Vending Revolution Saying Hello!

[wilsonservices]

Hi Adam
I did get your messgae - thanks for coming back to me so quickly. However, I didn't want to disturb you as time off is so precious isn't it! Hope you had a good time - we have just come back from Wales and I love it there.
I would be interested to talk to you regarding your new product and also the possibility of operating any sites that you receive in the North. I am working over the bank holiday so if you are also, perhaps we could catch up? I don't want to dicturb you if you aren't so if not will contact you on Tuesday. My contact details are 07771 885038 or 0845 0570308.
Regards, Gemma
0845 0570308 / 07771885038

 

[adam]

Thanks Gemma

Yeah time is precious but I just snapped after years of hard work and actually took a holiday!! It was great, Snowdon is a bit high up though, wish the train was working and with the cafe at the top closed and being rebuilt I think I need to offer them a vending machine

I am visiting family today (my Mum offered to do all the washing from the camp) so I will give you a buzz on Monday.

Have a great weekend everyone.

 

[wilsonservices]

Thanks for the reply Adam. We've 'done' Snowdon a few times, the last time being with our 14 year old dog - sounds cruel I know but he was honestly as fit as a puppy and managed it much better than we did! Vending on Snowdon would be great although plumbing supply would have to come from the springs! People would easily pay £5 for a cup of decent coffee (or red bull!) though after than hike so might be worth a go! Look forward to catching up on Monday - I must warn you though, I would like the chance to pick your brain for sales patter as I am stuck in a rut at the moment! So frustrating when it goes like that (please say it isn't just me!). Gemma.

 

[adam]

Don't worry Gemma, fully understand! You seem to have built a decent business on cigarettes although morally I would not sell them. That said business is business.

Coffee machines and food, snacks and so on don't really have a special way to sell them it is just in the options and presentation etc. It also takes time for word to spread. People rely on you to provide drinks and if something does go wrong they will scream, even when the fault is someone putting in a foreign coin and getting it stuck!!

I tried you just now on the phone and we seem to be missing each other but we will speak soon.

My main interest is in introducing you to a few other companies I know who pass leads to each other when they are outside the area. That way we all benefit.

 

[procter]

hi every one my names dave and i thought id just come on over and have a moan about a certain company that sold me 5 pringles machines (you all know the one)3 of which were sited in old mens pubs and didnt sell a thing so i asked for them to be re-sited,well one day a guy in a white van turned up with my 3 machines and plonked them on my doorstep,have been trying to get in touch with the vending company but there is no reply also the web page has gone down........so now im stuck with 3 machines in my shed(they havent sold a thing : ) ) i just dont know what to do next ..i so wanted to have a go at the vending business but i feel really let down by the company i bought them from...... my idea was to start at 5 machines and hopefully build up enough machines so that would be my main source of income ................. sorry about the moan just had to get it off my chest

 

[Vending Siting Services]

hi every one my names dave and i thought id just come on over and have a moan about a certain company that sold me 5 pringles machines (you all know the one)3 of which were sited in old mens pubs and didnt sell a thing so i asked for them to be re-sited,well one day a guy in a white van turned up with my 3 machines and plonked them on my doorstep,have been trying to get in touch with the vending company but there is no reply also the web page has gone down........so now im stuck with 3 machines in my shed(they havent sold a thing : ) ) i just dont know what to do next ..i so wanted to have a go at the vending business but i feel really let down by the company i bought them from...... my idea was to start at 5 machines and hopefully build up enough machines so that would be my main source of income ................. sorry about the moan just had to get it off my chest

Hello Dave

Welcome to the Forum.

You are not the only one who has been let down by this vending company, you will find many on here who I am sure will contact you who have experienced the same as you.

If you would like to contact me to have a chat you are very welcome to and I will try and help you.

Please have a read of my website, especially my WhistleBlowing section of "what the vending industry doesn't want you to know", this is aimed at those thinking of entering the vending industry. My 17+ experience in the industry is there for you to read about. I now operate well over 7,000 of my own units with a further 40,000+ units placed within our franchise all over the country.

Hope to speak to you soon.

Kind regards.

