in 4 weeks.
Again, I doubt you want to look like an idiot to your customers by promising them a delivery date and it did not happen because Firefly is so dishonest.
Lastly, he told me to tell sign shops they could have an exclusive... Especially only one Sign-A-Rama or one Fast Signs or one Post Net in an area. Well, he recently told me to ignore that and get everything I could in a city. When I told him I made promises to people because of what he told me, like no more than 3 sign shops of any kind in a city, he said he didn't care and to get more.
P.S. I contacted all the sign shops I signed up to warn them he's a scum bag and they ALL said his "dealer kit" was a piece of garbage and they didn't want to do business with him anyway.
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