Why the $5 Footlong Failed: How Franchising Works

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  • @maif3ng
    @maif3ng 5 лет назад +3114

    What I Watched: Why the $5 Footlong Failed: How Franchising Works
    What I Expected: Flaming Subway on why it failed its footlong
    What I Got: Franchising Inflation 101

    • @daoyang223
      @daoyang223 5 лет назад +42

      Can't afford to sell a sandwich for 5 dollars when realistically a loaf of 9 grain oat is more than 5 dollars.

    • @matt_dude2446
      @matt_dude2446 5 лет назад +31

      What I really got: Why we need communism

    • @youtubesucksdicks9615
      @youtubesucksdicks9615 5 лет назад +77

      Next video:
      Why PolyMatter Failed, How Stretched Pseudo Info-graphic RUclips Videos Makes People Think They Actually Know Stuff

    • @skeletordanzig4999
      @skeletordanzig4999 5 лет назад +3

      I'm drunk and nearly fell asleep when I thought I'd be laughing!

    • @iamkurgan1126
      @iamkurgan1126 5 лет назад +5

      Five
      Five Dollar
      Five Dollar Fart Song

  • @ZoomZip
    @ZoomZip 5 лет назад +10546

    I feel like you could summarize this video like this: $5 footlong failed because inflation caught up with the name.

    • @rasalghul84
      @rasalghul84 5 лет назад +560

      6 seconds video

    • @murderyoutubeworkersandceos
      @murderyoutubeworkersandceos 5 лет назад +526

      And where would he put the ads?

    • @TrueGritProductions
      @TrueGritProductions 5 лет назад +178

      I feel like none of you assholes could make a better video

    • @megakirbyx
      @megakirbyx 5 лет назад +359

      Yeah but you gotta stretch everything out to 10 minutes because youtube is dumb

    • @siniarskimar
      @siniarskimar 5 лет назад +341

      It literally took him 7 minutes to at least mention the footlong

  • @MuchWhittering
    @MuchWhittering 4 года назад +5251

    "Almost everyone needs to eat." I'd like to meet the people who don't.

  • @benbanned1381
    @benbanned1381 3 года назад +951

    Sub stylist: "Ok now that your sub is done that will be $5.45"
    *me* "ya can i get a small bag of chips and a small drink too?"
    Cashier: "sure your total is now $14.33"

    • @DennisMartinezCalifornia
      @DennisMartinezCalifornia 2 года назад +8

      Bro 😤🤣

    • @olsenfernandes3634
      @olsenfernandes3634 2 года назад +17

      I can't tell if this is a joke or if American Subway is just that stupid.

    • @ruebendiditfidget2702
      @ruebendiditfidget2702 2 года назад +35

      @@olsenfernandes3634 yes its true. More like only $9 but hes trying to say is here in America junk food cost so much is not worth it long term to financially to be eating it often.

    • @iambevins8373
      @iambevins8373 2 года назад +10

      @@ruebendiditfidget2702 lol that's literally the most untrue statement on america I've ever heard.

    • @Fredupwithu
      @Fredupwithu 2 года назад +27

      @@iambevins8373 it’s halfway true, food in general in the US is absurdly expensive compared to other developed countries. That’s why so many Americans turn to fast food, it’s easy and cheaper than other options. But, a fast food meal in the US will cost about double what a fresh, cooked meal does in Europe. And the portions are way more generous as well. It’s pretty fucked up

  • @h8GW
    @h8GW 4 года назад +2691

    "...and pay an absurdly small amount of money."
    _mentions Starbucks 15 seconds later_

    • @olliegoria
      @olliegoria 4 года назад +54

      *mentions KFC just before that*

    • @angsleeper6588
      @angsleeper6588 4 года назад +63

      5 bucks for 1 drink? Hell yeah mate

    • @KokoroKatsura
      @KokoroKatsura 3 года назад +6

      a n i m e
      n
      i
      m
      e

    • @vrnvorona
      @vrnvorona 3 года назад +6

      @@olliegoria KFC not that expensive

    • @olliegoria
      @olliegoria 3 года назад +48

      @@vrnvorona for the shit they serve, oh yes it is. Local grocery store sells better fried chicken.

  • @liamo6677
    @liamo6677 5 лет назад +641

    Customers nearly murder me when i have to tell them we no longer have the $5 footlong

    • @matrixman8582
      @matrixman8582 5 лет назад +14

      Omg yes can totally relate

    • @lodbldbol
      @lodbldbol 5 лет назад +32

      Damn they must be cheap, the sub tastes too good for me to complain about 2 dollars

    • @Domebuddy
      @Domebuddy 5 лет назад +139

      @@lodbldbol when I was a poor person making 10 dollars an hour, finding out 5 dollar foot longs werent a thing anymore made me swap to 5 dollar pizzas from little caesars.

    • @kenshinhimura9387
      @kenshinhimura9387 5 лет назад +18

      @@lodbldbol tastes like shit and not even worth $3

    • @buddyguy4723
      @buddyguy4723 5 лет назад +7

      @@kenshinhimura9387dont get the meatball sub then ya tool

  • @tsui1024
    @tsui1024 3 года назад +160

    Beyond inflation, their attitude towards the footlong being a "logo" rather than measurement also turned a lot of customers away. People thought of them as scammers.

  • @harrypotter5460
    @harrypotter5460 4 года назад +2651

    And now they’re bringing the $5 foot long back lol

    • @brandonsheaffer5035
      @brandonsheaffer5035 4 года назад +271

      Yea but you have to buy 2 and it's only a limited time offer

    • @harrypotter5460
      @harrypotter5460 4 года назад +13

      Brandon Sheaffer True true.

    • @goldfishie9210
      @goldfishie9210 4 года назад +82

      Alot of stores aren't doing it though because it's giving away money for people to eat

    • @Smeff14
      @Smeff14 4 года назад +9

      GoldFishie yeah we just went from a buy one get one, and a buy two get one free and we lost too
      Much money, I didn’t the owner of my store did

    • @coleedgerly5666
      @coleedgerly5666 4 года назад +70

      Fuck that deal. I have to explain it to all the idiotic customers
      "Why isn't my sandwich 5$?"
      Bitch its 2 for 10$

  • @bankrobba6731
    @bankrobba6731 5 лет назад +795

    Reasons 5 dollar footlongs failed:
    1. It cost $9
    2. It’s 10 inches

  • @zuko1569
    @zuko1569 5 лет назад +6790

    Because children were afraid of Jared's $5 Footlong

    • @neoneonize
      @neoneonize 5 лет назад +273

      Oh no...

