James Amos To Become Tasti D-Lite CEO

Your questions on Blue Maumau were helpful to me and I'm wondering if you ever bought a franchise or license? If so, what did you get and how did you like it? If not, would you like to be a Medical News publisher?

I once asked the same questions as you did about Amos.

You can find the thread here on Jim Amos' problems as CEO of Sona Medspa. Amos and others were cited by a Texas 4th Court judge for a conspiracy against franchisees, but Amos settled out of court before trial. He was given a stern warning by the judge in his minutes. Here's a snippet from the minutes in which we no longer have the link.

"The jury found, inter alia, that Scott, Amos, and Holt were involved in a conspiracy. Amos and Holt had settled before trial, and, after the verdict, Scott settled by way of a non-dischargeable agreed judgment in his bankruptcy case for $1,500,000."

The state of Texas 4th Court changed their website so the old link posted here no longer works. Anyone have the new link so that readers can review the whole document?

Craig

Also see on FranchisePundit website in the Discussion Forum this link and this link . My understanding is that his daughter is now ostensibly running Sona.

Jim Amos is out for himself. He wraps himself in God and Country and then soaks you for all you are worth. Former Mail Boxes Etc. franchise owner. I was lucky I got out in time!

If you see the Jim Amos, former MBE CEO or his daughter Heather's name- RUN AWAY AS FAST AS YOU CAN.  Jim's slimey dealings include several felony indictments, but all were "settled".  From a franchisee point of view- any franchisor who hires Jim Amos has not done their " due dilligence" and should be held accountable for hiring a known( historically) BAD GUY!

LET THE BUYER BEWARE. I believe their were some comments about Jim Amos in the UPS Store, Tales of Gore, Blue Mau Mau, or maybe the AAFD site that you could read. I think someone said they wouldn't buy an ice cream bar or a candy bar from him. From my viewpoint, if Tasti D-Lite doesn't provide sales or earnings figures and has a record of many transfers within the network, I would look elsewhere. I imagine Mr. Amos would have the same kind of UFOC that he worked up for the other franchise opportunities he has been associated with and this is a "killer contract" unless you succeed, and success sometimes means working long hours at low pay. Knowing that you are feeling desperate and want to replace the income from your job, please consult with an attorney or an advisor for help in your decision if you haven't the ability to read and understand the terms of the UFOC. You must understand that in this contract that you will sign, they will have premeditated acquiring the assets of the busines in the event of failure and that the "liquidated damages", i.e. "royalties damages" may hold you prisoner at bteak-even or below, or you will lose all that you have invested I know you are not even thinking about the possibility of failure but KNOW that your franchisor IS. Understand that the names of the franchisees with whom you can check don't really mean this much and that this is just a substitute for coming up with hard facts about sales and earnings, etc.. Ask yourself why this person would be talking to you about their private business and why, under the law, their names and personal telephone numbers are printed in the UFOC. Did they agree to this? Why? if they had a bad experience? Read about "churning" and franchise failure, and hope that some actual TastiLite Franchisors will come on to Blue Mau Mau and tell the truth about their experiences.

Jim Amos has a history of failed franchise systems, or at least systems with massive franchisee revolts.

I see nothing in his background that would inspire me.

Michael Webster PhD LLB

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