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Originally Posted by kmurphy
I was thinking about this. In viewing your website you have very few animals that are legal in Maine without a permit. Most of your inventory is made up of burm and retic morph's. Both are very difficult to get a permit for. I would think other states have "hampering" restrictions as well, so opening a franchise in 48 States would seem to be impractical to me.
Also, if you had a store front, a permit for the above is not an option because pet shops are not allowed to sell restricted animals, or even have them on the premises.
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Excellent observation.
You would have to wonder just how such a franchise would be profitable for the franchisee. No doubt the franchiser would do quite well with up front fees and the ongoing income from a guaranteed customer base (the franchisee). But with shipping costs, franchise associated costs and the cost of a retail presence it just seems that McReptiles is more a vision than a sustainable reality.
What exactly would be the draw to one of these franchises for a customer? A pet store is the last place I would consider purchasing a reptile from - let alone anything high-end. Maybe if they carried a decent, competitively priced selection of herp-related products and were conveniently located to me I would give them some business, but otherwise I just don't see the appeal.
Would I personally consider a franchise with High End Herps? Not based upon the mis-steps I have seen thus far.
Griz said what I think at least a few of us have been thinking after looking at these threads and while I'd hope it isn't a scam - at this point it just doesn't pass muster.