The Real Reason Subway Is Disappearing Across The Country

There was a time when Subway was the go-to sandwich chain in the United States, as stores were popping up everywhere, and you couldn’t get the Five-Dollar Footlong jingle out of your head. However, times have changed, and Subway has really started to struggle, with stores disappearing as quickly as they appeared. There are obviously a lot of factors at play here, but it’s clear that they need to make some changes to get back on top of the sandwich world. From the lack of fresh ingredients to the difficulties at the corporate level, let’s take a look at the real reason why Subway is disappearing across the country.
#Subway #Restaurant #FastFood
Not-so-fresh | 0:00
Is this chicken? | 1:36
Franchisee revolt | 2:35
Chaotic leadership | 3:41
Serious competition | 4:18
Slow to change | 6:07
The face of Subway | 7:02
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[@MashedFood]

Where does Subway fall in your ranking of national sub chains?

[@cnote7408]

1.) Jersey Mikes 2.) Potbelly 3.) Jimmy Johns 4.) Subway I haven't eaten at Firehouse subs or any other sub shops really in recent times.

[@christopherlee5191]

It SUCKSSSSS ***

[@shaleknight6224]

1: Big Dali's Deli 2 locales, locally owned 2: Casey's convenience store 4 locations also locally owned. 2 have pizza & homemade subs Tied for LAST PLACE QUIZNOS, JIMMY JOHN's & SUBWAY

[@real_Pinoy]

Mashed I live in canada which only has mr Sub,Quiznos ,Subway,Louies sub

[@Bleacherzzz]

+Giovanni Rain I worked there for 8 months. My god its good. Never ate so much steak and cheese in my life. Would work there again for the free food lol.

[@sassycat4157]

I work at Subway. I think one of the reasons the veggies aren't fresh is because Subway sends us the veggies, meaning we have to buy our veggies from them instead of buying locally. We are NOT allowed to buy from anyone else BUT Subway. So if we run out of something, we just out. If we were able to buy locally, veggies would be fresher. We get one truck load in each week. And all of the veggies have traveled a long way to get to us. Most of ours come from Mexico. Also they have had the same old boring stuff for years.... Like there is only so much you can do with ham, turkey and chicken. Also, most of the sammiches are just as bad as eating a cheeseburger. LOTS of sodium. Still not too good for you. I could go on and on about the many sins of Subway....

[@dgstudioLLC]

How come y’all never hired blacks at subway? It’s always West Indies and Hispanics or Ethiopian

[@wintercosta1]

Yup, thats how franchises work. Fuck subway.

[@billrc68]

Subways just sucks, I know because I got a sandwich there once Sassy Cat and it sucked. Look how long Togo’s has been around and they are still great.

[@kathymain578]

Togo haz the best subs period

[@itsyami4880]

@@dgstudioLLC cause black ppl never want to work ...

[@VenomSnakee]

Subway just isnt the sub giant anymore, their are so many sandwich shop now that are either cheaper, taste better, or are just overall better

[@DClean]

Like ?

[@jesusdesanto432]

Sam Pickles Jimmie John's, Jersey Mike's, Wich Wich in my area

[@itsdatboi7179]

Potbelly is delicious also, way better than subway

[@Anth230]

I haven't seen a cheaper sub shop. Most are more expensive than subway.

[@Afura33]

Right

[@ivorybilled8983]

Subway leaves their meat out in the open air so it goes stale and tasteless. Jersey Mike slices for each sandwich. World of difference.

[@elgreeko6241]

Agreed. My family owns a small subshop for 40 years , there is a subway axroos the street and it's been through 5 owners. We slice our meet on the spot

[@jimmartin181]

@@elgreeko6241 Yea-- Subway = Budget lunch.

[@aPrintz]

the rolls taste like white bread

[@robertmitchell8728]

I stopped eating subway a LONG time ago, because they got to greedy. Prices to high, and they kept putting less and less ingredients. Plus service sucked.

[@TitoSve]

This is so true, here in DR they are abusing

[@userunknown369]

Robert Mitchell Where I live they got very sloppy.. Adding to much of one topping and less of the others.. lol. I’m never eating at subway again.

[@stuckonaname4182]

facts.

[@imjakepaul4497]

Dude same

[@a.c.guerra9850]

Used to go there almost daily. Now maybe once every 2 years. Because you got four people that dont want any veggies in line. You ask for veggies and they sprinkle it on like a catholic priest

[@ZanarGaming]

In short = Overpriced

[@josephrandall1911]

But 5$ foot long though 🤤

[@adarkgothicforest8508]

hows a sub gross?

[@adarkgothicforest8508]

lol, i enjoy subway, i think its pretty damn tasty actually, more tasty than a sub i can pickup from the store tbh..i still dont get whats gross about subway to you, everything tastes good there to me

[@ciaareinthecommentssection9575]

clearly the subway model suffers itself so it has to demand more from customers.

[@xikirito_6809]

Bilbo Faggins the subway in my city is clean af and always fresh

[@RJBurle]

They used to put out a good product. Then they cut every corner they could and they lived off the good name of their past. Lots of businesses start out well and sell the good name to corporations. The corporations run it into the ground.

[@bdiva101]

Lots of foreigners also started owning them and didn't upheld to the customers standards.

[@carmenortiz5294]

@occams99 Tell Obama, that was put in place when HE was president, Trump inherited it. Cute how you people like to shift blame. Plus, you can bet that 99.9% of rich people were dodging the draft and I come from a military family that goes back to 1942 when my father joined with a permission slip from his mother (found it thought the Freedom of Information Act). Pretending that he was an exception, instead of the rule??? Details, details.

[@AlphaLeaderZ]

@occams99 so let me get this straight you are name calling the president because 1 of the things he said he was going to do...he hasn't done yet. Well shit you must HATE obama after all the stuff he said he was going to do and did not do.

[@markanthonymarla]

THEY WENT ''HALAL'' AND I SAID SCREW THEM .... ITS BEEN YEARS AND NO ONE IN MY FAMILY GOES NEAR THEM ITS LIKE !!! .. '' H E L L BUT NO FRICKING WAY !!!! .... I HOPE THEY ARE HAPPY .... LOL

[@markanthonymarla]

@@AlphaLeaderZ - I LUV YOUR COMMENT ... SPOT ON !!! ...

[@allegory7638]

6:55 "Fresh has a different meaning than it did 20 years ago" Only at Subway.

