Question 1

Is Once Upon A Child or The UPS Store cheaper to open?

Accepted Answer

Once Upon A Child costs $355,700–$485,900 and The UPS Store costs $222,368–$606,081 to open (FDD Item 7). The UPS Store has the lower entry cost.

Question 2

Which earns more, Once Upon A Child or The UPS Store?

Accepted Answer

Once Upon A Child reports $1,268,984 average annual unit revenue vs $724,293 for The UPS Store (FDD Item 19). Once Upon A Child is higher.

Question 3

Which is safer, Once Upon A Child or The UPS Store?

Accepted Answer

SBA 7(a) charge-off rate is 3.6% for Once Upon A Child and 9.9% for The UPS Store. Lower is safer, so Once Upon A Child has the stronger loan-repayment record.

Question 4

Which is the better franchise, Once Upon A Child or The UPS Store?

Accepted Answer

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

Metric	Once Upon A Child	The UPS Store
Verdict Grade	AStrongest tierStrongest tier	AStrongest tierStrongest tier
Investment Range	$356K – $486K	$222K – $606K
Franchise Fee	$25K	$40K
Royalty Rate	5.0%	5.0%
Average Revenue (Item 19)	$1.3M	$724K
SBA Charge-Off Rate	3.6% (228 loans)	9.9% (3051 loans)
Total Units	441	5,503
Unit Growth (YoY)	N/A	N/A
Year Began Franchising	1993	1980
FDD Year	2026	2026

Once Upon A Child vs The UPS Store