Topic: Subway to end Free Sandwich Program

Duty Honor Country · June 3rd, 2005

Leave it to a few dishonest people to ruin a good thing.

By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 34 minutes ago

MILFORD, Conn. - The Subway restaurant chain said Thursday it is ending its decades-old free sandwich promotion, amid concerns that counterfeiters have been creating and selling copies of the restaurant's proof-of-purchase stamps and cards.

Subway, which operates more than 23,000 restaurants in 82 countries, joins a growing list of businesses — from pharmaceutical companies and cigarette manufacturers to recording studios and clothing designers — who say counterfeiters have hurt their bottom line.

Under the Sub Club promotion, which had run in some form since the 1980s, customers received a stamp for every six-inch sandwich they bought. A full card of eight stamps could be redeemed for a free sandwich.

But thousands of stamps are for sale at online auction sites and company officials said franchise owners were increasingly discovering counterfeit stamps...

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chewie_nz · June 3rd, 2005

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

i don't know if they are stopping that here in NZ but damn right i'm gonna ask!

behemoth79 · June 3rd, 2005

¿Por Queeeeeeeeeeeee?

AussieNick · June 15th, 2005

Doesn't seem to be happening in Australia

Duty Honor Country · June 18th, 2005

I chatted with a manager at subway. The upper management is diciding how they should go about the stamp issue. Right now the stamps are in effect until OCT of this year. The manager did say they were thinking of issuing a smart card that you would swipe to credit you on your way to a free sub.

June 3rd, 2005	Post 1
Duty Honor Country Milforum Moderator	Post; Subway to end Free Sandwich Program Leave it to a few dishonest people to ruin a good thing. By MATT APUZZO, Associated Press Writer 2 hours, 34 minutes ago MILFORD, Conn. - The Subway restaurant chain said Thursday it is ending its decades-old free sandwich promotion, amid concerns that counterfeiters have been creating and selling copies of the restaurant's proof-of-purchase stamps and cards. Subway, which operates more than 23,000 restaurants in 82 countries, joins a growing list of businesses — from pharmaceutical companies and cigarette manufacturers to recording studios and clothing designers — who say counterfeiters have hurt their bottom line. Under the Sub Club promotion, which had run in some form since the 1980s, customers received a stamp for every six-inch sandwich they bought. A full card of eight stamps could be redeemed for a free sandwich. But thousands of stamps are for sale at online auction sites and company officials said franchise owners were increasingly discovering counterfeit stamps... REAMD MORE __________________ "The best form of taking care of troops is first-class training, for this saves unnecessary casualties." Erwin Rommel

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behemoth79 Tribuni Angusticlavii	¿Por Queeeeeeeeeeeee? __________________ si deum nobiscum, quis contra? AS LONG AS DIXIE STILL EXISTS,THIS COUNTRY WILL NEVER FALL

June 15th, 2005	Post 4
AussieNick Forum Digger Gear	Doesn't seem to be happening in Australia __________________ Platoon Commander, 6 Platoon, B Company 10/27th Battalion Royal South Australia Regiment PRO PATRIA

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chewie_nz Banned	NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! i don't know if they are stopping that here in NZ but damn right i'm gonna ask!

June 18th, 2005	Post 5
Duty Honor Country Milforum Moderator	I chatted with a manager at subway. The upper management is diciding how they should go about the stamp issue. Right now the stamps are in effect until OCT of this year. The manager did say they were thinking of issuing a smart card that you would swipe to credit you on your way to a free sub.

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