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Budget Blinds vs Mr. Electric — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Budget Blinds	Mr. Electric
Disclosure honesty	C	D
Investment from	$100,500	$159,500
Total fees	3.5%	8%
Outlets	1,355	236
Lawsuits	3	2

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%.

Mr. Electric: what their numbers say

Discloses gross sales only (no expenses or net income) for 169 of 236 units, segmented by territory population size. Excludes 15 closed units and 17 non-reporters. No profitability data provided; significant survivorship bias.

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