Why the $5 Footlong Failed: How Franchising Works

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[@ZoomZip]

I feel like you could summarize this video like this: $5 footlong failed because inflation caught up with the name.

[@rasalghul84]

6 seconds video

[@murderyoutubeworkersandceos]

And where would he put the ads?

[@TrueGritProductions]

I feel like none of you assholes could make a better video

[@megakirbyx]

Yeah but you gotta stretch everything out to 10 minutes because youtube is dumb

[@siniarskimar]

It literally took him 7 minutes to at least mention the footlong

[@maif3ng]

What I Watched: Why the $5 Footlong Failed: How Franchising Works What I Expected: Flaming Subway on why it failed its footlong What I Got: Franchising Inflation 101

[@daoyang223]

Can't afford to sell a sandwich for 5 dollars when realistically a loaf of 9 grain oat is more than 5 dollars.

[@matt_dude2446]

What I really got: Why we need communism

[@youtubesucksdicks9615]

Next video: Why PolyMatter Failed, How Stretched Pseudo Info-graphic KZbin Videos Makes People Think They Actually Know Stuff

[@skeletordanzig4999]

I'm drunk and nearly fell asleep when I thought I'd be laughing!

[@iamkurgan1126]

Five Five Dollar Five Dollar Fart Song

[@MuchWhittering]

"Almost everyone needs to eat." I'd like to meet the people who don't.

[@dasanifamily1955]

HowlingSnail north Korea

[@sgtdornan5211]

1940's Soviet russia

[@tobyclh]

High fashion model

[@mrdeafter]

Dead people

[@sebastianprimomija8375]

Lay Yard Dead people are not people

[@benbanned1381]

Sub stylist: "Ok now that your sub is done that will be $5.45" *me* "ya can i get a small bag of chips and a small drink too?" Cashier: "sure your total is now $14.33"

[@DennisMartinezCalifornia]

Bro 😤🤣

[@olsenfernandes3634]

I can't tell if this is a joke or if American Subway is just that stupid.

[@ruebendiditfidget2702]

@@olsenfernandes3634 yes its true. More like only $9 but hes trying to say is here in America junk food cost so much is not worth it long term to financially to be eating it often.

[@iambevins8373]

@@ruebendiditfidget2702 lol that's literally the most untrue statement on america I've ever heard.

[@Fredupwithu]

@@iambevins8373 it’s halfway true, food in general in the US is absurdly expensive compared to other developed countries. That’s why so many Americans turn to fast food, it’s easy and cheaper than other options. But, a fast food meal in the US will cost about double what a fresh, cooked meal does in Europe. And the portions are way more generous as well. It’s pretty fucked up

[@h8GW]

"...and pay an absurdly small amount of money." _mentions Starbucks 15 seconds later_

[@olliegoria]

*mentions KFC just before that*

[@angsleeper6588]

5 bucks for 1 drink? Hell yeah mate

[@KokoroKatsura]

a n i m e n i m e

[@vrnvorona]

@@olliegoria KFC not that expensive

[@olliegoria]

@@vrnvorona for the shit they serve, oh yes it is. Local grocery store sells better fried chicken.

[@liamo6677]

Customers nearly murder me when i have to tell them we no longer have the $5 footlong

[@matrixman8582]

Omg yes can totally relate

[@lodbldbol]

Damn they must be cheap, the sub tastes too good for me to complain about 2 dollars

[@Domebuddy]

@@lodbldbol when I was a poor person making 10 dollars an hour, finding out 5 dollar foot longs werent a thing anymore made me swap to 5 dollar pizzas from little caesars.

[@kenshinhimura9387]

@@lodbldbol tastes like shit and not even worth $3

[@buddyguy4723]

@@kenshinhimura9387dont get the meatball sub then ya tool

[@tsui1024]

Beyond inflation, their attitude towards the footlong being a "logo" rather than measurement also turned a lot of customers away. People thought of them as scammers.

[@harrypotter5460]

And now they’re bringing the $5 foot long back lol

[@brandonsheaffer5035]

Yea but you have to buy 2 and it's only a limited time offer

[@harrypotter5460]

Brandon Sheaffer True true.

[@goldfishie9210]

Alot of stores aren't doing it though because it's giving away money for people to eat

[@Smeff14]

GoldFishie yeah we just went from a buy one get one, and a buy two get one free and we lost too Much money, I didn’t the owner of my store did

[@coleedgerly5666]

Fuck that deal. I have to explain it to all the idiotic customers "Why isn't my sandwich 5$?" Bitch its 2 for 10$

[@already100degrees]

Came here to learn why $5 foot long failed. Watched 10 minute video on starting a franchise/inflation. My thirst; not quenched.

