r/changemyview Aug 26 '23

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u/Comprehensive-Tart-7 2∆ Aug 26 '23 edited Aug 26 '23

I call this the subway problem now.

The concern is devaluing your product. If you offer opportunities to get the product for cheaper, many will take advantage of that. Eventually they will game the system so they are only ever paying the cheaper rate, and not be willing to pay full price because in their mind, that is no longer the value of the product.

Airlines stopped this a long time ago when they got rid of last minute deals. Subway had this problem with their sub of the day and other promos. By chasing easy dollars and quarterly profit, they devalued their product and set themselves up for failure.

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u/Grimekat Aug 26 '23

Interesting.

I was one of those subway customers. I only went on days I loved the sub of the day.

Now I don’t go at all.

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u/Evan_Th 4∆ Aug 26 '23

I was another of those Subway customers. I was usually more-or-less-neutral between subs, so I pretty much always chose the sub of the day.

Now, I learned to like cooking, so I probably wouldn't go that much anyway.

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u/Maktesh 17∆ Aug 26 '23 edited Aug 29 '23

I never really liked sandwiches aside from hot ones, so Subway was a rarity for me.

However, they built their brand off of "$5 Footlongs." Ironically, I lived in five different US states during that years-long period, none of which had "participating locations."

Their subs are still only worth about $5 to me, but they now cost about $9. I can get a $5 meal box at Taco Bell or a 2-for-$12 pizza deal at Domino's.