Giselle
Bloxwich,#2Consumer Comment
Fri, May 06, 2016
There are (2) entries about this company on the manta website. The first one says this Trujillo Enterprises on Sante Fe Drive in Pueblo, Co has an annual revenue of $53,000. The other entry says $84,000. Either way, after rent, taxes, inventory, utilities and day to day expenses are deducted, what is there left to pay anyone?
Byron
Pueblo,#3Author of original report
Tue, August 27, 2013
Go to www.ic3.gov and file your complaint there. They've messed with me, too, and they have nothing on their side except intimidation. Stand your ground and don't be afraid of them. They're powerless.
calmlyangry13
Pueblo,#4UPDATE EX-employee responds
Sun, April 08, 2012
I too am a former Kirby dealer. After one month of "working" there I left. i called in and it was presented to me as customer service job and I'd receive great benefits. So entered went through the interview and wasn't told it was a Kirby till the actual interview. I went through the training and was told that the 2,000 dollars that would be for my pay would only happen after given 10 demos a week. needless to say I tried for it and had my first day with a crew that weekend before I even got my 3 day training. The entire time we working i was getting excellent advise and found myself enjoying working with these guys.
The final day of training me and my "class" was brought into David's office and shown how great things could be if you kept at the job. Then we were told, that though it was optional, it'd be better for us to sign away our garunteed money if we made the proper demos and instead receive more of the comission made from a sale. We were played by our inexperience with words and also, our pride and confidence and excitement at the possibilities. In short we were sold into giving up a paycheck.
After this bit of stupidity I went out with a crew and to my surprise one of them lifted three pairs of sunglasses from a convenience store and then proceeded to lift a pair of bronco mini boxing gloves from a sports store. Both located in Beulah.
After three weeks without a paycheck i finally made my firs sale. To my surprise I only got 25 dollars. Why? Simple i sold it on the finance plan instead of check or cash up front therefore I only qualified for 25 dollars of the sale i had sent two hours trying to get. If you are reading this, don't work there. Don't waste your precious time and sanity.
- Thomas
Matt Bright
Pueblo,#5UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, October 02, 2008
I myself am an ex-employee of Trujillo (kirby). By the way, that other Kirby dealer Dwitts, used to be located in the exact same building Trujillo is in now. I was suckered in by an ad for "immediate job openings for customer service." The job was really better described as customer diservice. Because I needed a job I accepted it but because of their reputation as being a bad employer, I asked a million questions. I was convinced that I didn't have to do sales, The appointments were already set so I wouldn't have to knock door to door. I did understand that I wouldn't get the base salary unless I did 12 demos a week but they told me getting 12 demos wouldn't be a problem because the appoitments were already set. After the training I had a "practice weekend" where I was promised a cpmission of 100 per sale. 3 of them I didn't get a comission on because they had to finance the vacuum. One other they didn't give me the comissipn because they had to recover the cost of doing the credit check. The other one was delivered a used vacuum both her and I requested an exchange several times. She ended up cancelling the order after being lied to several times. Afterwards my manger took me to the storage shed and told me: "We need you to clean all these Kirbys so people don't know we're selling them used vacuums." Every day they have a meeting that's nothing but singing hymns about Kurby and bragging about how they scammed some people. They actually don't even start knocking on doors until 2 or 3. When they took me to Rocky Ford that first day I didn't even get to do a demo until 5pm. Didn't get home until Midnight. It's not possible to get 12 demos working a schedule like that. The first day they made me go knock on doors. When I told them that I was told I wouldn't be required to knock on doors, they said: "you don't have to knock on doors but you're not going to get any money unless you do." When I mentioned that I had a wife and daughter to take care of and needed to work a regular schedule a few days of the week, Trujillo told me: "If you can't put your family aside then you won't make any money. Don't let them hold you back." I imagine that he's never had kids. They make you fill out a 1099 form as being self employed. This way they can get away with working you 14 hours a day and not paying you for it. They keep talking about how much money you can make there, but then why did my manager have to stop the van to cash his welfare check? They lie to customers, they lie to current and prospective employees and they are proud of it. This is a terrible company and I will not hesitate reporting them to any agency. If I can find grounds to sue them over these deceptive practices, I will.