[@youtubertoo]

You enter a Subway store, and it's empty, slightly too cool to be comfortable, slightly too damp to feel clean, and slightly too bright to be inviting. There is one lonely employee, who does their best not to look at you for those awkward 10 seconds while you walk to the counter before you're close enough to order. You know you interrupted them while they were doing something else. They give their greeting, ask you what you want, you begin scanning their workspace. The bins of raw ingredients are sitting askew, separated by steel walls, yet careless hands have dropped some of each on all the others. The preparation area is littered with crumbs and bits of lettuce, maybe the odd olive or onion piece here or there that has wedged itself into the crack between the food trays and the cutting board. This could have been cleaned up while nobody was there, but the employee doesn't care. For one second you wonder how it got messy in the first place given the lack of customers. Maybe it's staged, like those first few pennies in a homeless person's hat. Do you want it toasted? You do, but that would mean standing here for a minute with the stranger you disturbed waiting for the bread to be sanitized. You observe the employee assemble your sandwich, making sure to painstakingly put each ingredient on only one half of the sub. You ask for sauce and they squeeze it out of a disgusting rubber nipple, then toss the bottle back into its bin like they don't want to touch it either. Are they wearing those gloves to keep the food clean, or their hands? You pay, the sandwich heavily sags into a flimsy garbage bag it doesn't really seem to fit in and is handed to you. You walk out, into the light of the sun. The colors suddenly seem real again and you become aware of your breathing because the air feels rich and life giving somehow. The distant memory of tasty subs that brought you here lingers just beyond the edge of clear recollection, like an old acquaintance whose face you can't picture anymore. You carry your catch to the car. When did it get this bad?

[@solarprophet5439]

They're failing because every other sub chain has a superior product. Subway is one step above those shrink-wrapped subs you see at gas stations and party stores, and costs twice as much.

[@user-cw3wm9lx7w]

I have had better subs at. gas stations.

[@thesamedufus2012]

The real reason: $8.00 for a sub you can make yourself for $3.00.

[@gunnerhauer124]

TheSameDufus you can actually make like 10 for the same price

[@thesamedufus2012]

Not the exact same sub.

[@grizzlybearsd]

Where can I find all the ingredients for a foot long spicy Italian for only $3?...

[@thesamedufus2012]

Boy Who Not the exact same sub. A sweet onion Chicken Teriyaki one especially. If you could make 10 of those with the exact same recipe and the exact same HUGE Italian herbs and cheese bread, you're gonna have to provide a link or screenshot of the proof that this can be done.

[@thesamedufus2012]

Ravens Mine too. All I ever get from Subway when it's $5.00. Which is, NEVER.

[@johnalddrumph456]

Last time I went to a subway was 2 years ago when they had the wraps. I went in and ordered the spicy chicken wrap and the guy behind the counter literally asked me how to make it. I tried my best to guide him through it, but it was my first time trying it so I wasn't sure either. Then he proceeded to fail to wrap it and ruined the whole thing and started over. Ontop of all that, the 2nd time he made it, it was considerably smaller than the first and I was still charged the same price. Never went back

[@edwardgaines6561]

2 words. *YOGA MATS.*

[@Larry]

They're just WAY too expensive in the UK, I like them, but I could buy two, even three subs for the same price from a rival chain here.

[@apnerd1741]

Larry Bundy Jr Man, you are everywhere lol

[@FalseSheps]

Hello You

[@BH-im5nx]

They took away the 5 dollar footlong and that is when most people I know stopped.

[@pandabear181]

Not to mention all the halal chains with no bacon and *Turkey Ham*

[@louistournas120]

+pandabear181: Halal stuff is not good. They torture the animals in the name of religion.

[@ProtoMario]

I once worked there at 16 and was a manager around 2012, and ot was aweful. They overworked me, tried to force me to work alone AND do prep work while busy or not. My Subway was robbed, had another manager embessle, and another manager stole subs then blamed employees for it. Worst job ever, and I was in the Army man...never work there or eat there...

[@6kine6tic67]

ProtoMario yeahh i did all the same thing, and i wasnt even a manager. Every closer worked alone and i worked at one in a really sketchy part of town.

[@StrawberryJam806]

EmpireToys ?? What friend?

[@backstabba8959]

You are everywhere!

[@el_chimi_loco]

Hi proto love ur vids

[@bobbob5007]

Well well well that's saying something indeed

[@vicpease93]

Man, no more $5 foot long subs More like nearly 7$ !!!

[@leighwhite9656]

The funny thing is they kept the whole 12 inch motto but the width was decreased by at least 35% since 1995

[@djentyman4002]

Because of their ridiculous prices. Only reason why they are dead to me. No reason to charge almost $8 for a damn sandwich

[@jojo-no5dq]

Scotty W its 12 dollars in Sweden

[@djentyman4002]

liam krantz you guys use the krona right? I’m not sure what the value is of that but that does seem high

[@garrysmith1029]

my town is small so $5 us a lot

[@jojo-no5dq]

it costs 100kr wich is like 12 dollars

[@unorthodoxromance254]

Scotty W For $7 you can get a superior Publix sub with an iced tea and chips.

[@skliros9235]

It's simple. The food is not fresh. Cheap ingredients.

[@bkopgamer]

skliros absolutely right.

[@longiscadenotas4890]

I thought for a long time that they actually baked they're bread old skool, but they don't.

[@randombullshit]

Longis Cadenotas they do bake their bread BUT the dough is premade and shipped frozen. As for their comments about the lettuce and tomatoes, there’s 2 types of tomatoes that they can order. “Red” or “pink”. Red being ripe and pink being ripe within a couple days. A lot in the NYC area order red and complain about them not lasting a full week. I’ve also seen some of my Subway customers (I’m a driver for a major food distributor) still have 2 week old lettuce in their fridge. So it’s not the distributors, it’s the franchisees.

[@upfulsoul826]

Yeah I had it once and it was nothing special.

[@vegjeezy17]

skliros it’s simple we kill the batman

[@aditiaddlynn8155]

Am I the only one that likes Subway? I've never had a bad experience at one. And the food is always fresh. ??? 😗 ???

[@justinwillis5292]

I like it too and they just opened two new ones I'm my town

[@punchline43]

@@justinwillis5292 Hmm, well that doesn't contradict this video at all.

[@efandmk3382]

The last time I checked, Subway was now bigger than McDonald's. I haven't noticed any closures in the city where I live.

[@thomasbrown647]

I stopped going because the prices are ridiculous for a damn sandwich

[@JB-1138]

I might still pay $5 for a Subway sandwich. But I would pay mare for actual quality product. Jimmy John's and Jersey Mike's are worth the price. In my experience.

[@patrickm5217]

​@@JB-1138 Jimmy Johns and Firehouse Subs are the same company right? Don't have J.J. in Canada but Firehouse Subs is damned good. Agree that $2-3 extra is worth it for a proper lunch. Subway is cheap quality and they often skimp on toppings

[@madisonn7444]

@@patrickm5217 they put as much toppimgs on as u ask for buddy

[@studentemail6453]

@@JB-1138 jersey mikes meats taste wayyyyyyyy better

[@WolfieY2k]

It's cheaper compared to the subway's of the country i'm in.

