Is Jumping J-Jays a Great Franchise Opportunity?
November 24, 2008 by Sean Kelly
Filed under Business
According to the company website, Jumping J-Jays is a highly successful franchise concept in Australia and New Zealand which is now being offered to entrepreneurs in the United States. If true, that would be an exciting proposition, since most homegrown opportunities have limited availability by the time they are “proven” and “successful.”
According to the company website:
Jumping J-Jays became an award winning franchise system being named two years running as the Franchise Council of Australia’s Franchisor of the Year for the Home-based and Mobile category and more recently in 2007 as one of the 7th most proftable
franchise systems to buy as ranked by the financial review.
In 2007, John Newton launched the company’s first United States branch in frisco, Dallas in Texas. Since successfully building the business in Australia and then in New Zealand, the United States is the next frontier for Jumping J-Jays’ international expansion of this home based and mobile franchise moonwalk business.
more and more party castle or bounce house franchises are being opened every week somewhere in Australia, New Zealand or the United States by jumping j-jays. We are now responsible for over 50,000 jumping castle parties per annum. If you are just hiring a castle or want to buy a franchise, be sure to smile when the kids are having so much fun
However, “Jack,” an Australian who left this comment on a post mentioning Jumping J-Jays, tells a different story:
Jumping J-Jays is a failing Franchise in Australia with most of the Franchisees having already shut down due to a number of factors.
1 You work incredibly long hours ie 5 am to 1 am the following day on occasions for a very poor return.
2 No one makes any real money because Jumping J-Jays take over 40% of turnover and factor in things like Moon Walks having to be replaced at very high prices at Jumping J-Jays option and being unable to recover any money by selling them.
3 Jumping J-Jays will not tell you that you have to do an awful lot more marketing than they tell you before you sign and some of it could will be against the law. If you don’t do it you will lose your business illegal or not.
4 Jumping J-Jays style of management as has been experienced in Australia can be repugnant to say the least. Most people cite this as one of major reasons they closed the doors after factoring in that they were never likely to see a return on their money.
Beware, the majority of Franchisees would rate this business as the worst decision they have made in their lives setting them back to where they were as teenagers, over half of the Franchises have closed down over the last 18 months. Would you risk that?
Award-winning, successful import or flawed and failing export? It can’t be both; please share a comment below if you can help solve this mystery.
Note: The text (misspellings and all) and opinions of both comments are that of the original authors.
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we are currant franchise owners of jumping j jays,in Australia and also we are now looking at walking away from the business, as the franchisor has stated, unless your in for 8 yrs you will make no real money, to this we are making our decision, as fees are as high as 40% of gross turnover, leaving little left after expenses.
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As an ex franchisee owner of Jumping J Jays; please take everything above mentioned by previous franchisees as gospel; Do not buy this franchise. Instead; get an extra job and work an additional 40 hours a week and save your money, because this is the minimum amount of time you will spend in this ridiculous franchise. Working an extra job over 12 months with interest you will have saved $50’000 +. I assure you that you will not make $10’000 profit in the first 2 years of trading Jumping J Jays. Nor will John Newton allow you make any more money without implement a new change in the franchisee manual that you must buy this new ludicrous product. By the way; you will be signing this frivolous contract that allows him to change things as the weather changes. This franchise is structured to make John Newton money and keep you on a short leash working hard and emotionally abused! Did I forget to mention; it will consume and destroy your loving family. Because you are his target audience! (Married with family trying to get ahead in life) If you want a castle Purchase one from e-bay or all classifieds. If you seeking more money than get another part-time job, but by all means; DO NOT BUY THIS FRANCHISE EVEN IF IT FREE.
Jumping J Jays is now under investigation by the ACCC
I think the above comments are from disgruntled franchisee’s that didn’t follow the business model. I own one and I turn over $150k plus per year and after expenses I make about $75 to $80K. Some weekends are harder than others, but I wasn’t born with a silver spoon, so I have accepted the fact that I am going to have to work a littler harder than the average person to get ahead.
