Subway Restaurant: Buy One Footlong Sub, Get One Footlong Sub

namlook

Jul 14, 2021 8:38 PM

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namlookJul 14, 2021 8:38 PM

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Quote from cjwong

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Can confirm. I tried any location in California, code will not work. Picked a location in Nevada, BOGO works.

Funny I got newspaper ad for subway with the BOGO coupon saying it 'excludes Cali. Subs'.

The code in the OP does not exclude CA so maybe it just excludes some loactions. It works for me at a Subway in SoCal.

Last edited by namlook July 14, 2021 at 03:29 PM.

freefun4every1

Jul 14, 2021 8:48 PM

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freefun4every1Jul 14, 2021 8:48 PM

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Nevermind

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Tazmania99

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Jul 14, 2021 9:10 PM

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Tazmania99

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All Subways around me do not participate in this BOGO deal and I am from NYC. I understand they most likely lose $$$ on this deal. But come on, franchised stores have the right not to participate in the deal. When I finally found the coupon working in a store 5 miles away from me, I drove all the way to pick up my order and expected a quality sub from them. The regular price of the All-American Club I ordered is $10 and what I had was like 2 slices of meat in there, that absolutely turns a new customer like me away from ordering again in future. And I agree, this ruins the franchise.

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That has been the case for decades and it's ruined the franchise.

Coachglove

Jul 14, 2021 9:44 PM

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CoachgloveJul 14, 2021 9:44 PM

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FYI - the BOGO won't work if you select FL PRO as the sandwich size. You have to select regular footlong and then add double protein under the customize option.

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PoorFamily

Jul 14, 2021 9:52 PM

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PoorFamilyJul 14, 2021 9:52 PM

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You have to choose normal subs, the melts which have 3x cheese did not work for me.

gthippo

Jul 14, 2021 10:05 PM

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Quote from namlook

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How do the stores make any money when it's B1G1 free for six weeks?

1. Corporations don't give a single shit about making a profit over a 6-week timespan. They are looking years down the road. Every 5 or 10 years companies have massive promotions to reboot the brand. Subway just changed their menu for the first time in a while, with all kinds of new options like Pro and slices avocado and whatever. They want everyone to "try" it. This 1-time investment is meant for the next 5 years. The promo will end and their customer base will be larger for 5 years, then you can judge their overall profit.
2. Bold of you to assume a $10 footlong sandwich costs them more than $5 of ingredients. It's a roll of dough, deli meat bought in 20 lb bulk boxes, and some vegetables.

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gthippo

Jul 14, 2021 10:10 PM

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Quote from NM 156

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The chicken is fake...

Imagine actually being this person, living life.

pranav2k1

Jul 14, 2021 10:13 PM

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Quote from ns8013

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You don't seem to have a clue what you're talking about, especially with your statement about how a sub costs $2 to make and using that as a justification to say $8 is too much to charge.

If you had a clue, you'd know you have to add basic things like rent/mortgage, wages, insurance, legal, accounting, utilities, supplies (napkins, wrappers, cups, etc...), spoilage and mistakes by employees, and a bunch of other stuff. Then you add on things like the franchise fees they have to pay to Subway, which I think were something like 8% of sales, 4.5% for marketing fees, etc.... And of course nobody works for free, or wants to put the effort in to own a franchise without profit to show for it, so you need room for a healthy gross margin on top of all that.

But hey, your friend owns a bunch of Subways, which is practically like you owning them yourself, right?

Now, what the hell happened to the Subway Melt? That and the Subway Club were my go-to subs, and they are both gone now. Very disappointing!

I don't seem to have a clue of what I'm taking about yet I run my business successfully making very good profit, good job at showing your ignorance. Just to simplify for you, a $2 lettuce can serve at least 40-50 people considering the amount they put on it, just 1 example of what I'm talking about. I don't need your approval to prove my point. Have a great day.

NM 156

Jul 14, 2021 10:17 PM

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Quote from gthippo

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Imagine actually being this person, living life.

Yeah, imagine not eating Subway fake soy chicken...

namlook

Jul 14, 2021 10:27 PM

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namlookJul 14, 2021 10:27 PM

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Quote from gthippo

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1. Corporations don't give a single shit about making a profit over a 6-week timespan. They are looking years down the road. Every 5 or 10 years companies have massive promotions to reboot the brand. Subway just changed their menu for the first time in a while, with all kinds of new options like Pro and slices avocado and whatever. They want everyone to "try" it. This 1-time investment is meant for the next 5 years. The promo will end and their customer base will be larger for 5 years, then you can judge their overall profit.
2. Bold of you to assume a $10 footlong sandwich costs them more than $5 of ingredients. It's a roll of dough, deli meat bought in 20 lb bulk boxes, and some vegetables.

1. I agree corporations don't care about a 6 week profit but the franchise owners do care and it seems that many have opted out of this promo because they don't want to take the losses on this promotion. Some of them might be close to packing it in because Subway sales have been going down for years and 6 weeks of cut rate subs might be more financial pain than they are willing to take with no guarantee things will get better.
2. I never said anything about sandwiches costing more than $5 for the ingredients. That's bold of you to imply I did. laugh out loud

The real cost to provide that sub is not just the raw ingredients but includes all the other expenses that are involved in keeping a store open and paying the employees.

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OneAdam12

Jul 15, 2021 12:24 AM

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Quote from visaman777

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Worst subs ever!

Wrong

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buckydmb24

Jul 15, 2021 12:26 AM

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Quote from puffyblowfish

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the hot melted cheese was burning the employees.

Nah that was some other line of subs. The subway melt is it's own sandwich and was my favorite too. Very disappointed it's gone and it costs way more to recreate now.

Tank

Jul 15, 2021 12:30 AM

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TankJul 15, 2021 12:30 AM

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Just dont get the tuna, even Subway doesn't know what kind of meat is in there...

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www....explained/

RussellBell

Jul 15, 2021 12:58 AM

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Quote from Coachglove

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That isn't how that works. If you lose on every sandwich then more volume would equal a bigger loss. What you meant to say is that the extra sandwiches enable Subway to get volume discounts from suppliers in order to make the combo profitable. That said, the soda, chips, and cookies are extremely high margin items, so "make this a meal" suggestive pop-ups are where the profit is. Just like with movie theaters and stadia...they don't make hardly anything on ticket sales, but concessions they make a killing. An average soda costs roughly $.25 to pour including all costs. They charge $5-$10 for them at the movies/ballparks. Subway makes up for the sandwich promos with the obscenely prices other menu items. But make no mistake, the franchisees also make a small profit on each sandwich as well, unless the workers are taking too long to make them and driving up the portion of expense for each sandwich devoted to labor costs.

You guys crack me up! LMAO

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Jul 15, 2021 1:36 AM

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