[@capth00k]

A. too expensive, for what it is B. Two slices of meat, 1 slice of cheese C. Never fresh D. Rude staff and ownership

[@KevinContreras2013]

What's funny is that subway actually charges customers more for salads instead of sandwiches.

[@jasonbrockleworth3485]

Very rude staff

[@209skaterj6]

I agree they are bitches there!

[@fetB]

maybe the staff just giving you a subtle hint to not eat there

[@jasonbrockleworth3485]

I had a argument over some cookies one time and never went back 😂

[@nsen74]

You can go to a local deli or grocery store and get a better sandwich with better ingredients and quality meats at a cheaper price!

[@blazerocker1734]

Last week a day after my nearest Subway location closed I went driving around to see the status of several other locations in my area. Of the three I went by only one of them still existed. My area still has other locations but I'm now wondering exactly how long they may last in this economy.

[@jonmantooth5804]

I go in expecting a $5 footlong and it comes out to about $8. Thats why I dont go back anymore.

[@missmasonya3131]

Jon Mantooth 💀

[@sasukekuniski1959]

mhm i just posted a comment like this. wasted 10 dollars on something i didnt even like subway is for normies

[@nowonmetube]

8 dollars for a SANDWICH now talking about overpriced...

[@jayit6851]

Sorry that inflation is a thing.

[@nanaimosteve5952]

Inflation? Soy bean prices are way down, ha ha.

[@DeiHarper9361]

2 foot longs for $10...more like $15.63

[@nobodyimportant2470]

The local supermarket offered better subs than subway for less money and they were actually a foot long(13 inch rolls so they could have 1 inch of wiggle room)

[@ria.m5662]

I work at subway and I can tell you two footlongs are normally $20-25

[@jimes69]

$9.50 for the cheapest foot long in New Zealand.

[@pandaonsteroids5154]

I can fix that.. (Really I can't) Like your profile picture. ((:

[@lisagrace5337]

Whaat in my country its extremely cheap. Like u can get the largest size for about 5$

[@johnsmith5898]

Publix sandwiches are 💣

[@epenos1636]

the last time i went to subway was in early 2018, they still tasted good, but i realized that the prices were going higher every time i go there.

[@daanamelink7148]

I worked at Subway for 3 months and I can't imagine how a franchise of subway is profitable

[@Galactusz007]

1. Their breads suck 2. Their cold cuts are subpar 3. Subs have more lettuce and tomatoes than meats 4. Most employees are hard to understand 5. The ghost of Jared Fogle still haunts the company

[@matriarchofazure7607]

I can argue with everything except the cold cuts. I hate the cold cuts...

[@johnchase7667]

I don't get this one "Most employees are hard to understand." I know they are mostly kids but, hard to understand?

[@ImmortalDraylo]

Most of them are indian that barely speak English.

[@colmivers]

Who do you expect to work for those shitty wages!? 😂

ImmortalDraylo and they feed you like your a little skinny Indian to

[@blkmtlstv1265]

Not fresh enough and to expensive plus you have to pay for extra meat and cheese . Sub ends up being $12 to $15 and that's without your drink and chips . You may as well eat at a steak house .

[@trentshallow9006]

I’d like to know where you’re eating that doesn’t charge for extra meat? Are you really that entitled? What business doesn’t charge more if you want more of the product. There’s this thing called a rational thought. You should try it, you might like it.

[@chapter4444]

Would you like that toasted? Ok that'll be $4000

[@danielceballos6559]

Time for chef Ramsey to save the restaurants😂

[@dhanflores9963]

Daniel Ceballos No need for him. They just have to fix their supply problems and thos mysterious chemical add ons.

[@jet9393]

Dhan Flores always one of these guys em I right

[@Shermann]

"Is this chicken fresh" "It's not chicken, chef" *"Fucking hell"*

[@tacogimp7297]

The meatball sub is FUCKING RAW

[@roblowe8295]

Dhan Flores take a joke will ya

[@CleanWithConfidence]

Turn the music down so we can pay attention to the content.

[@NeoElements]

Clean With Confidence content.

[@I_am16]

Consent

[@lbrown21494]

Why are they mumbling! All the new actors always Mumble!

[@buhgman2205]

I am Jared.

[@joeriveracomedy]

It sounds like Rick Astley, but I am sitting next to a fan so its a little muffled

[@rodw4356]

I've hated Subway for years. the lack of actual meat on their subs turned me away. I actually took one home, broke it down and weighed it, 2.1oz of turkey on the turkey 12" sub. LOL

[@kennysender6804]

One closed down the road from me in Newtown, Wellington , NZ... So sad ...

[@batheandrelaxinmyshit6344]

Liar

[@95TurboSol]

I feel like we all thought subway was good because we didn't know any better, now that real sub shops have come in and we tasted their glory we realize how bad subway is.

[@putther]

95TurboSol very true

[@rambow70]

This right here is the reason

[@samurai7dkong]

"Fesh has a different meaning than it did 20 years ago." So what did "fresh" mean 20 years ago?

[@klarkmartinez1124]

Exactly

[@bighands69]

The sandwich market for takeaways is over saturated and has been for many years. It has a limited number of customers who in most instances will opt for a burger and fries. A takeaway is a treat. If you wanted a real meal and a takeaway you will tend to opt for Chinese takeaway but that will be even a smaller market again. Sandwich is a convenience stack food and that is the way most people view it. Takeaways are not your everyday meal (for a small number it would be)>

[@ItsGoingDao]

I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again. FOLDING A SLICE OF HAM DOES NOT DOUBLE IT

[@well.thy.one.]

Loaded Leo ahaha

[@plowking813]

worst is when they just stack the meat without peeling the meat and making it fluffy, lazy

[@ileavecommentsonmyowncomme609]

Loaded Leo . Exactly and small amount of cheese and charging for extra does not set well with me.

[@ashleyshim2078]

Loaded Leo lmaooo

[@justinmorgan3240]

I'm not defending anything, I work at Subway and it's legit just what we're taught, I think it's because it makes it more appealing or what not. It's not workers fault, that's what Subway does

[@thomaskingschillerlein7843]

6:32 Yoga-mat-ingredient also found in subway bread! LoL

[@frankiegee6135]

*fun fact* Subway actually used to slice all their own meats. They were deli quality. They also baked fresh bread in store from scratch. I worked there a couple years ago. Everything is frozen except the tuna fish. Bread comes in frozen logs. Meat comes in pre sliced frozen blocks! Even the lettuce is frozen. It’s disgusting, the last thing Subway is, is fresh. *SubWay eat frozen!*

[@theoyancey]

They made the big error of over saturating the country with Subway franchises.