[@riverdaletales8457]

On top of that he showed a picture of a fake taco 😂😂😂 I'm a true Mexican and i can 100% confirm a hard shell is not a authentic taco 😂

[@denzelhairston8152]

It failed because of inflation. Obviously...

[@DankTrapChannel]

well, gotta hit that 10 min algorithm mark

[@tiredpoe5540]

I'm not sure if I should like. Should I?

[@YourRightSide]

D15c0nn3ct exactly...

[@zuko1569]

Because children were afraid of Jared's $5 Footlong

[@certifieddumbass1231]

Oh no...

[@nickgreen9080]

Zuzu lmaoooooooooo

[@rickiex]

*insert Jared chasing after little girl meme*

[@flipflop82ful]

He can just fill the first 3 inches of it with his meat...

[@donut5818]

r/CursedComments

[@Asteros1453]

No longer $5 footlong: "Sandwiches which experience raised prices due to inflation?" "Unsatisfactory."

[@janelim6527]

$5 footlong failed to maintain its price but succeeded to become a meme

[@Kittie28]

over a year and a half later and i'm still trying to figure out why you had to bring cashews into the equation

[@luxury5990]

I'm guessing it's because cashews are expensive compared to other nuts? Or maybe this guy just doesn't like cashews idk

[@bropez3506]

+8 months and i'm wondering the same thing!

[@davidtitanium22]

"Almost everyone needs to eat" There always that hipster huh

[@DaveSmith-cp5kj]

"Don't assume my dietary needs! REEEEEEE"

[@fenrirgg]

I think there's a tree legally recognized as a human named Jackson Oak, so he is an autotroph. I'm glad he recognized autotrophes as valuable members of humankind.

[@slappy8941]

Eating is so mainstream.

[@octobbie]

@Donnie Pendleton ok

[@marina9575]

@Donnie Pendleton REE

[@joeyazzz]

1:58 "almost everyone needs to eat" do some people just go outside and conduct photosynthesis?

[@Dabajaws]

In metal gear solid they do

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

Actually, no one needs to eat. You can literally go for the rest of your life without eating.

[@nvrslps]

I guess one could drink all their meals

[@hughmungus2946]

@@medexamtoolsdotcom i mean, ur not wrong

[@MrNight-dg1ug]

@@medexamtoolsdotcom r/technicallythetruth

[@MegaAppleshit]

I find it hilarious that you call peanuts "real nuts" when they are actually legumes. . .

[@astutepuggle3274]

Peanuts are actually D.E.E.S

[@bowhite783]

This guy

[@connerdroddy4834]

@@astutepuggle3274 what dees

[@astutepuggle3274]

@@connerdroddy4834 Deez NUTS GOT'EM

[@negative6442]

Who cares

[@jamesfranklin8541]

“but almost everyone needs to eat” lol - Polymatter

[@nacho9037]

Was searching in the comments for this. Almost? wtf

[@marranin007]

@@nacho9037 i don't need to eat

[@GundamChao]

People in comas, or who are otherwise hooked up to IVs

[@jamesfranklin8541]

@@GundamChao they still need to eat. They are ingesting their nutrients differently is all.

[@Robstrap]

"Almost everyone needs to eat". What aren't you telling us

[@cattysplat]

The interesting point not really covered is why these places that "charge us only a few dollars for food" are making so many billions. The quality is low, and the price for that food is high, they are making high profits on selling mass produced garbage. Try making this food at home from a store and you'll be surprised how much cheaper and healthier it is. Fast food eateries screw everyone over for that fat, sugar and salt addiction.

[@lawrencemayne1906]

@@cattysplat I'm jonesing for that sfs, dawg...

[@terrencedayton2788]

I think the OP was inquiring about who does NOT need to eat?

[@stomynagari7963]

@@cattysplat woke

[@BlueBoy0]

If you say "everyone" with no qualifiers you have to deal with dumbass nitpicky comments like, "What about people in a coma who get nutrition through a tube?" and "What about breatharians? They're totally real, I know a guy who knew a guy..."

[@thomasturner6980]

It would have worked if James still worked at sooooubway

[@firefish111]

whatever that is

[@jipbrouwer4903]

hahahahah

[@jipbrouwer4903]

@@firefish111 inside joke

[@Anonymous6907]

Gata know the youtube to get it

[@srijangupta.automobile6320]

Ooh yeah!

[@tacticallemon7518]

1:04 ah, yes the five most recognizable countries China England India California Canada

[@cloudcover2943]

The UK is more than just England...

