Sir Xsarus wrote:
You realize that subways entire business model is that you choose your toppings with a set base right? That is the design, and the appeal, there is no "proper corporate designed sandwich". There are other sandwhich shops where you just order a menu.
Every Subway I've ever been to has a menu that you can order off of. And sometimes, if I say "I'd like a 9" number 7", they just make the sandwich, meaning that there is somewhere a "standard" set of ingredients that they use to make each sandwich. Which means that someone back at corporate headquarters at some point in the past decided what combination of ingredients in which amounts make up each sandwich that goes on the menu board.
The problem is that there is a trend to
letrequire the customer customize the sandwiches as they want. So sometimes, when I order a number 7, I get a series of questions back asking me if I want or don't want every possible ingredient that might come on a number 7. Which is annoying at heck. If I wanted to design the sandwich, I'd just do that myself. I want them to make me their version of whatever a number 7 is. But when I say something like "put whatever comes on it", they get confused. Which is even more annoying.
It's this trend that is a peeve. I think it's a dumb business model. It's merely annoying how Subway does it (both because it's inconsistent from one store to the next *and* in that I'm never quite sure if they're going down the ingredient list for the sandwich I ordered and verifying whether I want each item or are effectively having me create my own sandwich from scratch). But Which Wich goes all the way out and basically requires you to build your own sandwich. And charges you through the nose for the privilege. Well, they have these different pieces of paper you fill out, that have different broad types of sandwiches on them, but then ask you to fill in bubbles next to each ingredient in a list, which basically means that the paper you pick and the type you fill out doesn't actually matter at all. It's just flavor I guess.
Again, I have no issue if a customer wants to make substitutions or even if the shop has a single "make your own sandwich" selection and charges you a set amount to make whatever sandwich you want. But I do have an issue with a shop that has a board with menu selections on it, but then acts as though I must want to change every single item on the sandwich. No. I ordered a number 12. Just make it and let me eat it. I don't want to answer 15 questions about what you should put inside.
Edited, Apr 9th 2015 3:29pm by gbaji