What are the required components of a 1 800 Packouts facility?
1_800_Packouts Franchise · 2025 FDDAnswer from 2025 FDD Document
fixtures, interior and exterior painting, and landscaping. Your Facility must include permanent climate-controlled storage rooms, cleaning room(s), and an office. You must purchase certain items of fixtures, which must comply with our specifications in the Manuals. Actual costs depend on location, the condition of the premises being remodeled, economic factors, and the Facility's size, with the premises potentially requiring retrofitting to conform to the specific needs of our system. At a minimum, you will need to have electrical and plumbing installation performed for your Cleaning Station.
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- You must purchase equipment to clean and restore customer's personal property. The equipment must meet our specifications, as discussed in greater detail in our Manuals, and must be purchased from an approved supplier. The cost of the equipment will vary based on the size of your Facility and the models of equipment that you elect to purchase, and because your existing equipment may conform with our requirements, but if you require newly purchased equipment, the cost may be significantly more than if your prior equipment is adequate. Such equipment may include pallet jacks, forklifts, or other items to use alongside your QSP.
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- This estimate is for the cost of obtaining signage for your Facility that meets our specifications.
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Source: Item 7 — ESTIMATED INITIAL INVESTMENT (FDD pages 23–26)
What This Means (2025 FDD)
According to the 2025 1 800 Packouts Franchise Disclosure Document, each facility must include permanent climate-controlled storage rooms, cleaning room(s), and an office. The document specifies that franchisees must either purchase or lease real estate for the facility, estimating that the facility size will be between 5,000 and 20,000 square feet at approximately $10 per square foot for the security deposit, utilities deposit, and initial months of rent. However, 1 800 Packouts may approve smaller facilities at their discretion.
In addition to the physical space requirements, franchisees must purchase certain fixtures that comply with the specifications outlined in the manuals. Electrical and plumbing installations are required for the cleaning station. Franchisees must also acquire equipment to clean and restore customers’ personal property, meeting the brand's specifications and purchased from an approved supplier. This equipment may include pallet jacks, forklifts, or other items to use alongside the Quick Start Package (QSP).
Furthermore, franchisees need to obtain signage for the facility that meets 1 800 Packouts' specifications. The facility must also be equipped with a management system, computer hardware, mobile devices, applications, GPS tracking devices, software, furniture, and other office equipment necessary to operate the franchised business. The management systems must include at least one iPad, computer, and printer/copier, with the possibility of needing more hardware depending on the size of the business. Lastly, franchisees are required to lease or purchase at least one 16-foot box truck and/or one 24-foot box truck, painted according to the brand's specifications, for business operations.