[@dr.eggsucc1026]

Cloudcover no

[@Enzoxvx]

@@cloudcover2943 that's the problem you see in that?

[@imperial2252]

Dr. EggSucc wdym “no”

[@SamiLB_]

I think the main error is CALIFORNIA lmao.

[@mikeg8276]

“Try a real nut like peanuts” Peanuts aren’t even real nuts!! I’m just gonna assume this is expert level trolling. Well played, sir.

[@bankrobba6731]

Reasons 5 dollar footlongs failed: 1. It cost $9 2. It’s 10 inches

[@jordandennis6794]

Exactly and they put nothing on them

[@DoloSupreme]

Your explanation made more sense than this video lol

[@revenueeeeeee]

*this*

[@medexamtoolsdotcom]

And then wendy and the dairy queen shamed subway for coming up short.

[@deusvult6900]

RIP Etika

[@samthachamp5035]

This man really said “almost everyone needs to eat” who is he excluding ??? Superman ??..a humanoid plant man??

[@_Atzin]

foetuses don't need to eat

[@aspenpawarts9333]

Atzin yes they do

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@aspenpawarts9333 Yes, but if you kill them, you get a "Democrat of the Year" award.

[@aspenpawarts9333]

@@SergeantExtreme Idiot

[@SergeantExtreme]

@@aspenpawarts9333 No, you are the idiot.

[@anthony2384]

“Almost everyone needs to eat” okay so are you confirming that Mark facebookman is indeed a robot?

[@microsoftmark-englishunite2028]

No I am not. Also I am in fact a human, (not a lizard either).

[@menacing12]

@@microsoftmark-englishunite2028 nah lizard man

[@cherrycolareal]

"Sandwiches at a cheap price?" "Satisfactory" THIS is why you have to sell $5 footlongs

[@JacoBluezz]

"A real nut like a peanut" Peanuts aren't real nuts though, they're legumes (like peas)

[@naverilllang]

That's the joke

[@StefanBacon]

And some poor old Vietnamese lady burned her hands shelling that cashew for you.

[@picketf]

Cashews are not real nuts either. They are a seed from a fruit that has a super sweet taste.

[@mariobadia4553]

I'M ABOUT TO *NUT*

[@phxnigtmare]

@@naverilllang Sure it was...

[@arvidolin4318]

I know a friend who used to own a subway but didn't renew the contract and started a rip-off subway since it already was popular and the people don't mind it.

[@HandersonDTjia]

I think that's the best case for the restaurant owner. You gain enough popularity, people know you, and they go to this place regularly. Then when the license's off, you can open a ripoff where loyal customers and regular customers will still go to the same place and same owner, just a different brand. At least, that's what works for the restaurants at a less crowded place where I live. I don't know if the same should work, let's say on the downtown areas in the cities.

[@dwc1964]

@@HandersonDTjia beware potential noncompete clauses in franchise agreements prohibiting this sort of thing

[@milosilic23]

@@dwc1964 i think that depends on the country.

[@dwc1964]

@@milosilic23 do you mean that in some countries, noncompete clauses like that would be illegal? Because I'm not sure if any country or trade bloc has any such laws. Absent any law prohibiting such a clause, it would be a matter of each individual contract. And since power does not reside equally on either side of the table in these negotiations, I'd suspect such clauses would be common if not universal. [note: I'm a word processor at a corporate law firm but not specifically dealing with this sort of thing, so I'm generally familiar with how companies & rich people do things, but haven't looked at many franchise agreements. FWIW.]

[@SomebodyPerfectly]

Didn't work here in Germany. We had a "Mr. Sub" situation in my area when Subway fked over the existing joints. -In the end they all had to close down and pay up for the additional time they used the concept.

[@KOKOBC]

Everyone: they brought the 5$ foot long back lol! Me: the reason why it came back is because food is getting cheaper since farmers can’t find a way to sell the food anymore because schools, and most restaurants are still closed. This means that sourcing materials is now cheaper, so subway might actually be making a profit. Also, notice how they say you have to buy two at a time? Well this is because the profit margin is probably very low, so in order to be able to make enough money to pay rent and stuff, they have to sell two at a time. You probably didn’t read this whole thing but if you did, now you know.

[@toofacedsugar1764]

thx

[@Saixjacket]

Nice, hopefully flank steak isn’t like 13 a pound, I want to make jerky again!!

[@hiflyer000]

The actual cost of making a footlong sandwich on average in around $2.50, so they are plenty profitable. The issue is they sell far fewer sandwiches than somewhere like McDonalds, which have thinner profit margins but sell way more product. Plus Subway has very strict franchise rules and restrictions which limit the power of its franchisee's to generate revenue.

