A Different Kind of Subway Robbery

Holy hero: A man has been robbing multiple Subway sandwich shop locations, asking cashiers, "Do you want to die for Subway?" Clearly, they don't. The robber hit the Union Square Subway last Thursday afternoon, then three more in Manhattan on Saturday, two locations on Sunday - one in Manhattan, the other in Fort Green. One manager, when asked by the Daily News why Subways were being robbed, versus Quizno's or Blimpie, manager Narinder Singh said, "Generally, our food is fresh and low in calories." Yeah, that, plus the fact that there are tons of locations. Gothamist thinks it could be a disgruntled employee or consumer. Subway is apparent the number 1 franchise opportunity, according to Entrepreneur magazine. Hmm, Gothamist has only noticed that the Subways around the city vary wildly in quality, but all have that same semi-gross yet intoxicating yeasty smell.

Where is that Jared when you need him? He could take the pants he no longer needs and use them as a netting to catch the robber.

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By Jen Chung in News on July 27, 2004 2:50 PM

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Mark

I can't stand the smell of subway bread!! It gets in my clothes and I can't get it out...

totally makes me sick.

That is supposed to make people hungry? Not me..

Die Scum!

Amana

Wouldn't it be a hoot if the Subway sandwich shops decided to sponsor a subway station?

Lewis

They should hire Spiderman to dress up as a "hero" ....

Dickie

Yeah, and they should have a special wrap to disguise that sandwich.

Lewis

They should have a Spiderman "superhero" sandwich at Subways.

Magnus Eisengrim

Those are some of the worst puns I've ever heard. Keep 'em coming!

erikka

They actually show Jared speaking at a grade school in "supersize me", and then show a little girl talking about how she can't lose weight because she can't afford to purchase two subway subs every day. It's very sad.

Ono

I prefer making my own sandwiches. I don't trust the sorts of chemicals these sandwich shops put in their dressings.

David

Quizno's is better, good thing they aren't being robbed. Although, even Quizno's, like Subway, has problems with some places being tastier than others.

As for Jared, I saw a commercial last night where he just held up his fat pants.

David

Abbott

Maybe it's the bread smell that attracts the robbers. It's like bait on a trap. Maybe they should pump ammonia out into the streets. At least a lot of supers would come in for lunch.

K. Thor Jensen

That smell is from the ovens - the chains are deisgned to pump hot air & bread smell out on to the street, allegedly because it makes people hungry as they walk by. Oddly enough, the roommat & I were just talking about Jared last night - did you know that the terms of his contract with Subway state that a certain percentage of their menu has to be below a fat & calorie level suitable for dieting, they have to show him walking in every commercial (as that's how he lost the weight) & they pay him to travel to schools to talk to kids about eating less and exercising. You go, ex-fat guy!

Eli

And I always thought New York was only good for highway robbery...

Tim

I'm sorry, but Narinder Singh's answer is so absurd it's brilliant. It takes presence of mind to answer reporters' questions with PR soundbites, especially after you've just been robbed.