Last night, while watching TV, we saw a Subway commercial advertising their new "Super Stuffed" sandwiches and I said, "mmmm, that looks good. I'll have to try that." So today, when I was hungry and had an hour to kill between assignments, I went to Subway. The sign said, "Turn your favorite sandwich into a Super Stuffed sandwich for just $2," so I ordered a Super Stuffed Subway Club. ($4.19 + $2.00 = $6.19) Before the girl even begins putting the sandwich together, she says, "You know that'll be $7.99, right?"
Now I'm not the kind of person who makes a stink over this sort of thing... but come on. How stupid do I look? (On second thought, don't answer that.) So I pointed out to her that the Subway Club is $4.19 and the sign says that I can turn any sandwich into a Super Stuffed for just $2.00 more. The fine print only adds the definition of Super Stuffed - triple meat and a special bread. She tells me that she was told to sell the "custom" Super Stuffed sandwiches for $7.99. By this time, there were four people in line behind me, and of course she was the only sandwich builder in the store for the dinner rush, if there is such a thing at Subway. I hate being that guy. You know which guy I'm talking about, the guy who holds up the line over $1.80. But come on. That's nearly 30% of the price of my sandwich!
She tells me again that this is the price her boss gave her, so I ask to speak with her boss, at which point she says, "Well I hope I don't get in trouble, but that is what the sign says so I'll give it to you for $6.19." I now wonder if she was pocketing $1.80 on every Super Stuffed sandwich she sold. Regardless, I got my sandwich... and let me be the first to tell you that even their Super Stuffed subs are less than, well, stuffed. At least it tasted good.
Now I'm not the kind of person who makes a stink over this sort of thing... but come on. How stupid do I look? (On second thought, don't answer that.) So I pointed out to her that the Subway Club is $4.19 and the sign says that I can turn any sandwich into a Super Stuffed for just $2.00 more. The fine print only adds the definition of Super Stuffed - triple meat and a special bread. She tells me that she was told to sell the "custom" Super Stuffed sandwiches for $7.99. By this time, there were four people in line behind me, and of course she was the only sandwich builder in the store for the dinner rush, if there is such a thing at Subway. I hate being that guy. You know which guy I'm talking about, the guy who holds up the line over $1.80. But come on. That's nearly 30% of the price of my sandwich!
She tells me again that this is the price her boss gave her, so I ask to speak with her boss, at which point she says, "Well I hope I don't get in trouble, but that is what the sign says so I'll give it to you for $6.19." I now wonder if she was pocketing $1.80 on every Super Stuffed sandwich she sold. Regardless, I got my sandwich... and let me be the first to tell you that even their Super Stuffed subs are less than, well, stuffed. At least it tasted good.
