- They have multiple price increases every year.
- They sometimes have their annual price increase after only after 11 months, not 12 months.
- They overstock you so you pay for inventory that never gets used. (The route person gets paid a commission so their pay goes up.)
- Their garment maintenance programs are costly and don’t cover everything.
- They look for garments they can to replace so they can charge you high rates for damage.
- They want your employees to quit so they can charge you their high rates for loss.
- They want your employees to quit so they can charge high rates for garment preparation, name, and emblems for your new employees.
- Their garment maintenance programs are costly and still don’t cover everything.
- They may only change the mats “as needed”. They still charge you whether they change them or not.
- They love setting you up on paper and chemical programs so they can charge you weekly. You have no way of knowing if they actually do the service each week.
*Each of these items may not apply to all of the national chains.