Fast food jobs are often pegged as the worst. Between working with greasy food, cleaning up after customers, and dealing with incompetent co-workers, it seems the only good that comes from fast food jobs is the pay check. Working at Subway is no exception to these down falls. In fact, there is something about Subway that seems to draw in the same questions from customers over and over.
1. “What kind of bread would you like?” “American.” “Okay, but what kind of bread?” “American.”
Getting snapped at by a customer is often scary, especially when they are so confident in their response. However, sometimes, when they are in the wrong, it can be just a little bit satisfying to correct them. "I'm sorry, American is a type of cheese."
2. "What can I get for you today?" "Food."
Woah, really?
3. “What kind of cheese do you want?” “Yes.”
4. “Any veggies on your sandwich?” “Well, yeah. Of course.”
Subway lives off the idea that people can make a fresh sandwich any way they want and at the pace of a fast food chain. Naturally, not everyone likes the same veggies or even likes them at all. It’s only fair that the sandwich artist asks if they want any vegetables at all.
5. “I’ll have it toasted, with cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, spinach, cucumber, pickles, onions, mayo, mustard…”
6. “I said I wanted a six inch.”
Trust me, there is a slim chance that the person working didn’t hear you. Just because they grabbed a foot-long loaf of bread doesn’t mean you aren’t going to get a six inch. It just means they need to cut it in half.
7. “I’ll have all the veggies, but lettuce, tomato, cucumber, spinach, pickles, onions, and no peppers.”
Olives. You want olives.
8. “What’s your best deal?”
This must be a trick question. Subway and deals? Subway makes all its money by charging things a la carte, with the exception of buying a drink and chips together for a slightly discounted price. Almost everything on the menu is overpriced.
9. “Where are your five dollar foot-longs?”
Unfortunately, "five dollar foot-longs" have been off Subway's menu for almost a year now.
10. “Is the bread fresh?"
Advertisements aren’t lying when they say that Subway has fresh bread. Every morning the person opening the store bakes over 100 pieces of bread. Yes, the bread is fresh.
11. “I’ll have the regular bread.”
"Regular" is a pretty subjective term. "Regular" to one customer might be white bread, while to others it may be the wheat. Leaving the sandwich artist to interpret what you consider "regular" often causes issues and confusion.
12. “This isn’t for me, so I don’t know what to put on it.”
There is nothing wrong with ordering a sandwich for someone else. However, it does hold up a line if you take a ton of time to call someone to try to figure out what they want. It's always best to know what you are ordering before you order.
13. “I’ll have a Big Mac.”
This would be funny if every other customer didn't ask the same thing.
14. “I’ll have whatever is recommended.”
This is another instance that tends to leave the sandwich artist confused and the customer unsatisfied. Subway doesn't offer recommendations to their sandwiches, with the exceptions of sauces on a few specialty subs.
15. “I want that sandwich I saw on TV.”
That really narrows it down.
16. “This must be the easiest job ever. You just have to make sandwiches.”
That would be true if we weren’t training new people, taking care of endless customers, and trying to keep the store clean and organized, all while keeping some sort of sanity.
