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    Quote Originally Posted by Wombat Garden Services View Post
    Just got two flyers in the letterbox from jims, must be having a rough winter, they are offering an hours work for $20 as an introductory offer..
    not in sa, i am $88 one up and $132 2 up!
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    The Jims around here look so scruffy.

    A towed trailer in the 'company' livery towed by a [cough...] vehicle. The professionalism of the brand is quite equivalent to the quality of the workmanship witnessed after their visit.
    They may mow lawns, but they certainly don't do lawn care. So many lawn guys seem to 'tip cut' and that's it. No better than beer-money-bobs and bong-money-students. That's not what lawn and garden maintenance is about.

    Some of us, the true Indy companies and individuals, actually care about how good the gardens and lawns will be in five, ten or twenty years or more. We are craftsmen. Our work is to give you great satisfaction, technical perfection and value for money. You want cheap? Maybe another service provider could help your peculiar needs.

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    Default Re: Jim's Mowing Franchisees want to cut and run

    Interesting Jim's story about looking for 10 mill???
    http://www.smartcompany.com.au/franc...e-numbers.html
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    yeah, he has been looking for it for about a year now.

    I find it interesting that it will be used to pay down company debt also... He teaches all his franchises to go into debt before they open there doors and the company is also in debt...

    Yep, lets find 10 million (which will cost you through the nose) to make more people go into debt... great thinking Jimbo!

    Hey Jimbo, I've got an idea for you...

    You have 3,200 franchise's so why don't you just hit them with a once off jimbo-levy of $3125 and you will collect your 10 million cash money

    Or get your Zor's with flash cars and surfboards to fund the Zee's

    Think out side the square man!

    Simmo.

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    Default Re: Jim's Mowing Franchisees want to cut and run

    I'm also looking for 10 million to help my business along......

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    i iant payin ya levy simmo!
    "Time trial. Start as fast as possible, finish as fast as possible and hope it is fast enough,"

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    Default Re: Jim's Mowing Franchisees want to cut and run

    Quote Originally Posted by Jayk View Post
    i iant payin ya levy simmo!
    Your just lucky i'm not at the Helm... I woud be charging like a wounded bull.

    Simmo.

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    Jim wanting to sell off part of his empire to raise $10 mill has been going on for a while, If you knew of his reasons as to why he wants to do it im sure you would agree as i do that its a good thing.

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    Default Re: Jim's Mowing Franchisees want to cut and run

    Jim's branching out...16589_143445622469175_708787118_n.jpg

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    Default Re: Jim's Mowing Franchisees want to cut and run

    HeHe. That same photo in an email got me a disciplinary action at me last job and was the tipping point for me to tell them to shove it.

    I should frame it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil&family View Post
    HeHe. That same photo in an email got me a disciplinary action at me last job and was the tipping point for me to tell them to shove it.

    I should frame it.


    I also recieved that email a few years back.

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    Noticed a jims advertisement in the local rag saying that they are 1. insured, 2. OH&S Certified, 3. Trained and supported, 4. Police checked. and if your mowing guy doesn't tick all those boxes then give Jims a call.
    It's a bit of smart advertising to con people into going with Jims but what amuses me is the " police checked" bit. I didn't know you needed a police check to be a lawn mowing guy, and does a police check go as far as checking that you haven't been done for petty theft, which is probably the most likely thing a person would do in an unsupervised environment. I thought police checks were for ***ual and like offences.

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    3. Trained and supported.


    So vague. Could mean anything at all!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bellarinelawns View Post
    Noticed a jims advertisement in the local rag saying that they are 1. insured, 2. OH&S Certified, 3. Trained and supported, 4. Police checked. and if your mowing guy doesn't tick all those boxes then give Jims a call.
    It's a bit of smart advertising to con people into going with Jims but what amuses me is the " police checked" bit. I didn't know you needed a police check to be a lawn mowing guy, and does a police check go as far as checking that you haven't been done for petty theft, which is probably the most likely thing a person would do in an unsupervised environment. I thought police checks were for ***ual and like offences.
    I'd find it hard to believe that anyone stupid enough to take the chance of not only losing a customer and future income for something like petty theft would'nt be smart enough to run a business.

    Who knows what goes through some peoples minds though.

    I'll have to ask Winona Rider

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cranbourne Lawnmowing View Post
    I'd find it hard to believe that anyone stupid enough to take the chance of not only losing a customer and future income for something like petty theft would'nt be smart enough to run a business.

    Who knows what goes through some peoples minds though.

    I'll have to ask Winona Rider
    Nope. Anything you have been charged and convicted of. If charged and charges dropped you will be ok, the boys on blue may still keep your finger prints though even though they are meant to be destroyed when charges are dropped.

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