    • @nickgreen9080
      @nickgreen9080 5 лет назад +35

      Zuzu lmaoooooooooo

    • @rickiex
      @rickiex 5 лет назад +101

      *insert Jared chasing after little girl meme*

    • @flipflop82ful
      @flipflop82ful 5 лет назад +74

      He can just fill the first 3 inches of it with his meat...

    • @donut5818
      @donut5818 5 лет назад +93

      r/CursedComments

  • @Asteros1453
    @Asteros1453 Год назад +48

    No longer $5 footlong:
    "Sandwiches which experience raised prices due to inflation?"
    "Unsatisfactory."

    • @janelim6527
      @janelim6527 Год назад +3

      $5 footlong failed to maintain its price but succeeded to become a meme

  • @cherrycolareal
    @cherrycolareal Год назад +18

    "Sandwiches at a cheap price?"
    "Satisfactory"
    THIS is why you have to sell $5 footlongs

  • @already100degrees
    @already100degrees 5 лет назад +3030

    Came here to learn why $5 foot long failed.
    Watched 10 minute video on starting a franchise/inflation.
    My thirst; not quenched.

    • @riverdaletales8457
      @riverdaletales8457 5 лет назад +46

      On top of that he showed a picture of a fake taco 😂😂😂 I'm a true Mexican and i can 100% confirm a hard shell is not a authentic taco 😂

    • @denzelhairston8152
      @denzelhairston8152 4 года назад +7

      It failed because of inflation. Obviously...

    • @DankTrapChannel
      @DankTrapChannel 4 года назад +8

      well, gotta hit that 10 min algorithm mark

    • @tiredpoe5540
      @tiredpoe5540 4 года назад +1

      I'm not sure if I should like. Should I?

    • @YourRightSide
      @YourRightSide 4 года назад

      D15c0nn3ct exactly...

  • @davidtitanium22
    @davidtitanium22 5 лет назад +509

    "Almost everyone needs to eat"
    There always that hipster huh

    • @DaveSmith-cp5kj
      @DaveSmith-cp5kj 5 лет назад +45

      "Don't assume my dietary needs! REEEEEEE"

    • @fenrirgg
      @fenrirgg 5 лет назад +26

      I think there's a tree legally recognized as a human named Jackson Oak, so he is an autotroph. I'm glad he recognized autotrophes as valuable members of humankind.

    • @slappy8941
      @slappy8941 5 лет назад +17

      Eating is so mainstream.

    • @octobbie
      @octobbie 5 лет назад +3

      @Donnie Pendleton ok

    • @marina9575
      @marina9575 5 лет назад +4

      @Donnie Pendleton REE

  • @tacticallemon7518
    @tacticallemon7518 4 года назад +973

    1:04 ah, yes the five most recognizable countries
    China
    England
    India
    California
    Canada

    • @cloudcover2943
      @cloudcover2943 4 года назад +78

      The UK is more than just England...

    • @dr.eggsucc1026
      @dr.eggsucc1026 4 года назад +33

      Cloudcover no

    • @Enzoxvx
      @Enzoxvx 3 года назад +127

      @@cloudcover2943 that's the problem you see in that?

    • @imperial2252
      @imperial2252 3 года назад +2

      Dr. EggSucc wdym “no”

    • @SamiLB_
      @SamiLB_ 3 года назад +39

      I think the main error is CALIFORNIA lmao.

  • @MegaAppleshit
    @MegaAppleshit 3 года назад +375

    I find it hilarious that you call peanuts "real nuts" when they are actually legumes. . .

  • @joeyazzz
    @joeyazzz 5 лет назад +268

    1:58 "almost everyone needs to eat"
    do some people just go outside and conduct photosynthesis?

    • @Dabajaws
      @Dabajaws 5 лет назад +14

      In metal gear solid they do

    • @medexamtoolsdotcom
      @medexamtoolsdotcom 5 лет назад +33

      Actually, no one needs to eat. You can literally go for the rest of your life without eating.

    • @nvrslps
      @nvrslps 5 лет назад +5

      I guess one could drink all their meals

    • @hughmungus2946
      @hughmungus2946 5 лет назад +6

      @@medexamtoolsdotcom i mean, ur not wrong

    • @MrNight-dg1ug
      @MrNight-dg1ug 5 лет назад +7

      @@medexamtoolsdotcom r/technicallythetruth

  • @thomasturner6980
    @thomasturner6980 5 лет назад +2576

    It would have worked if James still worked at sooooubway

  • @jamesfranklin8541
    @jamesfranklin8541 4 года назад +290

    “but almost everyone needs to eat” lol
    - Polymatter

    • @nacho9037
      @nacho9037 4 года назад +11

      Was searching in the comments for this. Almost? wtf

    • @marranin007
      @marranin007 4 года назад

      @@nacho9037 i don't need to eat

    • @GundamChao
      @GundamChao 3 года назад +7

      People in comas, or who are otherwise hooked up to IVs

    • @jamesfranklin8541
      @jamesfranklin8541 3 года назад +6

      @@GundamChao they still need to eat. They are ingesting their nutrients differently is all.

  • @Kittie28
    @Kittie28 3 года назад +121

    over a year and a half later and i'm still trying to figure out why you had to bring cashews into the equation

    • @luxury5990
      @luxury5990 2 года назад +2

      I'm guessing it's because cashews are expensive compared to other nuts? Or maybe this guy just doesn't like cashews idk

    • @bropez3506
      @bropez3506 2 года назад +2

      +8 months and i'm wondering the same thing!

  • @justice5150
    @justice5150 5 лет назад +878

    why the $5 footlong failed: answer begins at 7:30

    • @TemplarJX
      @TemplarJX 5 лет назад +74

      Thank you

    • @barateza16
      @barateza16 5 лет назад +20

      If you don't like the channel content, go search yourself on Google

    • @bartiz12
      @bartiz12 5 лет назад +9

      Thank you!

