I have 3 Subways within 1 1/2 mile of me and none of them accept the coupons sent to me in the mail by Subway. I mean the owners use the Subway name but don't honor the Subway coupon, I've called around to nearly all of them within 5 mile radius, I have 3 within 1 1/2 miles and none of them accept them. So what's the point of sending them to my address, seems like a waste of time and resources for everyone and makes Subway as a whole look bad. They are sending me nothing more than trash and wasting my time trying to redeem the deal. I haven't gone to a Subway in nearly 2 years and I probably will never go back.
Because corporate sends them out, franchisees aren’t required to accept them.
Subway was never built for single operators tbh to be profitable
It was always meant for multii unit owners stacking 10% returns off each store. However it was sold as a profitable single unit operation
Exactly this.
Because the deals absolutely destroy the owners profits, which are already minimal to begin with. Subway has the best coupons for customers, but worst coupons for owners to make profit. And obviously owners need to make profit to stay in business.
I get that but I also need to see some sort of value to even go there and the last couple years they have destroyed the value so I guess we are just at an impasse that won't be resolved.
Subway is the only QSR that does this. Hence why they’re in the position they’re in.
But is a coupon worse than no customers at all? Subway is rarely busy, I'm surprised they're in a position to be turning customers away at the door.
Not when the coupon loses them money.
But are they making money when they sell a sub for $15.00?
Shhhhh don’t say the simple quiet thing out loud
Long term owners usually accept coupons and online deals. They realize that marketing brings in business. McDonald’s offers deals on their app everyday. Some Subway owners are clueless on how to run a profitable business. I owned subways for over 30 years. We always couponed and were very successful. We started with two employees on a shift, we slowly added staff. Before my retirement we had 10 people working two sandwich lines. We served 300 people in an hour at lunch and we had the highest catering sales in the chain. It’s all about how much effort you are willing to put in as an owner.
Honestly, franchisees lose their butts on these coupons unless they own many Subways. My boss owns 2 dozen. This new 4th sub free, unbelievable. When you have frequent fliers, like we do, one just got 2 free footlongs yesterday, and this just started.
My location takes coupons. The others around me do not. Every day a customer comes to tell me the other locations didn’t take them so they order at my shop. 6.99 or 0. They drive traffic, most owners look at the as a loss.
It’s up to the store to participate or not
Corporate isn't going to know or care if the Subways around you accept coupons or not.
I think that's a problem, it wouldn't be too hard to build a data base to see what areas accept them, seems like a failure all the way around and it wastes people's time, luckily for me I called 1st but it still took time to look up stores and call them and it's the reason I will not go to another one again. They don't care because they know it'll bring people in and most will give in and buy at full price anyways because they are already there so it's making them money regardless.
If you want to use them, see if there is a code for the app on it. They can't turn down your online order.
I appreciate that but I'd just rather not play games, if they can't honor Subway coupons at a Subway or give a decent price in person without putting unwanted apps on my phone, it's time for me to find somewhere else to support.
I’m taking advantage of them for me 🤣
They are sent to everyone in the country, not just you specifically. It's always in that huge collection of other junk mail, grocery store flyers, etc.