Barbara

 

[procter]

Hello Barbara,
thanks for listening i needed to get that off my chest,
a chat would be great and any help you could give me would be greatly appriciated, will call soon
thanks again
Dave

 

[Vending Siting Services]

Hello Barbara,
thanks for listening i needed to get that off my chest,
a chat would be great and any help you could give me would be greatly appriciated, will call soon
thanks again
Dave

Hi Dave

Sometimes it's good just to "explode" to get it out of your system

Just to let you know that I will be on holiday for a couple of weeks so if you do need to chat, please wait until the end of July or alternatively, speak with Laura Beattie in my office who is our Franchise Liaison Manager and she will be happy to have a quick chat with you.

Kind regards.

Barbara

 

The only person who makes a profit from a franchise like Barbara's is herself. These nut vending machines are ugly, problematic. No wonder she chats to the fireman, I'd rather set one on fire and get the insurance money

 

I hope to claim one or two of my machines back, I have taken legal advice. I didn't set off to rip anyone off, but you got a good deal for what you paid. I am now entitled to claim back 3 of my machines that are stocked. Beause we had an oral agreement , it will still stand in court. If not, I am allowed police to escort me and claim back what is mine.

My solicitor has informed me that you have defaulted on your agreement and I am within my rights to claim back the whole of my vending round.

Helen Kidd

 

[Paula Barrett]

Million Dollar man, you are posing as a satisfied customer of tubz yet you have the same IP address as another member who works for this company and another 'satisfied customer'.

By pretending to be a satisfied customer when you are actually connected to the company you are trying to deceive our members on here. I have warned you and your colleagues about this before.

I am going to merge your accounts. If I have anyone else from this company pretending to be a satisfied customer I will ban you all.

 

[Paula Barrett]

Accounts are now merged - you all appear as Continental Snacks.

If you have any questions about this please send me a message.

 

[Thirty Three]

Hi Barbra,

I would be very keen to here from you in regards to setting up a vendor finance route to run alongside your business and help make the products be sold in bite sized chunks with leasing benefits.

Kind regards

Guy

 

[Vending Siting Services]

The only person who makes a profit from a franchise like Barbara's is herself. These nut vending machines are ugly, problematic. No wonder she chats to the fireman, I'd rather set one on fire and get the insurance money

I am afraid I have to take issue with your posting! I don't know who you are but I do take exception to what you are implying.

I run well over 7,000 of my own vending machines which will be growing to 10,000 within the next 12 months. I DO NOT rely upon selling franchises to remain in business. Franchising is secondary to my main business which is operating my own machines.

I have nearly 200 franchisees who have been running very successfull vending businesses for the past 17 years - FACT!

If you have the time to read my website we have a specific section on there to warn people against companies who are out there to rip people off, who exaggerate the claims of what these machines take, etc, etc, etc. Have you read it?

By the way, who is the fireman?? If he is in need of help then I am here to help if I can, as with you, if you would like some advice, please do not hesitate to contact me, all my details can be found on here.

I disagree that these machines are ugly and problematic. If they were then we would not be able to place well over 100 new vendors nationwide DAILY - FACT! We also receive requests daily from companies who want one of our vendors - FACT!

Regards.

Barbara

 

[Vending Siting Services]

Million Dollar man, you are posing as a satisfied customer of tubz yet you have the same IP address as another member who works for this company and another 'satisfied customer'.

By pretending to be a satisfied customer when you are actually connected to the company you are trying to deceive our members on here. I have warned you and your colleagues about this before.

I am going to merge your accounts. If I have anyone else from this company pretending to be a satisfied customer I will ban you all.

Hello Paula

Thank you very much for bringing this to the Forum's attention. We have been aware of this for some time now.

Regards.

Barbara

 

[NVCY]

!!!WOW!!! SIX PAGES --- It took me ages to read them ALL.

Barbara and her staff are thoughtful, supportive and able to resolve problems should they appear.

NO this is NOT an advert; we have been buying VR products for some months now. Most of which we run out of before the next container arrives in to us here in Cyprus! --- I know maybe I should order sooner!!!

If anyone has ANY questions; Please feel free to ask.

Stuart May

 

[wmalyon]

Hi Barbra

Just signed up myself as per your advice. Seems to be plenty of tea & biscuits going around!
Will be poking around getting some ideas & advice. Already seen some horror stories.
Anyway i look forward to our meeting on 22nd.

Wayne

 

[Vending Siting Services]

Hello Wayne and welcome to UKBF.

Keep up the research.

Regards.

