Obviously, your personal sandwich bitch was behind the times…
(I love the internet)
I never go to Subway either, although it may be a Baltimore thing. Subway’s subs are not close to most sub shops here in quality or quantity. I can get a better sandwich from two different chains of convienience stores than I can get at Subway. And for the record, both chains also bake their own rolls.
While we are getting pissed off about subway stories, I think I may have one to add to the thread. I wish subway still had that tasty Hearty Italian bread, that was the best of their “new flavors”, and in the area I live in, anyway, it was gone within a couple months…bastards
I still remember standing in line at the KFC about 2 years ago or so, stuck behind a customer that was actually offended that her chicken dinner came with a choice of sides. She couldn’t understand why the cashier asked her what she wanted, as opposed to giving her what was in the picture on the menu.
She also got pissed when asked what kind of chicken she wanted.
The entire idea of getting pissed about being given choices…some people really WANT to be sheep, don’t they?
Allright now, everybody join in …
Brian: You are all individuals!
The Crowd: We are all individuals!
Brian: You have to be different!
The Crowd: Yes, we are all different!
And people wonder why the US electoral process goes awry…
I love places with drive throughs, because 90% of the people will sit in a mile long drive-thru line while I walk into the front of the store and get my food long before the line has moved three cars. There’s a McDonalds near my work that always has 20 cars in the drive-thru and nobody at the counter during lunch.
Yes, I used to work at a bagels store. Not only did I get stupid customers, but I got stupid snotty customers. Many would complain about all the choices. I got sick of listening to them bitch, so in a joking tone, I would say “Well, would you prefer not to have any choices?” Then I started to realize that I was giving them yet another choice.
**Well this seems rather timely as I was considering submitting my first pit rant today after my experience at subway last night! Instead I will post the conversation in this thread.
A little background. I have been to this subway numerous times and have dealt with this twit before. Each time he does things like stuff the sandwich until it falls apart, puts nothing in it (its a veggie and cheese sandwich DONT BE STINGY!), or my favorite until yesterday which was putting my mayo and mustard ON TOP of the sandwich! He is originally from another country but speaks perfect english.
Here goes;
**Subway “artist”**apparently abstract = Hello. What can I get you today?
Pezpunk = A 6" veggie burger on parmesian oregano.
Subway “artist” = Only Wheat.
Pezpunk = Sorry, what?
Subway “artist” = We only have wheat.
Pezpunk = Ok
Subway “artist” = So what kind of Bread?
Pezpunk(perplexed) = Well…I guess wheat
The sandwich artist takes out the bread and slices it. He then takes some American Cheese and places it on the bread.
Pezpunk= Out of every cheese except American?
Subway “artist” = American
Pezpunk= Yes, it is. Is that all you have?
I look down at the food trays and see a wide variety of cheeses yet I hear…
Subway “artist” = American
Pezpunk= okay but I didn’t ask you for american. I wanted swiss.
Looking confused
Subway “artist” = American
hmmmmmm seems what we have here is a failure to communicate.
Pezpunk= Ummm look I dont want American Cheese. Please give me Swiss.
Still looking perplexed the sandwich artiste starts pointing to the picture of the cheeses subway offers and says…
Subway “artist” = American, provone, swiss
At this point I’m thinking I must be on candid camera so I start looking around for some camera or a tv host to come out of the janitor closet and let me off the hook…
Pezpunk= Are you serious?
back to the sign goes mr sandwich artist…
Subway “artist” = American, provone, swiss
Pezpunk= JEEZ! Take the american off the bread and put swiss cheese ON the bread!
Still not getting it… can you guess what comes next?
Subway “artist” = American
Pezpunk= YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!?!?!?!
Blank stare
Pezpunk= Just forget it…
Leaves subway hungry…
So rastahomie. Please remember it isn’t always the customer but sometimes it’s the stupid fuckwad behind the counter as well 
Eveybody needs a Sheetz! (large Western PA convienve store chain) At Sheetz you use a touch screen to order your perfect MTO (Made to Order) sub or sandwich. Any bread, any meat, any type of cheese, any condiment, extra cheese extra meat, pepporoni or bacon if you want it, on a bagel if you want it. And nobody gives you any shit about it. Though the MTO is not quite up to Philly sub standards. Better than Substandard though. (Apologies to those who live were Subway is the only decent fast food.)
Schmarvelous!
Okay, I give up. If he puts nothing in it, what does he stuff the sandwich with? Or do I not want to know this?
