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Select Subway Restaurants: Buy One Footlong Sub, Get One Footlong Sub

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Select Subway Restaurants [Store Locator] are offering Buy One Footlong Sub, Get One Footlong Sub Free when you add a Quantity of 2 subs to your cart and apply promo code FLBOGO for ordering online or via the Subway Mobile App (iOS or Android).

Thanks to Community Member tunabreath for finding this deal.

Note: Individual store participation varies. Discount applies to sub of equal or lesser value. Not valid for delivery. Menu pricing may vary by location.

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Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Offer valid until 9/7 at participating locations only.
    • 1 per order. Free sub of equal/lesser price. Add-ons additional. Plus tax. No additional discounts. Excludes Footlong Pro, Fresh Melts, and Wraps. Limited time.
    • This matches the previous +184 Frontpage Deal from June.
    • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion.

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Written by tunabreath
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Select Subway Restaurants [Store Locator] are offering Buy One Footlong Sub, Get One Footlong Sub Free when you add a Quantity of 2 subs to your cart and apply promo code FLBOGO for ordering online or via the Subway Mobile App (iOS or Android).

Thanks to Community Member tunabreath for finding this deal.

Note: Individual store participation varies. Discount applies to sub of equal or lesser value. Not valid for delivery. Menu pricing may vary by location.

Editor's Notes

Written by megakimcheelove | Staff
  • About this deal:
    • Offer valid until 9/7 at participating locations only.
    • 1 per order. Free sub of equal/lesser price. Add-ons additional. Plus tax. No additional discounts. Excludes Footlong Pro, Fresh Melts, and Wraps. Limited time.
    • This matches the previous +184 Frontpage Deal from June.
    • Please refer to the forum thread for additional details and discussion.

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thebidetcartel
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Most store only refuse to participate because they lose money on sale. I had partial ownership of subway before and we had to close it down because at one point we were barely breaking even. Even i think some of the prices are ridiculous but it's either you have Subway or you don't. Also keep in mind inflation. The same 5 dollars you had from 2010 is like 8 dollars now. Then you include inflation, commercial rent increase (the same places we left charged us (originally 1500 a month when we started in 2008 2100 around the time we closed, after we closed down it was 2600 for the next guy)
suppliers jacking up prices and you have $10-15 footlong. The people that complains the loudest are those that don't understand the economics of the whole thing. Also if Subway finds that you have profitable store the will literally place a subway near that area as corp store and cannibalize your profits till they run you out of business. Also there nothing you can do about because it's in there franchise agreement. You also can't sue them and even if you could they have better lawyers than you. There entire business model is predatory. They expect you to take all the risk and once they find out that a location is profitable enough they will run you into the ground. Over the course of the 12 years I was involved I only netted around 140k. And that was with me still partially involved in the business. Basically that's why the prices are so high and why I heavily advise against purchasing a Subway as an "investment".
SirMarvinHaggler
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There is no worse of a franchise system than Subway. One of the few companies that would license two stores within visual distance of each other and force them to compete for 'the block'.

There's a John Oliver "Late Night Tonight" segment about Subway as a company on YouTube (and HBO/Max). As usual, it's a wonderful 20 minute exposé.
CreditGuy
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The subway franchise is one of the worst to own and the owners make a tiny margin, which is why many have the owner working in there and family members because at $16 an hour or more for help, they would lose money. One of the costs of increasing the minimum wage and of the "living wage" initiatives is that those $5 deals are gone and the price of a burger full meal deal is now $12+. So in the end, the service folks are making more but the prices went up for everything and the net effect is they are where they were before, or worse.

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Aug 24, 2023 05:31 PM
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TheFrugalFoodieAug 24, 2023 05:31 PM
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Subway sold to Roak Capital group today. Check out what they own.

