Considering the last time I saw the owner at work was a week and a half ago, and I'm not working until this weekend, I apologize for wanting to be informed as to the legality of what he is doing before I confront him about it.

9/7/2011 11:38:04 AM

I confronted the owner about it today. He said "Do you like working here" and walked away.

I then followed him and made an attempt to explain why I thought it was bad business, during which he kept interrupting me, then i quit.

To add to it - one employee had received a cash tip last week. He found out (through the manager or something) and is demanding that employee give the tip back, which is 100% illegal. I also found a review online for the business in which someone said the owner tried to guilt them into giving a tip because he said the staff relies on it for their living. Dude is a scumbag.

9/10/2011 6:56:14 PM

good for you for quitting

now that you dont work there. what is the name of the place?

9/10/2011 6:58:48 PM

Here's everything you need to know about tipping:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svWjtDhGQFg

9/10/2011 7:53:39 PM

Name the company. We're bored, we'll destroy him for you.

This is absolutely Obtaining Property by False Pretenses. We'll have his mugshot on WRAL first thing monday morning.

Name names.

[Edited on September 10, 2011 at 8:54 PM. Reason : .]

9/10/2011 8:53:17 PM

Trying to decide how petty I want to be. The guy is a scumbag, but he hasn't really taken anything from me (as I don't think people should've been tipping) - I let him hear my opinion and quit... not sure I want to have the guy completely screwed.

He does deserve it though. Reading some of the reviews on yelp, he has conned people into giving big tips.

9/10/2011 9:28:55 PM

If he's conning people then he deserves to be ripped a new one. At the very least people on this site I'm sure would like to know so we can avoid his business.

9/10/2011 9:48:07 PM

^^ Hitler never exterminated my race, so he's still cool with me! /godwin

9/11/2011 7:58:37 PM

Quote :

"I confronted the owner about it today. He said "Do you like working here" and walked away. I then followed him and made an attempt to explain why I thought it was bad business, during which he kept interrupting me, then i quit. To add to it - one employee had received a cash tip last week. He found out (through the manager or something) and is demanding that employee give the tip back, which is 100% illegal. I also found a review online for the business in which someone said the owner tried to guilt them into giving a tip because he said the staff relies on it for their living. Dude is a scumbag. "

The fact that he didn't try to explain his reasoning shows he knows he's doin something wrong. Yours doing a disservice to humanity by letting him get off scot free.

9/11/2011 8:58:34 PM

gg for standing up for your morals, confronting the guy, and then quitting.

as far as my petty opinion goes, you gave the guy the chance to come clean. He insists on being a scumbag, and has shown that he believes in intimidating employees.. I would have no qualms with exposing him.

9/11/2011 9:10:48 PM

Hint to who this is? My curiosity is now in full throttle.

9/11/2011 9:20:29 PM

Well my reasoning for not wanting to out the name is that someone on Yelp who reviewed him poorly received threats from him, to the point where Cary police was involved. Being in that he has my address from my resume along with previous places I have worked (including where I work now for my main job), I'm not sure I want to piss him off to the extent I know you guys could.

Someone on Yelp said that he told her she needed to leave a tip because that is how the staff make their living. This was the same person who's review led to the threats and Cary PD.

9/11/2011 9:30:49 PM

Sounds like you could make a lot of money off him in small claims court if he was foolish enough to do such a thing

9/11/2011 9:32:27 PM

http://www.yelp.com/biz/bigebounce-cary

I picked up on all the clues you gave (birthday party, cary police..etc) and searched yelp and found this

[Edited on September 11, 2011 at 9:52 PM. Reason : ]

9/11/2011 9:52:12 PM

^ haha i saw that too

9/11/2011 10:07:01 PM

is that really the place?

[Edited on September 11, 2011 at 10:10 PM. Reason : ]

9/11/2011 10:08:51 PM

love the detective work!

9/11/2011 10:17:18 PM

haha, good work finding the place.

9/11/2011 10:20:35 PM

Darn. I was hoping it was a place I could boycot.

9/11/2011 10:25:29 PM

^^^^ sure sounds like it

Quote :

"According to a former employee, my $75 "tip" went into the owner's pocket, not the staff who actually helped with the party.  This is sickening.  This email comes from an actual employee of BigEBounce.  So if you go there--consider this before tipping, or give the tip directly to the employee."

[Edited on September 11, 2011 at 10:26 PM. Reason : ]

9/11/2011 10:25:36 PM

Quote :

"Registrant: Weebounce 1006 SW Maynard Rd Cary, North Carolina 27511 United States Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com) Domain Name: BIGEBOUNCE.COM Created on: 30-Jun-10 Expires on: 30-Jun-12 Last Updated on: 21-Jul-10 Administrative Contact: Donovan, Ken wiiibouncer@gmail.com Weebounce 1006 SW Maynard Rd Cary, North Carolina 27511 United States (919) 469-2273 Fax -- Technical Contact: Donovan, Ken wiiibouncer@gmail.com Weebounce 1006 SW Maynard Rd Cary, North Carolina 27511 United States (919) 469-2273 Fax -- "

[Edited on September 11, 2011 at 10:34 PM. Reason : look at this public information http://www.networksolutions.com/whois-search/bigebounce.com]

9/11/2011 10:33:53 PM

http://local.yahoo.com/info-13091958-hallfame-baseball-softball-cary



[Edited on September 11, 2011 at 10:40 PM. Reason : Same address as posted]

9/11/2011 10:38:37 PM

yeah i was about to post that.

ken donovan is listed as the owner for it

http://www.manta.com/c/mmzrccd/hall-fame-baseball-softball

9/11/2011 10:42:46 PM

Wait for confirmation before you try to wreck this guy's shit.

9/11/2011 10:43:32 PM

i'm not wrecking anything, i'm learning about his business so that i may make an informed decision should i decide to host a birthday party.

[Edited on September 11, 2011 at 10:51 PM. Reason : .]

9/11/2011 10:50:56 PM

how fascinating.

Quote :

"On Monday, December 14, 2009, a U.S. federal trademark registration was filed for WIIIBOUNCE by Donovan, Kenneth J., Apex, NC 27502. The USPTO has given the WIIIBOUNCE trademark serial number of 77892920. The current federal status of this trademark filing is ABANDONED-FAILURE TO RESPOND OR LATE RESPONSE. The correspondent listed for WIIIBOUNCE is PHILIP ROSENBACH of 10 MADISON AVE., MORRISTOWN, NJ 07960, . The WIIIBOUNCE trademark is filed in the category of Education and Entertainment Services . The description provided to the USPTO for WIIIBOUNCE is Children's entertainment and amusement centers, namely, interactive play areas."

9/11/2011 10:55:30 PM