TIL the $5 footlong at Subway is now a $7 footlong at my local spot

I walked into the Subway on Main Street in Akron last Friday for my usual meatball marinara. Grabbed two of them like I always do, got to the register, and the total was $16.42. A year ago the same order cost me around $11 even. I asked the cashier what changed and she pointed to a small sign saying the 5 dollar footlong deal got axed back in March. The manager told me it was due to higher meat prices and they couldn't keep it going. Now I'm stuck either paying more or switching to the $6.99 meal deal which is still smaller portions. Has anyone else's local spot quietly bumped up prices on old promo items?

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patriciaellis24d ago

I always thought people complaining about Subway prices were just exaggerating, but that $16.42 hit different. I used to roll my eyes at the "remember when" crowd, but your math there really opened my eyes. I got the same meatball marinara combo last week and it was $13 even, which I thought was bad enough. But two of those for over sixteen bucks is wild, especially when they've shrunk the bread and the meat portions too. The $5 footlong was basically a meme at this point, but seeing it fully dead in real time is a bummer. Guess I'm finally switching to the meal deal or just skipping Subway entirely.

ivanl7624d ago

It's just the new normal for everything now, not just Subway. You used to be able to grab a quick lunch for under ten bucks anywhere, and now that's like a fast food unicorn. They shrink the product but not the price, and we all just slowly accept it until someone shows us the actual receipt, you know?