Goin' Postal franchise: cost, fees & unit track record
Opening a Goin' Postal franchise takes $46,750 – $117,500 all-in, per its franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05). The initial franchise fee is $15,000. To qualify, Goin' Postal asks for $20,000 in liquid cash. Anything the filings do not state is marked "Not disclosed" below — never estimated.
Goin' Postal franchise costs and fees
| Verification mark | Cost item | Low | High | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial franchise feeOne-time, paid to the franchisor at signing | $15,000 | $15,000 | $15,000 | |
| Initial investment (all-in)FDD Item 7-derived range: build-out, equipment, opening costs | $46,750 | $117,500 | $46,750 to $117,500 | |
| Net worth requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | Not disclosed1 | Not disclosed1 | ||
| Liquid cash requiredFranchisor's stated qualification minimum | $20,000 | $20,000 | $20,000 | |
| Cash to open (all-in range) | $46,750 | $117,500 | $46,750 to $117,500 | |
- 1 "Not disclosed" means Goin' Postal's filings do not state this figure. We publish the gap instead of estimating it.
| RoyaltyOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
|---|---|
| Ad fundOngoing, % of sales | Not disclosed |
| Initial termLength of the first franchise agreement | 15 years |
See the full Goin' Postal cost breakdown — what's in that number and what isn't
How Goin' Postal's cost compares
A dollar figure means more with a yardstick. Here is where Goin' Postal's disclosed cost sits against the Professional Services category:
- Minimum startup cost of $46,750 — about 45% below the Professional Services median of $84,700.
- Initial franchise fee of $15,000 — about 62% below the Professional Services median of $39,700.
Category medians are computed from the Professional Services brands in our data that disclosed each figure — a benchmark for scale, not a quality judgment. See all Professional Services franchises
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How Goin' Postal's units have held up
Openings and closures from FDD Item 20-style unit history, 2012–2021: began the window at 233 units; 168 units opened, 39 closed, ending at 131 units. (partial records: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 are not in the source data — totals span the reported years only.)
What about earnings?
We don't publish per-brand earnings figures — for Goin' Postal or anyone else. The only primary source is Item 19 of the brand's own franchise disclosure document (FDD), and no law requires a franchisor to publish one, so the "average owner income" numbers circulating elsewhere are usually unsourced or survivorship-biased. Ask Goin' Postal for its current FDD and read Item 19 yourself — and if there is no Item 19, that silence is information too.
What this data can't tell you
Everything on this page comes from disclosure filings — fees, ranges, and unit counts. Four questions that matter just as much are not in any filing we can source, so we say so instead of guessing:
- The hours and the labor
- No dataset field says whether Goin' Postal is a manage-from-a-laptop business or a 60-hour week in disguise. Item 15 of the FDD states whether you're obligated to run the business personally, and Item 11 lists what the franchisor actually does for you — then ask current owners what their week looks like (validation calls), not the sales team.
- How hands-on the ownership really is
- "Semi-absentee" is a pitch, not a filing field. Treat any hands-off claim as unverified until it's consistent with Item 15 and with what multiple current franchisees tell you — what absentee ownership actually means.
- Your territory — whether it's protected, and whether it's open
- Two territory questions sit outside our data. Whether Goin' Postal grants a protected or exclusive area is set in Item 12 of the FDD and varies brand to brand — some grant none, and the carve-outs (online sales, national accounts) matter as much as the map. And filing data can't say what's open in your market this month; only Goin' Postal can confirm current availability. Ask both before you inquire, and get the answer in writing.
- What owners earn
- Covered honestly above: our dataset has no earnings fields, the only primary source is the brand's own Item 19, and here is how to read that evidence.
About the Goin' Postal franchise
Goin' Postal is a professional services franchisor with 131 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history). Between 2012 and 2021, it began the window at 233 units; its filings record 168 unit openings and 39 closures, ending at 131 units (partial records: 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018 are not in the source data — totals span the reported years only). Its parent company is GP Brands, Inc..
Disclosure filings report 7 franchise-related lawsuits. Review Item 3 of the FDD. (as of 2026-05)
From the franchisor's materials
Upon becoming a Goin’ Postal franchisee, the franchisee will own and operate a single Goin’ Postal shipping Store. Through this Goin’ Postal shipping Store, the franchisee will be operating a retail business which primarily involves the packaging and shipping of goods and parcels and offering related postal business services and supplies. We offer two (2) different variations of the Goin’ Postal franchise: a Standard Goin’ Postal Franchise, and a Turn-Key Franchise.
Goin' Postal franchise: quick answers
- How much does a Goin' Postal franchise cost?
- $46,750 – $117,500 all-in to open, per Goin' Postal's franchise disclosure filings (data as of 2026-05).
- How many Goin' Postal units are there?
- 131 units at the end of 2021 (FDD Item 20-style unit history).
- How have Goin' Postal's units held up?
- 84.1% of units at risk between 2019 and 2021 did not close, per our metric recomputed from FDD Item 20-style unit history (methodology published on our verification page).