foot long sub lawsuit

[cattb]

Was the tape measure used to measure the sub sandwich checked for accuracy?

[Shamus]

Thats right, do away with class actions so if the frauds are tiny enough they wont be worthwhile to pursue individually, free money for the fraudster.

I worked a class action against a municipality a few years ago where they had charged 5700 people over a period of 5 years with violations of a nonexistent ordinance with an average fine of $80.00. The city attorneys position when the flaw in the law was pointed out was "sue us", he fought the class action status tooth and nail and had a federal judge not approved class action the town would have skated on it.

shamus  

[ToeTag]

How long is the bread before it is cooked?

[zack1234]

1 foot

[ToeTag]

end of lawsuit!

[guncrasher]

Was the tape measure used to measure the sub sandwich checked for accuracy?

When I used to install closet doors for homedepot I bought a tape measure that was missing the 9, cut short about 20 doors before I figure it out.




Midway

[guncrasher]

How long is the bread before it is cooked?

1 foot

You guys have never cooked anything, have you?  Your parents should file a class action lawsuit against the gene pool.



Midway

[Tank-Ace]

you missing the point that it's not that they make the sandwiches at 11 inches, but the fact that they promote them as a foot long or 12 inches.  

I'll give you an example from last year.  I went to my local grocery store and they had the amaretto disarono at about 12 buck which is 5 bucks lower than normal.  so I bought it.  the sale ended about 4 days later, but I kept going back to the store and on the shelf they had the same sale price for 2 weeks at 12 bucks.  when I went to the register they would ring it up at 17 dollars plust change and I would point it out that the shelf said 12 dollars and they would check and adjust the price.  I bought about 5 or 6 bottles untill the manager noticed it and asked one of the clerks to fix the price on the shelf.

I just wonder how many people bought that bottle in those 2 weeks because it was at 12 dollars but didnt notice that they were charged 17.  you think they would have removed the sign the first time I told them that the price on the shelf was different.

 those few bucks add up pretty soon and the only thing that stops companies is lawsuits.

midway

Following that logic, its just as bad if the sandwich is slightly thinner, but LONGER than 12", as that is still false advertising.

 Apparently its an issue of not getting what is advertised, and not about being short-changed. At least according to you. That being said, do you think its reasonable for them to measure every sandwich before they sell it? What is acceptable margin of error? Do you demand they use a microscope to confirm exact length?


 Where does it end? I'd rather see a ban on frivolous lawsuits and take the RISK to civil liberties, rather than see society squabble over the length of a sandwich in what is supposed to be an institution of respectability.


You seem to dislike big government and businesses, but step back and look at things with a modicum of rationality. Does squashed bread (and that's all it is, subway isn't trying to cut corners) really warrant a lawsuit?

[guncrasher]

Following that logic, its just as bad if the sandwich is slightly thinner, but LONGER than 12", as that is still false advertising.

 Apparently its an issue of not getting what is advertised, and not about being short-changed. At least according to you. That being said, do you think its reasonable for them to measure every sandwich before they sell it? What is acceptable margin of error? Do you demand they use a microscope to confirm exact length?


 Where does it end? I'd rather see a ban on frivolous lawsuits and take the RISK to civil liberties, rather than see society squabble over the length of a sandwich in what is supposed to be an institution of respectability.


You seem to dislike big government and businesses, but step back and look at things with a modicum of rationality. Does squashed bread (and that's all it is, subway isn't trying to cut corners) really warrant a lawsuit?

you too speak before you look up the facts dont ya?  subway bread is put into molds and the molds are 11 inches long not 12.  this is not an "accident" that happens during baking.

look at this video at 11 seconds, you can clearly see the bread is in molds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSxBh23ajJ4

I clearly remember the commercials that would advertise their footlong sandwiches as being 12 inches as they had a ruler next to it.  now everybody knows that subway is putting less "meat" into their sandwiches now a days and that is cool as they dont advertise how much they put in every sandwich.

you are familiar with the quarter pounder from macdonalds?  well if you see the asterisk they always mention that the weight is before it is cooked.  nothing wrong with subway putting an asterisk and mentioning that their footlong is only 11 inches.

midway

[Tank-Ace]

Well you see, the hole in your logic is the many subs I've had that are over 12 inches, in addition to those under 12 inches.

I have no idea why, but you just really want to assume Subway is doing it intentionally, which is a bit irrational at this point. Innocent until proven guilty, and burden of proof rests with the accuser.


Therefore I assume the plaintiff is being a love muffin and a moron until I see substantial evidence to the contrary.


Right now, I feel like writing a letter of support and encouragement to subway. Keep up the good work fellas, teach those probably overweight and lazy peasants that bread is not rigid.

[zack1234]

It was 1 foot 2 inches

Its a disgrace, I tossed and turned all night

Who cares if Subway get sued I don't own the company

Woolworth's has closed down as well

[guncrasher]

Well you see, the hole in your logic is the many subs I've had that are over 12 inches, in addition to those under 12 inches.

I have no idea why, but you just really want to assume Subway is doing it intentionally, which is a bit irrational at this point. Innocent until proven guilty, and burden of proof rests with the accuser.


Therefore I assume the plaintiff is being a love muffin and a moron until I see substantial evidence to the contrary.


Right now, I feel like writing a letter of support and encouragement to subway. Keep up the good work fellas, teach those probably overweight and lazy peasants that bread is not rigid.

km

see the logic in your bs is that franchises do what the parent company tells them to do.  all the food and molds and equipment is bought from them, then cannot go to the open market and get molds.  all the molds are 11 inches as that is the size they buy from the parent company.  I am pretty sure employes do not make it a point of "compressing" or "stretching" the bread to make it a certain size.

and go ahead and write a letter of support as that is your right and I encourage you to do it if you think it's the right thing to do.

midway

edit: I almost forgot, there's a simple reason why you cannot just stretch/compress the size of subway bread without customers noticing right away.  take a wild guess what it is.

[Tank-Ace]

Fact is that their sandwiches vary in length, generally by about +/- 1 1/2".


Clearly that indicates the molds don't produce a consistent and uniform loaf of bread.

[guncrasher]

Fact is that their sandwiches vary in length, generally by about +/- 1 1/2"

not when placed in a mold, that's the reason for them being in a mold for all the bread to be uniform in size and that is a fact.   that is why there's a consistency in weight and length/thickness of the dough being put in a mold.  they are all done in machines.  just ask mcdonalds, burger king, and all the other big franchises, they want everybody to have the same taste, look and size no matter where it is bought.




midway

[Tank-Ace]

Then not all franchises use molds clearly.