Subway calls ‘emergency’ meeting with franchisees as sales plummet
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Living in a small town/city, my sub options are limited, unfortunately. There are two Subways within a few miles of my house, and I go there a couple times a month. Like others have mentioned, I have to use their coupons otherwise I wouldn't eat there, being on a fixed income.
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They closed our Quiznos locations down here years ago like probably 2007-08. I remember them somewhat but not enough to have an opinion.
My problem with Subway:
They don't taste good compare to other sandwich shops. I would say they are one step about the airport grab and go but that's about it. They do cost less than other sandwich shops, used to bey like $5/ft vs $8/ft but now they are probably $7/ft vs $10/ft. I would pay the extra $3 to get a good sandwich elsewhere.
They also are lowest in investment compare to a burger place like McD / Burger King, etc, or other places with real hot food. Are they better than those places? They may be slightly cheaper but customers don't care how much you invest, just how much you sell for. So it MAY sound like a good investment it is not something I visit a lot.
They have lower standard in accepting franchiser. The owner operators tend to be less professional and argue more than other top tier franchise (the other offender is Jack in the Box). I got more wrong order related argument with these 2 chains than say, McDonalds.
They don't taste good compare to other sandwich shops. I would say they are one step about the airport grab and go but that's about it. They do cost less than other sandwich shops, used to bey like $5/ft vs $8/ft but now they are probably $7/ft vs $10/ft. I would pay the extra $3 to get a good sandwich elsewhere.
They also are lowest in investment compare to a burger place like McD / Burger King, etc, or other places with real hot food. Are they better than those places? They may be slightly cheaper but customers don't care how much you invest, just how much you sell for. So it MAY sound like a good investment it is not something I visit a lot.
They have lower standard in accepting franchiser. The owner operators tend to be less professional and argue more than other top tier franchise (the other offender is Jack in the Box). I got more wrong order related argument with these 2 chains than say, McDonalds.
I looked it up, Subway franchise fees alone are pretty cheap compared to all other restaurant franchises as @clinebarger mentioned. Pretty surprised, in most areas up and running (total) under a million. Explains why so many.
Although actually making money is a different animal - the tax dodge part are the write offs - but again, I prefer a good ROI.
Although actually making money is a different animal - the tax dodge part are the write offs - but again, I prefer a good ROI.
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I would buy the Sub in the adds/pictures…bulging with stuff. Problem is they hand me a sandwich and all I can see showing is BREAD!
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Very boring sandwich - they just got too big too fast.
Even had a lobster sandwich in Canada - not even great.
(Bread is like soft cardboard flavor and too much) …
Even had a lobster sandwich in Canada - not even great.
(Bread is like soft cardboard flavor and too much) …
The one time my wife and I patronized a Subway restaurant, the young Latina serving us called me a "hungry handsome man." The fire in my wife's eyes nearly burned the place down and the poor lady got a very strong dose of laser eyes to kill. Never got a chance to eat one of their sandwiches, as I was marched out of there on the double before the ordering process even began.
I should have! She was a beauty. As it is I'll just enjoy the memory of the charming experience.
I get a bunch of coupons a month no app needed.
Franchisees apparently hate the app and the coupons
If I don’t have a coupon I get a meatball salad which is filling and cheaper than their sandwiches
Used to be quite a few in Fort Worth. Long gone now. Better than Subway in my opinion.
We have a place called Big Joe's (pizza.pasta.subs) run by a family from Brooklyn set-up in a ancient former Whataburger....It's the best.
myself once in a while i just make my sandwich's at home, just go to store buy the wheat bakery bread, lettice,tomatos,onions cheese and meat of choice, then eat this for a few days tastes ,better and healther & cheaper (sort of) ,sometimes the grocery store deli has good subs though a bit pricey.
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Its awful, last time I went to eat out at a Subways I usually get the Footlong Flatbread with steak and cheese. A few years ago before the pandemic prices were fine and wouldn't mind getting 2 orders with whatever promotion sales they got going. But now I can't see myself paying over 15 dollars for a single fully loaded foot long sandwich.
Its not just Subways where prices are gone out of wack. Even Jack in the box, their Jumbo Jack burger is no longer that 2 dollar and fifty cent value menu item anymore and cost almost 5 bucks for the sandwich alone without a combo and 10 dollars as a combo. At least their tex mex tacos are still decently priced but everything there, specially their burgers is tiny compared to what you get at Carls Jr.
To avoid the urge to eat out at work lunch ours, I just bring a Hungryman TV dinner and stash it in the office kitchen fridge or bring my own pre-cooked and prepped food from home.
Its not just Subways where prices are gone out of wack. Even Jack in the box, their Jumbo Jack burger is no longer that 2 dollar and fifty cent value menu item anymore and cost almost 5 bucks for the sandwich alone without a combo and 10 dollars as a combo. At least their tex mex tacos are still decently priced but everything there, specially their burgers is tiny compared to what you get at Carls Jr.
To avoid the urge to eat out at work lunch ours, I just bring a Hungryman TV dinner and stash it in the office kitchen fridge or bring my own pre-cooked and prepped food from home.
been eating subway for many years ,but the last few only if there was a coupon like bogo . one of the issues is there are jsut too many too close to each other. this dilutes sales for each store . i think its like $50k to get a franchise so all the Indians jumped on it and opened many. The one i used to go to the sandwich makers were relatives and could not speak english. They literally gave the most minimum of toppings and if one asked for a little more one would get a mean look . i go out of my way to not go to them .
the classic sandwiches are what i usually get. At $10 its around the same as a vietnamese bahn mi these days . They need to let the strong survive and the weak stores die off.
the classic sandwiches are what i usually get. At $10 its around the same as a vietnamese bahn mi these days . They need to let the strong survive and the weak stores die off.
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I will say there are very few things I’ll eat while driving the lonely highway with no time to spare - a tuna from there is one I can manage vs going hungry …
Our dominos is like that, they advertise a BOGO sale, but when you order in store you don't get it, have to order through the app. It's not mentioned anywhere. We paid for our 2 pizzas and deleted the app, never been back.
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