Apparently, Subway Doesn’t Think Normal Rules of Measurement Should Apply to Them

January 18, 2013 // 1:28 pm // By: Dominique Zamora

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By now you’ve probably heard that most Subway Footlongs (at least four out of seven purchased from New York test locations) are actually 11 – 11.5 inches long. If not, here’s the photo to prove it. But did you also know that Subway Australia doesn’t seem to think there’s anything wrong with their clear lack of measuring skills?

Here’s a statement recently released on the Subway Australia Facebook page:

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Let’s read that again, shall we?

“With regards to the size of the bread and calling it a footlong, ‘SUBWAY FOOTLONG’ is a registered trademark as a descriptive name for the sub sold in Subway® Restaurants and not intended to be a measurement of length.”

Oh Subway, you silly goose. I tried that argument with highway patrol last week. “But officer, I thought 60 mph was a suggestion, not a hard-pressed rule!”

Of course, with media backlash steadily growing, a quick search through SA’s page would reveal the statement has since been taken down, but you know what that Erica girl from The Social Network said about the internet. I for one would much prefer they stay mum. Shut up and give us back our money!

H/T + PicThx Buzzfeed

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Dominique would be a foodie if she had money to pay for food. For now, she gets by just looking at food photography, which results in at least one more starving journalism student every time Instagram breaks down.

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http://twitter.com/ocmexfood Christian Z.

Actually, if you know the finer points of the law you will understand that “60mph” IS a suggestion. I’m not saying to speed or to drive recklessly though. And it’s still a different issue than saying something is a “footlong” without it actually being a foot long. My attitude towards Subway significantly soured when i found out most of their meat is baloney/bologna that has been flavored to taste like other meats.

UltimaWraith

The sad loop holes of legality are staggering. For instance, technically, McDonald’s doesn’t have to use chicken in their mcnuggets because they have the name “Chicken McNugget” trademarked. Granted, beef or pork would be an obvious giveaway but it’s food for thought as to how wording can be abused.

Anonymous

The length of the bread isn’t a quantity measurement like the weight of a burger or box of cereal is. There’s no reason anybody should care how long their bread is — that’s just a measure of how much is was stretched and how much it grew or shrinked during cooking. Clearly, there’s no way SubWay can guarantee the final size, just like “1/4lb burgers” don’t guarantee any particular patty weight *after* cooking.