Barbara

 

[jasper999]

i have looked at the snack a can website from vending revouloution and like the idea but can sombody give me a rough idea on what to expect on profit per machine per site and i can have some idea on how many machines i would need and if i have read correctly these are sited at a nominal cost also i would propbably have up to 5k to get started so would want to get it right first time i would be looking apart time income 75- 150 a week

 

[Vending Siting Services]

i have looked at the snack a can website from vending revouloution and like the idea but can sombody give me a rough idea on what to expect on profit per machine per site and i can have some idea on how many machines i would need and if i have read correctly these are sited at a nominal cost also i would propbably have up to 5k to get started so would want to get it right first time i would be looking apart time income 75- 150 a week

Hello jasper and welcome to the forum.

Please feel free to contact me at my office next week - I am currently on holiday.

To give you some idea of profitability your vendors will be averaging around £35.00 gross per month - please bear in mind that we have franchisees reaching well over £40.00 gross per month and some that have a lower average running at around £25.00 gross per month. When taking into account replacement cost of stock and your 5% commission you will be left with around 58% net profit which will give you an excellent return on your investment.

Please feel free to contact me or please email me at [email protected] and I will be able to give you all the information you require.

Kind regards.

Barbara Fellowes

 

[suzi_que16]

Hi All

My partner was a victim of Beck Vending ! Cut a long story short we were able to get a few machines sited by another company however they no longer provide the service.

If there is any vending companies out there who are willing to site machines we would happy to take this service up (for the right price).

Thanks
Susan

 

[Vending Siting Services]

Hello Susan

I am sorry we are unable to help you as we only offer our subsidised siting service to our Franchisees at £18.50.

Have you tried siting the vendors yourself? If you want to give me a call I can spend a little time with you giving you some tips and suggestions.

There is an independent vending operator who is very established and he offers a siting service at £50 a site + expenses. It is quite expensive but I know he is good and has worked for many vending companies over the years. He operates quite a few vendors as well so he knows what is required.

Don't hesitate to call if I can help.

Kind regards.

Barbara Fellowes

 

[bombadil 1]

hello suzi
I may be able to help with sitting please read on

I am new to this forum and hope that i am getting this message to u
I have over the last year started to vend my own machines and am now in the process of increasing the size of my round by 100 in the next 6mths I would first say that I am not attached to any of the suppliers and find not a great deal of difference what they offer they all try their best so it is a personal choice.
Now I am lucky that I have a proffesional tele sales team who do this for me plus other things and I also do work for quite a number of other vendors up and down the country plus some of the larger players we also do a lot of repeat business with most of our customers we are proffesional and my team have been doing telephone work for over 12yrs we do not charge anywhere near the £50.00 that the company barbara has mentioned we deal with each customer on a personal basis each customer is different we can help you expand your business if you wish and depending on your requirements will be able to supply you with good service at a fair price we do not get involved with who you buy your product from as we use all suppliers products and dont like to read about the whos best they all have good and bad points as all businesses do. What I can offer you is confidentiallity ,a fair price and no lies as to the service we give, we know exactly what sites to look for and can help you with a business plan to expand (no charge) if you are interested you can reply to me with your tel no/ and I will get in touch. PS this forum idea is good and Im sure That I will benefit in my own vending expansion by the information traded here. regards to all

 

[Vending Siting Services]

hello suzi
I may be able to help with sitting please read on

I am new to this forum and hope that i am getting this message to u
I have over the last year started to vend my own machines and am now in the process of increasing the size of my round by 100 in the next 6mths I would first say that I am not attached to any of the suppliers and find not a great deal of difference what they offer they all try their best so it is a personal choice.
Now I am lucky that I have a proffesional tele sales team who do this for me plus other things and I also do work for quite a number of other vendors up and down the country plus some of the larger players we also do a lot of repeat business with most of our customers we are proffesional and my team have been doing telephone work for over 12yrs we do not charge anywhere near the £50.00 that the company barbara has mentioned we deal with each customer on a personal basis each customer is different we can help you expand your business if you wish and depending on your requirements will be able to supply you with good service at a fair price we do not get involved with who you buy your product from as we use all suppliers products and dont like to read about the whos best they all have good and bad points as all businesses do. What I can offer you is confidentiallity ,a fair price and no lies as to the service we give, we know exactly what sites to look for and can help you with a business plan to expand (no charge) if you are interested you can reply to me with your tel no/ and I will get in touch. PS this forum idea is good and Im sure That I will benefit in my own vending expansion by the information traded here. regards to all

Hello there

Welcome to UKBF

Are you able to share with us who you are? Having a tele-sales team for over 12 years sounds like you are established. Have we come across each other?

