Subway Ends Free-Sandwich Promotion

[CatWoman]

Poor Jared!!!

MILFORD, Conn. - The Subway restaurant chain said Thursday it is ending its decades-old free sandwich promotion, amid concerns that counterfeiters have been creating and selling copies of the restaurant's proof-of-purchase stamps and cards.

Subway, which operates more than 23,000 restaurants in 82 countries, joins a growing list of businesses — from pharmaceutical companies and cigarette manufacturers to recording studios and clothing designers — who say counterfeiters have hurt their bottom line.

Under the Sub Club promotion, which had run in some form since the 1980s, customers received a stamp for every six-inch sandwich they bought. A full card of eight stamps could be redeemed for a free sandwich.

But thousands of stamps are for sale at online auction sites and company officials said franchise owners were increasingly discovering counterfeit stamps.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050602/ap_on_bi_ge/counterfeiting_subway

[Skittles]

1. I WISH THEY'D END THEIR G.D. JARED PROMOTION

I am truly sick of that f***.

[CatWoman]

2. he is annoying

:hi:

[Skittles]

4. he was OK when they first stared but ENOUGH ALREADY

FOR GOD'S SAKE EAT SOMEWHERE ELSE JARED. :hi:

[Maddy McCall]

10. Can you imagine having to eat Subway Subs for the rest of ...

your life? Yuck.

[Skittles]

14. I dislike ALL fad diets

the only sensible way to stay fit is to eat is everything in moderation, proper proportions, get your fruit and veggies and EXERCISE YOUR ASS OFF EVERY DAY. Yes INDEED.

[Maddy McCall]

3. I hate Subway.

Their food is heavable. Yuck.

[Enraged_Ape]

5. I am really p***ed about this

I have two half-filled cards in my wallet. I used to get a free sandwich about once a month. Thanks a lot, Subway.

I'll probably still go, though. I love Subway. In fact, I don't see why anyone could really complain about that place too much, when you can order just about any sandwich any way you'd like.

Jared, on the other hand, is an @$$clown.

[Maddy McCall]

7. Because I got food poisoning from a Subway sub.

I still get sick just thinking about it. :puke:

[Enraged_Ape]

17. Yikes

Fortunately, the one in my neighborhood is very clean. I can see how that would kind of put you off of it, though.

[ogradda]

6. Crap.

I kept meaning to turn those sticker cards in.

[Skittles]

15. I turned mine in and got I think 50 cents a sticker credit

I was getting an order for us folks at work at the time

[Spinzonner]

8. I'm really disappointed in you

Couldn't you have named this thread Subway to Stamp-out free sandwiches ?

[Kurovski]

9. And here's a quote from pale, soft-gutted Jared:

"There are so many things you can be known for in the world. It's nice to be known for something positive. It could be for something like Monica Lewinsky."

Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine Jan. 12, 2003


Spread the word like Mayo on a BLT, and maybe we can banish the Queen of Sandwich from our screens once and for all.

[Enraged_Ape]

19. I should have known Mr. Muppet Mouth was a Freeper

That guy has the widest mouth of anyone I've ever seen. It's like he eats those sandwiches sideways.

[Kurovski]

21. His wide load

shifted up to his skull.

[MrScorpio]

11. The Sub Club is DEAD?!?

Oh the humanity!

[Tweed]

20. don't you mean the clubmanity?

:rofl:

[Deja Q]

12. No need to worry, I'll end my being-a-customer-there promotion.

Hope many others do too, their prices are pretty high in the first place.

[AntiCoup2K4]

13. Those fuckers better take the 5 full cards that I have in my desk drawer..

It's hard not to eat at Subway, because they are literally everywhere.

[Skittles]

16. they do honor them but take 'em in now

go on now

[xmas74]

18. I prefer Planet Sub anyways.

They have a much bigger variety, all of their veggies are purchased locally from small markets and farmers markets and they support environmental causes. And now they are franchising nationwide.

[The_Casual_Observer]

22. Another good thing spoiled by thieves. Say what you will,

but there always seems to be dishonest persons out there trying to take advantage of every little potential weakness in the system. It's damned disheartening when you think about the amount of shit we have to deal with on a daily basis just because of the systems put in place to foil spoilers.

[bullwinkle428]

23. I used to eat Subway sandwiches all of the time,

but gave up on them once I started eating at Quizno's and Blimpies...Quizno's in particular is a superior product!

[Pithlet]

24. All the Blimpies closed in our area :(

Blimpies was superior. I am bummed about the Sub Club, though.