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An open letter to Subway

post #1 of 22
1/14/08 at 8:36pm
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http://www.sciencepunk.com/v5/2008/0...ter-to-subway/

Overlappers!
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post #2 of 22
1/14/08 at 9:04pm
You know what I'd like from Subway? The ability to say " I want that sandwich" and them know what goes on it!

I ask for the 6 in. Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken, which is supposed to be under 6 grams of fat, and the first thing they ask is 'what bread?' And I say "I don't know, what bread is that in the picture?" "I dont know" they say. "OK, give me wheat." And then they ask what toppings. And I have to look at the picture. Is that pickles on there? Are they lowfat, I don't know. And then, they ask "you want mustard and mayo?" Mayo? On a low fat sandwich? Mayonaisse, which is like, 20 grams of fat per swipe?! Why offer these fancy sandwiches if no one knows how they're supposed to be made?!?!

</rant>
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post #3 of 22
1/14/08 at 9:07pm
you must really hate waiting for that bag of Andy Capp Hot Fries to fall all they down from the top row in the vending machine.

Takes forever!
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post #4 of 22
1/14/08 at 9:17pm
That may be, but still this guy definately needs to get bent.
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post #5 of 22
1/14/08 at 11:01pm
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What kind of life do you lead if you complain about triangle cheese coverage on a 6 buck sub?
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post #6 of 22
1/15/08 at 1:59am
I actually enjoy the variety that comes with the overlapping: any particular bite could have one, two, or zero layers of cheese. You never know what you're gonna get!
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post #7 of 22
1/15/08 at 2:49am
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Originally Posted by Chris Allen
You know what I'd like from Subway? The ability to say " I want that sandwich" and them know what goes on it!

I ask for the 6 in. Sweet Onion Teriyaki Chicken, which is supposed to be under 6 grams of fat, and the first thing they ask is 'what bread?' And I say "I don't know, what bread is that in the picture?" "I dont know" they say. "OK, give me wheat." And then they ask what toppings. And I have to look at the picture. Is that pickles on there? Are they lowfat, I don't know. And then, they ask "you want mustard and mayo?" Mayo? On a low fat sandwich? Mayonaisse, which is like, 20 grams of fat per swipe?! Why offer these fancy sandwiches if no one knows how they're supposed to be made?!?!

</rant>
<cough>QUIZNOS</cough>
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post #8 of 22
1/15/08 at 3:30am
I can't speak for the other sub places with any experience, but none of the sandwiches on Subway's menu come with a concrete set of ingrediants. The only thing on the Sweet Onion Teriyaki sandwich that's set in stone is the teriyaki sauce-covered chicken.

The whole point of Subway is that you get to choose what goes on your sandwich. The example in the picture has stuff on it b/c it would be retarded to just show you the chicken with a plus sign and a question mark.
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post #9 of 22
1/15/08 at 4:19am
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Originally Posted by Jared Melton
I can't speak for the other sub places with any experience, but none of the sandwiches on Subway's menu come with a concrete set of ingrediants. The only thing on the Sweet Onion Teriyaki sandwich that's set in stone is the teriyaki sauce-covered chicken.

The whole point of Subway is that you get to choose what goes on your sandwich. The example in the picture has stuff on it b/c it would be retarded to just show you the chicken with a plus sign and a question mark.
Absolutely. That's the point of a SubWay - to get a custom sandwich. if you need a picture to tell you what you like on a your sandwich then maybe you need to learn a little bit more about yourself. And as far as the lowfat stuff, if you look at the menu, there's an asterisk beside any sandwich that touts the lowfat and that asterisk says something to the effect of "6 inch on wheat bread with nothing but the meat the sandwich is named for and vegetables." Obviously a paraphrase, but there it is.
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post #10 of 22
1/15/08 at 4:36am
I hate it when they take out like a five stack of those triangle cheeses, put four on, then put the last one back. Bitch! Put that fucking fifth triangle of cheese on there, c'mon! I'll pay extra, just give me that shit, don't put it back or I'll rape your eyeball!
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post #11 of 22
1/15/08 at 11:26am
I don't eat Subway, but that stupid fucking commercial they kept showing during the NFL games this past weekend (the one where the black guy asks the white guy for a receipt missing from his expense report, and then checks out his ass - hoochie mama) made me laugh every time. To an embarrassing degree.
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post #12 of 22
1/15/08 at 3:03pm
I worked at a sandwich place in high school, and you know what I did when people asked for one that was just like in the picture? Glanced at it and put the obvious stuff like lettuce and tomato on, or just put a bunch of random shit on. No one ever complained because they didn't even know what they were asking for in the first place. Then I didn't think about it for 7 years until I saw some people on a message board who were apparently befuddled by this extremely not-complicated scenario.

