QUIZNOS FREE SUBS ARE FAKE!
“Fake!” I says, “Fake!”
E and I diligently signed up for the alleged “million subs” giveaway email list at quiznos.com yesterday and happily printed our coupons a few hours ago.
We walk into Quiznos store #2129
Mid-Pike Plaza
11802D Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852
Only to find:
LIES! FRAUDS! FAKES!
The cashier-girl is sitting at one of the dining room tables hamming it up with her gentleman friend. There are no workers to be seen behind the counter. I ask distracted cashier-girl what’s going on with the coupons she says, “the best we can do is give you $2 off.” THAT’S WHACK!
Take what you can get right? There’s a reason why the NO COUPONS SIGN is posted inside the restaurant and not on the glass door.
The two sandwich makers are rude.
Upon checkout, cashier-girl forgets she offered a $2.00 discount. I remind her that we have coupons, she scans one and gives us $1.00 off and claims it’s only one discount coupon per purchase. I suppose I could have made a fuss and separated our sandwiches to make two transactions at this point, but I didn’t want to keep her from her gentleman visitor any longer, she was clearly irritated with the concept of customers in her workplace.
Of course, E. called Quiznos customer service – no answer. Call Quiznos customer service if you want to listen to an automated voice leading to an automated directory of extension numbers to strangers.
DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME SIGNING UP AND CANCELING YOUR QUIZNOS EMAIL.
DON’T WASTE YOUR TIME PRINTING YOUR “FREE SUB” COUPON.
DON’T EAT QUIZNOS.
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I was going to go out to quizno’s for the free sub, too, but now I know not to. I actually went out to IHOP last night for free pancakes, but there were too many people there so I left, but I’m actually glad we didn’t stay because the more I think of it, only 3 free pancakes?? it’s not worth it to have to eat their other crappy food…
Just sent a tip to consumerist. Cool site thanks!
Is that Ben Lee my cousin? anyhoo. HILARIOUS!!!! i’m looking forward to this weekend when i’ll have enough time to read more of your blogs. hahaha hahahaha hahahha and thanks for commenting on mine – i love comments!! comment more more more! please? thanks.
I’m a former Quiznos Franchisee that was sued by Quiznos. We counter sued them and we won. Our verdict, along with some other fun info about them is available here [sqworl.com] If you have the time and want to read an amazing story read the Judge’s 36 page ruling on that link. In his ruling, Judge Hoffman used such words as “charade” to describe what they did to us. I guarantee you will never come across a Judge’s order like this, about any other company anywhere! It really does tell the story of what this company is all about.
Being I am the only franchisee that beat them in court, I am the only franchisee that can publicly criticize them and what they do. What they do to Franchisees is as close to a scam as is possible. They stay on the line of just what is legal, using the law to protect them from what would otherwise be common law fraud. (how they do that is they hide behind the protection that the FTC gives them, to not reveal information).
The reason so many Franchisees are not honoring this coupon is that the company delayed this promo TWICE, as many of the Franchisees said they would not go along unless Quiznos Corporate (which makes about a hundred million a year selling food to its franchisees, and prohibits them from buying food from anyone else) paid for the food in this promotion. Late last week, Quiznos decided to roll it out anyhow saying no, franchisees would have to pay the entire cost. Every other system (such as Denny’s Arby’s etc) the cost of the promo was shared by both parties. In addition, most of those system sell food at cost to Franchisees. Like those other systems, Quiznos makes money by collecting a 7% royalty and 4% from franchisees which they say is for advertising. Unlike those other system however, on top of those fees, Quiznos makes that hundred million IN ADDITION by selling food to them. And you wonder why Franchisees are not honoring the coupon?
Oh, and before someone asks, yes, we are in the process of writing a book about them as we are the only ones that can.
Thanks for the comment, Rich. I was naive enough to think that Q-corporate would be concerned with consumer outrage. I shouldn’t be so surprised to hear that large corporations are so poorly run. I’ll definitely check out the link.
Just came from consumerist. Just wanted to say that when I lived in Rockville, I remember that Quizno’s always being trouble anyway.
I like Potbelly
I really love the sign in the LaQuinta store. Maybe they would sell more if they could use proper english. It’s ACCEPT not EXCEPT!
Hey Rich I am very glad to see that you won your case. I hope you have paved the road for many other franchisees that are being treated unfairly. I am currently a Quiznos franchisee and I am very unhappy. There is so much that they have done to me. I totally feel like I have to start my life over if I can ever get out of this mess that they had caused me to go into after they had received my franchise money. I was wondering if you had an email address. You can email me at rogerwaynee@hotmail.com
I got my free sub. It was tiny though.