Karl – What’s your surname? It wouldn’t be Newton would it? As the Director of J Jays “John Newton”… You’re dreaming you make 70K; J Jays takes 40% gross plus GST and your running costs are 40% including drivers. Leaves you with 37K to purchase more stock $5k for Return on investment and $5K for new stock. I did forget franchise renewal costs. As I have said in previous Bulletins “J JAYS MAKES NO MONEY FOR YOU” Just John Newton! Where did you study math? I too was not born with a silver spoon up my rear! I did once upon a time swear black and blue that J jay is great and John Newton is a great business leader. The facts are that you will never own Jumping J Jays or its stock holdings. Quote from John Newton to my wife. “Mimi you don’t own Jumping J Jays; we do” Witness – Michael Garner (Marketing Manager) nor will you be able to sell your franchise. Paul Masterson (NSW) Quoted at the AGM “Abe I turned over $190,000 and had no money left after Christmas”. Mind you he had 20 castles paid off. Yeh he made monthly payments for his BMW X5 and bought a barbeque for 4K… Whoopee a massive 10K profit for the year… Is it really worth it for all the dog shit you have to step in…? Wreck your car when you have to shove blowers, rain covers, and dog shit tarps in it… Work in the rain hail, Christmas day, New Year’s Day… and lie to customers that kids will be 90% dry in the rain and storm… Having your wife never Cook again because she is to busy chasing up paper work, Marketing, Clients for a measly deposit, Reading the intranet, reading ridiculous and threatening wrap ups. Loss your garage to hold your stock. Trust me; their is more to life and easier ways to make a buck… Throw your money into a bank for 10% interest and I assure you; you will make more money without the Burdon! Go back to TAFE if you want to brush up on your Business skills…
If you are interested in the Castle business than purchase a couple of castles from ebay, these castles are the same… Less than $800 each; they hold 220 KG that’s 10 Kids at 20 Kg each. J jays castles allow 7 kids under 7 years old at one given time; Don’t let John Newton lie about double stitching and trade marks than no one cares about… You will have more customers asking you about Disney castles… Insurance off shore available in India for less than $1000 PA. Marketing collateral available in India for less than $1000 more than enough for extensive annual marketing peripherals. Paging answering services available for less than a buck a call. Do you really need a call centre charging $25 per inquiry? Finally if you purchase a J Jays franchise than you are only contributing to the growth of John Newton and his sleazy acts. … He will set up more franchisees in more countries by taking all your MONEY… That’s right! You work for him! The only time you will see John Newton is when you sign a contract and at the AGM when he is increasing your fees. That’s right nothing more in J Jays but filled smoke and water under a bridge.
A quote from John Newton himself;
Sent: Monday, October 06, 2008 4:29 PM
Deliver castles, do LAMP and build your database and the money will come. If your in this business for 2 years you will make NO money and lose money however if your in this business for 8 years then it will get much more simpler and the ball will start to roll.
Cheers,
John Newton
Franchisor
How about you work an addition 40 hours a week and save your money, because this is what is required and policed by J jays. Over 8 years you will have accumulated about $300’000 Add the interest of 30K = $330’000 If anyone can sell a J Jays franchise for even half of that amount than please feel free to call me because you have made history.
Regards Abe Ihmeari
Feel free to email me at [Withheld per Site Policies] You to KARL!
