What the heck, Quizno's?

There was a time when I really, really liked Quizno's for a fast-food sub. Then Potbelly came along and, well, the rest is history.

But I was feeling nostalgic today (and thrifty!) and decided to visit Quizno's. Coupon in hand, I headed inside to get a nice, tasty sandwich. Visions of nice, bubbling cheese and charred bread floated in my head...

and all of that vanished when I read the menu board.

The average price of a regular sub was - no exaggeration here - $8.00. The cheapest was the veggie at $6, but anything above and beyond that was high. The regular sub is a little big, so I decided to get a small sub. Cheapest (veggie) was $4, and ran all the way up to $6.50.

Large subs - which must be really big - were $9 and up. And up! For a sandwich!

Quizno's isn't doing anything really unique here. They're trying, somehow, to market their basic sandwich as some sort of premium food. But the "Let's pay $8 for a sandwich" game is best left to Cosi, where they at least pretend better.

I just can't see any reason to spend $6.50 for a Quizno's sandwich when I can get the same thing at Potbelly for $3.89.

What's worse is that the Quizno's also pulled the "you must charge at least $5 in order to use a card" deal without posting said restriction anywhere. So for more than the cost of a sandwich, chips, and soda at Potbelly I got a sandwich and a cookie.

Quizno's, you stink.