Whereabouts in the country do you operate your vendors in and which ones do you operate and how many of them?

I often get asked by independents for reliable site finders so please make contact with me so that I may find out about you and hopefully recommend you to the many independents out there.

Kind regards.

Barbara Fellowes

 

[bombadil 1]

Hello barbara

in reply to your query I am quite happy to tell what I can. I particularly do not want to give out to much information as we do not wish to be overun by vendors, and our operation covers much more than vending, and who we deal with is obviously private we are always happy to discuss with any potential customers our service to see if it is compatible with their needs. We are bound by data protection. I can tell you that we have been sitting machines for customers up and down the country for a number of years we have no interest in becoming a mindless telesales operation that just works on howmany .Having said that we also do not wish to take on to much and most of our customers have been built up over a number of years by word of mouth and introduction i am quite happy to talk to you please list your tel no and I will give you a call next week.

 

[Vending Siting Services]

Hello barbara

in reply to your query I am quite happy to tell what I can. I particularly do not want to give out to much information as we do not wish to be overun by vendors, and our operation covers much more than vending, and who we deal with is obviously private we are always happy to discuss with any potential customers our service to see if it is compatible with their needs. We are bound by data protection. I can tell you that we have been sitting machines for customers up and down the country for a number of years we have no interest in becoming a mindless telesales operation that just works on howmany .Having said that we also do not wish to take on to much and most of our customers have been built up over a number of years by word of mouth and introduction i am quite happy to talk to you please list your tel no and I will give you a call next week.

Hello Bombadil

I am a little confused why you do not want your true identity exposed to the members of this forum, it does not send out a good signal. I was only curious about the size of your business and where you are based and what kind of vendors you operate so that other members can relate to you. Sharing that information does not put you in breach of the Data Protection Act which is there to protect the identity of individuals. There is nothing to fear on this forum, so come on, let's know a little more about you.

We are a little sensitive on this forum about businesses who will not reveal their full details as it poses more questions than it answers which is never a healthy position.

Regards.

Barbara (hoping to know who you are soon!)

 

[bombadil 1]

Hi barbara
why my identity is of concern to you I do not know as I have said my customers business is private to them and covered by the data protection my own business is my own I will decide who I share with as I have said we provide a proffesional site finding service if this is truly an open forum why does it concern you as your customers are of no interest to me whatsoever but if there is someone who may need help I may be able to provide a solution at the end of the day I do not ask you where your customers are.

 

[Boris]

Hi barbara
why my identity is of concern to you I do not know as I have said my customers business is private to them and covered by the data protection my own business is my own I will decide who I share with as I have said we provide a proffesional site finding service if this is truly an open forum why does it concern you as your customers are of no interest to me whatsoever but if there is someone who may need help I may be able to provide a solution at the end of the day I do not ask you where your customers are.

i do all my own site finding so i would never be interested in using you but if you offer the service that you do why on earth can you not give the forum a website atleast for us to look at?

i understand that you dont want to tell anyone of your clients but you are not putting yourself across in the right manner in my humble opinion

good luck

Boris

 

[bombadil 1]

Dear boris

If you read my original script you will see it is addressed to suzi why you and barbara have taken it on yourselves to get involved in something that is of no concern to you I do not know you do not need a service and barbara has her own. I beleive it is fair to say that we are still allowed our privacy in this country and dont be under the impression that this forum is a vehicle to promote my business I am busy enough I was trying to help a fellow vendor who had a problem with sites thats what this forum is for to help each other or so I believed. As I have said If some one needs some help let me know.

 

[Vending Siting Services]

Hi barbara
why my identity is of concern to you I do not know as I have said my customers business is private to them and covered by the data protection my own business is my own I will decide who I share with as I have said we provide a proffesional site finding service if this is truly an open forum why does it concern you as your customers are of no interest to me whatsoever but if there is someone who may need help I may be able to provide a solution at the end of the day I do not ask you where your customers are.

Bombadil,

I do NOT want to know who your clients are, we all just want to know who YOU are.

Why come on a public forum when you do not want to be revealed publicly?