[@TheDealer6373]

There are 4 subways by my house all with in a 15 min drive. It's silly to have them that close. Way to many is right.

[@aquaboy777]

@ ted yancey: Greed has no limits.

[@amytheezel8747]

Yes this is true. I use to be a store manager with them. I was going to be a district manager and went to meetings at corporate office and was told in 2015 that the decline of sales and franchise ownership profitability is because there was no standard zoning. There are way too many locations and franchise owners are competing with each other and not with fastfood. I left and make 35% more in fastfood then I did with subway. I also work less and make more. Subway Corporate tells franchise owners to change punch in and out times to save money and makes it clear to save old product and re date to save money. Subway corporation is a dirty company and is probably going to be gone by 2022.

[@DaviddeMouraCastro]

@@amytheezel8747 I have heard stories from Subway employees saying they are forced to work off the clock otherwise they may lose their job... I worked for McDonald's and Dunkin' Franchises and although I'm not going to say I didn't check my time punches or didn't hear about abuses, to ask an employee to work off the clock??? I was a manager at McDonald's and NEVER did that happen! But the local Subway? Yes!!

[@amytheezel8747]

@@DaviddeMouraCastro yes they would. I would work 60 hours a week and only get payed for 45 hours. When I would say I no longer was going to work 60 hours and only work 45 hours they would threatened to take my store and potion away.

[@nicchauvin1096]

You missed the most important issue, which was the shrinking of the portion size of the proteins they put on their sandwiches. Why pay $6 for a sandwich with a single slice of turkey?

[@Amateur_Pianist_472]

That’s also because of inflation. Businesses get higher expenses so either have to raise the price or reduce the amount.

[@plowking813]

honestly, I dont know how a location profits. The lease is pricey, then there is utilities, equip costs, labor costs, supplies, franchise fees. The avg cost for 1 customer is $10 to $12? They would need to sell thousands of subs every week to break even. Subway only makes money on franchise fees I think, no way a location is profitable in todays economy.

[@shhhh6174]

You can get a better, fresher, sandwich at any bodega. With fresh produce, and good meat because 9/10 the store owner is a nice Yemeni man and all the food is Halal so EVERYTHINGis prepared well and always clean. Probably wont spend more than $4.50 and you'd get a hero with plenty of whatever you asked for. Subway cant source fresh ingredients but my local bodega can? People dont even bother with subway anymore. They're always empty. The food there just isn't good and its overpriced.

[@redwhitentrue]

People wanted raised minimum wage! This is what the result is!!! DUH!!! WE TOLD YOU ALL this would happen ... DUH !!!!

[@ruskifoxrf9167]

6 slices for a 6-in, 12 slices for a footlong. And that's not taking into count deluxe or double meat upgrades. What are you talking about? The only time you'd find a single slice of turkey on a sub is if the customer directly asks for it

[@jeffwright9431]

The Indians that own Subway stores need to work on customer skills and sanitary food handling. You will rarely hear a "thank you" and I once saw an employee go outside to move a shopping cart away from the door and then come back in to make a sandwich with the same plastic gloves on his hands. I walked out. It was the last straw for me. Never been back to any Subway.

[@yocelestia]

thats gross

[@katparks4631]

One reason they don't have the cheap $5.00 sandwiches of many choices anymore. They got rid of the pizza, and they never have any really different, and the prices have gotten ridicolous.

[@katparks4631]

I wanted to add more to my comment I also feel the reason why Subway is not doing very well is because they have very limited options to go with sandwiches. They either have chips ,or soup, and that is it. They have the same old salads ,and they never come out with anything new, and if they do its very rare. The toppings and sauces rarely change. The sandwiches that they offer for the cheap prices every day of the week stay the same. They also don't have any gluten free options. They also put very little toppings on their sandwiches. I went to a place called Togos in another state they put tons of toppings on the sub I couldn't even fit my mouth around it to take a bite hahaha.

[@tasuki199]

When Subway raised their prices from the $5 foot long I stopped going. Why would I pay $6-9 for Subway when I can get a Publix Sub for the same price and the quality is 100% better???

[@babyraider11]

Aimee Gray I wish we had publix,Ive heard alot of good things about them,Im in Southern cali none here lol

[@josecarranza7555]

Why would you go if the quality was bad even at 5 dollars, so that means it's worth it at 6-9 dollars for real meat and real good tasting sandwich.

[@georgebronstein8588]

Aimee Gray Publix makes excellent subs.

[@edwardmarshall2035]

Dnice Roberson And it's all true. Publix fried chicken is a staple in the southeast.

[@LatitudeSky]

Publix forever

[@chrisr3671]

5 dollar footlongs man...those were the friggin days.

[@Stevesguitarchannel840]

The reason subways closing is because it’s not cheap anymore. Almost all subs are overpriced and unhealthy. After they stopped doing the $5 footlong I stopped going there. It’s now about as equivalent as getting real food!

[@drewg7036]

Near me there’s subways all over the place. But the gas station I work for did have subway in some of their busier locations and it did shut them down to add in a more “cooked to order” food chain

[@SlendyMane]

85 percent chicken More soy than chicken How about all restaurants stay serving.... 100 percent chicken.... ?

[@AmericanGadfly]

A lot of the problem is actually what is fed to the chicken when it's alive. They feed them soy, the meat gets filled with soy. Not 42% soy, that's crazy, but still Soy is shit and should be avoided whenever possible.

[@HeadCannon1776]

Look guys its not the amount of chicken its what part of the millions of ground up chem treated gmo chickens your getting in say the average chicken nugget. Now I don't know about you but I don't want to play "chicken innered rullete" eatting nuggets when the odds are 1-85% of eating warehouse raised chicken ass per nugget consumed. Eventually your going to get an 85% ass nugget.

[@cliffbird5016]

when they say 100% chicken they mean the little bit of chicken in it is 100% lol. they use a lot of fillers like feathers and all the bits of the chicken that normaly gets thrown away. same with burgers. 100% beef burgers have only got about 50% beef in them. the rest is pork, horse and offel.

[@linkheroofhyrule9364]

It is impossible to serve 100% chicken. The difference in percentage comes from what the chickens are fed. Skin uses the nutrients the body is fed in order to repair tissue. Skin, like muscle and blood, is tissue. 60 to 90% is the best percentage a person can get when it comes to pure chicken. The problem comes from the antibiotics chickens are subjected to when in slaughterhouses in order to avoid a number of diseases, both minor and lethal. So in order to get the most natural chicken possible, one would have to raise that chicken on the most natural diet possible. Unfortunately, farms do not have the time nor the profit to do this method.

