Subway

I love Subway.
They make great sandwiches.
Last month they had their «Febru — any» special where any footlong was $ 5 except for their biggets 2.
I like months like that as it gives me the chance to try their more expensive ones.
I usually get the BMT or the Chicken breast sandwich.
The chicken breast sandwich is only $ 5.50 and has two big pieces of chicken.
It is processed chicken meat to fit the shape but it is good food at a great price.

Subway’s sandwiches aren’t bad. They’re not the best in the world, but they’re not inedible. What I really hate is the process in which I go about to obtain said sandwich.
Subway, regardless of what they want you to believe, really, really wants you to do things THEIR way. Case in point: go into a subway already knowing what you want and try to order your sandwich in one sentence. Watch as the employees behind the counter will blink in confusion because «sandwich artist» #1 was only trained to care about bread, while «artist» #2 is only concerned about toppings, and «artist» #3’s only concern is to take your money and ask if you’d like chips and a drink. At Subway, ordering a sandwich has never been more needlessly complicated.
Remember that Seinfeld episode where Jerry’s new assistant nearly drives him insane questioning him about every mundane detail of his plans? That’s what it’s like ordering at Subway. Do you want a six inch or a foot long? What kind of bread do you want? Do you want that toasted? What kind of meat? What vegetables would you like? What condiments would you like? Would you like that in a meal? Do you want chips or apple slices? Fountain pop or bottled water? What’s your sign? What color is your underwear? Where were you on the night of the 18^th?
It really makes you appreciate just how many complex decisions go into the creation of a sandwich.
The natural result of this complicated process is that if there are more than three people in line ahead of you, it will take 20 minutes to get your sandwich. This is because there is always one person in line ahead of you who has the world’s most insanely-​complicated sandwich order. You can tell who they are because they have a pad of paper with the order written down on it. If you see this person, add 15 minutes to your expected wait time.
«Umm hello, hi, I’d like three foot longs, one on honey oat, one on monterrey cheddar, the other half honey oat and half white, one is going to be half sweet onion chicken teriyaki and half cold cut trio, the other is going to be half classic italian BMT and half regular italian BMT, and the last one is going to be cold cut trio… no, I wanted the chicken one on the monterrey cheddar… can you only toast half of that second one? Great! Now on the first one I’d like lettuce, tomato, yellow peppers and olives with southwestern mayo and olive oil. the other two will… no, no, I want SOUTHWESTERN mayo not regular mayo… thank you… and for the second one…»
I actually got tired of typing that so I stopped it early, but you get the idea. Now compare this to a typical sandwich order at every other sub shop in the world:
«Hi, I’d like a number 3 please, hold the mayo»
That’s it! That’s all there is to it! At Jimmy Johns on many occasions I’ve actually had the sandwich BEAT ME to the end of the counter. It was literally ready by the time I paid. Such a thing could never happen at Subway, because apparently these sandwich artists are so inept at putting meat and toppings between two pieces of bread that they need the customer to guide them through every single step of the process.
I love choices, choices can be a good thing. But they’re not ALWAYS a good thing. It is possible to have TOO MANY choices, and Subway has grown over the years into a mutated science fiction monster of choices. It seems like the higher-​ups in the company think that simply throwing more choices at the customer is going to yield better results. I realize some people do enjoy the epic labyrinth-​like quest that is the Subway sandwich order, but honestly, if I just want a damn good sandwich like right now, there are far better options out there.
Taste-​wise, the sandwiches themselves are pretty good.