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Reporting Back
Posted By: S. Dequer In Response To: Re: Another View (Dennis Bevers)
Date: Thursday, August 20, 2009, at 5:23 p.m.(pst)
>> Thanks for sharing your experience.
>> From the posts I have read, the vast majority of complaints have come
>> from those who tried the lead finder opportunity, not with the actual
>> equipment or the carpet cleaning business.>> Please come back and post your results from your lead finder
>> experience. That seems to be the weak spot.>> Dennis
Re: DryTech Systems
The machines are great--you can see the difference in the color of the rug as it works. The cleaning solution isn't so good, though, stains come back. I was the best lead-finder they'd ever had--over a hundred leads counting my personal contacts, with just 3 weeks of advertising--but none of them became carpet cleaners. I think people would be happy to try it but they balk at the investment. They want a job with a salary, sweet and simple.My experience with the company was just as negative as other people reported, though I found ways to get around it. In the end I believe I was tricked into waiting beyond the refund date because "a sale is pending and should close by next Friday" so I took the risk. Of course the sale never went through. Did it ever exist in the first place? No way to tell. I investigated filing a class-action lawsuit but DryTech has closed all the loopholes and "there is no law against lying--salesmen do it all the time," said the lawyer.
If anyone out there wants to start a business where they provide the equipment and do the advertising and set the appointments, and just pay the workmen a salary, I'll give you my leads to hire. However, the carpet cleaning business is down like everything else. Where I live the ones still in business are so desperate they are charging as little as $15 per room. At that rate you can't break even.
Best Wishes-- Sharon at Helpnet
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