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Updated: Subway Introduces Calorie Bomb Sandwich (It's Called A Super-Stuffed Sub)

MobileMilitia — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:58:17 EDT

subway rules, and now i want to go there more. meat is awesome, so why not add more? it's like the burger king meatnormous breakfast sandwich. freakin' great.

MobileMilitia

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Youthier — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:04:15 EDT

Apparently most of the people in this thread have never stood behind a 400 lb man at Subway asking if he could get double double meat.

No one is forced to eat fast food!

Youthier

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Russellkhan — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 04:15:02 EDT

OK, I don't eat at Subway, haven't in years, but there's nothing intrinsically wrong with big food with high calorie counts.

I don't know, maybe you consumerist guys are on some crazy fad diet, but for those of us who aren't trying to imitate Oprah's latest yo-yo craze, more calories just means more food - and speaking as someone with a high metabolism and an active lifestyle, more food is generally necessary sooner or later.

Russellkhan

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MommaJ — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:54:22 EDT

Regular size Subway sandwiches taste like crap. Why would anyone want even more of this stuff?

MommaJ

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Grrrrrrrrr — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:18:57 EDT

Maybe Jared got tired of being thin and wanted to put on all that weight again in a hurry!

Grrrrrrrrr

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nachas101 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:44:25 EDT

@tschepsit:
said the fatty.
:-)
lighten up.

nachas101

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tschepsit — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 17:57:34 EDT

@nachas101:
"Fatty's" aren't the only ones that want to eat a lot of food. Some of us non-"fatty's" require high-calorie meals just to maintain a healthy weight. Personally, the idea of a calorie-bomb sandwich from Subway sounds like a great pick-up on my way to a hit the trails on my bike on a Saturday morning. Of course, since I'm such a tightwad, I'll end up making something myself instead, but if I were the type to eat out frequently, I'd be all over this.

tschepsit

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AcidReign — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:58:50 EDT

@The Walking Eye: Testing now...

Thank you very much!

AcidReign

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kingoman — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:54:58 EDT

@Moosehawk: It's just your local Subway. I've eaten at literally dozens of different stores and, while I'll agree they aren't anything exciting, I've never had anything but completely fresh and crispy veggies. When I do choose Subway, it's usually because I'm in a mood for fresh topings and not as concerned about more pedestrian meat.

kingoman

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dvddesign — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:25:54 EDT

That video you guys linked to in your IM "story" was sped up. It looks at least 1.5X times real time, so that sandwich probably took about 50 seconds to make. If the knife motion doesn't convince you, then the odd flickering of the lighting should.

dvddesign

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Steve518 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:21:49 EDT

I wished they introduce some more meats to their menu to put on this thing. Like venison.

MORE MEAT!

Steve518

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nachas101 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:15:24 EDT

I don't get it.
What is the problem here?
Fatty's are going to eat crap like this, whether it comes from Subway or not.
Why NOT offer a product that a customer might want?
It's crazy, but businesses are trying to do that left and right. And it works, too.
Turns out, it is a winning formula.
They have the fit meals for those of you looking to shave pounds and now they have a sandwhich that has some heft.
Frankly speaking, I'm a little pissed that a footlong ham with double meat costs $8.....

nachas101

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SugarRob — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:09:39 EDT

More meat!

SugarRob

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alpha — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:02:34 EDT

"double braided" does not mean it's actually challah, though it might well be.

And that looks like my kind of sandwich.

alpha

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acambras — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:56:11 EDT

Jeez, I hope Jared kept his fat pants.

acambras

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mermaidshoes — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:51:32 EDT

bacon on challah? awesome.

mermaidshoes

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Uriel — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:49:12 EDT

This story of a subway worker and his large woman habits rather disturbed me. Have a read!

[www.dimensionsmagazine.com]

Uriel

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SadSam — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:43:04 EDT

Seems like a reasonable move by Subway and as long as they post the calories, fat, etc. I find no reason to object.

Subway is probably trying to appeal to a larger audience (one that includes big guys who like to eat a lot of meat) who end up in Subway with their moms or girlfriends.

SadSam

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nachas101 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:29:56 EDT

@neobolts:
Nice to see a little accuracy in the media....
:)

nachas101

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neobolts — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:11:30 EDT

I clicked through onto to find a AIM conversation and no information on this sandwich.

