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A Dumb Idea From A Denny’s Franchisee

Dumb Idea From A Denny's Franchisee
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I’ll show you, Mr. President.”

Right.

I guess that’s what Denny’s franchisee John Metz keeps telling himself as he goes from interview to interview.

Dumb Idea From A Denny’s Franchisee

In one of his many interviews…this one with The Huffington Post’s Janean Chun, John Metz said he will add a 5 percent surcharge to customers’ bills to offset what he said are the increased costs of Obamacare, along with reducing his employees’ hours.

And, even though I can’t seem to find find it written anywhere, I heard on one of the cable news stations that Metz suggested that his customers should just, “leave a smaller tip” to offset his 5% surcharge.



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I bet that statement went over well with the thousands of service workers all over the US who rely on tips as their main source of income.

Kind of dumb, John.

 

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There are Denny’s franchises all over the US. I’d be willing to wager that at least some of them disagree with John Metz’s little Obamacare protest.

I know that I would be pretty angry if I was the franchisee of a Denny’s restaurant in say Enid, Oklahoma that was affected negatively by all the PR that Metz, a West Palm Beach franchisee, was getting.

 

About Franchise Brands

A pretty sizable percentage of the people I work with like the idea of buying a franchise that has a name… one that’s a well-known brand. These potential franchise owners feel that buying a franchise that’s a household name–like a Denny’s, seriously lowers their risk. After all, it’s not like they’ll have to educate their market about what their business does. A well-known brand can save some ramp-up time at opening. That’s good!

However…

If something negative happens with the brand, it can quickly become everybody’s problem-especially with the advent of social media.

Denny’s franchisees from Atlanta to California could be impacted negatively because of the actions of one multi-unit franchisee.

And, that’s why Metz’s “I’ll show you” Obamacare surcharge is a dumb idea.
 

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