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

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	Budget Blinds	Mr. Rooter
Disclosure honesty	C	D
Investment from	$100,500	$152,900
Total fees	3.5%	8%
Outlets	1,355	238
Lawsuits	3	3

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. 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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