I fixed your headline:
"Subway (OR PERHAPS QUIZNOS) MAY BE IntroducING WHAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE A Calorie Bomb Sandwich, ACCORDING TO AN AIM CONVERSATION WE HAD WITH OURSELVES."

neobolts

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William Mize — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 15:08:56 EDT

It's like the McRibwich, only different.
Krusty The Clown is not involved.

William Mize

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Amsterdaam — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:56:52 EDT

Excuse me, WTF R U Talking About?

Amsterdaam

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Papercutninja — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:53:35 EDT

Ugh. Reading this article for lunch, i decided to have Subway. Now my tummy hurts. Thanks Consumerist!

Papercutninja

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thatsfearagain — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:48:34 EDT

Maybe it's just me, but the 10-second-sandwich is one of the reasons I won't eat at Subway (stale bread, sleazy employees, and filthy ingredients being the others.) I don't WANT my food thrown together. I understand that when the restaurant is busy, they have to speed things up to keep the line moving, but even on slow days, your sandwich ends up looking like a Kansas trailer park. Fast food should be fast, but I'd much rather wait one, two minutes for my food than have to reassemble it at the table.

thatsfearagain

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nachas101 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:45:17 EDT

@Johnny:
AHHHHH!
Maybe that's the name of the sandwich?
The Apocalypse!
mmmmmmmmmm....
Tasty.

nachas101

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SugarRob — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:37:14 EDT

The next logical consumerist post will be taping someone in a halloween costume trying to order a Slammer at McDonalds.

SugarRob

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TPIRman — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:36:31 EDT

Here's a brochure for Subway franchisees [PDF, see page 5] that mentions "Jammers" at an upcoming convention in Orlando, but they're not sandwiches. Coincidentally, they're people who can make Subway sandwiches very quickly.

Whining commenters: You're right, it's not news. It's an off-the-cuff request for information. If you have none to offer, kindly suggest you shrug and move on. Contrary to popular belief, a fluffy Consumerist post is not a sign of the apocalypse. Honest! You can check the book of Revelation and everything!

Gold star to Bay State Darren who felt compelled to comment three times to say the same thing: nothing.

TPIRman

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InThrees — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:32:30 EDT

Let's all be sure to hawkishly watch the updates for posts that aren't as boringly homogenized as those found on CNN and Yahoo and MSN, so we can slowly turn this site into something we won't want to visit any more.

Good plan!

InThrees

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The Walking Eye — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:22:48 EDT

@AcidReign: Rather than doing the . [enter] . [enter], try...

[br] for each line you wish to add. (replace [] with sideways carets)

The Walking Eye

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nachas101 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:18:59 EDT

@enm4r:
and neither has the consumerist.
They commented about a 'potential' sandwich, but left out the important stuff like what is in it.
It's big, though. They got to that part.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

nachas101

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enm4r — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:13:21 EDT

@Bay State Darren: It's not news, it's Consumerist.com!

Clearly you missed Backend: We Got In Google News.
But it's ok, because CNN hasn't reported on the new Subway sandwich yet!

enm4r

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alpha — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:02:45 EDT

@Bay State Darren:

more like Sandwichist.com am i rite?!?!?!!?

alpha

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Bay State Darren — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:56:05 EDT

It's not news, it's Consumerist.com!

Bay State Darren

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quieterhue — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:53:53 EDT

Have you been watching the Quiznos commercials lately? They've been SLAMMING subway for having sandwitches that are too small, or don't have enough meat, etc. (Maybe that's where the name of the new sandwitch comes from?) Anyway, this is clearly a response to the Quiznos ads.

quieterhue

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nachas101 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:50:42 EDT

@clarient:
Actually, he posted a video of some guy making a sub fast.
And he didn't 'get what he was looking for', which presumably was an interesting story.
It's not very.
Especially without any actual content regarding the mysterious and wildly boring new sandwich.
Whoopeee!
That's what the hell is up with whiny, petulant comments.
I'm going back to what I was doing, and shutting up now.
This site USED to be interesting.
It USED to have stories about righting consumer wrongs, fighting injustice, and helping consumers get good deals.
As far as I can tell, it has devolved quite a bit.
Especially when they run a story about a new Subway sandwich.
And might I suggest that if you don't like the comments, either respond to them or ignore them.
You don't win friends calling people whiny and petulant. We have grown accustomed to actual news, not 'didja hear'.
And you don't make friends with salad.

nachas101

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Xkeeper — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:49:33 EDT

@enm4r:
As much as I like the site, I'm tempted to agree. This is really non-news, and it really drives home the "slow news day" feeling. Bleh.