THE WEB IS GETTING BIGGER
Abe,
My last name is not Newton. Should I assume your’s to be disgruntled? Or maybe just Abe Iamnotsobright? I am like I said a current franchisee at Jumping J-Jays and a VERY HAPPY one at that. I have read your post several times now and I am no longer offended at your comments. I don’t really understand your figures? I paid a $4k franchising fee, I financed my equipment at $6k/yr for 5 years. I don’t pay 40% of my profits to JJJ’s and I don’t have running cost’s of 40% including drivers. I don’t t why your wife stopped cooking for your family. I do know this though if you act at home like you do online then I don’t blame her for not cooking. As far as the dog poop goes, I make the customer pick up the soft one’s and I kick the hard one’s up against the fence. While I was in the process of buying the business I sold my A6 and bought a used pick up to pull my trailer. I am sorry you ruined your car but serioulsy who use’s a car to run a bounce house business? I pay 3 fee’s every two weeks and they don’t total 40%. What is TAFE and I didn’t go to “business school”. Nor did I need to. I learned to read and write in my youth. That allowed me to do some reading about franchising before I bought the business. Which you obviously didn’t do! Mr Newton is correct you don’t own the business you own the right to run a business with an established brand and a succesful business plan. Also many franchisors require that you pay an annual franchise renewal. I don’t pay mine until yr 5 and I will have my business paid off by then. I LIKE THAT. Abe I don’t think the low prices you are paying in India will help your chances of success. You obvioulsy weren’t born with a silver spoon in your rear, your head took up all the room! I enjoy my business and find your comments and others to be false, judgemental, and biased. Based soley on your lack of success and I assume udder disregard to follow the system!
Karl – You dont appear on the J Jays contact list! I have the latest list… Where are you mate?
I’m shocked from 60+ franchisees down to 20. Ha ha ha What a great historic adventure to tell your grand children.
Prospects – Please ask 10 active franchisees for P & L statements before you buy this business. IT DONT MAKE MONEY YOU!
and Karl I make more money now working 1forth of the time than I spent in JAK JAKS, and I have my family back!
Jumping J Jays is a BUSINESS FOR MONKEYS……
Over and out… I Dont waist my time on monkeys.
Abe,
You wouldn’t be able to find me under the name Karl. The blog rules on this site ask that you use a fake name and a real email address. Good luck with the banana’s and I am glad to see you found your family.
Ha ha John Newton strikes again…. run little boy!
Still dating Minors mate?
I thought I would add a little bit to this, everybody must be bored.
I am an ex-Franchisee and am very disgruntled.
The simple statistics for this business are that there are at the time of writing 23 active Franchises John Newton still advertises he has 60 Franchises, why the need to lie and where did the other 37 Franchises go to I wonder? Jumping J-Jays are trying to give away a free business, the last person to take up a free business didn’t last 6 months, why can’t an award winning Franchise get and keep Franchisees, surely people should be knocking down the door.
It would not be hard now for the average J-Jays Franchisee to turn over $150 000 because that business would be looking after all the territories that have been abandoned by the previous occupant. See Victoria for an example, Victoria is down to one Franchise from 9, can anyone see a problem. As for any profit claim, lets look at his own figures.
Jumping J-Jays average hire rate is about $230, lets say that they tale 40% in fees leaving $90 000, you have to spend about $13 000 on sub contractors at the absolute min, you need fuel and that could be anywhere from $100 a week to $250+ if you have a diesel 4×4, $5000-$10 000, insurance for the business about $4000 or so, repairs to the car because towing a trailer is very hard on your car, don’t expect it to survive long at all. Expect to have to buy or pay J-Jays about $10 to $15 000 per year extra for what he might call a one off marketing fund top up because all the marketing dollars have somehow been spent and the fund is deeply in debt or you may have to buy extra castles at exorbitant mark ups, ring HEC Inflatables and ask them what you would pay by buying castles direct from his own manufacturer. You will have to buy a new trailer or have the very dangerous Chinese made trailer supplied by J-Jays repaired constantly. You will have to have some very dangerous electrical equipment repaired in the first year that looks like it was wired up by a monkey and does not conform to Australian Standards and will cost somewhere around $200 per item.