[@bawicz0]

ok

[@Mr.Miniguy]

I read the whole thing

[@aaronsorensen9499]

I only disliked this video because you called cashews "disgusting." How dare you?

[@lelouch3666]

They taste better with salt and lemon

[@lavenderfana3137]

Cashews are the best nut

[@sorax2871]

roasted salted r best

[@argonauts56au1kera6]

Cashew is a good nut, very good.

[@haruhirogrimgar6047]

@@lavenderfana3137 Pistachios would like a word.

[@jasim.haneef]

"..but almost everyone needs to eat." -Polymatter 2019

[@KingPinniped]

It's true though. Some have medical conditions that lead them to subsist with feeding tube implants or drink soylent, therefore not needing to eat.

[@LucarioBoricua]

To be fair, morbidly obese people need to eat the least, at most maintaining an intake of micronutrients and drastically cutting back on the macronutrients (the stuff with calories--fat, sugars, starch, proteins).

[@AqueousBoy]

KingPinniped I mean... that’s still eating, really.

[@AndrewAce.]

Some people don't eat? Is it possible to learn this power?

[@TimmyTickle]

@@KingPinniped Soylent Green?

[@grantmccarty5640]

I did not expect cashew slander in a Subway video... damn

[@hemipemi]

I smell a class-action lawsuit waiting to happen.

[@slappy8941]

I thought that by 2019 we'd be past nutism.

[@grantmccarty5640]

Slappy googled nutism, found this: steamcommunity.com/groups/nutism/discussions/search/?author=259311787

[@username4471]

@@grantmccarty5640 Wow brilliant

[@aesthetical97]

I'm a man that likes his cashews.

[@j.c.bartley1931]

5:55 Yeah that $47B WeWork valuation really aged like milk

[@joeshittheragman6252]

What a disaster lol

[@jeffreypierson2064]

I am a numbers guy, with letters after my name that attest to that. I kept looking at the company and looking at the valuation and went, "What am I missing? They rent shared office space, right?" I didn't miss anything, people were just caught in the hype.

[@whammersbach]

im not in the business world, but i know big names,big stories so in other words im not a complete idiot, when weWork was getting big i was thinking who wants to go somewhere and do work when they could do it at home and avoid noise, traffic, lack of privacy

[@lordmartinofleithandcuddy6541]

Sandiwtches at a cheap price⁉️⁉️ Satisfactory.

[@Dblup]

We’re going to have to box because of what you said about CASHEWS! My goons and I are UPSET!

[@MrDyuziak]

Actually peanuts aren't even nuts, they're legumes. I would support you in your love for cashews but I'm allergic to nuts.

[@TheBoxingNinja]

@@MrDyuziak That's completely random information.

[@smite6918]

John fr cashews are the best tasting nut which is actually a fruit

[@numbersinnames5039]

Cashews are amazing, I support your declaration.

[@JoeriU]

@@MrDyuziak Thank you! I came here looking for this comment, glad to find it!

[@christusenciaga]

My dad was a Jimmy John's franchisee. He sold the store after Jimmy John's started their new policy of "clustering", which meant opening as many stores as possible in a single area. When he first opened the store in our town, they told him our town wasn't big enough for a store. After about nine years of running it, my dad made the store very successful. Then they were suggesting our town was big enough for two stores. So my dad sold it (to another man who knew the risk). After the other Jimmy John's opened less than a mile away, our business was at least cut in half. I worked for the new owner for about a year and then found another job. Sadly, a few months after I quit, the new owner shut down the store, eating his losses. Jimmy John's also doesn't care about their franchisees, but apparently the changed their policy on "clustering" right after the new store was opened in our town because of the huge backlash from franchisees and this policy apparently hurt their ability to sell their brand.

[@Dblup]

瑞轲 damn that’s crazy

[@zumabbar]

what exactly was their reasoning for the clustering policy??

[@neildown8295]

I was half way expecting an MLM advertisement when you said "being your own boss."

[@jamescalderon289]

Glad I'm not the only one

[@sticknodesanimator4165]

5 dollars for cocaine spongebob: A acceptable price for cocaine??!? patrick:the government is gonna put us down

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

It didn’t work but it did have a catchy jingle. Five, five dollar. Five dollar footlong

[@hadymoh983]

i see you everywhere

[@khanbw]

@Sean Sebastian But if they are managing to see them everywhere, does that not mean that they are also unemployed and dont have a life?

[@Alex617x]

Catchy jingle is Jared’s prison name.

[@calculatortortilla6748]

Sean Sebastian no need to be toxic

[@NK-iw6rq]

I sang this in my head while reading this.