[@myroom800]

It's cheaper and goes further. 99 per cent of takeout food is trash. People should quit being lazy and make their own healthy meals. Pack up a lunch box and take their lunch with them. There's heaps of online sandwich and lunchbox ideas.

[@stevelogan5475]

If you go to subway, you get a bread sandwich, granted their bread is good but, their deli meats are pumped full of liquid, probably water or a nitrate , and the meat has no flavor, if you order one, pull a piece of meat off the sandwich, doesn't matter what meat, and taste it, because it has no flavor, the only taste is bread and and a flavored condiment, such as mayo, ranch, oil,& vinegar etc... big thumbs down for this chain

[@ComradeDragon1957]

Steve Logan Usually if you toast the meat,it's got a taste. Probably because all the juice or whatever gets released by the heat and gives you some flavor.

[@stevelogan5475]

TheSyndicalistDragon ty for the info

[@nicholascremato]

I don't even get fake meat, I get nothing but bread!!!

[@Automedon2]

yeah you better take the pickles or onions, because the tomatoes and cheese have zero flavor either

[@stevelogan5475]

nicholascremato i hear you friend

[@lmalik1128]

I think you misspelled *Soobway*

[@jbpvm6025]

footlong sub + medium drink = $10

[@tormented_imp]

BBC reporter $15 in new zealand

[@stellarstarvibe]

I would go more often to Subway if it was cheaper. I don't know about America but here in Germany it's really expensive.

[@loganbopp2462]

jjycxsdhkkbcxzzaaszxcghvxddc nah its expensive over here bro

[@dhkatz_]

It's not expensive in America. You can get a 6 inch, chips, and a drink for like $5

[@mewtwomotherfuka]

Doctor Jew everytime I go to Subway I want a footlong. that's going to cost $7. 9 if you want to drink and cookie.

[@angrytaxiowner7941]

Its fkn expensive here as well definitely

[@HitenLighthearth]

I just take advantage of their weekly text special, wait till they do a buy one get one then go, taking GF with me or just alone and having enough food for an entire day+

[@cosmickingdom625]

I went to Subway last week and got a coke. It said "share a coke with Jared" and I nearly died laughing lol

[@robertlombardo8437]

Did you show the person behind the counter? Bet they found it HI-larious.

[@hern9897]

*cock

[@cosmickingdom625]

Sadly no! I didn't see it until I got home lol

[@strashinsky]

Cosmic Kingdom That's just too funny lol !!!

[@cosmickingdom625]

Imagine the odds with all the names that are out there too! LoL :D I bet Jared's bum-hole could sure use a ice-cold Coke right about now!

[@jaywellz752]

HOW IS IT OTHER SUBSHOPS GET IT RIGHT BUT SUBWAY CAN'T???

[@DragonPupEclipse]

I can get a burger combo at Mcdonald's for around $5. A sub itself cost at least $10+

[@suktoescom15]

DragonPupEclipse and it’s not even fulfilling

[@butterlord338]

cost at least 10+? lmao! have you even been to subway? the footlongs range between $5.50 to $7.50, with the option of adding any veggie and sauce at no extra cost. Tell burger king you want onions, olives, and extra pickles on your burger, they'll charge you for all that shit.

[@jacksondaniels8169]

Stopped eating there over 10 years ago. The quantity of the meat was reduced, veggies were not so fresh, overall experience is way down.. Compare Jersey Mike’s and Jimmy Johns and the Subway sandwich looks like something from 7/11’s chill box.

[@chocolatewoman926]

Jackson Daniels Hold on! Even 7/11 stepped up their sandwiches and salads! Plus they have fresh fruit and cheese. Heck people are even buying whole pizzas from 7/11 and they aren't losing money. ijs

[@candidlearner3191]

Sad thing is in my area it’s subway or nothing and the subways here either are broken or worse

[@chrisreid5745]

Jersey mikes is great

[@AndySaenz]

Jimmy John's is delicious! 😋

[@lastdayz1396]

Jackson Daniels Mc Donald's should go down hill to I don't believe in Magic so should U

[@molldogone8250]

I remember when you actually see employees cutting the lettuce, tomatoes and meat in the back. You always smelled the fresh bread baking and employees didn't "count" the pieces of meat and veggies they were putting on there subs. Subway in my humble opinion will go down like most brick and mortar businesses. Save your money and go to the grocery store and buy your own fixing for a really good sub. Everyone knows you never leave Subway just paying $5.00 for the infamous $5.00 foot long. I haven't eaten at a subway in over 6 years and I can make a really mean sub. Corporate greed killed Subway, a once fine institution .

[@Prakriti2041]

Molldog One I think it used to be good 10+ years ago. I had been to a few "not good" locations. These days it seems like none of them are good. I hadn't been in a couple years until a few weeks ago. It wasn't good enough for me to want to go back. But there are worse places

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

Molldog One you have to beg to get extra onions

[@DarthVader1977]

saw* employees

[@molldogone8250]

Steve Giardini

[@SuperTugz]

Last time I went to Subway, sandwich had a very, very paper-thin layer of meat and the entire sandwich was basically lettuce. Said I wasn't paying for that, went to DiBella's instead, which for a chain has always blown Subway out of the water.

[@ruskifoxrf9167]

Shit man, you're right that's why Subways revenue is light years ahead of theirs

[@VIDEOHEREBOB]

Had one bad experience, called "Corporate" never heard back.

[@grantblakely5908]

Same here, I got food poisoning. Wrote a letter to head office in Australia and never heard back from them so I stopped buying subway

[@-Mug-]

@@grantblakely5908 maybe it was ingredients you got, cause i know dam well you don't put vegetables.

[@grantblakely5908]

I always ordered the same item . But not to even be contacted by head office was bad form

[@husky500cr]

Air bread + tasteless cold cuts + old vegetables

[@vert3432]

Odd (in the UK) the subway I most often go to does fairly good bread with good enough meat and fairly fresh vegetables (as far as the ones I like go)

[@jeffk3037]

Tasteless sandwich that needs some nasty sauce to get through it!

[@og-greenmachine8623]

In California I can’t even imagine what you’re talking about never been to a subway That didn’t have everything fresh

[@danmaynard5631]

Pretty dang simple. Lots of bread and nothing in between and a high price at that.! Take note upper management and wise up!