Lets say that is around $55 000, minus GST is $50 450, other business expenses like having to travel to his annual conference somewhere in Australia costing about $2000 and other business expenses like bank fees, phone, tyres at least one full set per year and likely 2, internet, postage, registration and of course the fact that you got a loan to buy the business unless you took up a free business meaning that the value of every Franchise in Australia is now zero because why would someone buy one when he is giving them away.
Does anyone really want to know how much you make, I’ll just say that you have worked at least 12 hours per day over every weekend of the year, some weekends it will be more like 15 and you won’t care what you might make when I tell you you could have made the same money working 1 extra night a week at coles or something and not had all the stress and probably kept your car in good condition, still played with the kids on weekends and kept your marriage together.
No I am with the 40 something Franchisees that left, I wouldn’t be in it for anything.
In John Newtons own words in an email to all Franchisees “you do not make money in the business until you reach year 8″ and that is taken from his own email.
Anyone reading this can make their own judgment I am sure, if it’s so good why did so many Franchises close the doors and walk away with a large debt still over their heads? Why are there only 23 Franchisees left?
I forgot,
Karl is obviously John Newton because any Australian Franchisee would not call a Jumping Castle business a Bounce House business nor would an Australian say they had bought a pick up, in Australia you would have bought a ute or 4 wheel drive, typical John Newton who lives in the USA now, posing as a Franchisee, he has tried this trick before too.
Would anyone buy a business from a man who has to send emails and post in blogs under assumed names to bolster support for his failing Business, wouldn’t a real man proud of the business he built come forward as himself no matter that the website policy said that he should use an assumed name as I have done to avoid the nastiness he reserves for all Franchisees whether current or not?
And which Australian Franchise was purchased with just $4000 and a payment of $6000 per year I wonder, even your own website does not show such a deal, it seems that the minimum would be more like $60 000 for second hand equipment, which you will as you have in past told Franchisees is just 2 years old when it is in fact crap that is several years older and will be ready to be scrapped or what you call inspected for further use perhaps. Yes many Franchisees had this happen when buying second hand castles, one even had his castle explode shorty after buying it and John Newton would not replace it!
No everything Abe said above is pretty well spot on and all ex Franchisees would agree wholeheartedly and without exception I am sure.
well?, John whatever? , that’s a bit lean?, new zealand is not there, no way no new zealand, i WILL labell all the franchisees that are not here in australia and will do so, if this string gets to 20, newton continues in his own mind to think he is the worlds biggest, matter of fact, auset(an up and coming australian franchise) is now bigger than newtons world, i also believe the ex franchisee,s are bigger than his system, and gaining momentum for something very big in the near future, america beware of the churn master, if he,s giving away franchises, grab them and run, keep the castles and trade your own, otherwise your in debt till death do us part,
Australia warning Americans
john!!! there is no New Zealand, and a lot more of not there any more, someone should label all the active franchisee,s?, in about a month?, as you discernibly state there are 23 active franchisees currently!,to which i fully concur! however????, after this weeks AGM, my conservative estimate, being extremely unbiased and non prejudiced, it would seem that another 5% of franchisee,s are gathering momentum to extricate the system as newton flounders on his own self worth and preciousness, stay tuned to this fabulous web string. Abe is correct in what he says, however i must somewhat challenge all those that have sought affirmation to the American language, i do not believe this is john newton in speech or some form of subjective writing, i strongly believe it is an American franchise, that does believe its a good system, to which it truly may be, lets not slander those that are truly at a benefit at this stage, but the franchise system in Australia has failed, and will do in America, ONCE it,s taken hold, and not being subsidized by the Australian people.
I have no invested interest in this business other than looking at it as an outsider and reading all of your comment with interest. I admit that i have often looked at this type of business and thought it was a good business possibility.
I do not know who Karl is, however, I have to agree with John that the terminolgy, Bounce House, Pick Up nad not knowing what TAFE is all lead me to suspect that the author citing the name Karl is not Australian.
I would most certainly be cautios at any franchise that was looking to give their businesses away….alarm bells.
