Joe
St Louis,#2REBUTTAL Individual responds
Mon, May 01, 2006
I had a very similar experience as reported by Greg. However, I spent more money for my franchise and the product prices were different at the time. My experience was the same. I was given a contact person to setup my locations. The person did not secure the required number of sites and provided names and addresses of locations that had not agreed to carry the product. The reality of securing strong locations and getting product that sells from Universal Software is highly exaggerated. I spent a year and a half pushing this outdated product. I spent another 5 years digging myself out of a financial hell hole. Beware of WAYNE MENTHEN and his claims of success. My experience did not match the claims made by Wayne Menthen. I would never do business with Universal Software Distributor again and was surprised to see they are still around.
Greg
Dacula,#3Author of original report
Sun, February 22, 2004
This is an update to Universal Software Distributors Rip-off. I have recently be threatened with legal action by Universal Software Distributors. They have ordered me to remove all references to Universal Software Distributors and it's owner, Wayne Menthen from the Internet. This is an attempt on Menthen's part to use scare tactics and intimidation to get me to remove my ripoff report as well as another website which reveals the ripoff home business that he is currently hawking on the Internet. You can visit www.mammothprofits.com/images/menthenletter.jpg to view an image of the letter. Unfortunately for Menthen, his attempts at intimitation have not only failed, but have served to fuel the fire. I will now use every avenue at my disposal to get the word out about the Universal Software Distributors Rip-off. I have absolutely no contractural obligation to remain silent about being riped-off by this company. In addition, everything that I have stated here or elsewhere is 100% true. Here is one example of one the so-called top software supplier/ manufacturers that Wayne Menthen claims to have contracted with. It's a close out software wholesaler called Rom-Man. Here's the address: Rom-Man Distribution 800-334-8666 978-740-0027 Int'l 978-740-0017 Fax 63 Flint Street Salem, MA 01970 Anyone is free to contact this company. They will sell you as little or as much software as you desire. Don't get me wrong here. There nothing wrong with this company. They are quite legitimate. It's simply that they are just one of many close out software companies accross the country that you can locate and contact yourself. You can save yourself about 10 grand by not going through Universal Software Distributors. Now, don't think I'm the only one who has been gutted by this Internet predator. A background check through Knowx.com has revealed a pending lawsuit against Universal Software Distributors and Wayne Menthen. In this case, it is charged that Universal Software Distributors sold the plaintiffs old out dated software, just as was done to me. You can visit www.mammothprofits.com/images/lawsuit.jpg to view the report captured from the Knowx website. If you're wondering why more lawsuits haven't been filed,it's probably because of jurisdiction. If you sue Wayne Menthen's company, you must do so in his home state of California. The time and cost of such a lawsuit make it an impossibility for most people who are living outside the state of California. That's why it's so important that I get the word out about this company. I fully intend on putting up a new website armed with new facts and information about Universal Software distributors that will be submitted to all major search engines. This company is about to learn something about the power of free speech.