I took out a franchise 4 years ago after looking a series of ads which showed several stores have been sold and that I need to act quickly to secure this new restaurant business. I found out later on that many of the stores were in fact not sold and it was just a ploy to get me in. The ads also advertised that 'No experience is necessary' when in fact I found out that you need a lot of experience to run a big 200 seat restaurant. The ads also clearly stated that 'No chefs required' when in fact qualified chefs are required to run the kitchen and also to get an apprentice chef, cook or even a kitchen hand. When I questioned the mater franchisee about this he just said he had no problems at all with his ads. Can ads like that be classified as misleading and is there any recourse for the victims? I have brought the matter up with the ACCC but they are of the view that because the ads only affect a very tiny segment of the community (meaning me and a couple of others) they are not willing to take any action due to 'financial consideration'. What do you think?

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State/Territory: wa

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I have brought the matter up with the ACCC but they are reluctantly to pursue the matter due to budget constraint and because it only affect a tiny portion of the community. I have spoken to a lawyer about this but he won't commit himslef unless I can prove that I got enough money in my bank account to take the case.