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Subway is a subpar sub shop at best, and it no longer really has the advantage of being pretty cheap (remember $5 footlongs? Not so much anymore). This may be

by douche 11y ago

Subway is a subpar sub shop at best, and it no longer really has the advantage of being pretty cheap (remember $5 footlongs? Not so much anymore). This may be a Maine thing, as I haven't noticed it as much in other states, but I would much rather go to a mom & pop gas station/general store and order an Italian than go to Subway. It's superior in every way: faster, cheaper, better ingredients, more toppings. Of course it doesn't really scale...

joshuapants 11y ago
I would certainly rather go to a Wawa than a Subway, though regrettably the closest Wawa to me is half an hour away. Luckily there is no shortage of independent sandwich shops near me, but sometimes I really just want the Wawa experience.
- covercash 11y ago
  I actually think Wawa quality is about on par with Subway these days. First they started using pre-sliced meats, now they bake lower quality rolls in the store (they have a chewiness to them, much like Subway rolls). The only thing that's better is their ordering process and even that bottlenecks at the register. They should add payment processing directly to the touch screen terminals.
  - tedunangst 11y ago
    Another consequence of people caring more about how than what. They don't want good rolls; they want fresh rolls. "Made on site!"
    - jessaustin 11y ago
      Yes declarative sandwich-ordering is superior to the imperative variety. It certainly seems so when someone picky (or worse, someone on the phone with someone picky) is ahead of me in line.
ghaff 11y ago
I don't eat much fast food but Subway is a chain that has always struck me as one where it seems as if the food should be a lot better than it is. I guess because so many independents have Italian, etc. subs that are so much better than Subway's. I'm not sure I would necessarily ascribe that superior experience to gas stations but certainly to any number of independent pizza joints and the like--even those that don't have especially good pizza.

by douche 11y ago

joshuapants 11y ago

I would certainly rather go to a Wawa than a Subway, though regrettably the closest Wawa to me is half an hour away. Luckily there is no shortage of independent sandwich shops near me, but sometimes I really just want the Wawa experience.

covercash 11y ago
I actually think Wawa quality is about on par with Subway these days. First they started using pre-sliced meats, now they bake lower quality rolls in the store (they have a chewiness to them, much like Subway rolls). The only thing that's better is their ordering process and even that bottlenecks at the register. They should add payment processing directly to the touch screen terminals.
- tedunangst 11y ago
  Another consequence of people caring more about how than what. They don't want good rolls; they want fresh rolls. "Made on site!"
  - jessaustin 11y ago
    Yes declarative sandwich-ordering is superior to the imperative variety. It certainly seems so when someone picky (or worse, someone on the phone with someone picky) is ahead of me in line.

ghaff 11y ago

I don't eat much fast food but Subway is a chain that has always struck me as one where it seems as if the food should be a lot better than it is. I guess because so many independents have Italian, etc. subs that are so much better than Subway's. I'm not sure I would necessarily ascribe that superior experience to gas stations but certainly to any number of independent pizza joints and the like--even those that don't have especially good pizza.