[@notarogue6210]

I just want to put it out there, as someone who works at subway I agree that prices are ridiculous I hate serving that shit to customers and about the amount we put on it we have to go by guidelines when making a sandwich, employees have no say in the amount of toppings we put on the sandwiches or prices so if you ever get frustrated about that don't take it out on us we think exatly like the customer

[@petezar3409]

Gluten intolerance is a fad, that's why... sure there are people with legitimate coeliac, but it wasn't till the entire planet suddenly was 'apparently' intolerant to gluten that this whole gluten free craze kicked into full swing

[@lastdayz1396]

Dan Maynard meat will change the Game for them

[@timberkrev7978]

This is my main issue! I have a pretty firm rule in my life......fool me once etc. About 10 years ago Subway fooled me at a local shop. A lot of bread and very little ingredients. So, I didn't go back. No big deal really. Last month I was on my way home and needed some quick food after a double shift. I broke my rule and was fooled the second time. Extra pickles is not 6 slices. Extra green peppers are not 4 slices of small green peppers. I get a lot better at the local farmers market. I honestly don't care if Subway survives. They got me for a little over $10 in 10 years. I can live with that. However, if they had given me a good sub for the price I paid, I probably would have eaten from them a lot more. So might a lot of other people...….

[@DoritoWorldOrder]

The magic of Subway (aside from simply being a good value back when the food quality was still intact and $5 footlongs were the norm) was always the degree of choice. You could dream up any sandwich you wanted-coming up with your own "themes" by combining toppings, sauces, meats, cheeses, and bread varieties-and never have to pay extra for it unless you wanted to swank out. If you wanted a foot-long Italian BMT with provolone, banana peppers, oregano, and a mountain of black olives after your high school football game, you got it-5 bucks. If you wanted a foot-long Turkey Breast sub, toasted, with melted pepper jack, tomato, cukes, red onion, and southwest sauce, and enough shredded lettuce to insulate your house, you got it-5 bucks, share it with your girlfriend, dinner for two. Jimmy John's, Jersey Mike's, Firehouse Subs and these other new kids on the block all do the same thing-charge you 9 or 10 bucks for a bland, puny sub that is 80% bread and only comes with lettuce/tomato/onion and a choice of mustard or mayo. You have to order off a numbered menu that offers nothing in the way of customization aside from one or two "premium" options that cost even more for some stupid shit like pickled peppers or replacing your mayo with canned guacamole. All while blowing smoke up your ass about how "high-quality" their subs are because they "slice their meats and cheeses freshly every day." Great, so you're paying some Napoleon Dynamite asshole to sit and since your cheap deli meats and cheeses off the block in the back room for no discernible difference in flavor, and passing the cost onto me, instead of harnessing the miraculous efficiency of automated factory production to have machines give me the exact same thing for less money. What a travesty. *Subway is dead. Long-live Subway.*

[@Mishishere]

Their servings are shocking here in Australia. You have to pay for so many extras to get a decent sandwich. I rarely go there anymore if at all.

[@Mehk]

I worked at subway for two years. The veggies go bad fast because they are from fresh farms and are not filled with preservatives. Honestly I was shocked at how everything was hand prepared. I think getting new veggies once or twice a week is a very fast rate. My veggies sit longer in my fridge at home. The real reason the businesses are failing is because the prices keep rising at insane rates. Young people arnt making enough money to afford $8 average 6 inch sandwiches. Plus each store is individually owned. Usually by greedy unskilled managers that try to overwork single employees and serve food even after it goes bad. They chase customers away with bad business practices.

[@FSU2001]

Lunafae I bet you were an amazing sandwich artist.

[@miriamhavard7621]

Well said!

[@kropking]

phloridababe Subway has nothing to do with Jared's kiddie porn habit. It's not like he shared it with them and they said, "Oh, don't worry buddy, your secret is safe with us!"

[@OTAKUxGAMER0001]

Lunafae well said i work here for 2 years and everyone is overworked and customers demand more and more to the point were sandwiches explode lol

[@OTAKUxGAMER0001]

Lunafae oh and now the greedy manager removed certain items employee discounts and others only 20%

[@epiphoney2]

I wish Quizno's would make a comeback to their early 2000s glory.

[@seangrady9542]

epiphoney2 they were good

[@schzean]

Still have one here less than a mile from my office. Only one in whole area though.

[@sharksport01]

The Gargantuan at Jimmy John's. Yum!

[@JDStrogen91]

Fuck Jimmy John's they don't have the meatball subs

[@patrickm5217]

In Canada subways are always full of people at lunch hour but some locations really skimp on toppings, especially the indian family-owned locations. Regular sized portions of meat & veg at indian subway are 2/3 of what the other ones put. When you ask the person behind cointer "pls add a little bit more" you'll get 2 more slices for $3. But when the indian/benghali friends & extended family come over during slow-time there's an hour long sandwich parade with the toppings they saved from the customers meals. *_cue: "bollywood music" on ipod speakers_* Firehouse Subs is better, glad they came to canada

[@82Doogie]

"Within a week of receiving a delivery of tomatoes they are mushy and rotting." Of course they are! Fresh food is supposed to rot.

[@sorc1234567890]

82Doogie I grow tomatoes and can tell you they last a lot longer than a week after they're picked. 1-2 months is usually how long I have them for

[@philjones5519]

not in a week....

[@brucebaker810]

ikr. I heard that and thought "within a WEEK??" (And that's sitting at the end of the chain. Do you figure their corporate practices only go to shit once they hit the store level?)

[@venom5809]

Subway's biggest problem is too many stores. Within a 5 mile radius of my house there are I'd say six stores and within a 2 mile radius it's still 4 stores. My buddy owns several of them and to be honest they all still made decent money. It's actually kind of fascinating how similar the numbers are from store to store with regards to sales. Subway is easily fixable, it's whether corporate will actually do it is the question.

[@nairinc9674]

A scoop of guac is 75 cents a pop

[@brandonstairs6182]

same here within about 5 miles of my house is probably 4 or 5 stores and thats the biggest problem... there is just too many

[@BaconSenpai]

You think that's bad you should see Tim Hortons in Canada. The town I live in has 9 of them within a 4 km radius.

[@brandonstairs6182]

Bacon dude same here i live in NB and there 5 within a five minute drive of my place its crazy

[@charkee167]

venom5809 where I used to live I would say there were 12 in a 4 mile radius. Edit:I looked it up... there's actually 14+ in a 4 mile radius around my old house...

[@funandgames2339]

Every time I eat at Subway I have a wonderful experience. The food is good. The only gripe I have with them is it is more expensive than some of their competitors, and the portions aren't large enough to fill me up unless I eat a foot long.

[@nomnomgnome3812]

I worked there for a summer and almost everything is bagged from the meat to the veggies. We did cut fresh tomatoes, peppers and onions every day or every other day depending on how busy we were. Our Subway was actually clean but before I worked there, I had been to plenty that weren’t. The tuna was the worst. Literally just bagged tuna and a shit ton of mayo. One lady had me put about a half of bottle of mayo on her tuna sandwich and I almost threw up. I wanted to tell her the tuna was more mayo then tuna but she didn’t seem like she would care and would probably scold me for saying so.