    • @busywl69
      @busywl69 5 лет назад +2

      @@bartiz12 thanks. scrolled down first.

    • @ilyamosin3090
      @ilyamosin3090 5 лет назад +10

      You really love your information out of context, huh?

  • @Robstrap
    @Robstrap 5 лет назад +202

    "Almost everyone needs to eat".
    What aren't you telling us

    • @cattysplat
      @cattysplat 5 лет назад +6

      The interesting point not really covered is why these places that "charge us only a few dollars for food" are making so many billions. The quality is low, and the price for that food is high, they are making high profits on selling mass produced garbage. Try making this food at home from a store and you'll be surprised how much cheaper and healthier it is. Fast food eateries screw everyone over for that fat, sugar and salt addiction.

    • @lawrencemayne1906
      @lawrencemayne1906 5 лет назад

      @@cattysplat I'm jonesing for that sfs, dawg...

    • @terrencedayton2788
      @terrencedayton2788 5 лет назад +2

      I think the OP was inquiring about who does NOT need to eat?

    • @stomynagari7963
      @stomynagari7963 5 лет назад +1

      @@cattysplat woke

    • @BlueBoy0
      @BlueBoy0 5 лет назад +3

      If you say "everyone" with no qualifiers you have to deal with dumbass nitpicky comments like, "What about people in a coma who get nutrition through a tube?" and "What about breatharians? They're totally real, I know a guy who knew a guy..."

  • @mikeg8276
    @mikeg8276 3 года назад +60

    “Try a real nut like peanuts”
    Peanuts aren’t even real nuts!!
    I’m just gonna assume this is expert level trolling. Well played, sir.

  • @anthony2384
    @anthony2384 3 года назад +66

    “Almost everyone needs to eat” okay so are you confirming that Mark facebookman is indeed a robot?

  • @samthachamp5035
    @samthachamp5035 4 года назад +306

    This man really said “almost everyone needs to eat” who is he excluding ??? Superman ??..a humanoid plant man??

    • @_Atzin
      @_Atzin 4 года назад +3

      foetuses don't need to eat

    • @aspenpawarts9333
      @aspenpawarts9333 4 года назад +13

      Atzin yes they do

    • @SergeantExtreme
      @SergeantExtreme 4 года назад +13

      @@aspenpawarts9333 Yes, but if you kill them, you get a "Democrat of the Year" award.

    • @aspenpawarts9333
      @aspenpawarts9333 4 года назад +29

      @@SergeantExtreme Idiot

    • @SergeantExtreme
      @SergeantExtreme 4 года назад +8

      @@aspenpawarts9333 No, you are the idiot.

  • @jasim.haneef
    @jasim.haneef 5 лет назад +127

    "..but almost everyone needs to eat."
    -Polymatter 2019

    • @KingPinniped
      @KingPinniped 5 лет назад +3

      It's true though. Some have medical conditions that lead them to subsist with feeding tube implants or drink soylent, therefore not needing to eat.

    • @LucarioBoricua
      @LucarioBoricua 5 лет назад +1

      To be fair, morbidly obese people need to eat the least, at most maintaining an intake of micronutrients and drastically cutting back on the macronutrients (the stuff with calories--fat, sugars, starch, proteins).

    • @AqueousBoy
      @AqueousBoy 5 лет назад +1

      KingPinniped I mean... that’s still eating, really.

    • @AndrewAce.
      @AndrewAce. 5 лет назад +1

      Some people don't eat? Is it possible to learn this power?

    • @TimmyTickle
      @TimmyTickle 5 лет назад

      @@KingPinniped Soylent Green?

  • @aaronsorensen9499
    @aaronsorensen9499 4 года назад +500

    I only disliked this video because you called cashews "disgusting." How dare you?

  • @KOKOBC
    @KOKOBC 4 года назад +119

    Everyone: they brought the 5$ foot long back lol!
    Me: the reason why it came back is because food is getting cheaper since farmers can’t find a way to sell the food anymore because schools, and most restaurants are still closed. This means that sourcing materials is now cheaper, so subway might actually be making a profit. Also, notice how they say you have to buy two at a time? Well this is because the profit margin is probably very low, so in order to be able to make enough money to pay rent and stuff, they have to sell two at a time. You probably didn’t read this whole thing but if you did, now you know.

    • @toofacedsugar1764
      @toofacedsugar1764 3 года назад +1

      thx

    • @Saixjacket
      @Saixjacket 3 года назад +1

      Nice, hopefully flank steak isn’t like 13 a pound, I want to make jerky again!!

    • @hiflyer000
      @hiflyer000 3 года назад +4

      The actual cost of making a footlong sandwich on average in around $2.50, so they are plenty profitable. The issue is they sell far fewer sandwiches than somewhere like McDonalds, which have thinner profit margins but sell way more product. Plus Subway has very strict franchise rules and restrictions which limit the power of its franchisee's to generate revenue.

    • @bawicz0
      @bawicz0 2 года назад +1

      ok

    • @Mr.Miniguy
      @Mr.Miniguy 2 года назад +1

      I read the whole thing

  • @JacoBluezz
    @JacoBluezz 5 лет назад +678

    "A real nut like a peanut" Peanuts aren't real nuts though, they're legumes (like peas)

    • @naverilllang
      @naverilllang 5 лет назад +24

      That's the joke

    • @StefanBacon
      @StefanBacon 5 лет назад +10

      And some poor old Vietnamese lady burned her hands shelling that cashew for you.

    • @picketf
      @picketf 5 лет назад +17

      Cashews are not real nuts either. They are a seed from a fruit that has a super sweet taste.

    • @mariobadia4553
      @mariobadia4553 5 лет назад +9

      I'M ABOUT TO *NUT*

    • @phxnigtmare
      @phxnigtmare 5 лет назад +4

      @@naverilllang Sure it was...

  • @arvidolin4318
    @arvidolin4318 5 лет назад +292

    I know a friend who used to own a subway but didn't renew the contract and started a rip-off subway since it already was popular and the people don't mind it.

