Also read: Is The UPS Store a Good Franchise Opportunity?

Owners call the UPS Store Franchise “Indentured Servitude,” and “A Nightmare”
Most of the comments we receive on The UPS Store franchise opportunity are negative.  Some are from disgruntled franchisees who regret their decision and/or contend that the business model is flawed;  others are commenting on the status of one of the many lawsuits launched against the franchisor and its parent..
However, on 2009/09/19 at 12:38pm PrestonF contends that his The UPS Store franchise is so successful he and his partners are planning to expand with more locations.  PrestonF writes:
I have owned …read more

Are you considering investing in a The UPS Store franchise?
You can gain a world of insight into franchise ownership from the thousands of comments left by current and past The UPS Store franchise owners on FranchisePick.com and the Unhappy Franchisee websites.  Here are come recent comments.
From the post THE UPS STORE Franchisees: Drop-Offs Can Drop Dead
Critics of The UPS Store franchise claim that UPS has turned franchise owners’ locations into glorified “drop boxes” and unfairly compete with them directly.  Many feel that UPS intentionally undercuts franchisees’ business by offering customers the option of printing their own labels, then dropping their …read more

Did you receive curt or downright rude service when dropping off packages at The UPS Store this holiday season?
It may be they were coping with the holiday rush.
Or it may be that The UPS Store franchise owner hates your guts. 
After all, you who drop off UPS packages without buying anything are freeloaders.  Non-paying leeches.  Bloodsucking parasites feeding off the host of their life savings.
Commenting at the post  Is The UPS Store a Good Franchise Opportunity?, the manager writes:
The person printing saving the 5.00 label is UPS customer and not a customer of the TUPSS…
THIS IS NOT A CUSTOMER. THIS …read more

(FranchisePick.Com)  “One would think that the UPS franchise owners would have generated a lot of support from fellow business owners… But I’ve found the UPS store owners to be a tough group to love.”
I have posted extensively on the struggles of The UPS Store franchise owners, who claim they have suffered a raw deal at the hands of the corporate giant. 
Many of them purchased Mail Boxes, Etc. (MBE) franchises, and initially offered multiple shipping options, including both FedEx and UPS.  When MBE was acquired by UPS, many franchisees claim they were pressured to both convert to the UPS …read more

(FranchisePick.Com)  Do you believe that The UPS Store franchise has a flawed business model and unfair system that, even when diligently and faithfully implemented, is likely to fail? 
This and its companion post (The UPS Store Franchise: Follow the System and Succeed!) constitute a challenge I proposed to both sides of the debate. 
Believers in The UPS Store franchise are invited to provide a list of successful stores at the companion site ( The UPS Store Franchise: Follow the System and Succeed!).
Skeptics of The UPS Store franchise are invited to provide examples below of unsuccessful stores (open or closed) …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) Do you believe that The UPS Store franchise has a solid business model and support system that, when diligently and faithfully applied, will provide franchise owners an attractive return on their investments? Can you give an example?
This and its companion post (The UPS Store Franchise: This Dog Won’t Hunt!) constitute a challenge I proposed to both sides of the debate.
Believers in The UPS Store franchise are invited to provide a list of successful stores that they think are run in accordance with the company’s guidelines and that show that the The UPS Store model, if diligently …read more

(FranchisePick.Com)  A while back I asked:  Is The UPS Store a Good Franchise Opportunity?
The 60+ responses from franchise owners were mostly negative, along the lines of:
“The Ups store franchise is a scam”
“UPS is a unique franchise as it is the only one I know of that directly competes with the owners of the stores.”
“It is rated among the worse… It is estimated that at least 50-60% of all UPS Stores are losing money.”
“Run now while you can…”
“Money Pits…”
“The UPS Store is biggest hoax since Enron.”

John sees it differently.  He’s making a fine living buying up your crappy businesses for …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) As we begin to wrap up the first year of blogging at FranchisePick.com, I’ve made a list of the companies and posts that prompted the most comments from FranchisePick.Com readers.
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#2 iSOLD IT Franchise: 590 + Reader Comments
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#3 Contours Express Franchise: 380+ Reader Comments
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#4 Butterfly Life Franchise: 300+ Reader Comments:
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IS BUTTERFLY LIFE A GREAT FITNESS …read more

(FranchisePick.Com)  The cautionary franchise tale of the Mail Boxes Etc. franchise and The UPS Store franchise continues.  The UPS Store franchisee group Platinum Shield Association’s lawsuit against parent company UPS has been certified as a class-action lawsuit by a California court.  A separate The UPS Store franchisee association, the Brown Shield Association, was filed against UPS last year.
The suit is being brought by former Mail Boxes Etc. franchisees who claim that UPS misled them into believing that the UPS Store model would be more profitable.
UPS bought Mail Boxes Etc. in 2001, and allegedly convinced the majority of Mail Boxes store owners to …read more

(FranchisePick.Com) In its recent Open Letter to UPS Store Owners, the UPS/MBE franchise owner group called the Brown Board Owner’s Association detailed 12 serious issues and concerns that it is trying to get its franchisor, shipping giant UPS, to address. (The BBOA is not affiliated with another franchisee group, the BSA, which is trying to force change via a class action lawsuit against UPS).
According to the letter, profitability is a serious challenge for new UPS Store franchise owners:
Overall Store Profitability is a Major Concern.
The majority of UPS Stores do not start breaking even for 36 months …read more