[@justice5150]

why the $5 footlong failed: answer begins at 7:30

[@TemplarJX]

Thank you

[@barateza16]

If you don't like the channel content, go search yourself on Google

[@bartiz12]

Thank you!

[@busywl69]

@@bartiz12 thanks. scrolled down first.

[@ilyamosin3090]

You really love your information out of context, huh?

[@a_human8489]

“Almost everyone needs to eat” Wait who doesn’t need to eat?

[@shawnwest2491]

Dead people

[@IronIsKing]

india

[@humbledriver2536]

I really love the creativeness in how you merge the advertisement into your video. Very impressiv, as are your videos.. Job well done.

[@TrevorPhilips]

7:24 - video starts 8:59 - and ends 🤣 I mean, video was OK if it was titled 'How Franchises Work' but the coverage in the $5 Footlong was terrible

[@Kabazz]

Not all heroes wear capes, I tip my hat to you sir.

[@TrevorPhilips]

I may not wear a cape, but I do put on my robe and wizard hat.

[@niightroses3013]

The title is actually "how franchises work" now! you influenced it XD

[@HelloKittyFanMan.]

Actually, this video starts at 0:00 like they ALL do.

[@dmacrolens]

Polyclickbait

[@SoulDevoured]

The way you incorporate your sponsorship is so smooth it's almost annoying. Respectable. But annoying. There's always that moment where I register that the video is over and there's a slight sense of disappointment.

[@kephas-media]

Right?! And he said it so straight like we aren't supposed to know that he's about to advertise some product I definitely don't need (Google autogenerates passwords for me thank you very much. And yes, for free!). Funny enough, I came into the comment section specifically because of this.

[@goliaboi]

Just annoying.

[@deus_ex_machina_]

@@marengtech313 How are you here commenting if you pressed the back button as soon as the sponsor spot began?

[@AlexTesfay]

@@deus_ex_machina_ loooooool

[@brianevans4]

@@deus_ex_machina_ Gotcha

[@Crumpdiddy]

I never eat at franchise locations. They always have hirer prices and never honor deals or app coupons. It’s like for that change the company name to something else since nothing you do is anything like the main corporate company.

[@tsitra360]

Yeah, my local subway doesn’t accept any coupons and deal promotions. The only rare time it would, is if its a local town coupon. Like multiple stores/restaurants agree to offer a specific deal for x amount of time, just for locals.

[@Nik-fz3fi]

Where do you go for fast food then? Almost every fast food place is a franchise

[@Crumpdiddy]

@@Nik-fz3fi yes but subway is the worst when it comes to their franchises.

[@DSan-kl2yc]

How can you tell which is which

[@getoofedonn9401]

Satisfactory.

[@coolguy814]

Because etika exposed subway for having 11” footlongs

[@71.218-westshed]

RIP

[@randomperson6988]

F

[@thiccElite]

He's dead you can't make this statement smh

[@Copyright_Infringement]

@@thiccElite We need to remember him for his deeds

[@ieatcentipedesforbreakfast]

this makes perfect sense. he exposed subway footlongs for not being a foot long, causing them to fail. as revenge, subway had him killed and disguised it as a suicide. P.S. its a joke. RIP Etika.

[@Yourztrulydaboy]

i honestly thought the $5 footlong was done years and years ago. havent seen that promotion at any subway since my high school days

[@Itsnotavailable]

But but the song is stuck in my head $5 dolla! $5 dolla foootlooong

[@GeraldM_inNC]

I have never been in any Subway that offered a footlong for $5. 'I have no idea what he's talking about. BTW I've rarely found Subways that honored coupons.

[@thehistorynerd8537]

That is because franchisees get to choose these kind of things. So while technically Subway still has the $5 footlong, in actuality most stores choose not to do it because it is a waste of money

[@GeraldM_inNC]

@@thehistorynerd8537 In the Northeast they neither honor the $5 footlong nor the coupons. I now live in the rural South and receive coupons in the mail, but the coupons actually charge more than the everyday price! Truth!

[@EmmixScrubb]

My parents own a successful restaurant in our town and ive seen first hand how hard it is to run a restaurant

[@microbios8586]

It takes guts and hard work to run a family restaurant. My family failed years ago. Never again.

[@lonemaus562]

@@microbios8586 mine to

[@metadragon7500]

“Can I have 2 pastramis?” “That will be $12” “I’m not paying for that”

[@nahor88]

Yeah, they charge you up the ass if you try to do ANYTHING off menu.

[@frostycarrot1803]

nahor88 it’s an odd1sout reference

[@febha_mathew]

@@nahor88 you don’t need to comment on how an inside joke works

[@dickrichard626]

And you don't need to comment about commenting about how inside jokes work.