[@Capt_Tarmac]

The product sucks

[@kingmaru1401]

Maybe because they claim to have 5$ foot longs which really aren’t foot long (only 10 inches) and it’s not 5$ it’s nearly 8$ unincluding tax :(

[@HallaDarVemArDu]

KingMaru - You realize the lawsuit where they were sued over the bread was thrown out. Btw, it’s actually 11 inches and is due to the bread expanding upwards due to baking. Anyone who has ever made bread knows this. You don’t get any less bread than if the loaf was actually 12 inches. The $5 foot longs also only apply to a handful of sandwiches and often depending on the day of the week. The chain is sinking because of none of the reasons you mentioned. It’s their lack of quality and change as the millennial shift the market to fresher, healthier ingredients.

[@Prakriti2041]

KingMaru the subs where $5 years ago. They dont advertise $5 footlongs anymore.

[@kingmaru1401]

Prakriti well they upped it to 6$ and it’s still (sandwich alone) 8$ and some change

[@lavat5186]

KingMaru ikr

[@jonathandpg6115]

@kingMary stop spreading false news. Their subs are the correct length and they now started measuring and if it's not the correct size they throw it out. Even if you are getting the same amount of bread.

[@etothej]

I know this video is old, but when I worked at Subway, (multi-unit manager from 1991 to 2007) we used to buy produce from a local produce company and could get 3-5 deliveries a week. Then Subway forced all stores to start buying produce from Sysco, who only came once a week and we not nearly as good.

[@cliveharman7237]

there was 2 subway stores in Maidstone England, both now closed but said they were looking for 1 big store. i didn't go much on their hygiene, ( staff handling food)tables were not clean.

[@JSquire6]

Wow I'm literally in Maidstone England now

[@footlooseunlimited8040]

Subway first skimped on meat, now they are also skimping on veggies, then let the leftover veggies rot and get thrown away. Smart economics? They focused so much on putting up so many franchises but lost focus on the quality of food. I prefer Which Which or Quiznos

[@FluffballKitties]

The employees are to follow a set amount of veggies, and get yelled at for putting on more than allowed. It's all Bout the bottom line. If the managers keep their cost under 35% the higher the bonus. Unfortunately, they get paid crap, so rely on the bonuses.

[@footlooseunlimited8040]

@@FluffballKitties like I said, not so smart economics. They pay their employees crap then waste so much food.

[@jerrinfla]

I don't know where you guys live, but here in winter springs, Florida, at either location near me they pile the vegetables on and everthing is fresh and tasty. I eat lunch there whenever I'm out.

[@maiden913]

jerrinfla well you got a good one outta a 100

[@fullauto4976]

Wow I’ve never seen a Quiznos in real life ? 🤔

[@AsianRedneck239]

It’s because I can spend less at Publix and get twice the sub.

[@applemacHATER]

pubelicks?

[@Patfettx]

Pubics?

[@gro-scape2690]

Publix is way better. Where i live theyre right next to each other too.. Its a no brainer which one to get. Plus u can order online

[@lilfairyprincess1o1]

Mmm publix chicken tender sub w buffalo sauce 🐃👌👌😋 and you get so much chicken and like 2 huge half parts of a sandwich for like $8 it's so good

[@chocolategoddess4056]

Yes omgggg

[@asianthor]

Yep, Ive notice this too. In my neighborhood were I live and near by to work 3 or 4 Subway shops have closed. Never been to a Subway or had the desire to order from them. The smell of the oregano bread is a turnoff.

[@chrismorrison3375]

I worked for Sunway and we always cut our own things, even meat. The only shipments were bread and other condiments. Every Subway has its own owner and they should but don't have to go by Subways rules for the restaurant.

[@spllitz]

Easy fix: get a drive thru

[@M1dn1gntdahl1a]

spllitz no the subway I work in has drive thru ......Its actuall Hell

[@philinator71]

Some already do.

[@GamersInHellOnYt]

I just want LUNCH>:O ~~~!!! how hard would it be for subway to just... export their food? Have it available in supermarkets like other franchises? Fast food is the key, home food is even better.

[@philinator71]

Gamers In Hell yeah but then it would have to be premade.

[@jasonvoorhees3666]

Most Subways are in strip malls.

[@HabsGeorge]

I stopped going because so expensive. Plus a lot of processed foods there. I stopped going to all fast foods actually. I used to spend about $30 per week on fast foods. So, in a year that is roughly $1,600 saved. Also, dropped a few pounds. Which came in handy. Took awhile, after some trial and error, I discovered recipes I make at home which taste much better than fast food

[@228_anakagungngurahwibisan6]

HabsGeorge Mind sharing the few recipe's?

[@HabsGeorge]

Well, you have to experiment a little. Through trial and error. I read a few books by Joel Fuhrman, etc... Heard about things like Steel Cut Oatmeal. Tried it first, didn't like it. Came back to it, mainly because I bought a whole tube and it was just sitting there. Added a few blackberries, then blueberries, a little more brown sugar, came out perfect. Makes a great breakfast and healthy beyond healthy, compared to a McDonald's Sausage McMuffin. What I was eating before. I also discovered Blueberry grunt. Love it. As good or better than blueberry pie, but much healthier. Baked apple is good also. A little cinnamon/sugar mix, with a teaspoon of butter on top. Only about 80-100 calories, makes a great snack. Way better than any snack you can get at Tim Hortons. I good smoothie is kale with a cup of chocolate milk, and a banana. I add other fruit sometimes, but overall it has a decent taste to it. Only way I can eat kale. Sometimes I freeze the banana, almost makes an ice cream type desert. I actually started some apples trees and blueberry bushes from seed last winter, have them planted in backyard of my property. They range about 1 foot to 2 feet high. Makes a nice looking bush plus will supply free fruit in a few years. Plan on planting more varieties in another year. I have Cortlands and MacIntoshs coming along, Honey Crisp I would like to try. Hope to venture into blackberry bushes. Something to play around with. It's fun

[@jacquelineartis4315]

HabsGeorge. Spill your recipes please😝😁

[@itrains1841]

Kermit of Rivia gee chill here, have a snickers!

[@itrains1841]

nala is the cat in the bubble, or you can say.. *Spill the beans!*

[@yourgoodfriendkit]

I worked at subway and i can verify, we would get whole cases of tomatoes that were alreadt rotten and dripping out of the boxes they were delivered in. Other veggies had less issues but sometimes we would get cases of lettuce and spinach that was already wilted and brown

[@adanibarra1453]

I used to work at a subway and I can assure you it's true. The time I was there delivery was always once a week. On occasions the lettuce would turn brown. Tomatoes would sometimes be extra mooshie. We were instructed to use the brown lettuce and the bad tomatoes. The meats had to have a label with the date of when it was taken out of the freezer, if the meats didn't sell then we'd just change the dates. If bread is unsold at the end of the day then you just use the same bread the next day. Never go to subway early in the morning. In the morning they use all the product that couldn't sell the day before.