I do not mean to be difficult, but in the past we have had various unreputable companies purport to be either individuals, satisfied customers or good samaritans who we eventually discover are commercial entities hiding their real identity and using our reputable forum for spamming. Needless to say we will not tolerate this deception.

If you are who and what you say you are and you are doing nothing illegal, unethical or immoral which will affect your existing clients, or the members of this forum, why would you not want your true name with your postings and offers? I get the impression that you are afraid that your present clients will read your postings on the forum and not be happy that you are touting for business on a public forum, this begs another question.

The whole question about the Data Protection Act is really totally irrelevent to this discussion.

If you want to win forum members trust and confidence you must be transparent and open, otherwise it has the opposite effect. I am just trying to help you and protect the forum - now, who are you?

Barbara

 

[Vending Siting Services]

i just cant believe the commision to the site.why would any site give away 95 per cent ..
so they take up their space for approx 10 pound per week?

Commission is 5% not 95%.

 

[bombadil 1]

Barbara,

I find it offensive that you insinuate and suggest that my businesses and my business practices may be illeagal unethical or immoral your words are bordering on liable and you are on very thin ice in answer to you my clients are both national and individual and neither care or indeed is it their business what I do as the service i provide to them they are happy with the vending tower sitting is a very small part of what I do. Now I would tell you again I like my privacy. But I will say to you I am not here to tout business it is unessesary. And I will tell you my companies are not commercial entites my sole reason for being on this forum is to gain information which may help me in my expansion which is set for 100 machines over the next six months and learn from the good people of this forum. I would also tell you that I do sell some of your products but I will now replace these with others as i will not do business with someone who can say what you say about someone who you know nothing about. It is deplorable and very unbusiness like. It also worries me that you have not answered my question is this an open forum or is run by you as you keep mentioning we and talking for everybody or that is the impression I get now if if you have genuine information that will help please feel free and I am happy to have dialogue if not please mind your own business as My plans do not include you and you will be ignored. Pls answer is this forum for your personal use.

 

[m.slater]

After reading many threads etc about vending I have come to the conclusion that this is not a general vending forum, but realistally a forum to promote vending revolution, hence having vending revolution as a moderator.

You wouldnt have a general football forum with the owners of manchester united moderating would you?

I appreciate you acting as a site finder and basically telling the suppliers to mind there own business, after all this is not the vr forum but a general one, and you were trying to help a fellow member of ukbf with your services. It seems that certain people dont like the fact that you may be offering site finding without going through 'the boss'

You may be aware or not that I have set a forum up and it was set up for exactly this, I am an operator not a supplier I was sick of listening to all the b****** that the suppliers come out with, we all as operators get together and then its not suppliers telling us what to do, they will have to actaully treat us like customers (which is what we are)

Barbara I am aware you moderate and I suspect you may remove the post, that is your choice. I would rather work with suppliers than against them, but I cannot stand the amount of people getting ripped off and misled by 'franchise vending companies' and I do not thin it appropriate that you act as moderator, I am aware of the 'numerous' rip off compaines. There arent that many really, but yes they have ripped people off in a big way and it shouldnt of happened.

Please feel free to contact me at any time

matthew slater 07944 202 202

xxxx xxxx

 

[FlintVending]

Hello Barbara

Hi Im Nigel.
I have met yourself and Peter, you may remember!

For those that dont know me, im a Professional independent vending machine operator who has been in the vending Business for 23 years

I think the postings by bombadil 1 are something I would not wish to comment on at the moment!

One thing that I did see of interest in those posts was the acusation of you using these boards soley to further your own business interests!

Im sure that you would not deny that the Good publicity you get helping people make up there minds on a new franchise serve you well!

Its can only make people feel more comfortable in dealing with you should they decide on a Snak a Can franchise and it is pretty obvious that your presence on here must do your Business interests a power of good!

Now, please correct me if im wrong, but I have never seen any negative postings regarding your company on UKBF?

Is your Vending Revolution company so good that it has a 100% satisfied customers?

If anyone posted anything bad about your company, would you be allowed to take it down as you are a moderator?

Has anyone ever tried to post a negative comment about you or your company?
I say this because I Know competitors have tried to wind you up before!

In the interests of transparency and there always being two sides to a story could you assure us all that we can read ALL posts whether positive OR negative about you or your Company?

regards

Nigel

 

[MEGA VEND]

Hi Bombadil 1

This is one of many business forums on the web for UK & EU businesses.