[@febha_mathew]

@@dickrichard626 meta

[@charlesbeeman]

You: "A real nut, like peanuts" Me: No sir, you are the weird one.

[@TrevorPhilips]

yea wtf 😅 I mean I like peanuts but they're a poor man's cashews. peanuts what I buy to save money in the bulk section -- there's a reason why bars give nuts, not cashews or pistachios, away for free 🤣

[@theonlyegg]

Anyone who thinks cashews are worse than peanuts has zero fucking palette. Dude, did you grow up eating only Subway?

[@user-yt3gc5xn5n]

the real irony of this is peanuts are legumes, and not actually nuts at all.

[@goldsilvervscrisiscollapse4320]

He actually called all of us goons. Not even jokingly, reminds me of a certain Facebook CEO who called users f'ing idiots.

[@abelosei8725]

Another one great job I learn a lot You're quite popular in my country Ghana keep it up

[@MarechalMaudutor]

Abel Osei Very interesting. what other channels are popular in ghana?

[@leonardofranzinribeiro4220]

You could say he's... *GHANA* bring you some knowledge.

[@goyonman9655]

Abel Osei I wish he was popular in Nigeria

[@EugeneAyindolmah]

@Jake L We also really love Germany

[@EugeneAyindolmah]

🇬🇭

[@vietnamesenoodle3280]

(-b±√(b²-4ac))/(2a) DOLLAR FOOT LONG? SANDWICHES AT TWO POSSIBLE VALUES? A most intriguing mathematical conundrum

[@jansenart0]

I feel like the decline of Subway was more due to Jared. I wouldn't go in there after his bombshell.

[@amd1273]

They changed the bread. I just remember the bread was unique. Then there was controversy about the bread having unhealthy additives. so they changed it and now it's dry, bland, tasteless. It's terrible. I'd rather have the old bread, IDC how unhealthy it is

[@kitthekat6844]

That transition from video to sponsor was SO smooth... Gosh! Awesome video, thanks for explaining such concent that well! :D

[@ryrin6091]

So "smooth" that it was kind of annoying. It felt like being tricked.

[@bradsuarez2683]

Yep it was annoying.

[@OminousRogue]

"Why the footlomg failed" over half way in & you haven't even mentioned the supposed topic of the video.

[@user-ux9nh2wl2x]

He wasn't talking about a "footlomg" tho

[@JonatasAdoM]

Welcome to the new youtube model. It's not clickbait; Barely.

[@ourevilone]

lmao i think some where near the 8 minute mark he makes some superficial analysis on the 5 dollar footlong. thats it.... the very definition of clickbait.

[@fallingpizza11]

@@user-ux9nh2wl2x that's the point!

[@CokefishR]

I think he said it was because of inflation cutting into profits...when footlongs ceased to be $5, that's when "the damage was already done".

[@bricksfirst5584]

This is a good video to revisit August 28, 2021. Even fast food is expensive now. The $5 footlong is now $8 at my subway, it's only 2 years later yet cost has risen 60%!!

[@abrahamramirez7239]

I love the graphics he uses it makes me understand things 10x better !

[@JD-jl4yy]

Transition to the ad was smoother than silk my dude.

[@chrishansen4698]

Just watched a 10 min long video about why some sandwich failed lmao I need to change my life

[@natekidren]

I swear, the sandwich said it was 18, not 12.

[@dickrichard626]

@@natekidren Jared Fogle?

[@Thechoosenone41]

No lie, that transition into the sponsorship was really smooth. I actually watched it

[@willowoodz]

that transition was so smooth i didn't even realize i was watching a sponsorship for a second

[@murrowboy]

This video spent 2 minutes talking about why the sandwich caused failure and 8 minutes repeating franchising...

[@curatedplaylistsforyou]

Polymater videos are so good that I don't even mind watching them in 360p

[@rushabhshah8552]

360p forever! 🤩

[@campkira]

there are nothing to see in HD...

[@curatedplaylistsforyou]

(the video was only available in 360p when it was first posted)

[@mohammedsarker5756]

I mean resolutions matters less if it’s simple clean animations, no?

[@nestyie3835]

@@mohammedsarker5756 the animations are smooth, but yeah especially for vids like these its good

[@notsureicare488]

1:55 "Almost everyone needs to eat." Ngl, I need to know the people that dont.

[@shifty277]

Really enjoy your content on the variety of topics you cover. Watching from the UK. Thumbs up.

[@jeffwilliams2828]

“Almost everyone needs to eat” Dafuq? Who doesnt need to eat?

