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and screw over franchise owners resulting in many locations opting out of promos. But yes, charging 12 bucks for something that was 5 bucks a few years ago is

and screw over franchise owners resulting in many locations opting out of promos. But yes, charging 12 bucks for something that was 5 bucks a few years ago is the reason people are not visiting. And from the article franchise owners are complaining about promo prices at 7 dollars. Sounds like a mix of really bad business owners all around.

ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
John Oliver did a really good segment on how bad it is to be a Subway franchisee. They are especially bad. There was a fun fake Korean "Sandwich drama" bit.
- dbg31415 2y ago
  Wow! I didn't know this existed. (I'm only a few minutes in, but John Oliver is pretty much always spot on amazing.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDdYFhzVCDM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDdYFhzVCDM As a former teenager who worked for Subway... seems like it's fallen quite a bit from the early 90s.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
    Sorry that you got dinged. John Oliver is rather unpopular with a lot of the HN crowd, so I tend not to link to his videos.
    - dbg31415 2y ago
      [flagged]
      - collingreen 2y ago
        > If you disagree with him, you’re probably either a corrupt hypocrite, or on a corrupt hypocrite's payroll. I agree with a lot of what you said but not this; this kind of thinking is a problem. I love John Oliver and think lots of his content is funny and good. I also, however, notice that his coverage tends to gloss over some things or outright get things wrong when I look into it more. While not ideal this seems reasonable to me - most ACTUAL REPORTING does an abysmal job in this way and LWT is a COMEDY show. I have no problem with John Oliver nor the show but I think a "nobody can disagree on this in good faith" stance is a bad take and one that John Oliver himself would probably be against.
        dbg31415 2y ago
        I think it's really hard to disagree with people who make you laugh. No dis on "ACTUAL REPORTING" but "COMEDY" is far preferable, and generally a lot more honest in how it helps you understand what you're learning about. "A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing." - Clive James
      - ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
        > He's also hilariously roasted crypto My favorite "Crypo Roaster" is https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com She just lets Web3 roast itself.
upon_drumhead 2y ago
Subway discontinued the $5 footlong deal in 2015. https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-five-dollar-footlongs https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-five-dollar-f...
- dawnerd 2y ago
  And yet that price stuck around for a long time after... even so, does 10 years justify over doubling the price?

ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago

John Oliver did a really good segment on how bad it is to be a Subway franchisee. They are especially bad. There was a fun fake Korean "Sandwich drama" bit.

dbg31415 2y ago
Wow! I didn't know this existed. (I'm only a few minutes in, but John Oliver is pretty much always spot on amazing.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDdYFhzVCDM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDdYFhzVCDM As a former teenager who worked for Subway... seems like it's fallen quite a bit from the early 90s.
- ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
  Sorry that you got dinged. John Oliver is rather unpopular with a lot of the HN crowd, so I tend not to link to his videos.
  - dbg31415 2y ago
    [flagged]
    - collingreen 2y ago
      > If you disagree with him, you’re probably either a corrupt hypocrite, or on a corrupt hypocrite's payroll. I agree with a lot of what you said but not this; this kind of thinking is a problem. I love John Oliver and think lots of his content is funny and good. I also, however, notice that his coverage tends to gloss over some things or outright get things wrong when I look into it more. While not ideal this seems reasonable to me - most ACTUAL REPORTING does an abysmal job in this way and LWT is a COMEDY show. I have no problem with John Oliver nor the show but I think a "nobody can disagree on this in good faith" stance is a bad take and one that John Oliver himself would probably be against.
      - dbg31415 2y ago
        I think it's really hard to disagree with people who make you laugh. No dis on "ACTUAL REPORTING" but "COMEDY" is far preferable, and generally a lot more honest in how it helps you understand what you're learning about. "A sense of humour is just common sense, dancing." - Clive James
    - ChrisMarshallNY 2y ago
      > He's also hilariously roasted crypto My favorite "Crypo Roaster" is https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com She just lets Web3 roast itself.

upon_drumhead 2y ago

Subway discontinued the $5 footlong deal in 2015. https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-five-dollar-footlongs https://www.distractify.com/p/what-happened-to-five-dollar-f...

dawnerd 2y ago
And yet that price stuck around for a long time after... even so, does 10 years justify over doubling the price?