    • @HandersonDTjia
      @HandersonDTjia 5 лет назад +101

      I think that's the best case for the restaurant owner. You gain enough popularity, people know you, and they go to this place regularly. Then when the license's off, you can open a ripoff where loyal customers and regular customers will still go to the same place and same owner, just a different brand.
      At least, that's what works for the restaurants at a less crowded place where I live. I don't know if the same should work, let's say on the downtown areas in the cities.

    • @dwc1964
      @dwc1964 5 лет назад +64

      @@HandersonDTjia beware potential noncompete clauses in franchise agreements prohibiting this sort of thing

    • @milosilic23
      @milosilic23 5 лет назад +7

      @@dwc1964 i think that depends on the country.

    • @dwc1964
      @dwc1964 5 лет назад +11

      @@milosilic23 do you mean that in some countries, noncompete clauses like that would be illegal? Because I'm not sure if any country or trade bloc has any such laws. Absent any law prohibiting such a clause, it would be a matter of each individual contract. And since power does not reside equally on either side of the table in these negotiations, I'd suspect such clauses would be common if not universal.
      [note: I'm a word processor at a corporate law firm but not specifically dealing with this sort of thing, so I'm generally familiar with how companies & rich people do things, but haven't looked at many franchise agreements. FWIW.]

    • @SomebodyPerfectly
      @SomebodyPerfectly 5 лет назад +8

      Didn't work here in Germany.
      We had a "Mr. Sub" situation in my area when Subway fked over the existing joints.
      -In the end they all had to close down and pay up for the additional time they used the concept.

  • @sticknodesanimator4165
    @sticknodesanimator4165 Год назад +4

    5 dollars for cocaine
    spongebob: A acceptable price for cocaine??!?
    patrick:the government is gonna put us down

  • @getoofedonn9401
    @getoofedonn9401 Год назад +11

    Satisfactory.

  • @Dblup
    @Dblup 5 лет назад +717

    We’re going to have to box because of what you said about CASHEWS! My goons and I are UPSET!

    • @MrDyuziak
      @MrDyuziak 5 лет назад +46

      Actually peanuts aren't even nuts, they're legumes. I would support you in your love for cashews but I'm allergic to nuts.

    • @TheBoxingNinja
      @TheBoxingNinja 5 лет назад +15

      @@MrDyuziak That's completely random information.

    • @smite6918
      @smite6918 5 лет назад +24

      John fr cashews are the best tasting nut which is actually a fruit

    • @numbersinnames5039
      @numbersinnames5039 5 лет назад +36

      Cashews are amazing, I support your declaration.

    • @JoeriU
      @JoeriU 5 лет назад +4

      @@MrDyuziak Thank you! I came here looking for this comment, glad to find it!

  • @christusenciaga
    @christusenciaga 5 лет назад +11

    My dad was a Jimmy John's franchisee. He sold the store after Jimmy John's started their new policy of "clustering", which meant opening as many stores as possible in a single area. When he first opened the store in our town, they told him our town wasn't big enough for a store. After about nine years of running it, my dad made the store very successful. Then they were suggesting our town was big enough for two stores. So my dad sold it (to another man who knew the risk). After the other Jimmy John's opened less than a mile away, our business was at least cut in half. I worked for the new owner for about a year and then found another job. Sadly, a few months after I quit, the new owner shut down the store, eating his losses. Jimmy John's also doesn't care about their franchisees, but apparently the changed their policy on "clustering" right after the new store was opened in our town because of the huge backlash from franchisees and this policy apparently hurt their ability to sell their brand.

    • @Dblup
      @Dblup 5 лет назад

      瑞轲 damn that’s crazy

    • @zumabbar
      @zumabbar 6 месяцев назад

      what exactly was their reasoning for the clustering policy??

  • @j.c.bartley1931
    @j.c.bartley1931 4 года назад +26

    5:55 Yeah that $47B WeWork valuation really aged like milk

    • @joeshittheragman6252
      @joeshittheragman6252 3 года назад +2

      What a disaster lol

    • @jeffreypierson2064
      @jeffreypierson2064 3 года назад +3

      I am a numbers guy, with letters after my name that attest to that. I kept looking at the company and looking at the valuation and went, "What am I missing? They rent shared office space, right?" I didn't miss anything, people were just caught in the hype.

    • @whammersbach
      @whammersbach 2 года назад +1

      im not in the business world, but i know big names,big stories so in other words im not a complete idiot, when weWork was getting big i was thinking who wants to go somewhere and do work when they could do it at home and avoid noise, traffic, lack of privacy

  • @a_human8489
    @a_human8489 3 года назад +31

    “Almost everyone needs to eat”
    Wait who doesn’t need to eat?

  • @TrevorPhilips
    @TrevorPhilips 5 лет назад +749

    7:24 - video starts
    8:59 - and ends 🤣 I mean, video was OK if it was titled 'How Franchises Work' but the coverage in the $5 Footlong was terrible

    • @Kabazz
      @Kabazz 5 лет назад +50

      Not all heroes wear capes, I tip my hat to you sir.

    • @TrevorPhilips
      @TrevorPhilips 5 лет назад +29

      I may not wear a cape, but I do put on my robe and wizard hat.

    • @niightroses3013
      @niightroses3013 5 лет назад +24

      The title is actually "how franchises work" now! you influenced it XD

    • @HelloKittyFanMan.
      @HelloKittyFanMan. 5 лет назад +5

      Actually, this video starts at 0:00 like they ALL do.

    • @dmacrolens
      @dmacrolens 4 года назад

      Polyclickbait

  • @grantmccarty5640
    @grantmccarty5640 5 лет назад +143

    I did not expect cashew slander in a Subway video... damn

    • @hemipemi
      @hemipemi 5 лет назад +4

      I smell a class-action lawsuit waiting to happen.

    • @slappy8941
      @slappy8941 5 лет назад +8

      I thought that by 2019 we'd be past nutism.

    • @grantmccarty5640
      @grantmccarty5640 5 лет назад +1

      Slappy googled nutism, found this: steamcommunity.com/groups/nutism/discussions/search/?author=259311787

    • @username4471
      @username4471 5 лет назад

      @@grantmccarty5640 Wow brilliant

    • @aesthetical97
      @aesthetical97 5 лет назад +9

      I'm a man that likes his cashews.

