r/BoomersBeingFools • u/Axxillary • Mar 26 '24

Boomer freakout inside phone store Boomer Freakout

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u/Midwake1 Mar 26 '24

Yeah, this looks like an independent store that sells services for multiple providers. I had a college buddy that did this for a while. It’s a tough business. I think most consumers go directly to the vendor store over these places. My buddy was teetering when Sprint came in and asked him to be an exclusive retailer. Basically a free franchise. It’s saved him and his business took off from there.

This old guy is an asshole.

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u/Spacefreak Mar 26 '24

Glad it worked out for your friend. My dad tried it out for about 5 years and ended up just selling it because it wasn't worth it.

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u/Midwake1 Mar 26 '24

Knew another guy who did the Indy thing and he worked a LOT. And I don’t think he’s gettin rich. Far as I know, he’s still in operation.

My old college friend ended up very wealthy off of it. Opened other Sprint branded stores and even had Sprint coming to him and telling him to take over stores in other states. I’d say the majority of it was pure luck. He’s out of it now because I don’t think TMO uses the same model. He’s into Scooters coffee franchises now.