On Friday, April 12, 2019 at 2:57:13 AM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> "dsi1" > wrote in message
> ...
> On Thursday, April 11, 2019 at 12:34:06 PM UTC-10, Julie Bove wrote:
> > "A Moose in Love" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > i know. franchise fees etc. our local grocer sells subs for $4.99. they
> > are loaded with cold cuts, cheese, cole slaw, toms, and on a good chewy
> > bread. a much better deal than the cold cut combo at subway. however you
> > can only get the one sub with or without onions. no choice of veggies
> > etc.,
> > but still, much better of a deal than subway.
> >
> > Years ago. they put a Subway in near where I worked. I went there twice. I
> > would have gone more times but they mysteriously vanished overnight. We
> > did
> > have a place called Sandwich Isle at the other end of the strip mall. They
> > had good food and beer/wine. Regular sandwiches though. Not subs.
> >
> > The thing about Subway was... They picked out the middle of the bread.
> > Both
> > sides. Then stuffed it with whatever sandwich ingredients you wanted. I
> > always wondered what they did with the bread they picked out.
> >
> > Some years later, a Subway went in near where I lived. I was shocked at
> > the
> > change in them. Inferior meat and very little of it. Produce had seen
> > better
> > days. The sandwiches were mostly watery shredded iceberg lettuce and
> > bread.
> > No thanks!
>
> I've never seen a Subway that removed portions of the bread. They used to
> make a V-slice into the bread which hollowed it out some. These days, they
> just make a flat cut between the top and bottom. Beats me which way is
> better but when the corporate office says to slice the bread flat, you cut
> it that way - or else!
>
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>
> They pulled it out by hand. Maybe they weren't supposed to but they did.

I am not against them hollowing out the bread. That would make the damn thing easier to eat!