ABE….I can find no refeerence on the ACCC website to your claim that Jumping JJ is being investigated by the ACCC.
Once again for any prospective Jumping JJ investors I have no vested interest in this company and cannot agree or disagree with any of the above comments from other bloggers.
Some of the facts suggested by Karl do seem a little ambitious in terms of capital layout in comparison to what I have read on the official Jumping JJ website…
Andrew – You can get the information from John Newton himself. Here is the email he sent recently;
Hi all
With the conference drawing closer I wanted to make sure everyone had this at hand. This is the next round and the obvious end of their battle with some franchisees that have left disgruntled.
I am making sure you all have this as some of the new franchisees may not be on the ACCC list.
If you think we are doing things wrong as per their paperwork attached feel free to put it in a submission to them. Equally if you feel that we are doing things right as per our agreements and not as per their points here then please advise them of that also.
It has been a very tough year for the economy, Australian franchising in general and life as we know it.
Dave and I have nothing to hide from anyone or anything and I will be glad once the answers are given to the ACCC. I would also note that the ACCC is legally wrong in this letter. They allude too much to “what franchisees have lost” or “what j-jays or John Newton have done wrong” rather then using the terms “alleged”.
This in itself is quite disheartening that this government body is writing letters implying we are guilty before they have even spoken to us.
So as you read it remember all points should say “alleged”.
As a castle man whose team in Eagle Farm work tirelessly on the business we shall step up one more time to this challenge and then move forward with the model and the business as we know it. The company has passed many hurdles over past 18 months and most of you were subject to threats and harassment on email and the private forums from x franchisees you all know to well.
BTW on the funny side. Last week I read a forum from ABE (one of the franchisees sending out this stuff from his church friend) and he wrote: “I never got a hot dinner anymore after buying this J-Jays business as my wife had to do invoices and run credit cards at night and could not cook my dinner, John Newton to blame for that”. Seriously is there anything else I am guilt of….
John Newton
Franchisor
Yes John, you are guilty in all areas of destroying family and friends including your own.
Quit seeking family prospects when you dont no what it takes to be a parent. Family comes first; Business comes second. Where did you forget your family and kids. Why are they not supporting you in China/America? Where are your friends? Done a number on them to! A fact of life; your franchisees are a reflection of you; thats why 40 odd have dropped off the wagon bacause they cant stand the sight of you.
J Jays is for Monkeys
Abe Ihmeari quotes an email (allegedly) sent to franchisees from jj Jays franchisor John Newton, stating:
I would also note that the ACCC is legally wrong in this letter. They allude too much to “what franchisees have lost” or “what j-jays or John Newton have done wrong” rather then using the terms “alleged”.
This in itself is quite disheartening that this government body is writing letters implying we are guilty before they have even spoken to us.
Is this letter available online? Do you have a link? If not, can someone email it to unhappyfranchisee[at]gmail.com.
Newton does have a point if the agency is stating complaints as fact prior to completing their investigation. Hard to judge without seeing the letter, though.
Sean; Why is your email unhappy at gmail when you are the first author of this site… You seem to be linked to John Newton…(Scamming Monkey’s)
The facs are not allegedly as this has repeated over an over. The consistancy is guilty within its self.
WEB GETTING BIGGER
Sean Kelly,
In paragraph 6 of the ACCC letter titled “Existing Complaints” it quite clearly states the word alleged.
If have anything to with Jumping J-Jays you would already have a copy, if not contact the ACCC directly and they will send you one, otherwise here is an extract.
“Existing complaints”
“A review of the complaints already received by the ACCC indicates the following alleged
conduct of Jumping J-Jays and or Mr Newton which may raise concerns under the Act.”
