I am a local small business in Haltom City, Texas, and I had Robert Mahanes walk into my store offering the moon for advertising. He told me I would be in 4 local grocery stores that are closest to my store location. He told me I would be the only advertiser in my industry in the magazine, and that he was making a GREAT deal for me.
I should of known he talks fast, over you, and is pushy, but against what my stomach was telling me, I needed advertising of my business and wanted to get started right away.
The problems began when I started questioning when I was going to get my copy of the magazine. I finally did get it a month into the process. When I opened it, I was NOT on the page he told me I would be and paid $1500 for this "great" spot. When you turned the next page, low and behold there was one of my direct competitors in the SAME magazine.
So I started trying to call Mr. Mahanes, and after being transferred around and the customer service people will not give you the local reps cell phone or office #. In talking to the rep, she said I was in 3 stores that are MORE then 40 miles from my store location. I told her that won't help my business, and she said she would have Mr. Mahanes call me. I am still waiting on that phone call 5 months later.
I cancelled my second check to them. Of course I am getting those threatening calls about collecting their money, but they won't see another dime from me or my business. This company is a rip-off and telling people they can do things they just clearly can not deliver on.