Matt Bright
Pueblo,#6UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, October 02, 2008
I myself am an ex-employee of Trujillo (kirby). By the way, that other Kirby dealer Dwitts, used to be located in the exact same building Trujillo is in now. I was suckered in by an ad for "immediate job openings for customer service." The job was really better described as customer diservice. Because I needed a job I accepted it but because of their reputation as being a bad employer, I asked a million questions. I was convinced that I didn't have to do sales, The appointments were already set so I wouldn't have to knock door to door. I did understand that I wouldn't get the base salary unless I did 12 demos a week but they told me getting 12 demos wouldn't be a problem because the appoitments were already set. After the training I had a "practice weekend" where I was promised a cpmission of 100 per sale. 3 of them I didn't get a comission on because they had to finance the vacuum. One other they didn't give me the comissipn because they had to recover the cost of doing the credit check. The other one was delivered a used vacuum both her and I requested an exchange several times. She ended up cancelling the order after being lied to several times. Afterwards my manger took me to the storage shed and told me: "We need you to clean all these Kirbys so people don't know we're selling them used vacuums." Every day they have a meeting that's nothing but singing hymns about Kurby and bragging about how they scammed some people. They actually don't even start knocking on doors until 2 or 3. When they took me to Rocky Ford that first day I didn't even get to do a demo until 5pm. Didn't get home until Midnight. It's not possible to get 12 demos working a schedule like that. The first day they made me go knock on doors. When I told them that I was told I wouldn't be required to knock on doors, they said: "you don't have to knock on doors but you're not going to get any money unless you do." When I mentioned that I had a wife and daughter to take care of and needed to work a regular schedule a few days of the week, Trujillo told me: "If you can't put your family aside then you won't make any money. Don't let them hold you back." I imagine that he's never had kids. They make you fill out a 1099 form as being self employed. This way they can get away with working you 14 hours a day and not paying you for it. They keep talking about how much money you can make there, but then why did my manager have to stop the van to cash his welfare check? They lie to customers, they lie to current and prospective employees and they are proud of it. This is a terrible company and I will not hesitate reporting them to any agency. If I can find grounds to sue them over these deceptive practices, I will.
Matt Bright
Pueblo,#7UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, October 02, 2008
I myself am an ex-employee of Trujillo (kirby). By the way, that other Kirby dealer Dwitts, used to be located in the exact same building Trujillo is in now. I was suckered in by an ad for "immediate job openings for customer service." The job was really better described as customer diservice. Because I needed a job I accepted it but because of their reputation as being a bad employer, I asked a million questions. I was convinced that I didn't have to do sales, The appointments were already set so I wouldn't have to knock door to door. I did understand that I wouldn't get the base salary unless I did 12 demos a week but they told me getting 12 demos wouldn't be a problem because the appoitments were already set. After the training I had a "practice weekend" where I was promised a cpmission of 100 per sale. 3 of them I didn't get a comission on because they had to finance the vacuum. One other they didn't give me the comissipn because they had to recover the cost of doing the credit check. The other one was delivered a used vacuum both her and I requested an exchange several times. She ended up cancelling the order after being lied to several times. Afterwards my manger took me to the storage shed and told me: "We need you to clean all these Kirbys so people don't know we're selling them used vacuums." Every day they have a meeting that's nothing but singing hymns about Kurby and bragging about how they scammed some people. They actually don't even start knocking on doors until 2 or 3. When they took me to Rocky Ford that first day I didn't even get to do a demo until 5pm. Didn't get home until Midnight. It's not possible to get 12 demos working a schedule like that. The first day they made me go knock on doors. When I told them that I was told I wouldn't be required to knock on doors, they said: "you don't have to knock on doors but you're not going to get any money unless you do." When I mentioned that I had a wife and daughter to take care of and needed to work a regular schedule a few days of the week, Trujillo told me: "If you can't put your family aside then you won't make any money. Don't let them hold you back." I imagine that he's never had kids. They make you fill out a 1099 form as being self employed. This way they can get away with working you 14 hours a day and not paying you for it. They keep talking about how much money you can make there, but then why did my manager have to stop the van to cash his welfare check? They lie to customers, they lie to current and prospective employees and they are proud of it. This is a terrible company and I will not hesitate reporting them to any agency. If I can find grounds to sue them over these deceptive practices, I will.