[@arlodillon1659]

Suffragettes

[@dickJohnsonpeter]

@@donaldkwan1955 what is wrong with you? Out of nowhere you just start talking about fucking kids? I'll bet social situations turn real awkward whenever you show up.

[@suttagi]

@@donaldkwan1955 what the fuck is wrong with you

[@NoaLee]

It's due to inflation; there I saved you 10.5 minutes of dancing around the subject. :P

[@photonbeam1438]

Thank

[@coconutman8928]

Soak a pickle covered gizzard

[@jmtrad1906]

When you said he was dancing around you didn't lie... My god... He talks about anything else first that have very little significance to the question. He only starts talking about it in 7:24.

[@witbcoedus]

Not all heroes wear capes. Thank you.

[@Hawkman6788]

Thank you

[@mayorbradley3952]

As soon as the 5$ footlong gets back, I get a video about it

[@otakubullfrog1665]

They probably could have kept it going for awhile longer by gradually removing the sandwiches with more expensive ingredients from the five dollar options (perhaps replacing them with new sandwiches that had cheap ingredients) - sort of how the double cheeseburgers were originally on the McDonald's dollar menu and now you can usually only get a single on the dollar menu.

[@Eexpers]

“Every McDonald’s commercial ends the same way: Prices and participation may vary. I wanna open a McDonald’s and not participate in anything. I wanna be a stubborn McDonald’s owner. “Cheeseburgers?” “Nope! We got spaghetti, and blankets.”” - Mitch Hedberg

[@Jamie-tx7pn]

Use single quotes within double quotes or vice versa fyi

[@bjkarana]

hahaha! A long time ago when I worked the drive thru, I used to throw in an extra cheeseburger for the really obese people. I knew they ordered less than what they wanted to avoid the stereotype threat, and it must have been like Christmas morning when they found that extra sandwich in there.

[@vr1skaserket]

I'm genuinely hard pressed to think of a channel I find more informative and entertaining than Polymatter. Please, keep up the amazing work!

[@Donteatacowman]

Thank you for including Starbucks as fast food. When you're applying for a job there, you think it's a coffee shop... but it's fast food.

[@Julia-ds9td]

Especially with all the new prepackaged breakfast sandwiches

[@papyrussemi2848]

So, what you're saying is, for the company, it was unsatisfactory.

[@philiphanhurst2655]

7:46 Joke's on you, peanuts aren't nuts either!

[@thelastcube.]

I feel like that was intentional just because he emphasized on "like a real nut" sarcasm much? idk, especially not with his tone

[@philiphanhurst2655]

Chaitanya Singh I know, I don’t know why I commented.

[@RichardCox0]

Yea that is the joke

[@Super-chad]

Thanks for educating me about franchising, Polymatter.... I love learning from you

[@youssefmzid1927]

Man! That transition to the sponsor is so smooth

[@cameronturner1865]

The transition to the ad is always so smooth on this channel. I enjoy it haha

[@craigwil1716]

I'll gladly be called a goon if I can eat cashews.

[@Robxdeep]

whoa you just insulted my 2nd favourite nut ... peanuts are lame, cashews have flavour

[@Alex__Blocker]

Ugh

[@djmuscovy7525]

Peanut>cashew

[@StUCaboose]

Laughs in pistachio

[@MrEazyE357]

Not to mention peanuts will kill me.

[@villebre1]

peanuts are disgusting compared to cashews xd

[@fade7106]

SANDWICHES AT A CHEAP PRICE?

[@Omabatfartsbruh]

Satisfactory

[@bitchassmoththing]

i hope spuncbbub and prankit are enjoying their feast on the footlong

[@effenhoog]

This guy talking mad shit about cashews The parking lot is right over there buddy, I'll be waiting

[@aurathedraak7909]

5 dollar, 5 dollar foot long. Any? Rip . There was 7 subways in a three mile area and all but 2 still lives. Where I lived. That's why It sucked

[@jordandennis6794]

7 dollar, 7 dollar foot long.

[@nobody2021]

"almost everyone needs to eat" Wait are you telling me there are people who don't need food?

[@Spingerex]

They do photosynthesis.

[@quangthien2004]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I find it's useful

[@alexnita1277]

Fking 10 min video when it could have been just a 2 min one.

[@gogos20100]

don't blame him, blame youtube.

[@uriahedwards]

You read the first part of the title only

[@NorthernlionLP]

I liked the infographics and illustrations

[@xjonx1]

Cashews!! Where the hell did that come from? I've never seen those nuts at a Subway.

[@arturus]

So much has changed, specifically for Subway, since the publishing of this video ( which, incidentally, is terrific...informative, factual and entertaining).

