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 Posted: Fri Mar 9th, 2007 12:49 am
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I am interested in purchasing a Mr. Appliance franchise. Does any one have any thoughts on Mr. Appliance?  Good, Bad, Or Other?



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 Posted: Fri Mar 23rd, 2007 01:19 am
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Great way to get work. dont like answering to someone else. 24-7 service = bad rep for tech. but thats just what I got from their brochure, and I had quite a bit to drink to open anything that says 24/7 service.



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 Posted: Fri Jun 29th, 2007 08:18 pm
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I work for a Mr. Appliance and have for alittle more then 5 years and love it.  We are not open 24/7 and donot work on Sunday's and donot work after hours.  Im the Field Tech Manager and my techs make on average $35,000 a year, a few made $72,000 last year.  It is a great business to get into. This Mr. Appliance rolls in over 1.5 million last year and we have 8 techs and 4 dispatchers (that dube as HR) and 2 parts looks up, that also help out with the recon appliances for our retail store.

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MrAppliance wrote: I work for a Mr. Appliance and have for alittle more then 5 years and love it.  We are not open 24/7 and donot work on Sunday's and donot work after hours.  Im the Field Tech Manager and my techs make on average $35,000 a year, a few made $72,000 last year.  It is a great business to get into. This Mr. Appliance rolls in over 1.5 million last year and we have 8 techs and 4 dispatchers (that dube as HR) and 2 parts looks up, that also help out with the recon appliances for our retail store.I wonder how much they pay in franchise fees? A local tech here gave it a try and failed after the first year. He had to give them so much he couldn't afford to advertise. It was also in the contract that if he failed he can not work for his self for 5 years in the county.

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The Fee's depend on the amount brought in, it is % of the sales minus parts that you have.  The guy that i work for pays about 4% and he made 1.4million last year. (GROSS) the more you make the less it is to pay of course. the most i heard is like 7%, but not sure because i only see the one that i work for.  Most that fail do so because they donot follow the guidlines that were set out. If you follow the guidlines they have you should not fail. I have been privilged to help some other owners in there descions about the guidlines. Some feel it to be "dumb" to use shoe covers for every call (rain or shine), but your customers will love it. No i dont use new ones for every call, that will be a jugdement call. Yes if it rains, then new ones for every call. (worldwide supply) is who we get ours from. We get bright orange ones so the customer is sure to see them while you walk around. We also use a door mat for all calls to wipe our feet..these small things some times are the big difference for some franchisee's.  Im in Austin TX and if anyone is interested they can visit and get a great tour of this franchise, and see how it is supposed to really work.

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Worked for a woman who owned a service company called Appliance Service. We got an issue of the Whirlpool monthly service magazine, can’t remember what it was called, anyway the article showcased a company called “Mr. Appliance”. She loved the name so much she wanted to change our name to “Ms. Appliance” in pink script! That was 1979, I wonder if this guy started Mr. Appliance?

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