I am sure that the ACCC have a large body of evidence already as the number of disgruntled ex Franchisees outnumbers the current Franchisees 2 to 1. The number of emails and forum posts which the ACCC could have received would be staggering as Mr Newton likes to (in most peoples minds) bully Franchisees at every opportunity, he is a control freak.
unhappy at gmail when you are the first author of this site… You seem to be linked to John Newton…
Abe:
how would the email address unhappyfranchisee[at]gmail.com link me to John Newton? It links me, in fact, to the pro-franchisee website http://www.unhappyfranchisee.com.
If I were linked to John Newton, do you really think you’d be freely posting your opinions on my website?
If have anything to with Jumping J-Jays you would already have a copy, if not contact the ACCC directly…
John:
I don’t have any contact with Jumping J-Jays or ACCC. I haven’t really had time to keep up with all the Australian franchise controversies… that could be another website in itself.
Sean Kelly- whay are all your post pretty and boxed? and ours are crappy text….mmmmmmmm
I tried submitting HTML but that didn’t work either….. How did you post J jays logo here?
You seem to me like a RAT for the rat sqaud!
whay are all your post pretty and boxed? and ours are crappy text…
Boxed cuz I’m the moderator. Otherwise, it’s the same. Just use basic html tags for bold, italic, etc.
You seem to me like a RAT for the rat sqaud!
There’s a rat squad? I’ve heard of the Lice Squad. Are they franchising?
How did you post J jays logo here?
Ummm… Same way I posted the story and the other 465 posts… It’s my website :)
I just watched the Jumping J Jays franchise video on YouTube and I’ll probably post it shortly. It’s very concerning, as it is filled with earnings claims, “guarantees” of success, and a very smooth pitch. While the U.S. franchise regulations forbid these kinds of claims, that doesn’t mean they still might not be made – and the Aussie videos can still be seen worldwide.
IMHO, prospective franchisees of JJJ in the states should beware of earnings claims and do thorough due diligence if considering this franchise. Red flags are flying, and the video indeed sounds too good to be true… especially in light of comments left here.
Note to Abe: You’re a guest here on my website, one that happens to be about franchising in the U.S., not Australia. Your ranting about a list and a rat squad makes you sound like your castle’s only about half-inflated. If you want to warn people in the U.S. that this is not a good investment, provide a logical argument that’s factually sound. Personal attacks, rants and conspiracy theories only make it easy for your adversaries to discredit you.
That’s my nice response. Any more rat squad crap and you’ll be invited to go annoy people elsewhere.
Sean – If you own this site why don’t you keep your comments to non bias level and allow the actual and non current franchisee have their day. I don’t think a previous franchise would ever buy a J jays for the second time. So the only comments being made should be the American prospects vs. the current and past franchisees. I don’t see how brainwashing prospects with more J Jays utube videos are subjective to these blogs. But then again; if J Jays is a paid subscriber to you than the bias makes sense.
Abe & John,
For the record I am not John Newton and I don’t own a franchise in AU. I used the terminology I did in my posting because I am a franchisee in the USA and my business grew nearly 500% from May 07 to May of 08. You are obviously disgruntled along with your group of ex-franchisees.
Abe writes: If you own this site why don’t you keep your comments to non bias level and allow the actual and non current franchisee have their day….
By non bias level you obviously mean “unquestioningly agree with everything I say,” and by the actual and non current franchisee, you obviously mean “me and those who agree with me.”
You’ve provided some good food for thought in terms of the investment needed, the labor required, and the troubles of JJJ in Australia. But you undermine your own credibility with personal attacks on Karl (who must be a fraud because he’s doesn’t share your viewpoint), and made at least several untrue allegations about me (I’m on JJJ payroll, am on some “rat squad,”), and even blamed the site of conspiracy for your own inability to use html.
Your allegations about me and the site are so far off, it makes me question the validity of your other allegations.
I’m not saying there aren’t valid complaints against JJJ at least in AU, and sense there probably are. But your wild attacks on everyone and everything don’t further that message; in fact, they reinforce Newton’s joke that even your cold dinners are someone else’s fault.
My suggestion: keep to the facts, play nice with other, and learn to use the microwave.
