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TJ · 02-08-2006, 05:33 PM

[Off the top of my head, I can think of over 10 salons (chains, franchises, or singles) that are doing great (some better than I)

That's great. Are any of them in the mid west?

the mid west is not the best market for Lumiere right now, but I do fine.

Well then why did RAI continue to sell lumiere machines to salons in the mid west as their savior to a three year slump in the industry. As a way to ELIMINATE YOUR SLOW SEASON!!!!!!. That was their sales pitch.

Ray Mead told me that I " had expressed discontent regarding promised national advertising campaigns for efforts in media relations" BULL CRAP !!!! I didn't misunderstand anything. I was lied to. My list of unhappy purchasers is growing and I think Raymond Anthony International needs to help make things right with them. We were all told that the campaign was already in motion and that by getting in on the ground floor, we would be the ones who would profit the most from this $30,000 pruchase. I don't have investors behind me and I'm not independantly wealthy. A company with this much faith in their divice should have test marketed in all areas of the country and sold where it would be an asset to a business instead of a liability.

All I wanted from this thread was to hear from some salon owners (in areas other than LA, Las Vegas and Miami ) that were making money with lumiere in the setting that it was sold to them under. Not an entirely different business.

A tanning salon ad on that would eliminate there slow season.

Well, so far I haven't heard from anyone.

02-08-2006, 05:33 PM	#25 (permalink)
TJ Join Date: Dec 12 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 352 Rep Power: 8	Re: Lumiere (Anyone making money?) [Off the top of my head, I can think of over 10 salons (chains, franchises, or singles) that are doing great (some better than I) That's great. Are any of them in the mid west? the mid west is not the best market for Lumiere right now, but I do fine. Well then why did *RAI* continue to sell lumiere machines to salons in the mid west as their *savior* to a three year slump in the industry. As a way to *ELIMINATE YOUR SLOW SEASON!!!!!!.* That was their sales pitch. *Ray Mead* told me that I " had expressed discontent regarding promised national advertising campaigns for efforts in media relations" *BULL CRAP !!!!* I didn't misunderstand anything. *I was lied to.* My list of unhappy purchasers is growing and I think *Raymond Anthony International* needs to help make things right with them. We were all told that the campaign was already in motion and that by getting in on the ground floor, we would be the ones who would profit the most from this *$30,000* pruchase. I don't have investors behind me and I'm not independantly wealthy. A company with this much faith in their divice should have test marketed in all areas of the country and sold where it would be an asset to a business instead of a liability. All I wanted from this thread was to hear from some salon owners (in areas other than LA, Las Vegas and Miami ) that were making money with lumiere in the setting that it was sold to them under. Not an entirely different business. *A tanning salon ad on that would eliminate there slow season.* Well, so far I haven't heard from anyone.