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Customers call out Subway for ‘price gouging’ after diner spots ‘major price differences’ on same item just blocks away

SUBWAY is facing backlash from customers over price discrepancies they spotted at certain locations.

Someone claimed that the same sub would cost more money at one store than the other, despite them being only blocks away.

    GettySubway has come under fire over price differences at two nearby locations (stock images)[/caption] GettyThere was about a $5 uptick in cost (stock image)[/caption] Facebook/retaildeadoraliveThe added price could be seen on the Footlong Tuna sandwich[/caption]

    “How Subway can possibly get away with major price differences when they’re literally 3 blocks apart is insane,” a customer, Shawn, fumed in a post on Facebook earlier in January.

    A screenshot of the description for the Footlong Tuna sandwich at the two Subways near the Los Angeles area was included.

    The items matched perfectly, but one was available for $19.99, while the other was listed at $14.49.

    That’s a price uptick of $5.50, a significant difference for locations so close together.

    Shawn claimed that the change in cost was directly related to the type of Subway store and the area in which they resided.

    AREA ADD-ON?

    “The cheaper subway is in a better area compared to the more expensive one,” the customer noted.

    “It’s in a very, very, very bad part of downtown LA.”

    He also continued that the more expensive Subway location was considerably smaller and operated “24hrs via a window.”

    “It’s the size of a closet,” Shawn commented.

    “I believe they price gouge since in the daytime it’s a shopping/tourist area and because of the vast number of homeless with [Electronic Benefits Transfer].”

    Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) is a method of payment that low-income Americans benefiting from the government’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can use to pay for necessary food and drinks.

    Despite Shawn’s claims, it’s unclear exactly why the price difference is so vast between the two stores.

    The U.S. Sun has contacted Subway for comment.

    FRANCHISE DECISION

    Several customers also issued frustrated replies over the situation, with one noting that Subway is a franchise, meaning that individual owners could change their pricing as they see fit.

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    “Probably different owner,” someone else echoed.

    “Different owners, different overhead costs,” another added.

    Others were simply frustrated and refused to pay $20 for a sandwich.

    “I wouldn’t even pay half of that for a Subway sandwich,” a customer fumed.

    “No way I would pay that much for Subway,” another commented.

    “Both prices for canned tuna subs is criminal,” a third said.

    Subway also recently closed two locations in the same city only days after it removed a $6.99 meal deal.

    The fast food chain also assured customers major changes are coming in 2025, with “future-proof” new store features and layouts.

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