Self-Use Franchise: Plan A or Plan B? Choose by Monthly Usage and Stocking Habits

The scenario in this article is adapted from common inquiries. The names are pseudonyms and the conversation is illustrative. All plan conditions follow the current content of the "Join FP" page on our site. Franchise cost prices are only visible in an activated account, so this article does not list them.

She sent screenshots of both plans to her husband

Yi-Jun lives in Taichung with four adults in the household: herself, her husband, and her parents-in-law, who live with them. The family regularly uses three JEROSSE products and places about two orders a month. The night she decided to activate a self-use franchise, she took screenshots of the Plan A and Plan B cards on the "Join FP" page, sent them to her husband, and asked just one thing: "Which one?"

Her husband replied, "B has the better cost price, so go with B." She didn't answer right away. Plan B requires a first order of NT$19,600, and she wasn't sure the house had room for that much at once, or whether paying that amount in one month would make things tight.

How the two plans differ

The activation steps are the same for both plans. You register an account in the App, complete a 3.5 hour online course and assessment, and make a first purchase of any products that meets the minimum, plus a NT$200 processing fee. The only differences are the first order minimum and the cost price tier you get after activation.

• Plan A: a first order of any products totaling NT$6,600. The site says it suits people who do "daily care and are used to reordering regularly."
• Plan B: a first order of any products totaling NT$19,600. The site says it suits people who "use products long term and are used to stocking up for a longer cycle at once," and after activation you get "a more favorable cost price."

With either plan, once activated, the first qualifying order is charged at cost price, every purchase after that is also at cost price, and you still receive gifts during promotions. So the choice isn't about whether to save. It's about how much to buy in your first order, and which price tier you'll buy at afterward.

Four conditions you can check for yourself

• 1. How much you actually use each month. Pull up your household's orders from the last three months, work out the average monthly spend, then compare it with 6,600 and 19,600. That tells you how many months of supply each one is.
• 2. Your usual stocking cycle. Some households order every month, and some stock up once a quarter. For people used to stocking up all at once, Plan B's first order just means buying in one go what they would have bought over several orders. For people used to ordering monthly, it means holding several extra months of supply.
• 3. Whether your home has room, and whether you can use it all before it expires. Each product's shelf life and storage instructions are printed on the packaging. Before buying a lot at once, check whether you can finish your supply in time and whether your cabinets have space.
• 4. The amount of a single order. The first order minimum is the amount of one order, and Plan B is NT$13,000 more than Plan A. Which month you pay it in, and whether it squeezes out other household expenses, is something only you know.

When Yi-Jun talked with the Duoduo team, these were exactly the things she asked about:

Yi-Jun: "B has a better price, but I'm worried about buying too much at once."
Team: "First look at how much your family uses in a month. Take your orders from the last few months, find the average, then compare it with 6,600 and 19,600."
Yi-Jun: "It comes to about 19,600 in three months."
Team: "Then B is like buying three months of supply at once. If you have room and can use it all within the shelf life, it's not a burden. If you're not sure, you can start with A."
Yi-Jun: "Can I change after I choose?"
Team: "The site says you can downgrade, and you can also leave. You aren't locked in once you choose. If you want to switch to another tier later, the conditions follow the rules at that time, so asking the team then will give you the most accurate answer."

The three most common worries

Worrying that choosing A will feel like a loss. The difference between Plan A and Plan B is the cost price tier, not whether you can buy at cost price. Choosing A still gets you cost price. Choosing based on your own usage will fit your real situation better than choosing based on someone else's advice.

Worrying that things will expire before you use them. This is the thing to work out most carefully before choosing B. The first order can be any products, so you can match it to the items and quantities your household actually uses. There's no need to buy things you won't use just to reach the minimum.

Worrying that family members will complain about spending too much at once. In the end, Yi-Jun organized her answers to the four conditions and showed them to her husband, and they decided together. The first order is made up of things the household would use anyway. Once that's clear, it's easier for family to see it as buying ahead, not buying more.

Work out your household's numbers first

Yi-Jun ended up choosing Plan B, because her family's three month usage happened to reach the minimum and the cabinets had room. If you're one person using one or two items a month, the same calculation might point you to Plan A.

The self-use price difference calculator converts your monthly items and quantities into a year of retail spending. For friends who have already activated a franchise, once you log in it uses your own tier price to calculate the difference. If you still can't decide after running the numbers, leave a comment below, or go to the "Join FP" page and ask the Duoduo team on LINE.