How this “introduction section” has gone onto the world of vending I don’t know!

If you are just here just to tout your services, please use the PM facility, accumulate enough postings for a free ad or pay for an advert.

I have been involved in the vending business since my early teens (I’m now 45), and I have purchased products from ALL the tower vending companies and many other UK, EU and international vending DISTRIBUTION companies.

Barbara is one of MANY moderators here on UKBF and her section is “Franchising”, which I and many others believe that her experience more than qualifies her to do the job.

Please note; Bombadil they are a few UK vending forums on the web, however you may not get membership due to the fact you would be classed as a DISTRIBUTOR as you are selling your siting service!

PS You may wish to learn the advantage of the F7 key…

 

[m.slater]

stuart , i cant believe you jumped onto this forum ? i think i was right to ban you from the forum pretending to be an operator, its obvious you were a supplier, you have proved that straight away backing up barbara?it was said to me before you work with her. I was a bit daft maybe to believ you werent.

anyway people make what you want from this, you listen to people who actually BUY the products and stock or those that are selling it, all i have ever done is buy a franchise, ive been ripped off and i am not gonna be again.

regards

matt
xxx x xx

 

[m.slater]

bombadil, after stuarts outburst, as a site finder you are not a SUPPLIEr and so i can guarantee you will get on the forum.

regards
matt

 

[m.slater]

and could you let me know, how many other vending machine suppliers are moderators?? I think none.

 

[MEGA VEND]

Hi Matt

I hope you are well.

I have been a member of this forum for nearly a year under the name of Mega Vend, previously I was using my Cypriot company name.

Supplier/Distributor v Operator: Now how do you define the difference?

Yes I bulk buy vending machines and stock and I resell “some” on. So what does that make me?

Maybe I should use our experience in successfully setting up numerous vending franchises and hundreds of machines across Europe and start my own site finding service here in the UK ~~~ Hey then I can re-join your forum…

FYI My business relationship with Barbara and Snack A Can is; that I am one of their MANY customers, I have the invoices to prove that fact.

I was sorry to hear of your franchising experience that you told me about last week on the phone, have you managed to make any progress with your vending franchise purchase from the vending company not being talked about in the thread?

 

[Vending Siting Services]

Good evening everyone,

Things are getting a little out of hand here.

People are getting a little hot headed and turning this into a personal slanging match and I think we need to get things back on track.

Let's start again. My comments to Bombaldi were meant in a positive way, posters gain more credibility when they reveal themselves rather than when they use an "alias". My point is simple, people will trust you more and listen to you closer when they know who you are. Anonimity breeds suspicion - that's just human nature.

As this forum is about sharing experiences and supporting one another, credibility and openness is paramount. If Bombaldi wishes to remain anonymous, that's up to him or her, but it may weaken how people perceives the poster. I hope that ends this saga.

In reply to MSlater's comments regarding me "owning" the forum, that's quite amusing, it is actually a commercially owned forum of Sift Media. I have no shares in their company, nor a seat on their Board. I came to be a Moderator because I was invited to be by the Chairman of this Forum. I have been an active member of this forum getting on for three years and during that time have helped dozens of individuals get their businesses back on track, give marketing help and ideas, advise on claiming compensation, avoid being ripped off and to give enormous awareness of the needs for due dilligence and research before you transact business with any individual or company.

Contrary to your beliefs, I have gained very little personally from this involvement and the amount of time and effort I have expended in giving this level of help and support. It is easy to be cynical as that is human nature. Believe me the amount of commitment it takes to moderate this busy forum is enormous, so why do I do it?

I choose to do it because I am passionate about my industry and franchising, and I want to make a difference. I would hope my nearly three years of commitment to this Forum and its members illustrates this. Maybe this is why the Chairman invited me to be even more involved.

Does my involvement with the Forum benefit my business? Definately, but for the right reasons. Do I delete negative comments about my company? Never have, never will.

In other words, all I am doing is exactly what I am advising Bombaldi to do which is have the courage and confidence in who you are and what you do and publicly state your name. Individuals can check me out, my company, my accounts and my history. To be as open as this is a sign of my openess and willingness to be checked out. I have no skeletons.

This is not a defense, as I have nothing to defend. It is purely my background.

Now let's move forward.

Barbara Fellowes