No offense to anyone, but if you can't navigate these waters, I'm just not sure you're cut out for that shift manager position.
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post #13 of 22
1/15/08 at 7:09pm
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Originally Posted by JGButler
Absolutely. That's the point of a SubWay - to get a custom sandwich. if you need a picture to tell you what you like on a your sandwich then maybe you need to learn a little bit more about yourself. And as far as the lowfat stuff, if you look at the menu, there's an asterisk beside any sandwich that touts the lowfat and that asterisk says something to the effect of "6 inch on wheat bread with nothing but the meat the sandwich is named for and vegetables." Obviously a paraphrase, but there it is.
That's actually pretty ridiculous. They show pics of a sandwich, however, I'm not supposed to want it that way? I'm the fool for asking to get it like in the picture? I'm pretty sure that in the history of the food service industry, that's always how it's been. You order a collection of items that the preparer has determined to taste good. And I'm the fool for ordering it like the picture. What a load of crap.

In the case of the 6 under 6 menu, it's not like they are offering a meat sandwich, and you get to pick the toppings. I understand the purpose of Subway. I can get it whichever way I like. However, when you have an entire section of low-fat subs, why whould it be my duty to determine what to put on a sub to fit that 6 grams limitation? (and the little <rant> tag was to show that I was not completely serious.)
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post #14 of 22
1/15/08 at 7:14pm
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They should just have a picture of the items on a counter and a subtext that reads, "Make your own damn sandwich!"
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post #15 of 22
1/15/08 at 7:35pm
I never understood the over-lapping cheese either.

Have you ever noticed how Subway's "sandwich artists" seem obsessed with making every sandwich as fast as possible, and that they all seem convinced that throwing the ingredients down onto the bread with a downward slapping motion is faster than simply placing them on the bread? So one half of the sandwich has like, 2 pieces of cheese on top of eachother next to a stretch of bare bread.

They slap that meat down on there, they slap those tomatoes down, and it's like they're angry at the sandwich or something. I know the job must suck, but I'd actually like to go back there and make the sandwich myself most of the time.
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post #16 of 22
1/15/08 at 8:07pm
Yeah, because part of assembling a sandwich is how fast you can do it especially when there's a line.
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post #17 of 22
1/15/08 at 8:09pm
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I used to go to a subway, where when they were finished loading the sub, the person would smash it all together. Ruining the texture of the bread and making it just another flat layer.
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post #18 of 22
1/21/08 at 2:55am
The whole them not knowing the ingredients doesn't bother me too much because the point of Subway IS for the custom sandwich.

What bothers me is that I order a Chicken Bacon RANCH...and I have to specifically ask them for RANCH dressing or else they DO NOT put it on.

That fucking bothers me. I also have to ask specifically for Sweet Onion on my Sweet Onion teriyaki. If you think you get it with the chicken, you are being misled. You only get the teriyaki sauce with the chicken, you have to physically see them put the Sweet Onion on or you are not getting it.
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post #19 of 22
1/21/08 at 4:14pm
Fuck. I ate there today.
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post #20 of 22
1/21/08 at 4:20pm
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Originally Posted by Radb707 View Post
The whole them not knowing the ingredients doesn't bother me too much because the point of Subway IS for the custom sandwich.

What bothers me is that I order a Chicken Bacon RANCH...and I have to specifically ask them for RANCH dressing or else they DO NOT put it on.

That fucking bothers me. I also have to ask specifically for Sweet Onion on my Sweet Onion teriyaki. If you think you get it with the chicken, you are being misled. You only get the teriyaki sauce with the chicken, you have to physically see them put the Sweet Onion on or you are not getting it.
No shit. Learn how to use Subway.
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post #21 of 22
1/22/08 at 9:27pm
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Originally Posted by Jared Melton View Post
The example in the picture has stuff on it b/c it would be retarded to just show you the chicken with a plus sign and a question mark.
Mysterious! Sounds like an exciting gamble.

Like when people put on their party invitations: "TIME: 9pm - ?". Who knows when the f**ker's gonna end... Hint= 9:15pm.
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post #22 of 22
1/22/08 at 9:43pm
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Originally Posted by EdHocken View Post
Yeah, because part of assembling a sandwich is how fast you can do it especially when there's a line.
Right, but the point that I should have made was that it doesn't take any longer to simply place the ingredients on the bread than it does to throw them down on it.

BTW, I'm a total sandwich snob, having worked in a nice deli some years ago. I just bought stuff at the grocery store that would make 4 sandwiches and it cost me $16. That's $4 per sandwich, not much less than I'd pay going to a deli, but I have to have ciabatta bread, good quality ham and swiss, organic tomatos (4 of them cost me almost $5!), a bag of spinach leaves (prefer it over lettuce), and a good purple onion, and that didn't include the parmesian cheese already onhand, along with the brown mustard and black pepper.
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