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Great news! I blew a hose on my espresso machine this morning and had to send my coffee boy to Home Depot. Wish they were here already.

This poor franchisee has a very difficult time ahead of him. Just wait until his new "customers" pay a super expensive bill and discover that the nuts on Pirtek hoses are a different size than the ones they replace. Mechanics and supervisors better get ready for some big incompatability issues. Good luck.

Great to here your business is going from strength to strength. The resonse from Mr layer clearly shows he does not and never dide understand this business and that he failed because of that. Good luck and continued sucess.

Great to here your business is going from strength to strength. The resonse from Mr layer clearly shows he does not and never did understand this business and that he failed because of that. Good luck and continued sucess.

I am very happy to be a Pirtek Franchise owner in Plano, TX for the last 3 years. I have struggled a little bit in this economy, like everyone else, but I am proud to report that my business has increased significantly over the last 12 months while I have watched several businesses close. Pirtek has over 300 Centers in operation around the world and is number 1 in the world and number 1 in the U.S. in mobile hose replacement.

In several of Scott Layer's erroneous blogs, that he has scattered across the web, he mentions the arbitration in which he was instrumental in bringing against Pirtek USA. What he fails to mention is that the result of that arbitration found that Pirtek charged fair and reasonable prices. In fact, the Centers that brought the arbitration ended up paying all of Pirtek's legal bills because Pirtek won the arbitration. In January 2006 Scott called me (before the arbitration) and he tried to inject fear and uncertainty and he tried to convince me that the Pirtek system did not work. Scott seemed to want to stir up trouble and do harm to the Pirtek system. Eventually he gave up on recruiting me into his campaign. The bottom line is that Scott failed and I believe he wants everyone else to fail just like he did.

The Pirtek System is not for everyone. It requires hard work and diligence, just like any business. However, if you follow the Pirtek System and grow
your business like 300 other franchisees around the world have, the rewards can be very big! That's why 6 of the Pirtek owners in the United States own more than 1 Center and some have signed on for a third Center. I am glad to be a Pirtek Center owner and have already signed on for another one too! -David Johnson, Owner Pirtek Plano

It would be nice to see some real numbers concerning Pirtek. Every post that Pirtek writes talks about how great everything is, why don't we get some real numbers from the franchisees? The facts are, more Pirtek locations have either gone bankrupt, closed down or been terminated than have been successful. There are so many unanswered questions. Why do 85% of the total pirtek owners have ONLY one location? Why does every location refuse to share real profit numbers and how many locations have been churned? Why does Pirtek fail to mention that Tucson, Anahiem, Portland, Miami, Mobile, New Orleans, and many others have gone under, closed the doors or been terminated? There are so many questions its hard to know where to start. Read Robert Purvins "Frnachise Fraud". Robert is great at uncovering all the problems with franchises in general. Contact me if you would like to know the facts about Pirtek at fixxme@aol.com, or call 813-318-1258

It would be nice to see some real numbers concerning Pirtek. Every post that Pirtek writes talks about how great everything is, why don't we get some real numbers from the franchisees? The facts are, more Pirtek locations have either gone bankrupt, closed down or been terminated than have been successful. There are so many unanswered questions. Why do 85% of the total pirtek owners have ONLY one location? Why does every location refuse to share real profit numbers and how many locations have been churned? Why does Pirtek fail to mention that Tucson, Anahiem, Portland, Miami, Mobile, New Orleans, and many others have gone under, closed the doors or been terminated? There are so many questions its hard to know where to start. Read Robert Purvins "Frnachise Fraud". Robert is great at uncovering all the problems with franchises in general. Contact me if you would like to know the facts about Pirtek at fixxme@aol.com, or call 813-318-1258

"Let me reply to Mr. Layer's email. I am a Pirtek franchisee located in
Detroit. I am in the worst economy in the U.S. The Pirtek System is one of
the best franchises around. In fact, as I see a number of other restaurants
and other franchisees fail, I am really glad to be part of the Pirtek
System. While I keep reading about a lot of other businesses sales go down
in the past year, in fact, my sales are up over 20% over last year and I
just set an all time record! The Pirtek System works for those that follow
the Pirtek System. Is it possible to fail? Absolutely, just like in any
business. But, I will tell you that I have now opened my second Center
which is doing great and I have signed on for my third. The Pirtek System
is a system that works and gives you a great chance to make some real money.
But, you have to follow the Pirtek System."
Thanks, Eli.

Update, April 2009. I have called a number of Pirtek locations and many of them say business is down. One location reported that they have seen a drop in sales of over 50%. A couple of other locations have seen significant drops in business as well. I have received numerous phone calls and e-mails from current franchisees that are in court, or Arbitration, or will be going to court or Arbitration soon. If you follow my other blogs you will see that Pirtek franchises have failed in large metro areas like Houston, Dallas, Miami, and New Orleans. More than a few Pirtek franchises have failed in California. The remaining California Franchises are struggling. Before buying a Pirtek make sure you get all the numbers, call every past and present franchisee. In 13 years of franchising Pirtek has only managed to keep 35 locations going, and a lot of those locations tell me they might not be around much longer. If you have questions please call me 813-318-1258.

As you know from reading my blogs I am not a fan of Pirtek. I have tried to warn prospective business owners of the risks associated with buying a Pirtek Franchise. And my warnings have been heard for the most part. I am not aware of one Pirtek franchise being sold since I started blogging more than 2 years ago. You may recall that just four months ago Mr. Johnson, owner of Pirtek Plano (Dallas, TX), was very complimentary of his Pirtek Franchise. David Johnson, owner of Pirtek Plano,(Dallas, TX) CONTRADICTED my statements regarding the value of Pirtek. David Johnson further stated that business was so good that he had signed up for his second Pirtek Location.
You will be interested to know that Pirtek Plano, 972-423-1111, has CLOSED. The Pirtek Plano location has been abandoned. Many more Pirtek locations are about to close also. It looks like the mustard is coming off the Hot Dog.
If you have any questions regarding Pirtek or the many closures and Bankruptcies please call me, 813-318-1258, or e-mail me at fixxme@aol.com Thanks to Ron and the many others that have contacted me. Kiwi, are we still having fun?