  • @lordmartinofleithandcuddy6541
    @lordmartinofleithandcuddy6541 Год назад +12

    Sandiwtches at a cheap price⁉️⁉️ Satisfactory.

  • @vietnamesenoodle3280
    @vietnamesenoodle3280 Год назад +4

    (-b±√(b²-4ac))/(2a) DOLLAR FOOT LONG?
    SANDWICHES AT TWO POSSIBLE VALUES?
    A most intriguing mathematical conundrum

  • @AverytheCubanAmerican
    @AverytheCubanAmerican 5 лет назад +848

    It didn’t work but it did have a catchy jingle. Five, five dollar. Five dollar footlong

    • @hadymoh983
      @hadymoh983 5 лет назад +8

      i see you everywhere

    • @khanbw
      @khanbw 5 лет назад +52

      @Sean Sebastian But if they are managing to see them everywhere, does that not mean that they are also unemployed and dont have a life?

    • @Alex617x
      @Alex617x 5 лет назад +8

      Catchy jingle is Jared’s prison name.

    • @calculatortortilla6748
      @calculatortortilla6748 5 лет назад +1

      Sean Sebastian no need to be toxic

    • @NK-iw6rq
      @NK-iw6rq 5 лет назад

      I sang this in my head while reading this.

  • @coolguy814
    @coolguy814 5 лет назад +449

    Because etika exposed subway for having 11” footlongs

    • @71.218-westshed
      @71.218-westshed 5 лет назад +57

      RIP

    • @randomperson6988
      @randomperson6988 5 лет назад +27

      F

    • @thiccElite
      @thiccElite 5 лет назад +11

      He's dead you can't make this statement smh

    • @Copyright_Infringement
      @Copyright_Infringement 5 лет назад +93

      @@thiccElite We need to remember him for his deeds

    • @ieatcentipedesforbreakfast
      @ieatcentipedesforbreakfast 5 лет назад +67

      this makes perfect sense. he exposed subway footlongs for not being a foot long, causing them to fail. as revenge, subway had him killed and disguised it as a suicide.
      P.S. its a joke. RIP Etika.

  • @Crumpdiddy
    @Crumpdiddy 3 года назад +12

    I never eat at franchise locations. They always have hirer prices and never honor deals or app coupons. It’s like for that change the company name to something else since nothing you do is anything like the main corporate company.

    • @tsitra360
      @tsitra360 2 года назад

      Yeah, my local subway doesn’t accept any coupons and deal promotions. The only rare time it would, is if its a local town coupon. Like multiple stores/restaurants agree to offer a specific deal for x amount of time, just for locals.

    • @Nik-fz3fi
      @Nik-fz3fi 2 года назад

      Where do you go for fast food then? Almost every fast food place is a franchise

    • @Crumpdiddy
      @Crumpdiddy 2 года назад +1

      @@Nik-fz3fi yes but subway is the worst when it comes to their franchises.

    • @DSan-kl2yc
      @DSan-kl2yc 2 года назад

      How can you tell which is which

  • @EmmixScrubb
    @EmmixScrubb 3 года назад +16

    My parents own a successful restaurant in our town and ive seen first hand how hard it is to run a restaurant

    • @microbios8586
      @microbios8586 3 года назад +2

      It takes guts and hard work to run a family restaurant. My family failed years ago. Never again.

    • @lonemaus562
      @lonemaus562 2 года назад

      @@microbios8586 mine to

  • @SoulDevoured
    @SoulDevoured 5 лет назад +554

    The way you incorporate your sponsorship is so smooth it's almost annoying. Respectable. But annoying. There's always that moment where I register that the video is over and there's a slight sense of disappointment.

    • @kephas-media
      @kephas-media 5 лет назад +27

      Right?! And he said it so straight like we aren't supposed to know that he's about to advertise some product I definitely don't need (Google autogenerates passwords for me thank you very much. And yes, for free!). Funny enough, I came into the comment section specifically because of this.

    • @goliaboi
      @goliaboi 5 лет назад +13

      Just annoying.

    • @deus_ex_machina_
      @deus_ex_machina_ 5 лет назад +7

      @@marengtech313 How are you here commenting if you pressed the back button as soon as the sponsor spot began?

    • @AlexTesfay
      @AlexTesfay 5 лет назад +1

      @@deus_ex_machina_ loooooool

    • @brianevans4
      @brianevans4 5 лет назад +1

      @@deus_ex_machina_ Gotcha

  • @OminousRogue
    @OminousRogue 5 лет назад +303

    "Why the footlomg failed" over half way in & you haven't even mentioned the supposed topic of the video.

    • @user-ux9nh2wl2x
      @user-ux9nh2wl2x 5 лет назад +16

      He wasn't talking about a "footlomg" tho

    • @JonatasAdoM
      @JonatasAdoM 5 лет назад +41

      Welcome to the new youtube model. It's not clickbait; Barely.

    • @ourevilone
      @ourevilone 5 лет назад +14

      lmao i think some where near the 8 minute mark he makes some superficial analysis on the 5 dollar footlong. thats it.... the very definition of clickbait.

    • @fallingpizza11
      @fallingpizza11 5 лет назад

      @@user-ux9nh2wl2x that's the point!

    • @CokefishR
      @CokefishR 5 лет назад +4

      I think he said it was because of inflation cutting into profits...when footlongs ceased to be $5, that's when "the damage was already done".

  • @bricksfirst5584
    @bricksfirst5584 2 года назад +2

    This is a good video to revisit August 28, 2021. Even fast food is expensive now. The $5 footlong is now $8 at my subway, it's only 2 years later yet cost has risen 60%!!

  • @neildown8295
    @neildown8295 4 года назад +39

    I was half way expecting an MLM advertisement when you said "being your own boss."

  • @charlesbeeman
    @charlesbeeman 5 лет назад +77

    You: "A real nut, like peanuts"
    Me: No sir, you are the weird one.

