Subway - please.

[Sheldon Cooper]

Since when is a 'footlong' NOT meant to be a foot long??

Subway respond to short sandwich scandal by claiming that FOOTLONG is a trademark and'descriptive name' not a 'measurement of length'



Subway have finally responded to international criticism that their footlong sandwiches only appear to be 11 inches long.

But their reply won't win them any new fans, as they claimed that the word footlong is a 'registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub' and 'not intended to be a measurement of length.'

'The length of the bread baked in the restaurant cannot be assured each and every time as the proofing process may vary slightly each time in the restaurant.'

Subway have since removed the statement but, as Buzzfeed points out, this is at odds with previous Subway advertising.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2264906/Subway-respond-short-sandwich-scandal-claiming-FOOTLONG-descriptive-measurement-length.html#ixzz2ISUplylu
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I understand that the proofing process can cause uneven results, but when you're off by a full inch, there is definitely something wrong with your process. I don't think it's the end of the world as we know it, but I really wish companies would be a little more truthful when they're confronted by this sort of thing.

[Wounded Bear]

1. When is the last time that tape was calibrated?

Is that, perhaps, a Quiznos tape measure?

Inquiring minds need to know.

[Sheldon Cooper]

2. Haha!

[MiddleFingerMom]

3. Obviously a male-dominated corporation.

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Males ALWAYS exaggerate linear measurements.
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[pinboy3niner]

6. Sew true

Oh, wait...this isn't the muslin thread?

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[SEMOVoter]

14. As a Laydee I can verify this is true. Also, ...

Baguettes are metric, which really bypasses this whole debate of "footlong" san'wich standard and might explain the existence of mimes, who according to legend began as street thieves that would stick stolen sandwiches in their tights to avoid detection.

I'm thinking this worked, most of the time.....

[Duer 157099]

4. Since the sandwich innards are all pre-measured

what difference does it make? They add the same amount of meat/cheese no matter the size of the bread. And all other toppings are free, so who cares?

A big non issues imho.

[alarimer]

10. I assume it's profit.

Like the grocery store shrink-ray, where a "pound" of coffee is now 12 ounces. Corporations do this all the time, modify the packaging so you don't notice there's actually less in there, yet charge the same price for it.

In Subway's case (assuming this was intentional, which it may not be), they would save on the ingredients for their bread by making smaller loaves, yet charge the same for the sandwich, increasing by a few pennies their profit per sandwich. Sell plenty of 11-inch "footlongs" and it adds up.

[Incitatus]

13. True

They may have also changed the premeasured amounts of meat and cheese that go into their subs. I don't think they've ever advertised the amount before.

[Recursion]

5. Why do the restaurants all smell so bad?

That's what I don't get.

[whistler162]

7. People have 11" feet so what's the problem?

[Hard Assets]

8. Remind me to take my tape measure the next time I go to my local Subway's.

Gotta get them to meet the standards, y'know?

[Lars39]

9. The proofing! They're trying to bullshit us 'cause they're cutting down on ingredients.

Their pans are all the same dimensions...yeast causes dough to rise when it can't go in any other direction any more.

[wyldwolf]

11. this is why most other sub places have 'small' and 'large.'

[Orrex]

12. This one goes up to eleven.