Karl wrote: …I am a franchisee in the USA and my business grew nearly 500% from May 07 to May of 08…
Karl: Sales growth percentage doesn’t mean much without knowing the sales volume. (We all have 100% growth in the first month, right?) What kind of gross sales did you achieve in year 1? Year 2? Are you profitable?
Also, in what area of the U.S. are you located? Is that a big factor?
Karl
The first US Franchise was only sold last year, I ask the same question as Sean what is 500% relative too, you might have had 1 castle out in November and 5 out in December, claims like this are just as useless as ones John Newton would make. No substance at all, no facts to be able to check on or at least no details.
Does anyone in the US realise you can purchase better Moon Walks etc from US companies and they will supply you with just about all the knowledge and paperwork to start your business without having to pay Jumping J-Jays it huge cut and have to put up with a control freak and bully like John Newton standing over you.
I have owned operated and sold 2 Jumping J-Jays franchisees and made money from both, I also currently manage the business in Australia while John Newton is in America.
I am not going to respond to any of the above, i know Abes story better than most.
Let me just state that Jumping J-Jays have in my opinion the best Jumping Castles on the market, a great call centre team taking bookings for the franchsiees, state of the art purpose built booking system that is live to the franchisees as well as the call centre. Tried and tested marketing programs and great systems.
Does this mean that if you buy a Jumping J-Jays franchise you are going to be profitable, rich, a successful business owner. Of course not like any other business opportunity you will only get out of it what you put in.
Yes we supply all the right tools, but hey if you dont know how to use them, or are disinclined to use them properly and actually take some ownership of your own destiny, then i guess you will end up on blogs like this blaming the world for your own failings.
Good luck for the future Abe, i hope you find something you enjoy doing.
Dave
PS This will be my only post i just thought that a non emotional post was needed for the salvation of common sence (no business venture is without risk)
John your information is incorrect in all your posts. There have been more than one franchises purchased in the last year and I don’t have to pay $13k per year for installers, my pick-up or “ute” as you call it is fine doesn’t need work and everyone has to buy new tires for their car no matter what they do every 12 to 18 months. Maybe if you had done your LAMP and delivered your castles like the business model states you would have done better and yes I used the word “castles”. NO you can’t buy better product in US market no one has air cooling or moveable parts inside their equipment like I do. I worked my ass of from Oct of 07 to Oct of 08 and my business has grown 500%. John Newton has never lied to me and did not force me to buy my business. I fully understood my agreement with the company and what is expected of me as a franchisee.
John where was your business and did you follow the system? As far as substance and facts why don’t you tell us WHY your business failed. Why didn’t you sell, did you just stop working or trading?
For a group of people in the business of fun and entertainment, you certainly know how to throw a party!
For the time being, I shall leave the post and existing comments up as an example of franchising at its worst.
A couple of notes on some of the commenters/comments:
> Once in a while we get an ex-franchisee commenter who is so enraged he/or she lashes out at everyone/everything, even those sympathetic to their plight. I count Abe on that list. His allegations that I have a connection to Jumping J Jays (while at the same time I’m allowing negative opinions of them) makes no sense, but reason and rage don’t go together. I wish him well & hope he finds peace.
> I have revoked Abe’s commenting privileges due to repeated unprofessional comments.
> Just because Abe’s a man on fire and in AU doesn’t mean his points about the business economics aren’t worth checking out and applying to the US concept.
> There are many red flags with this franchise, and the ACCC group has a long list of complaints about Jumping J Jays they are investigating. The ACCC does make it clear that they are “allegations” and they are still investigating.
> I believe that the person “Karl” is posting from AU, not the US as he claims, and he (or someone with the same IP address) has attempted to post slanderous, personal comments under multiple names in an effort to prompt the closing of this discussion.
> I have revoked commenting privileges for that IP address due to comments not visible here.
It’s been fun hosting the Australian franchise catfight… G’day!