I think that it’s only a matter of time until Jared’s becomes a full-blown cult leader. He and his army of svelte volleyball playing zombies with their cold dead eyes and frozen lips hungry for the taste of Veggie Delights and human flesh (mmmm…human flesh). Who knows, this might be to Subway as Jim Jones was to Kool-Aid.
lol. Please note the commas. i suppose I should have thrown an OR in there.
Must have been high.
As I <shudder> worked at a Subway as an assistant manager about 10 years ago, I can sympathize with rastahomie. Oh, the stories I could tell…
Unless you’ve worked fast food, you have no idea what kind of crap you have to put up with. When you and the halfwit you work with make 170 sandwiches in one shift, you kinda stop thinking and just put stuff on the sandwich. Fucking up by putting cheese on someone’s sandwich that doesn’t want it means that you’ve fucked up about a half percent of all the orders you’ve taken. At that point, you just don’t give a flying fuck. Should you? Maybe, but you don’t.
I can’t even go into a Subway anymore, much less eat one of their fucking sandwichs. The smell makes me want to puke.
And Weirddave, Subways don’t have warmers. At least the owner I worked for never put one in any of her 20 stores. Mmmmmm, microwaves… :rolleyes:
For future reference, perhaps it would be easier with such customers to ask them if they want certain items, one at a time. Their simple minds should be able to understand that. Yes/no questions are not beyond anyone’s comprehension (I hope).
Do you want cheese?
American or swiss?
Do you want mustard?
Do you want mayo?
Do you want oil and vineagar?
Do you want lettuce?
Do you want tomato?
Do you want onions?
Do you want green peppers?
Do you want olives?
Of course, if you don’t want to go through all that trouble, it’s up to you. I’m sure I left a few available condiments off. You could have done it patronizingly to increase your enjoyment.
Tell me about it. SUBWAY in California is the only place that seems to make a decent Hoagie/Sub. Every ‘Deli’ in California seems to think that meats should be cut as thick as pot roast. Grrrrrrrr. They all do this! Slice it thin you lazy surfer weenies!
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when i lived in vegas, there was a horrible killing at a subway a stones throw from my apartment. the cops said it was a robbery gone wrong. i think it was a result of sandwich anxeity. the customer was tired of playing 20 questions and blew.
here is my typical subway experiance:
12" bmt, wheat
what you want on it?
EVERYTHING!
you want mayo/mustard? yes, i want everything.
you want lettuce? yes, i want everything!
you want onion? YES, i want everything!
you want pickle? YES! EVERYTHING!
you want tomato? YES YES YES!! I WANT EVERYTHING YOU HAVE!!
you want green pepper? LOOK! I WANT EVERYTHING YOU HAVE! SINCE WHEN IS ANY OF THIS STUFF NOT PART OF EVERYTHING? ALL THAT STUFF IS A SUBSET OF EVERYTHING!! I WANT EVERYTHING YOU HAVE THERE! I WANT OIL & VINEGAR! I WANT SALT AND PEPPER! I WANT ITAI PEPPERS! IF YOU HAVE A BUCKET OF WARM SPIT- I WANT THAT TOO! I WANT EVERYTHING!!! GOT IT?
dull stare… you want jalepenios?
FADE TO BLACK…
Don’t blame me, I ordered extra Nader on mine.
I can’t remember who, but someone on the board has a sig that says something like “When people are free to do as they wish, most of them will imitate everyone else”
Oh and catfish, that was hilarious! Welcome to the boards!
For the record, all the Subway joints I’ve been to here in San Diego have stopped using the little triangle cut thingie. They slice the roll in half (most of the way) and put the stuff in regular.
And thank God. Here’s why:
Scout’s Subway Standard
Veggie Delite ™ on Asiago Cheese Bread (thank heaven)
Provolone Cheese (or none if all they have is American)
Mustard
Lettuce
Extra Tomato
Green Peppers
Pickles
Cucumbers
Vinegar
When you cut the little triangle out of the bread, there’s not much room to hold all the veggie goodness in. I’ve got lettuce and pickles falling out with each bite. Good God, man! Now with the regular cut, things stay where they ought to be.
Now for my rant with Subway, as small as it is. If I am ordering a Veggie Delite sub, please do NOT skimp on the “condiments”. Those “condiments” are what makes up my ENTIRE FUCKING SANDWICH. I have no meat on my sandwich, and as such, I require a little bit more of the veggies, for chrissakes. If you give me the equivalent of a turkey sandwich without the turkey, that’s NOT GOING TO FILL ME UP.
I will commend, however, the woman who works at Subway out at the Barona Indian Reservation Casino. She made me the world’s best veggie sub, absolutely bursting with vegetables. Marvelous.