    • @TrevorPhilips
      @TrevorPhilips 5 лет назад +8

      yea wtf 😅 I mean I like peanuts but they're a poor man's cashews.
      peanuts what I buy to save money in the bulk section -- there's a reason why bars give nuts, not cashews or pistachios, away for free 🤣

    • @theonlyegg
      @theonlyegg 5 лет назад +5

      Anyone who thinks cashews are worse than peanuts has zero fucking palette. Dude, did you grow up eating only Subway?

    • @user-yt3gc5xn5n
      @user-yt3gc5xn5n 5 лет назад +3

      the real irony of this is peanuts are legumes, and not actually nuts at all.

    • @goldsilvervscrisiscollapse4320
      @goldsilvervscrisiscollapse4320 4 года назад +1

      He actually called all of us goons. Not even jokingly, reminds me of a certain Facebook CEO who called users f'ing idiots.

  • @rossmanngroup
    @rossmanngroup 4 года назад +505

    Thai chili lime cashews > Peanuts

    • @argonauts56au1kera6
      @argonauts56au1kera6 3 года назад +10

      OH MY ITS YOU LOUIS ROSSMAN!! I love your repair videos their informative on electronics and it had helped me maintain my electronics. Love your channel.

    • @argonauts56au1kera6
      @argonauts56au1kera6 3 года назад +4

      I still appreciate the hard work you put on your channel, and I'm surprised that you're on here lol. Sorry if I bothered you, but I just love your channel and keep up the hard work you're doing if you want to do it. I've really been attached to your channel and videos. But yeah, love your videos and keep up the hard work that makes the good quality of your channel & business.

    • @nathanaelaldred8885
      @nathanaelaldred8885 3 года назад +2

      Peanuts > Thai Chili Lime Cashews

    • @ZigealFaust
      @ZigealFaust 3 года назад +1

      Oh snap, Papa Lou!

    • @SenselessUsername
      @SenselessUsername 2 года назад +1

      "Try a real nut like peanuts" --- but peanuts are legumes, not nuts; they even grow underground. Macadamia are terrible nuts, if a black sheep is needed in the nut family.

  • @humbledriver2536
    @humbledriver2536 3 года назад +5

    I really love the creativeness in how you merge the advertisement into your video. Very impressiv, as are your videos.. Job well done.

  • @willowoodz
    @willowoodz 3 года назад +38

    that transition was so smooth i didn't even realize i was watching a sponsorship for a second

  • @murrowboy
    @murrowboy 5 лет назад +220

    This video spent 2 minutes talking about why the sandwich caused failure and 8 minutes repeating franchising...

  • @curatedplaylistsforyou
    @curatedplaylistsforyou 5 лет назад +518

    Polymater videos are so good that I don't even mind watching them in 360p

    • @rushabhshah8552
      @rushabhshah8552 5 лет назад +2

      360p forever! 🤩

    • @campkira
      @campkira 5 лет назад +9

      there are nothing to see in HD...

    • @curatedplaylistsforyou
      @curatedplaylistsforyou 5 лет назад +4

      (the video was only available in 360p when it was first posted)

    • @mohammedsarker5756
      @mohammedsarker5756 5 лет назад +6

      I mean resolutions matters less if it’s simple clean animations, no?

    • @nestyie3835
      @nestyie3835 5 лет назад

      @@mohammedsarker5756 the animations are smooth, but yeah especially for vids like these its good

  • @metadragon7500
    @metadragon7500 4 года назад +100

    “Can I have 2 pastramis?”
    “That will be $12”
    “I’m not paying for that”

    • @nahor88
      @nahor88 4 года назад +16

      Yeah, they charge you up the ass if you try to do ANYTHING off menu.

    • @frostycarrot1803
      @frostycarrot1803 4 года назад +14

      nahor88 it’s an odd1sout reference

    • @febha_mathew
      @febha_mathew 3 года назад +4

      @@nahor88 you don’t need to comment on how an inside joke works

    • @dickrichard626
      @dickrichard626 3 года назад +3

      And you don't need to comment about commenting about how inside jokes work.

    • @febha_mathew
      @febha_mathew 3 года назад +2

      @@dickrichard626 meta

  • @mayorbradley3952
    @mayorbradley3952 4 года назад +14

    As soon as the 5$ footlong gets back, I get a video about it

  • @JD-jl4yy
    @JD-jl4yy 5 лет назад +145

    Transition to the ad was smoother than silk my dude.

  • @Yourztrulydaboy
    @Yourztrulydaboy 4 года назад +86

    i honestly thought the $5 footlong was done years and years ago. havent seen that promotion at any subway since my high school days

    • @Itsnotavailable
      @Itsnotavailable 3 года назад +7

      But but the song is stuck in my head $5 dolla! $5 dolla foootlooong

    • @GeraldM_inNC
      @GeraldM_inNC 3 года назад +3

      I have never been in any Subway that offered a footlong for $5. 'I have no idea what he's talking about. BTW I've rarely found Subways that honored coupons.

    • @thehistorynerd8537
      @thehistorynerd8537 3 года назад

      That is because franchisees get to choose these kind of things. So while technically Subway still has the $5 footlong, in actuality most stores choose not to do it because it is a waste of money

    • @GeraldM_inNC
      @GeraldM_inNC 3 года назад +1

      @@thehistorynerd8537 In the Northeast they neither honor the $5 footlong nor the coupons. I now live in the rural South and receive coupons in the mail, but the coupons actually charge more than the everyday price! Truth!

  • @abrahamramirez7239
    @abrahamramirez7239 4 года назад +14

    I love the graphics he uses it makes me understand things 10x better !

  • @jansenart0
    @jansenart0 2 года назад +32

    I feel like the decline of Subway was more due to Jared. I wouldn't go in there after his bombshell.

    • @amd1273
      @amd1273 2 года назад

      They changed the bread. I just remember the bread was unique. Then there was controversy about the bread having unhealthy additives. so they changed it and now it's dry, bland, tasteless. It's terrible. I'd rather have the old bread, IDC how unhealthy it is

  • @abelosei8725
    @abelosei8725 5 лет назад +325

    Another one great job
    I learn a lot
    You're quite popular in my country Ghana keep it up

  • @effenhoog
    @effenhoog 5 лет назад +63

    This guy talking mad shit about cashews
    The parking lot is right over there buddy, I'll be waiting

  • @Thechoosenone41
    @Thechoosenone41 4 года назад +23

    No lie, that transition into the sponsorship was really smooth. I actually watched it

  • @papyrussemi2848
    @papyrussemi2848 Год назад +4

    So, what you're saying is, for the company, it was unsatisfactory.