[@SadSynth]

They aren’t real deli sandwiches, aren’t fresh, and are way overpriced.

[@metanoia9004]

"deli meat" isnt fresh anyway

[@TheHaloM112]

Metanoia deli sandwiches taste better than subways, especially in Manhattan or Bronx.

[@cascadehopsrule]

i remember the first 5 dollar footlong ads, that was way higher than it was normally. i haven't had subway in 10 years.

[@stevencoardvenice]

SadSynth I agree that if you get a footlong deli sandwich at subway, it's a ripoff because the ingredients are nasty and not fresh. So the 9 bucks isn't worth it. Stick to cheap cold sandwiches at subway

[@smagma9704]

Yes

[@illuminatedcrosshairs7865]

Because their subs are 70% bread, 25% toppings, and maybe 5% meat. Where’s the meat? Oh yeah if you actually want meat on it, that will be $3 more.. Subway used to could charge whatever for their sorry ass meatless subs but now the competition is showing the world what a ripoff Subway is! It’s pretty sad when their $5 subs are still a bad deal!

[@IAMBENNYBLANCO.]

Boom

[@stevemoorman6010]

Illuminated Crosshairs Go to jimmy John’s get gargantuan full size! Just saying

[@illuminatedcrosshairs7865]

steve moorman already did and love it! JJ’s, Jersey Mike’s and Firehouse are all 10 times better than Subway.

[@mr.flimflamsdad1351]

there was a subway since I was a baby at this shopping center called river park in Fresno, and I would always go there as a kid, but it closed a little while ago

[@jrp225566]

The rumor I heard via word-of-mouth a few years back was that there was ground up tires in their bread.

[@bluefire6828]

85% and 42% chicken? The hell you feeding us? Why i will never eat at a fast food place again.

[@yowwzza1]

Reasons I don’t do Subway anymore. 1. Fake chicken 2. Fake Bread 3. Does not serve hearty Italian bread anymore. 4. Deli meats are a leading cause of colon cancer. 5. They take forever to serve if more than one person is in line.

[@nairinc9674]

the serve part if because they train us to pass sandwiches down a line i can make 4 in the time it takes to make 1 down that stupid line got thank god i quit

[@ripppking]

Deli meats are a leading cause of colon cancer?? Lol yeah right prove it ??

[@ComplicatedInvisibility]

ripppking Not sure about the leading cause of colon cancer, but processed meats have definitely been linked to cancer. The World Health Organization has equated them with tobacco. www.who.int/features/qa/cancer-red-meat/en/

[@guntherultraboltnovacrunch5248]

Our subway disapeared this past year. No warning. Just pulled into the parking lot and saw the "for rent" sign in the empty shop.

[@Modeltnick]

They used to be really good when they first came on the scene. They featured Boars Head products, which were excellent quality but that quietly went away at some point.

[@og-greenmachine8623]

Subway came on the scene 50 years ago. how old are you?

[@Modeltnick]

@@og-greenmachine8623 70.

[@Xerdar36]

People started making their own damn sandwiches....

[@justinmyhan4419]

Xerdar36 this is why I got myself a girlfriend

[@Xerdar36]

Justin Myhan That was evil.... well done sir!!

[@traderbychoice7560]

This is an American problem not globally, love eating fresh subs in my country

[@javiruiz4405]

I don't eat sandwiches! I eat salads

[@joemann7971]

@@javiruiz4405 they serve salada but they are garbage as well and overpriced. You could get a much better salad just about anywhere, including the notorious McDonald's.

[@krisb4872]

I wish Quiznos still had more chains around because they knew how to make subs and treat customers. I had 3 Quiznos in my area vs 5 subways and they closed down all of the quiz shops. waiting in line for a sub at subway is cat scat in a litter box.

[@rsanchez4566]

I live in the northern subs of Chicago. Wisconsin has Cousins. Those guys make a pretty good sub.

[@writerpatrick]

It's a lot cheaper to buy the ingredients at a grocery store and make one at home. You can often find a backery-fresh 6-inch or larger bun for a dollar, a pack of meats for about a dollar or so, and the cheese for a few dollars. And a pack of sliced meat or cheese slices are often good for at least a couple sandwiches. And it doesn't take that much work to make. It works out to around half of what a Subway sub would cost.

[@Sotweetie]

"it was only in late 2017 that franchisees found out that business had fallen 25% since 2012" Sounds like some ignorant ass franchise owners to me.

[@Sotweetie]

I'm proud to be a millennial and I have a strong business mind, thank you very much. The corporation AND franchisees should be aware of how their businesses are performing. It has nothing to do with fault.

[@Sotweetie]

Oh Betty, go find someone your own age to pick on.

[@dreamingmusic3299]

SoTweetie - Good God, what is it with these old people?

[@ryw00d]

SoTweetie Am I not allowed to have an argument with people younger then I am then?

[@Sotweetie]

You can do anything you like

[@hammond1994]

Stale bread, lazy staff, questionable ingredients.

[@Flamquill]

Papa John's. Sorry. It was in how I read what you said. XD

[@mikecheeser1006]

Yeah, same story here in Australia... It's more straight forward to book a table at a restaurant or pub, too much hassle, having to bring a good book and a packed lunch, while waiting to buy a dodgy sandwich...

[@calanthiarose]

Lazy is right. But don't forget how slow they all seem to be. If there are two sandwiches ahead of mine and five people behind the counter it will still be 15 to 20 minutes until mine is A. Finished and B. I can actually pay for it.

[@calanthiarose]

@Lanna Jane Well that's awesome. But after the sandwich is made is someone there to ring up? That's a big issue usually. I have to wait at least 5 minutes just to pay and by then the sandwich is less than ideal. If I get a steak and cheese the point is that I'd like it hot. So before I can pay for it I get to watch as my sandwich goes cold.

[@tritebs1673]

@@calanthiarose The one by me not only has amazing customer service but decent quality food and they take expired coupons. Bread is always fresh and the staff are super friendly. I've definitely been to a few here in Colorado that are not good at all but the one close by is the exception and a very welcome one at that.

[@azlee420]

When Subway comes out with a special/limited time sandwiches I order one and they ask me what I want on it. I tell them to put what ever comes with that particular sandwich and I always get “whatever you want on it”. I want it the way they developed, I don’t have time or money to try various toppings to see what taste best. They never know what is supposed to come on the sandwich so everyone gets a different taste based on which toppings they pick.