If I knew then what I know now, I would not be facing financial ruin.
The primary aim of this site is to provide much needed information to prospective franchisees such that they can make a better informed decisions. This is specifically about the franchise system itself, and its owner, John Newton.
Unfortunately due to the nature of this site there could be things getting caught in the crossfire, so I want to make a few things clear:
TO THE PUBLIC: Jumping J-Jays and Stufflers Franchises are run by very hard working mums and dads. The information here must not be used as an assessment of what you can expect from franchisees. I can certainly assure you that from watching other generic castle operators conduct their business, flout the law and pay little attention to the safety of your children, you are far more likely to get a better experience from a Jumping J-Jays franchisee.
TO THE FRANCHISEES: With all honesty and respect, this site is *not* an attack on your business. Some of you are successful, but many of us have not been and I feel compelled to speak up about it. We are all hard working mums and dads, many of us juggled our normal day jobs and our kids at the same time. However, I am quite certain that none of you take any pride in seeing a fellow franchisee having to shut their business down. This, in some small way, is what I hope to prevent.
TO THE FRANCHISOR: If you are reading this is you are probably not happy. Tough titties - see below.
Legal Status
This site is not affiliated with Jumping J-Jays, Stufflers, or the owner John Newton. This should be very bloody obvious since the domains used are jumpingjjayssucks.com and stufflerssucks.com. I do this on my own time and expense in the public interest, and I certainly won't earn any money from it, just like my franchise.
Unless otherwise stated as or implied as opinion, the content and statements on this site are:
--Factual personal experiences of myself and others, including both past and present franchisees
--Being made in the public interest (fair comment)
The statements on this site therefore cannot and will not be construed as defamation. Bottom line - This is not a site full of lies. It is intended to educate the general public in the hope of preventing more family's from suffering the same fate as so many others have.
The logos and other graphics used on this site are satirical parody or otherwise permitted "fair use" as per copyright and trademark laws.
Not withstanding the statements above, I reserve the right to alter, correct or withdraw any information where I've found it to be false, misleading or for any other reason.
This website and its information is provided "as is". You understand and agree to use this site and its information at your own discretion and risk, and that you will be solely responsible for any damage or loss whatsoever that results from such use.