[@ChanGardeningToolPark]

This literally didn't describe anything about the footlongs impact lol

[@Thund3rDrag0n12]

Yeah it did. Footlongs made Subway boatloads of money until inflation caught up to them. Now they make a few less boatloads of money

[@ourevilone]

i think the point is the title is clickbait. most of the video wasnt about the footlong at all and the part that was was a rather superficial analysis, like barely 2 minutes on it... not really deserving of a video.

[@TrevorPhilips]

it did for about 5% of the video lol and the revenue vs profit part was retarded... it was growth, not the franchise royalty model, that offset inflation mega clickbait... Disliked so hopefully this shit never shows up on my homepage or sidebar again 😂

[@RajaDangdutDariAmerika]

How about that Dashlane though?

[@CowBeatsCrow]

@@ourevilone waahhh, an interesting, informative video put the conclusion at the end after discussing many related subjects that all added to the conclusion, waaaahh

[@rossmanngroup]

Thai chili lime cashews > Peanuts

[@argonauts56au1kera6]

OH MY ITS YOU LOUIS ROSSMAN!! I love your repair videos their informative on electronics and it had helped me maintain my electronics. Love your channel.

[@argonauts56au1kera6]

I still appreciate the hard work you put on your channel, and I'm surprised that you're on here lol. Sorry if I bothered you, but I just love your channel and keep up the hard work you're doing if you want to do it. I've really been attached to your channel and videos. But yeah, love your videos and keep up the hard work that makes the good quality of your channel & business.

[@nathanaelaldred8885]

Peanuts > Thai Chili Lime Cashews

[@ZigealFaust]

Oh snap, Papa Lou!

[@SenselessUsername]

"Try a real nut like peanuts" --- but peanuts are legumes, not nuts; they even grow underground. Macadamia are terrible nuts, if a black sheep is needed in the nut family.

[@larsh.2894]

After 4 minutes, I haven’t heard diddly about the $5 foot long failure. Bye

[@olliegoria]

It was due to inflation.

[@wigglebot2368]

You didn't read the full title. Stop making angry comments if you can't read.

[@duckduckduck07]

Theres a hawaiian bbq chain near me called L&L and theres two franchises nearby. One is very typical but the other totally strays from the model. It sells donuts, pho, milk tea, siracha sauce, and even boxes of face masks. Its almost like a completely different restaurant to a normal L&L.

[@TheGreatCooLite]

Big Smoke: Wow, only $5? Ok, I'll take *two number 9s, a number 9 large-* Subway: This is Subway, not Cluckin Bell sir Big Smoke: and *a LAAAARGE soda*

[@Reboobed]

wow that was... terrible

[@TheBoxingNinja]

How does this have 250 likes?

[@gydohumm4975]

ewww that was pretty cringe bro smh my head

[@user-zq1lb3lx4m]

This comment makes me ashamed for reading it

[@calebclark6696]

How the fuck does this have 308 likes. This is Cringy

[@usycyakbmbk3709]

*That ad at the end was really something else*

[@PhoneyX]

sandwiches at a cheap price⁉⁉ satisfactory

[@razerswag8537]

x = -b ± √b^2 - 4ac / 2a dollar foot long spongbok: sandwiches at a price with 2 possible values ??? patrick: a most intriguing mathematical conundrum

[@mxbw]

3:43 love the Seinfeld reference there. Great video!

[@Mirb13Gaming]

Peanuts aren’t actually nuts, so I’ll continue eating my real nuts, cashews

[@sexagesimalian]

I like both, but neither are botanical nuts: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(fruit)#Culinary_definition_and_uses

[@chigozietruth]

Cashews aren't real nuts.

[@Pet.Scoops]

Did you know that cashews come from a fruit

[@Pet.Scoops]

Mister Maniac kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKuud5WLrb59r9U

[@applesaucedog2642]

Cashew gang, gang gang.

[@durdle3260]

PolyMatter: Almost everyone needs to eat Me: Visible Confusion

[@kirkrotger9208]

Can confirm on the self-competition. There's a subway in my building and another a block away. Both are in pretty good locations in Manhattan, but neither ever has more than one or two people in it.

[@CalculusDaddy]

Did you know that cashews come from a *fruit?*

[@Joefrogigolo]

A fruit that is covered in urushiol oil, like poison ivy.

[@LookiePookie]

tobuscus

[@XMasterSteel]

Nice nostalgia

[@greenherooftheinterwebz7078]

ca-ca-ca cashews cashews fra-fra-fra fruit

[@blisterbill8477]

If I eat a bag of cashews, I get a poison ivy type rash between all of my fingers and toes.