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Merry Maids vs Window Genie — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Merry Maids	Window Genie
Disclosure honesty	D	D
Investment from	$126,880	$136,064
Total fees	8.3%	9%
Outlets	802	103
Lawsuits	3	2

Merry Maids: what their numbers say

Discloses only gross sales (no expenses, net income, or profit). Excludes 419 Legacy Franchises and 90 that ceased operations. Only 306 of 802 total outlets represented. Significant cherry-picking via Qualified Franchise filter.

Window Genie: what their numbers say

Discloses average/median gross sales per job for 101 of 103 outlets; excludes 9 closed businesses and 2 non-reporting new ones. No net income, owner salary, or profitability data provided. Cherry-picks open survivors only.

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