  • @craigwil1716
    @craigwil1716 5 лет назад +51

    I'll gladly be called a goon if I can eat cashews.

  • @jeffwilliams2828
    @jeffwilliams2828 5 лет назад +27

    “Almost everyone needs to eat”
    Dafuq? Who doesnt need to eat?

    • @arlodillon1659
      @arlodillon1659 5 лет назад +6

      Suffragettes

    • @dickJohnsonpeter
      @dickJohnsonpeter 5 лет назад

      @@donaldkwan1955 what is wrong with you? Out of nowhere you just start talking about fucking kids? I'll bet social situations turn real awkward whenever you show up.

    • @suttagi
      @suttagi 5 лет назад

      @@donaldkwan1955 what the fuck is wrong with you

  • @shifty277
    @shifty277 4 года назад +1

    Really enjoy your content on the variety of topics you cover.
    Watching from the UK.
    Thumbs up.

  • @bitchassmoththing
    @bitchassmoththing Год назад +3

    i hope spuncbbub and prankit are enjoying their feast on the footlong

  • @chrishansen4698
    @chrishansen4698 5 лет назад +40

    Just watched a 10 min long video about why some sandwich failed lmao I need to change my life

    • @natekidren
      @natekidren 4 года назад +1

      I swear, the sandwich said it was 18, not 12.

    • @dickrichard626
      @dickrichard626 3 года назад

      @@natekidren Jared Fogle?

  • @usycyakbmbk3709
    @usycyakbmbk3709 5 лет назад +4

    *That ad at the end was really something else*

  • @cameronturner1865
    @cameronturner1865 4 года назад

    The transition to the ad is always so smooth on this channel. I enjoy it haha

  • @notsureicare488
    @notsureicare488 4 года назад +25

    1:55
    "Almost everyone needs to eat."
    Ngl, I need to know the people that dont.

  • @Eexpers
    @Eexpers 5 лет назад +109

    “Every McDonald’s commercial ends the same way: Prices and participation may vary. I wanna open a McDonald’s and not participate in anything. I wanna be a stubborn McDonald’s owner. “Cheeseburgers?” “Nope! We got spaghetti, and blankets.””
    - Mitch Hedberg

    • @Jamie-tx7pn
      @Jamie-tx7pn 5 лет назад +9

      Use single quotes within double quotes or vice versa fyi

    • @bjkarana
      @bjkarana 3 года назад +2

      hahaha! A long time ago when I worked the drive thru, I used to throw in an extra cheeseburger for the really obese people. I knew they ordered less than what they wanted to avoid the stereotype threat, and it must have been like Christmas morning when they found that extra sandwich in there.

  • @alexnita1277
    @alexnita1277 5 лет назад +85

    Fking 10 min video when it could have been just a 2 min one.

    • @gogos20100
      @gogos20100 5 лет назад +2

      don't blame him, blame youtube.

    • @uriahedwards
      @uriahedwards 5 лет назад

      You read the first part of the title only

    • @NorthernlionLP
      @NorthernlionLP 5 лет назад +1

      I liked the infographics and illustrations

  • @youssefmzid1927
    @youssefmzid1927 4 года назад +4

    Man! That transition to the sponsor is so smooth

  • @fade7106
    @fade7106 Год назад +4

    SANDWICHES AT A CHEAP PRICE?

  • @vr1skaserket
    @vr1skaserket 5 лет назад +14

    I'm genuinely hard pressed to think of a channel I find more informative and entertaining than Polymatter. Please, keep up the amazing work!

  • @kitthekat6844
    @kitthekat6844 5 лет назад +12

    That transition from video to sponsor was SO smooth... Gosh!
    Awesome video, thanks for explaining such concent that well! :D

    • @ryrin6091
      @ryrin6091 5 лет назад +1

      So "smooth" that it was kind of annoying. It felt like being tricked.

    • @bradsuarez2683
      @bradsuarez2683 5 лет назад +1

      Yep it was annoying.

  • @Donteatacowman
    @Donteatacowman 4 года назад +10

    Thank you for including Starbucks as fast food. When you're applying for a job there, you think it's a coffee shop... but it's fast food.

    • @Julia-ds9td
      @Julia-ds9td 3 года назад +2

      Especially with all the new prepackaged breakfast sandwiches

  • @otakubullfrog1665
    @otakubullfrog1665 2 года назад +5

    They probably could have kept it going for awhile longer by gradually removing the sandwiches with more expensive ingredients from the five dollar options (perhaps replacing them with new sandwiches that had cheap ingredients) - sort of how the double cheeseburgers were originally on the McDonald's dollar menu and now you can usually only get a single on the dollar menu.

  • @Robxdeep
    @Robxdeep 5 лет назад +118

    whoa you just insulted my 2nd favourite nut ... peanuts are lame, cashews have flavour

  • @philiphanhurst2655
    @philiphanhurst2655 5 лет назад +27

    7:46
    Joke's on you, peanuts aren't nuts either!

    • @thelastcube.
      @thelastcube. 5 лет назад +2

      I feel like that was intentional just because he emphasized on "like a real nut"
      sarcasm much? idk, especially not with his tone

    • @philiphanhurst2655
      @philiphanhurst2655 5 лет назад

      Chaitanya Singh I know, I don’t know why I commented.

    • @RichardCox0
      @RichardCox0 4 года назад

      Yea that is the joke

  • @durdle3260
    @durdle3260 4 года назад +2

    PolyMatter: Almost everyone needs to eat
    Me: Visible Confusion

  • @ChanGardeningToolPark
    @ChanGardeningToolPark 5 лет назад +141

    This literally didn't describe anything about the footlongs impact lol

    • @Thund3rDrag0n12
      @Thund3rDrag0n12 5 лет назад +6

      Yeah it did. Footlongs made Subway boatloads of money until inflation caught up to them. Now they make a few less boatloads of money

    • @ourevilone
      @ourevilone 5 лет назад +27

      i think the point is the title is clickbait. most of the video wasnt about the footlong at all and the part that was was a rather superficial analysis, like barely 2 minutes on it... not really deserving of a video.

