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Elite Manufacturing, LLC Complaints - Refund of funds!

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Elite Manufacturing, LLC

Posted: 2007-11-20 by Charles Hunter [send email]
Refund of funds!
Complaint Rating:  100 % with 2 votes
Company information:
Elite Manufacturing, LLC
548 Mary Esther cut-off #334
Fort Walton Beach, Florida
United States
Phone: 850-243-7021
www.elitemfgcorp.com

Have requested refund of tendered deposit for a build out for a franchise business. A statement on their purchase order agreement states that, if subject to third party financing and return of down payment; "in the event that Purchaser is unable to obtain financing, then this agreement shall automatically terminate, neither party shall have any further legal obligation hereunder and any down payment tendered shall be returned to Purchaser."

I have requested a refund of down payment due to not getting financing. I have not been given a refund as requested and they admit that I am due a refund, but only offer it in payments of 13 months. I did not send them a loan. I sent down payment which they should return in full. The company representative does not call me back or email me to return my refund of down payment.

This company is practicing fraud to prospective purchaser's of their products. They need to be prosecuted and stopped for their illegal practice! Beware all!
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297 days ago by Charles Hunter [send email]
As the person who posted this complaint, I am requesting a removal of the complaint as the Company has negotiated a refund offer as I have requested. No further comments or complaints concering this Company need be posted at this time.
Disregard this complaint. Thank you.

CH
221 days ago by Steve Midura [send email]
I too have been taken. Had to wire to Elite's bank account $37,900 on 8-16-07. On 10-1-07 my lawyer requested full payment due to our perception of questionable activity. It took them over a month to make contact with us and we are still waiting. Elite's lawyer, I mean Cuppy's lawyer, well they are one in the same is telling us that they don't have the money to refund. I am one in many that this is happening to right now. I would suggest that ANYONE thinking of doing business with either of these two entities tell them that you will make monthly payments on the down payment and see how they like it. Just do an internet search of either company with the word complaints, you will be amazed how many hits you get. Perspective franchise owners please beware!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Save your money.
208 days ago by Chip [send email]
I have also been a victim of the cuppys/elite scam. In March of 2007 I contacted Cuppys with interest in opening a coffee shoppe. After many conversations with Mr hugh Darley, i was led to Elite Manufacturing. They were to be the construction arm of my new business. With a down payment of $20,000 Elite would forward 15,000 to Cuppys for a franchise fee. There was also a clause in the Elite contract that if I could not finance the start up my money would be completely refunded. I was not able to finance.

according to cuppys they never received the money for the franchise fee. After many letters and talks with Mr Danny Jones our final conversation was in November of 2007. Mr Jones asked what I wanted. My response was "Mr. Jones I want my money back. Hie response was "Never gonna happen!" I should mention at one point Mr Jones did offer to pay back the 20,000 with minimum payments over the next two and one half years with no interest. I can not afford to finance Elites business. I hope this will assist someone make an informed decision about Going into business with cuppys. If anyone can help me get my money thank you.
206 days ago by Ch [send email]
WARNING!!

After posting my original complaint about Cuppy's and Elite I was asked to remove the complaint to get my refund of deposit as a "good faith" offering. Thank God Complaints Board's policy is NOT to remove the complaints. I honor their policy at Complaints Board. They are a fantastic service. To date, 3/14/08, Elite and Cuppy's has not refunded my deposit. I have since learned that these two (one and the same ) are fraudulently taking others money too. IF ANYONE IS CONSIDERING DOING BUSINESS WITH CUPPY'S OR ELITE MANUFACTURING,
DON'T!!!
STOP YOUR CONTACT WITH THEM AND DO NOT SEND THEM ANY DEPOSIT MONEY!! THEY ARE SCAMMING PEOPLE ALL ACCROSS THE USA.
PLEASE BEWARE!!
They are NOT a reputable business and they do NOT honor their contracts with you. THEY ARE DISHONEST!!
192 days ago by Criston Menz [send email]
Hello all,
I am sending out my story in hopes that it is all too familiar to yours with a loss of thousands of dollars and a dream of franchise ownership. Recently, I was contacted by another victim who was also a promised ownership of a Cuppy's coffee franchise. After the let down of not being able to be financed, her and her business partner were not allotted a refund of their initial monies. This is exactly what happened to myself and business partner. We all have been fortunate enough to not roll over and play dead allowing Morg and his groupies to get away with this. We are contacting a prominent attorney in Miami. We would like to schedule a group conference call to share our stories and gather all the information we need in order to decide what the cost is involved for all of us to pursue litigation against Cuppy's/Elite/Medina and all individuals involved. We would like to band as one and support each other for a better chance at bringing this company to its knees on fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud. They will continue to manipulate people like us over and over if we do not do our part to stop it. I hope you all are just as hungry for justice as we are. I have worked much too hard all my life to be in this spot now as I am sure is the case with most of us.
136 days ago by John [send email]
I'm also a victim of the Cuppy's Elite scam. They got 51, 900 of my money. I just contacted the BBB today and filed a complaint against them. We all need to file a complaint against them then maybe the BBB will make them pay us. Warning watch out for Lili Tran. She is the biggest liar there is. I asked her before I ever sent a dollar to them what happens if I don't get a loan. She told me you get ALL your money back. I didn't get funded so now they are saying they are keeping $15000 franchise fee. I asked Danny Jones today if he reads the complaints online and he said he does but there not true. I said I think they are because everyone is having the same problem I am. So please everyone needs to write a complaint to the BBB in Fort Walton Beach.
97 days ago by Kathy Standridge [send email]
I recently purchased (about 6 months ago) a mr. coffee 12 cup programmable coffee maker. I was very much looking forward to my first cup of coffee of the day. I turned it on nothing, I waited, nothing. I have been an avid user of mr. coffee coffee makers for 10 years. Even the cheap ones lasted longer than 6 months. now that I know that the mr. coffee plant has moved to mexico and alot of americans have lost their jobs. I will no longer buy a sunbeam product.When its made overseas everything is cheap, and they do a half-assed job in making products.just to save a buck, there is no such thing as american made products anymore.
83 days ago by Confidential [send email]
I am writing to let you know what actually could happen to you if you did get financing. This may not help your situation, but it may make you grateful that your losses are only the deposit and not your entire financial security, credit reputation, and income. I am an unhappy, failing franchisee. It took 22 months to get open due to Java Jo’z/Cuppy’s failed relationships with first a real esatate search firm and then a construction management firm. We were told at the start we would be in business in six months. We, too, had the high pressure tactics thrown at us (no franchise fee, no royalties, free site search, etc. if we sign on that day). All costs were higher (some triple or more) than they projected, and revenue since opening was not even half of a half of a percent of traffic count. What a disappointment and nightmare. We closed our doors after 10 months to stop the bleeding and are suffering greatly financially. I don’t know what recourse we as franchisees who went all the way through the process have, but I do believe being vocal is our only avenue to finding any help out there. I think this story should be told over and over to every agency, publication, reporter, blog, etc. that will listen. Someone must be held accountable for leading so many people to financial ruin.

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