# Subway -please explain the appeal of a sandwich maker **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 15, 2006, 11:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816 "2006-05-15T11:17:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/61 "2006-05-16T07:56:33Z")
Subway pisses me off because I have to walk past two of their stores on my way to (and then from) work every day. Whatever ‘odour’ they have wafting out of their airconditioning vents, either purposefully or otherwise, makes me gag. It really reeks bad…In other words it doesn’t enliven my olfactory senses in the right way to make me wander in and order a 12" sweetened roll with a bit of muck chucked on…and then to debit me $7 for the priviledge? I think _not_. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/62 "2006-05-16T07:59:59Z")
Just for the record, I ALWAYS have fresh cheeses, smoked ham/smallgoods, tomatoes, lettuce greens or baby spinach leaves and various condiments available in the fridge at any given time. However, even though my son is a Baker, the chances of finding fresh _bread_ in the house are miniscule. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 11:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/63 "2006-05-16T11:42:56Z")
I’m ambivalent on Subway. On the one hand, in the town where I grew up, there were Italian and Greek sub shops on every block, and any of them could put together a better sandwich than Subway. Even without the competition, the quality of the local Subway just didn’t seem that good. That was about 15 years ago. On the other, here in Tokyo, cold cuts from a deli counter just don’t exist like they do in the States. You can get sliced meats and cheese, but they’re the pre-packaged type that are half preservatives. They’re also really expensive. In this locale, Subway provides a product that isn’t readily available anywhere else. A Subway sandwich is about US$5-6 for a 12-inch, and to be honest, they actually taste good (I don’t know if their technique improved, the Japan shops do a better job, or my tastes have changed after being away from Boston for so long). Compared to McDonalds, their food is cheaper, more nutritious, tastes better and have more variety. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/64 "2006-05-16T13:11:26Z")
> [@kambuckta](#): > > Just for the record, I ALWAYS have fresh cheeses, smoked ham/smallgoods, tomatoes, lettuce greens or baby spinach leaves and various condiments available in the fridge at any given time. > > However, even though my son is a Baker, the chances of finding fresh _bread_ in the house are miniscule. > > 😛 Okay, I checked the Australian slang site first, and got no satisfaction so enlighten me…what are “smallgoods”? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/65 "2006-05-16T14:08:45Z")
When the believers of a god stop believing, the god’s powers start to wane. Such happened with the great God Om, when his believers dwindled to just Brutha. He became a Small G… Oh. Small G **oo** ds. Nevermind. ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/66 "2006-05-16T16:04:40Z")
> [@I Love Me](#): > > I’m guessing your gasoline, apartment rental and home prices are a lot lower than the Bay Area prices for those things too. Understatement of the year I’m sure. ---
**Author:** ![Missy2U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3bc359/32.png) [@Missy2U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Missy2U)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/67 "2006-05-16T17:15:38Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > Okay, I checked the Australian slang site first, and got no satisfaction so enlighten me…what are “smallgoods”? According to what I found on google, they’re either [deli meats](http://www.princi.com.au/index.asp) or [a band.](http://www.thesmallgoods.com/homepage.htm) ---
**Author:** ![davenportavenger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f8ce5/32.png) [@davenportavenger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davenportavenger)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/68 "2006-05-16T18:35:07Z")
Partially inspired by this thread, and also by the fact that I was really hungry, I had Subway for lunch today! It was so good. And I get to have it again tomorrow! Also, Australians sure do have some funny words. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/69 "2006-05-16T20:26:04Z")
> [@RSSchen](#): > > What I don’t get it Quiznos. They’re even more expensive than Togo’s and provide smaller portions, IME. The #1 reason I go to Quiznos: the oh-so-good prime rib sub. The #1 reason I go to Subway: the pastrami. There’s really nothing else in the immediate area that compares. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/70 "2006-05-16T20:32:48Z")
> [@LavenderBlue](#): > > Then again when I’m craving a really good sandwich I much prefer Panera. The bread’s much better there and they also have fabulous bread. But how’s the bread? ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/71 "2006-05-16T20:36:23Z")
> [@Homebrew](#): > > But how’s the bread? The best thing since sliced bread, I gather. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2006, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/72 "2006-05-16T21:49:03Z")
The sentence should have read: The bread’s much better there and they also have fabulous **soup**. 😉 That’s what I get for posting when tired. ---
**Author:** ![ninevah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/46a35a/32.png) [@ninevah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ninevah)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/73 "2006-05-17T06:35:10Z")
> [@](#): > > Quote: > Originally Posted by **Missy2U** > > According to what I found on google, they’re either deli meats or a band. You’re right - they’re deli meats - sliced ham, strasbourg, chicken loaf etc. We also have manufactured lunch meat, which is known as “devon” in some states, “fritz” in South Australia, and “polony” in Western Australia. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2006, 11:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816/74 "2006-05-17T11:08:46Z")
> [@Jayn\_Newell](#): > > I did like the v-cut better for my favorite sub though–the cold cut trio The sandwich was, is, and ever shall be the Cold Cut Combo. Did they not simply try saying “trio” out loud to see how it compared? I will never call it that. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/subway-please-explain-the-appeal-of-a-sandwich-maker/356816.md?page=3)