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Budget Blinds vs 1 Tom Plumber — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Budget Blinds	1 Tom Plumber
Disclosure honesty	C	C
Investment from	$100,500	$238,307
Total fees	3.5%	8%
Outlets	1,355	56
Lawsuits	3	1

Budget Blinds: what their numbers say

Discloses gross sales only (avg, median, 25th/75th percentile) for single, two, and three+ territory franchisees who reported full-year 2025 sales (82% of eligible). No profitability, expenses, or net income disclosed. Cherry-picks reporters only; omits 18%.

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.

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