https://www.roarkcapital.com/port...t_and_Food
Aug 24, 2023 05:32 PM
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FeistyMoney8848Aug 24, 2023 05:32 PM
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This is great if the subway takes this coupon all the ones near me do not take this so it's pointless.
I love how the so called franchise can opt out of giving us a good deal. Man I miss the $5 foot longs
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ArseneWenger
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Aug 24, 2023 05:36 PM
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Quote from EtherGnat :
I expect they're making a small per unit profit. But making a few cents on a sandwich won't keep the rent paid, pay salaries, etc.. So it's still possible they can't afford to take the coupons and stay in business.
Agree it's probably a small profit and they aren't actually losing money but do the owners not realize most of us wouldn't eat there AT ALL without promos like these? They are saying they'd rather have no profit than bring us "deal" people in at all?
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Aug 24, 2023 06:27 PM
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thefirmAug 24, 2023 06:27 PM
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Hope these deals continue now that the company that owns dunkin donuts is buying subway.
Aug 24, 2023 06:45 PM
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GhostShipCaptainAug 24, 2023 06:45 PM
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$5 foot long is gone. Inflation surely plays into it. Ads aren't free to run, paid endorsement deals are expensive. In my opinion, Subway has to charge so much these days due to these factors and a lot of folks are finding local sub shops that are most likely better. Like others have said, $8-$10 for a sub isn't going to work for most.
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Quote from FeistyMoney8848 :
This is great if the subway takes this coupon all the ones near me do not take this so it's pointless.
I love how the so called franchise can opt out of giving us a good deal. Man I miss the $5 foot longs
The subway franchise is one of the worst to own and the owners make a tiny margin, which is why many have the owner working in there and family members because at $16 an hour or more for help, they would lose money. One of the costs of increasing the minimum wage and of the "living wage" initiatives is that those $5 deals are gone and the price of a burger full meal deal is now $12+. So in the end, the service folks are making more but the prices went up for everything and the net effect is they are where they were before, or worse.
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moarKowbellAug 24, 2023 06:48 PM
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Quote from thebidetcartel :
Most store only refuse to participate because they lose money on sale. I had partial ownership of subway before and we had to close it down because at one point we were barely breaking even. Even i think some of the prices are ridiculous but it's either you have Subway or you don't. Also keep in mind inflation. The same 5 dollars you had from 2010 is like 8 dollars now. Then you include inflation, commercial rent increase (the same places we left charged us (originally 1500 a month when we started in 2008 2100 around the time we closed, after we closed down it was 2600 for the next guy)
suppliers jacking up prices and you have $10-15 footlong. The people that complains the loudest are those that don't understand the economics of the whole thing. Also if Subway finds that you have profitable store the will literally place a subway near that area as corp store and cannibalize your profits till they run you out of business. Also there nothing you can do about because it's in there franchise agreement. You also can't sue them and even if you could they have better lawyers than you. There entire business model is predatory. They expect you to take all the risk and once they find out that a location is profitable enough they will run you into the ground. Over the course of the 12 years I was involved I only netted around 140k. And that was with me still partially involved in the business. Basically that's why the prices are so high and why I heavily advise against purchasing a Subway as an "investment".
That actually is a cool story. Reps to you bro.

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Quote from ArseneWenger :
First Quizno's now Subway. It's only a matter of time before many more will close. The American palette has changed and demands better flavor and real freshness. Dollar for dollar most people would rather have Chipotle, or some other new fast casual place that does 1 or 2 things well than pay $12 for Subway.

I'm curious if the owners actually lose money on a $6 footlong. Is the contribution margin of a sub really $6? Hard to believe.

This is basically why franchise owners hate these coupons, it forces them to sell at a loss.

FWIW I recall seeing some sort of news magazine story about this whole debacle - and I recall it saying that at the time when "$5 footlong" was a thing (was actually started by an industrious store owner, not corporate), that was basically their breakeven point, and the idea was just to get people in the door to buy other stuff as well. That *has* to be over 20 years ago so yeah I think their BE on a sub is >>>$5 by now.
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LivelySoda131Aug 24, 2023 07:40 PM
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I am getting "Sorry, qualifying items are missing to redeem this offer, or a better deal has been applied." at checkout. First time seeing this and I used buy1get1 coupons in the past many times at this location
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vsauceAug 24, 2023 07:42 PM
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That "loses money" excuse is bullshit.

These subways are dead quiet yet still stay open despite having only occasional customers.

because their margins are so high per sandwich
Last edited by vsauce August 24, 2023 at 01:44 PM.
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ViciousMothAug 24, 2023 08:08 PM
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Quote from LivelySoda131 :
I am getting "Sorry, qualifying items are missing to redeem this offer, or a better deal has been applied." at checkout. First time seeing this and I used buy1get1 coupons in the past many times at this location
This is happening to me as well, even after choosing standard subs, nothing fancy.
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Aug 24, 2023 08:13 PM
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Aug 24, 2023 08:13 PM
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Quote from vsauce :
That "loses money" excuse is bullshit.

These subways are dead quiet yet still stay open despite having only occasional customers.

because their margins are so high per sandwich
The profit margin [mobile-cuisine.com] from a Subway Franchise is only about 7.5% of their annual sales per year, which roughs up to around $31,000.
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MyDealHunterAug 24, 2023 08:19 PM
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Quote from EtherGnat :
I expect they're making a small per unit profit. But making a few cents on a sandwich won't keep the rent paid, pay salaries, etc.. So it's still possible they can't afford to take the coupons and stay in business.
If you're netting $$ from a sale, then you covered all the expenses associated with the sale...
Last edited by MyDealHunter August 24, 2023 at 02:22 PM.
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Quote from FeistyMoney8848 :
This is great if the subway takes this coupon all the ones near me do not take this so it's pointless.
I love how the so called franchise can opt out of giving us a good deal. Man I miss the $5 foot longs
I miss 99 cent gas.
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Quote from MyDealHunter :
If you're netting $$ from a sale, then you covered all the expenses associated with the sale...
Without accepting coupons, he means.

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