(mick62)
Aaron is trying to lose weight by cutting carbs out of his diet. When he eats at Subway, the first thing that he tried doing was ordering a 6-inch sub with double meat. Then he noticed something. It would actually be cheaper for him to order a footlong and just throw away half the bread.
This seems silly to Aaron, who says he’s tried talking with the managers of several different Subways he frequents. He thinks they should offer a price point for people like him to be able to get a 6-inch with double meat that’s cheaper than the footlong. All the franchise managers have told him they aren’t allowed to set their own prices.
Aaron also emailed his idea to Subway. They responded:
Dear Mr. Cohen:Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us.
All SUBWAY® locations are individually owned and operated.
Pricing, promotions and the acceptance of coupons may vary from location to location. Federal Law and many State Laws prohibit the mandating of pricing or participation in promotions since it is considered price fixing to do so.
Again, I appreciate you taking the time to contact us.
Not very useful.
“What gives? Why is Subway forcing extra bread on me?” writes Aaron. “I hate wasting food.”
It’s unlikely that Subway is going to change around its pricing structure to fit your diet plan. But at least now others know a cheaper way to get double meat on their 6-inch sub. As for that extra half a foot of bread, maybe you can give it to a homeless person or feed it to the ducks!
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The guy is on a high protein diet, which works for him.
He’s conscious about not wanting to waste excess food product.
He gets talked into a circle by both Subway PR and his local subway by a rule that makes no logical sense.
And yet, this is his fault for being a ninny, somehow.
What the hell is wrong with you people?
Pricing is not about being logical or consistent. Why should two stores on the same block change different prices for the same thing? Because they can. If you want the cheaper one, go to the store with the cheaper price.
Of course, sales always mix things up anyway. A sale on one item does not (should not!) require all other prices to shift in some corresponding way.
Basically, if businesses try to adjust prices to each person’s individual needs, it gets complicated and will be the source of endless debates and arguments and frustrations as each person thinks they are getting stiffed out of something simply because their individual value system rates things differently.
Solution: price it the best you can, be clear what the the customer is getting and let the customer decide what works. The customer should not be so spoiled and childish as to complain when the whole world does not instantly reorganize itself to please their momentary whim.
Two stores on the same block can charge different prices because they are most likely owned by two different people. That’s what people don’t get about Subway, EVERY STORE IS A FRANCHISE STORE. It’s cheap for Subway that way.
Don’t eat at subway you fat fuck.
I ate Subway about 3 weeks ago and got a 6″ with double-meat and it was $0.75 cheaper than a footlong of the same sandwich. Since a lot of Subways are franchised, that might explain the issues with the price.
I have been doing this for awhile. Sometimes I pony up the extra dollar and just get a 6 inch so I don’t have the temptation to eat the rest of it, I told myself my health is more important then that dollar.
FWP (first world problems).
You could take the bread home, freeze it, and use it another day. You could toast it then blitz it in the blender to make breadcrumbs. You could cut it into cubes and make it into croutons. You could feed the birds in the park. If you’re just throwing it away, it’s because you’re lazy or not creative.
If he’s trying to lose weight, maybe he’d be better off without the double meat. How about buying the footlong and putting half in the fridge for tomorrow?
feed the ducks as you take your walk after lunch
I wonder if you could order a foot long and ask them to only put meat/condiments on half of it… save the left over bread for when you make sandwiches at home?
Here’s a suggestion: If you’re trying to lose weight, how about eating decent food, not the fat laden, high sodium, processed crap from Subway and every other fast food poison store?
I manage a Subway and none of my employees are stupid enough to demand the customer takes the extra bread. Same goes for when someone wants a veggie and their friend is getting a meat-filled sandwich, we always let them double the meat on the other half and charge them for a footlong whatever-the-meat-was.