Question 1

Is Batteries Plus or Once Upon A Child cheaper to open?

Accepted Answer

Batteries Plus costs $284,786–$536,636 and Once Upon A Child costs $355,700–$485,900 to open (FDD Item 7). Batteries Plus has the lower entry cost.

Question 2

Which earns more, Batteries Plus or Once Upon A Child?

Accepted Answer

Batteries Plus reports $954,716 average annual unit revenue vs $1,268,984 for Once Upon A Child (FDD Item 19). Once Upon A Child is higher. For Batteries Plus: Reported as net sales, not gross sales.

Question 3

Which is safer, Batteries Plus or Once Upon A Child?

Accepted Answer

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 15.2% for Batteries Plus and 3.6% for Once Upon A Child. Lower is safer, so Once Upon A Child has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Question 4

Which is the better franchise, Batteries Plus or Once Upon A Child?

Accepted Answer

FranchiseVerdict grades Batteries Plus B and Once Upon A Child A, from FDD Items 5–7, 19–21 and SBA loan performance. See the full side-by-side above.

Metric	Batteries Plus	Once Upon A Child
Verdict Grade	BAbove averageAbove average	AStrongest tierStrongest tier
Investment Range	$285K – $537K	$356K – $486K
Franchise Fee	$45K	$25K
Royalty Rate	5.0%	5.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$955K	$1.3M
SBA Charge-Off Rate	15.2% (208 loans)	3.6% (228 loans)
Total Units	734	441
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	N/A
Year Began Franchising	1996	1993
FDD Year	2026	2026

Batteries Plus vs Once Upon A Child