Matt Bright
Pueblo,#8UPDATE EX-employee responds
Thu, October 02, 2008
I myself am an ex-employee of Trujillo (kirby). By the way, that other Kirby dealer Dwitts, used to be located in the exact same building Trujillo is in now. I was suckered in by an ad for "immediate job openings for customer service." The job was really better described as customer diservice. Because I needed a job I accepted it but because of their reputation as being a bad employer, I asked a million questions. I was convinced that I didn't have to do sales, The appointments were already set so I wouldn't have to knock door to door. I did understand that I wouldn't get the base salary unless I did 12 demos a week but they told me getting 12 demos wouldn't be a problem because the appoitments were already set. After the training I had a "practice weekend" where I was promised a cpmission of 100 per sale. 3 of them I didn't get a comission on because they had to finance the vacuum. One other they didn't give me the comissipn because they had to recover the cost of doing the credit check. The other one was delivered a used vacuum both her and I requested an exchange several times. She ended up cancelling the order after being lied to several times. Afterwards my manger took me to the storage shed and told me: "We need you to clean all these Kirbys so people don't know we're selling them used vacuums." Every day they have a meeting that's nothing but singing hymns about Kurby and bragging about how they scammed some people. They actually don't even start knocking on doors until 2 or 3. When they took me to Rocky Ford that first day I didn't even get to do a demo until 5pm. Didn't get home until Midnight. It's not possible to get 12 demos working a schedule like that. The first day they made me go knock on doors. When I told them that I was told I wouldn't be required to knock on doors, they said: "you don't have to knock on doors but you're not going to get any money unless you do." When I mentioned that I had a wife and daughter to take care of and needed to work a regular schedule a few days of the week, Trujillo told me: "If you can't put your family aside then you won't make any money. Don't let them hold you back." I imagine that he's never had kids. They make you fill out a 1099 form as being self employed. This way they can get away with working you 14 hours a day and not paying you for it. They keep talking about how much money you can make there, but then why did my manager have to stop the van to cash his welfare check? They lie to customers, they lie to current and prospective employees and they are proud of it. This is a terrible company and I will not hesitate reporting them to any agency. If I can find grounds to sue them over these deceptive practices, I will.
Byron
Pueblo,#9Author of original report
Wed, May 14, 2003
Y'know, I thought that after dinking around with Trujillo, I'd have learned enough to ask all the right questions. This time, I called a number that connected me with a guy named Jay, who works for Dwitts, Inc. I asked what his ad was all about, and he said--right up front--that we travel store to store and set up electronics displays. Well, like an idiot, I figured that if he was going to come up with that from the start, he was honest, so we set up an appointment for the next day (May 13). As soon as I walked in, I heard those d**n Kirby songs and heard people mentioning the K word. No "electronics displays". No "stores". Kirby. Goin' do' to do' an' bein' their h*o'. I didn't make a scene. Arguing with these lifeforms is an exercise in the worst of futility. Now, I'd already e-mailed the Kirby headquarters with my complaint about Trujillo's BS. They've still not replied, nor do they want to answer their phones. I get put on "hold" while I'm transferred to the Twilight Zone, or I'm put on "Ignore". Hmmm. Muchy curious. Still, the product's plenty sound, but after hitting two scam artists on two tries, I begin to wonder just what Kirby's up to. I'm starting to think that the honest and reputable dealers everyone keeps posting rebuttals about are in the minority. The damage has been done, however. As much as I want a Kirby in my home, I refuse to deal with the Kirby Company until they square themselves away. (Note to self: do not hold your breath on this one.)
