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1 Tom Plumber vs Mr. Rooter — which franchise is the better buy?

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	1 Tom Plumber	Mr. Rooter
Disclosure honesty	C	D
Investment from	$238,307	$152,900
Total fees	8%	8%
Outlets	56	238
Lawsuits	1	3

1 Tom Plumber: what their numbers say

39 franchises open full year 2025. Average gross sales $1.51M (range $378K-$4.23M). Mature 4-territory corporate unit averaged $3.01M. Cherry-picks best performers; excludes 19 new units and 4 closed units.

Mr. Rooter: what their numbers say

Discloses only gross sales by percentile tier (avg $2.09M system-wide) for 193 of 238 units. Excludes 13 closures, 22 new units, 14 transfers. No profitability, expenses, or owner income disclosed.

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