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    Blo Blow Dry Bar vs Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Reviewed figures from each brand's Franchise Disclosure Document (FDD), side by side. Each figure carries its FDD year and page. This is not a ranking or recommendation, and the two FDDs may cover different years and location groups.

    Blo Blow Dry Bar2025 FDDFantastic Sams Hair Salons2026 FDD

    Initial investment · Item 7

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    $308,500 – $402,620

    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    $162,500 – $453,000

    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18

    Initial franchise fee · Item 5

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    $45,000

    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available

    Royalty · Item 6

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    6%

    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available

    Before you compare

    • Blo Blow Dry Bar figures come from its 2025 FDD and Fantastic Sams Hair Salons figures from its 2026 FDD, so the years differ.
    • Only Fantastic Sams Hair Salons has reviewed Item 19 figures here.

    Financial commitment

    Estimated initial investment (Item 7)

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    $308,500 – $402,620
    Blo Blow Dry Bar initial investment range
    2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    $162,500 – $453,000
    Total estimated initial investment lower estimate — $162,500
    2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18
    Standard initial franchise fee (Item 5)

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    $45,000
    2025 FDD · Item 5 · PDF p. 10

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available
    No single standard fee identified
    Royalty (Item 6)

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    6%
    Royalty fee
    2025 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 11

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available
    No reviewed royalty record
    Brand / advertising fund (Item 6)

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    Not available
    No reviewed brand or advertising fund fee

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    $147
    Current weekly National Advertising Fund fee — $147.49
    2026 FDD · Item 6 · PDF p. 14

    System scale & health

    Total outlets (Item 20)

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    101
    Outlets at end of 2024
    2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    484
    Outlets at end of 2025
    2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44
    Net outlet change (Item 20)

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    +20
    Calculated: 81 at end of 2022 → 101 at end of 2024

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    −81
    Calculated: 565 at end of 2023 → 484 at end of 2025
    Outlet exits (Item 20)

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available
    No complete exit records for a year
    Franchising since (Item 1)

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    1976
    From a verified franchisor listing
    Franchisor founded (Item 1)

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons

    Not available
    Not in reviewed records

    Financial performance (Item 19), by location group

    Blo Blow Dry Bar

    No reviewed Item 19 figures

    Fantastic Sams Hair Salons
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Top Quartile of311 reporting salons
    $493,651
    other Top Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Second Quartile of311 reporting salons
    49 percent
    other Second Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    Locations counted not stated in the reviewed record — Bottom Quartile of311 reporting salons
    $206,894
    other Bottom Quartile
    2026 FDD · Item 19 · PDF p. 43
    +11 more groups in the full report

    Item 19 groups are shown separately and never combined. Revenue or sales figures are not profit. Net outlet change and turnover are Franopolis calculations from the disclosed counts; turnover is a count-based rate, not a measure of owner earnings.

    Blo Blow Dry Bar vs Fantastic Sams Hair Salons: common questions

    Which costs less to open, Blo Blow Dry Bar or Fantastic Sams Hair Salons?
    Blo Blow Dry Bar: $308,500 – $402,620 (2025 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 23); Fantastic Sams Hair Salons: $162,500 – $453,000 (2026 FDD · Item 7 · PDF p. 18). These are each franchisor's Item 7 estimated initial investment. The low end of the disclosed estimate is lower for Fantastic Sams Hair Salons. Estimates are not quotes, and the FDD years may differ.
    Which has more locations, Blo Blow Dry Bar or Fantastic Sams Hair Salons?
    Blo Blow Dry Bar: 101 (2025 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 58); Fantastic Sams Hair Salons: 484 (2026 FDD · Item 20 · PDF p. 44). Total outlets from Item 20. Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.
    Do Blo Blow Dry Bar and Fantastic Sams Hair Salons disclose financial performance (Item 19)?
    Blo Blow Dry Bar has no reviewed Item 19 figures on file; Fantastic Sams Hair Salons has reviewed Item 19 figures for 14 location groups. Different location groups are not directly comparable, and revenue is not profit.

    Answers restate the reviewed figures above. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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