Xkeeper

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clarient — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:42:40 EDT

He got the answer he was looking for - the Subway Slammer - and posted a video.

What the hell is up with all these whiney, petulant comments? Go back to what you were doing and shut up.

clarient

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alpha — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:36:18 EDT

@AcidReign:

When you are attempting to kill time, it is easy to drag things out.

alpha

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royal72 — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 13:33:34 EDT

benpopken: meg it's puff, puff, pass for a reason.
meghannmarco: [cough] sorry. just thinking about lunch.
benpopken: a sandwich sounds damn good right now.
meghannmarco: hell yeah! did you see that new monster sandwich from subway.
benpopken: what's on it?... oh shit, we need to post a new article for the hour...

royal72

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AcidReign — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:51:12 EDT

.
.
I used to work fast food when I was a teenager. That was a great video. Wow! There were lots of ingredients put in that sandwich, too. I can't imagine anything at Wendy's having that many different things in it.

The real marvel, though, in this post, is how in the world it could use up ten minutes. Slow internet connection?

AcidReign

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iMike — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:43:03 EDT

W'happen to the "ban useless posters once a week" thing?

[pins target to back]

iMike

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enm4r — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:38:41 EDT

What the hell is this trash? This is the worst non-article I've ever seen. I wish I could say I expected better, but after the last few months, I do not.

I suppose it filled its need though, I have now wasted the 10 minutes I was intent on wasting when I clicked the bookmark. Thanks!

enm4r

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alpha — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:37:15 EDT

@Bay State Darren:

really? I've never seen one of those complaints.

I have seen plenty of complaints about the apparently diminishing quality of some of the posts however...

alpha

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Ray Wert Jr — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:30:51 EDT

Hey did you guys hear about this thing from that company?

What is this Valleywag? Why don't you tell us a little something about it, other than "it's as big as your head." All of their 12" already are, what's your point? I mean, it could be a massive veggie sandwich for all we know.

Ray Wert Jr

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joemono — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:29:38 EDT

@UMRAIN: Guilty as charged... again, too.

joemono

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MissPinkKate — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:29:26 EDT

Next up: two 13 year olds discuss which is better "BK chiken samwich" or "Micdonelds hamburlger LOL".

MissPinkKate

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Bay State Darren — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:25:17 EDT

I've seen a lot of complaints on this site about some articles being too long. I guess those complaints won't be posted here.

Bay State Darren

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SugarRob — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:21:59 EDT

@joemono: This way we get to do all the legwork for them.

SugarRob

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firestarsolo — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:21:23 EDT

When I worked at Wendy's, I could make just about any sandwich there PERFECTLY to corporate specifications in under 20 seconds...

and it was tasty, too.

firestarsolo

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umrain — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:20:14 EDT

@joemono: Why bother posting a comment when you have absolutely nothing to add?

(p.s. sorry, guilty here too.)

umrain

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Bay State Darren — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:20:09 EDT

Is the actual article pending?

Bay State Darren

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Moosehawk — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:17:29 EDT

I can't eat subway, it makes me want to throw up by the time I'm done eating a 6" just because it tastes so bad.

Maybe it's just my local subway, but I didn't realize the idea of "fresh ingredients" is brown lettuce and soggy veggies.

Moosehawk

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joemono — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 12:13:22 EDT

My, what a clever IM conversation! Why bother posting about something when you have absolutely no information?

joemono

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MalcoveMagnesia — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:49:01 EDT

Is "jammer" marketing-speak for "this sandwich jams up your arteries?"

Why not "Belly Bomb" or the "Clog"?

MalcoveMagnesia

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discounteggroll — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:43:35 EDT

its the subway slammer, not jammer

discounteggroll