Blingle! Franchise
Cost, fees, owner earnings, closure rate and litigation for a Blingle! franchise — pulled from the franchisor's own public FDD (2026), not its sales material.
Disclosure honesty
Blingle! discloses earnings (Item 19) — but the grade is how honestly. We graded it D.
What their own earnings claim actually says
Gross sales only (no profit/expense data). 20 franchisees, 65 territories, 2025 full-year ops. Top 25% averaged $1.09M; Bottom 25% averaged $164K. 40% of system exceeded average.
What a Blingle! franchise actually costs to run
| Fee | Disclosed | Where it comes from |
|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise fee | $59,500 | Item 5 — paid up front, before you open |
| Royalty | 5% of gross sales | Item 6 — charged on revenue, not profit |
| Total recurring fees | 5% of gross sales | Before rent, labor, food or debt service |
| Total initial investment | $176,426 – $234,619 | Item 7 — franchisor's own low/high estimate |
Royalty tiered 3%-5%; $500 min/month after year 1. Monthly tech/CRM/software/accounting mandatory. Liquidated damages $150K+ or 36-month royalty average if terminated for default.
Royalty and ad-fund percentages are charged on gross sales — an owner pays them whether or not the location is profitable.
Blingle! system size and owner turnover
| Total outlets | 71 |
| Ceased operations | 16 |
| Terminated by franchisor | 16 |
| Transferred to new owners | 0 |
| Closure rate | 22.5% of outlets |
2023-2025: 42 outlet closures; 29 net loss in 2024; ongoing negative cash flow.
From Item 20 of the FDD 2026. Terminations and ceased operations are the franchisor's own count of owners who stopped — the number the sales pitch leaves out.
Is Blingle! worth it? — how it compares to 436 similar franchises
| Ongoing fees | 5% of sales | lower than most (median 8%) |
| Startup cost | from $176,426 | about average (median $138,750) |
| Disclosure honesty | Grade D | typical for the category |
| Closure rate | 22.5% of outlets | worse than 96% of peers |
| Disclosed lawsuits | 1 | about average |
Benchmarked against every other franchises franchise we've graded from public FDDs — the context the franchisor's pitch never gives you.
Owner take-home for a Blingle!
The franchisor's framing: Gross sales only (no profit/expense data). 20 franchisees, 65 territories, 2025 full-year … We reconstruct what an owner actually keeps, from their own FDD.
- Reconstructed owner P&L — net take-home after royalty, ad fund, rent, labor & debt
- Break-even timeline + cash-on-cash ROI
- Full fee stack + required-purchase markups
- Decoded real failure / closure rate
- How it ranks vs comparable franchises
- Validation-call playbook — the exact questions to ask
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Blingle! franchise — frequently asked
- How much does a Blingle! franchise cost?
- The FDD lists a total initial investment of about $176,426–$234,619, including a $59,500 initial franchise fee.
- How much do Blingle! franchise owners make?
- Gross sales only (no profit/expense data). 20 franchisees, 65 territories, 2025 full-year ops. Top 25% averaged $1.09M; Bottom 25% averaged $164K. 40% of system exceeded average. We grade this disclosure D for honesty.
- What are the Blingle! franchise fees?
- Blingle!'s FDD discloses a $59,500 initial franchise fee, a 5% royalty on gross sales, for roughly 5% of gross sales in recurring fees before rent, labor, or debt service. Royalty tiered 3%-5%; $500 min/month after year 1. Monthly tech/CRM/software/accounting mandatory. Liquidated damages $150K+ or 36-month royalty average if terminated for default.
- What is the Blingle! franchise profit margin?
- Blingle! does not publish a franchisee net-profit margin — almost no franchisor does. What Item 19 actually shows: Gross sales only (no profit/expense data). 20 franchisees, 65 territories, 2025 full-year ops. Top 25% averaged $1.09M; Bottom 25% averaged $164K. 40% of system exceeded average. Recurring fees alone take about 5% of gross sales, before rent, labor, food or debt service. Margin has to be reconstructed from the disclosure, not read off it.
- What is the Blingle! franchise failure rate?
- 2023-2025: 42 outlet closures; 29 net loss in 2024; ongoing negative cash flow.
- How many Blingle! locations are there?
- Blingle!'s FDD reports 71 total outlets, with 16 that ceased operations in the most recent reporting year and 0 transferred to new owners. Item 20 is where system health shows up before the marketing does.
- Does Blingle! have complaints or lawsuits?
- Blingle! discloses 1 legal matter in Item 3 of its FDD. Item 3 covers the franchisor's litigation history, which is the closest thing to a public record of how it treats franchisees — read the case descriptions, not just the count.
- Is a Blingle! franchise worth it?
- It depends on the numbers, not the pitch. Blingle! scores D on disclosure honesty, carries about 5% of sales in ongoing fees, and discloses 1 legal matters. Get the real owner take-home before you sign.
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Source: WI DFI Franchise Registration (2026). FranchiseValidate is independent and not affiliated with Blingle! or its franchisor. Figures are extracted from the franchisor's own public disclosure document; verify against the current FDD before any decision.