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Molly Maid vs Merry Maids — which franchise is the better buy?

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	Molly Maid	Merry Maids
Disclosure honesty	D	D
Investment from	$144,150	$126,880
Total fees	8.5%	8.3%
Outlets	432	802
Lawsuits	1	3

Molly Maid: what their numbers say

Discloses Gross Sales data for 402 of 432 units (2025). Excludes 21 closed units, 22 transferred units, and 6 new units from analysis. No profit, expense, or owner income data disclosed. Significant survivorship bias from excluding closures.

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.

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