    • @TrevorPhilips
      @TrevorPhilips 5 лет назад

      it did for about 5% of the video lol
      and the revenue vs profit part was retarded... it was growth, not the franchise royalty model, that offset inflation
      mega clickbait... Disliked so hopefully this shit never shows up on my homepage or sidebar again 😂

    • @RajaDangdutDariAmerika
      @RajaDangdutDariAmerika 5 лет назад

      How about that Dashlane though?

    • @CowBeatsCrow
      @CowBeatsCrow 5 лет назад

      @@ourevilone waahhh, an interesting, informative video put the conclusion at the end after discussing many related subjects that all added to the conclusion, waaaahh

  • @TheGreatCooLite
    @TheGreatCooLite 5 лет назад +309

    Big Smoke: Wow, only $5? Ok, I'll take *two number 9s, a number 9 large-*
    Subway: This is Subway, not Cluckin Bell sir
    Big Smoke: and *a LAAAARGE soda*

    • @Reboobed
      @Reboobed 5 лет назад +14

      wow that was... terrible

    • @TheBoxingNinja
      @TheBoxingNinja 5 лет назад +2

      How does this have 250 likes?

    • @gydohumm4975
      @gydohumm4975 5 лет назад +2

      ewww that was pretty cringe bro smh my head

    • @user-zq1lb3lx4m
      @user-zq1lb3lx4m 5 лет назад +2

      This comment makes me ashamed for reading it

    • @calebclark6696
      @calebclark6696 5 лет назад

      How the fuck does this have 308 likes. This is Cringy

  • @Leowook
    @Leowook 3 года назад +2

    7:45 I just got personally attacked out of no where

  • @PhoneyX
    @PhoneyX Год назад +3

    sandwiches at a cheap price⁉⁉
    satisfactory

  • @NoaLee
    @NoaLee 5 лет назад +383

    It's due to inflation; there I saved you 10.5 minutes of dancing around the subject. :P

    • @photonbeam1438
      @photonbeam1438 3 года назад +6

      Thank

    • @coconutman8928
      @coconutman8928 3 года назад +3

      Soak a pickle covered gizzard

    • @jmtrad1906
      @jmtrad1906 3 года назад +22

      When you said he was dancing around you didn't lie... My god... He talks about anything else first that have very little significance to the question. He only starts talking about it in 7:24.

    • @witbcoedus
      @witbcoedus 3 года назад +3

      Not all heroes wear capes. Thank you.

    • @Hawkman6788
      @Hawkman6788 3 года назад +1

      Thank you

  • @xjonx1
    @xjonx1 5 лет назад +21

    Cashews!! Where the hell did that come from? I've never seen those nuts at a Subway.

  • @likhithaveerapalli6193
    @likhithaveerapalli6193 3 года назад +1

    that transition for the sponsor was smooth af

  • @NatsFan18
    @NatsFan18 3 года назад

    That was slick adding dashlane in there. I didn't even realize it was an ad

  • @Super-chad
    @Super-chad 5 лет назад +9

    Thanks for educating me about franchising, Polymatter.... I love learning from you

  • @aurathedraak7909
    @aurathedraak7909 5 лет назад +46

    5 dollar, 5 dollar foot long. Any?
    Rip . There was 7 subways in a three mile area and all but 2 still lives. Where I lived. That's why It sucked

  • @quangthien2004
    @quangthien2004 3 года назад

    Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I find it's useful

  • @matthewdaub
    @matthewdaub 2 года назад +1

    That ad was smooth as silk.

  • @Mirb13Gaming
    @Mirb13Gaming 5 лет назад +135

    Peanuts aren’t actually nuts, so I’ll continue eating my real nuts, cashews

    • @sexagesimalian
      @sexagesimalian 5 лет назад +9

      I like both, but neither are botanical nuts: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nut_(fruit)#Culinary_definition_and_uses

    • @chigozietruth
      @chigozietruth 5 лет назад +2

      Cashews aren't real nuts.

    • @Pet.Scoops
      @Pet.Scoops 5 лет назад +6

      Did you know that cashews come from a fruit

    • @Pet.Scoops
      @Pet.Scoops 5 лет назад +1

      Mister Maniac ruclips.net/video/zzKFbUxYJys/видео.html

    • @applesaucedog2642
      @applesaucedog2642 5 лет назад

      Cashew gang, gang gang.

  • @CalculusDaddy
    @CalculusDaddy 5 лет назад +41

    Did you know that cashews come from a *fruit?*

    • @Joefrogigolo
      @Joefrogigolo 5 лет назад +3

      A fruit that is covered in urushiol oil, like poison ivy.

    • @LookiePookie
      @LookiePookie 5 лет назад +3

      tobuscus

    • @XMasterSteel
      @XMasterSteel 5 лет назад +1

      Nice nostalgia

    • @greenherooftheinterwebz7078
      @greenherooftheinterwebz7078 5 лет назад +1

      ca-ca-ca cashews cashews fra-fra-fra fruit

    • @blisterbill8477
      @blisterbill8477 5 лет назад +1

      If I eat a bag of cashews, I get a poison ivy type rash between all of my fingers and toes.

  • @razerswag8537
    @razerswag8537 Год назад +1

    x = -b ± √b^2 - 4ac / 2a dollar foot long
    spongbok: sandwiches at a price with 2 possible values ???
    patrick: a most intriguing mathematical conundrum

  • @twig4661
    @twig4661 4 года назад

    daym that was one smooth ad transition

  • @kincretefloor5689
    @kincretefloor5689 4 года назад +53

    0:58 ah yes, my favorite fast food restaraunt.
    Ace hardware. Gotta admit, their screwdrivers are delicious.

    • @febha_mathew
      @febha_mathew 3 года назад

      Beep boop are you a robot

    • @kincretefloor5689
      @kincretefloor5689 3 года назад

      @@febha_mathew ?

    • @febha_mathew
      @febha_mathew 3 года назад

      @@kincretefloor5689 Ace hardware, eating screws, robot eating screws