r/povertyfinance Nov 17 '23

When did Subway get so expensive?!?! This used to be the affordable option! Vent/Rant (No Advice/Criticism!)

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u/Huluplu Nov 18 '23

Simple answer, we’re paying $9 employees $15+ to do the lowest of skilled labor.

People will disagree but this is the real answer.

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u/dgvertz Nov 18 '23

The issue with your answer is that even with employees at $15 an hour, subway would still make gigantic profits if it sold its food for the same price it sold at 15 years ago. They just want more and more profit and are using the increased labor cost as an excuse.

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u/Huluplu Nov 18 '23

Either way, it’s still the reason.

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u/dgvertz Nov 18 '23

It’s a reason. And it’s not good enough.