Byron
Pueblo,#10Author of original report
Wed, May 14, 2003
Y'know, I thought that after dinking around with Trujillo, I'd have learned enough to ask all the right questions. This time, I called a number that connected me with a guy named Jay, who works for Dwitts, Inc. I asked what his ad was all about, and he said--right up front--that we travel store to store and set up electronics displays. Well, like an idiot, I figured that if he was going to come up with that from the start, he was honest, so we set up an appointment for the next day (May 13). As soon as I walked in, I heard those d**n Kirby songs and heard people mentioning the K word. No "electronics displays". No "stores". Kirby. Goin' do' to do' an' bein' their h*o'. I didn't make a scene. Arguing with these lifeforms is an exercise in the worst of futility. Now, I'd already e-mailed the Kirby headquarters with my complaint about Trujillo's BS. They've still not replied, nor do they want to answer their phones. I get put on "hold" while I'm transferred to the Twilight Zone, or I'm put on "Ignore". Hmmm. Muchy curious. Still, the product's plenty sound, but after hitting two scam artists on two tries, I begin to wonder just what Kirby's up to. I'm starting to think that the honest and reputable dealers everyone keeps posting rebuttals about are in the minority. The damage has been done, however. As much as I want a Kirby in my home, I refuse to deal with the Kirby Company until they square themselves away. (Note to self: do not hold your breath on this one.)
Byron
Pueblo,#11Author of original report
Wed, May 14, 2003
Y'know, I thought that after dinking around with Trujillo, I'd have learned enough to ask all the right questions. This time, I called a number that connected me with a guy named Jay, who works for Dwitts, Inc. I asked what his ad was all about, and he said--right up front--that we travel store to store and set up electronics displays. Well, like an idiot, I figured that if he was going to come up with that from the start, he was honest, so we set up an appointment for the next day (May 13). As soon as I walked in, I heard those d**n Kirby songs and heard people mentioning the K word. No "electronics displays". No "stores". Kirby. Goin' do' to do' an' bein' their h*o'. I didn't make a scene. Arguing with these lifeforms is an exercise in the worst of futility. Now, I'd already e-mailed the Kirby headquarters with my complaint about Trujillo's BS. They've still not replied, nor do they want to answer their phones. I get put on "hold" while I'm transferred to the Twilight Zone, or I'm put on "Ignore". Hmmm. Muchy curious. Still, the product's plenty sound, but after hitting two scam artists on two tries, I begin to wonder just what Kirby's up to. I'm starting to think that the honest and reputable dealers everyone keeps posting rebuttals about are in the minority. The damage has been done, however. As much as I want a Kirby in my home, I refuse to deal with the Kirby Company until they square themselves away. (Note to self: do not hold your breath on this one.)
Byron
Pueblo,#12Author of original report
Wed, May 14, 2003
Y'know, I thought that after dinking around with Trujillo, I'd have learned enough to ask all the right questions. This time, I called a number that connected me with a guy named Jay, who works for Dwitts, Inc. I asked what his ad was all about, and he said--right up front--that we travel store to store and set up electronics displays. Well, like an idiot, I figured that if he was going to come up with that from the start, he was honest, so we set up an appointment for the next day (May 13). As soon as I walked in, I heard those d**n Kirby songs and heard people mentioning the K word. No "electronics displays". No "stores". Kirby. Goin' do' to do' an' bein' their h*o'. I didn't make a scene. Arguing with these lifeforms is an exercise in the worst of futility. Now, I'd already e-mailed the Kirby headquarters with my complaint about Trujillo's BS. They've still not replied, nor do they want to answer their phones. I get put on "hold" while I'm transferred to the Twilight Zone, or I'm put on "Ignore". Hmmm. Muchy curious. Still, the product's plenty sound, but after hitting two scam artists on two tries, I begin to wonder just what Kirby's up to. I'm starting to think that the honest and reputable dealers everyone keeps posting rebuttals about are in the minority. The damage has been done, however. As much as I want a Kirby in my home, I refuse to deal with the Kirby Company until they square themselves away. (Note to self: do not hold your breath on this one.)