Subway apologizes. www.hslda.org/docs/news/200805280.asp

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[AZ .44 MAG]

Subway apologizes for homeschool snub.

[Clintonfatigued]

Well, it’s a step in the right direction.

[Eaker]

NOW Subway is off my list.

[Drango]

Our intent was certainly not to exclude homeschooled children...

Uhhhhh, yes it was.

[Mrs. P]

The person who wrote that apology letter should have written the text for the contest, at least he or she can spell.

[AZ .44 MAG]

That has to be my favorite tagline of all time. I quote that to my friends all the time.

[silverleaf]

I skipped buying subs today because of their policy.

[mgc1122]

I hope the politically correct marketing twit responsible is out looking for work now.

[mgc1122]

I hope the politically correct marketing twit responsible is out looking for work now.

[Dacula]

I take credit! It was my scathing email message that prompted their reversal.

I must be REALLY good! /s

The good guys win another.

[lexington minuteman 1775]

I was already to switch to Quizno’s and boy that was hard cause Subway still has that five buck sandwich deal.

[TheWasteLand]

Good! Now apologize for Jared.

[Texas Eagle]

Our intention was to provide an opportunity for traditional schools, many of which we know have trouble affording athletic equipment, to win equipment.

Hah? Government schools get bazillions of dollars a year and they can't afford sports equipment???

[Hazwaste]

Weasel words that have no meaning. Homeschoolers are still banned.

Some apology!

[AZ .44 MAG]

Doh! Got’em there!

[DManA]

Very odd apology. We're sorry but we aint changing the rules. We might have another contest those kids later.

[AZ .44 MAG]

Thanks for your support.

[doc1019]

The Quizno’s in our area has the same sandwich deal. ;-)

[Repeal The 17th]

"To HSLDA: We at SUBWAY restaurants place a high value on education, regardless of the setting, and have initiated a number of programs and promotions aimed at educating our youth in the areas of health and fitness. We sincerely apologize to anyone who feels excluded by our current essay contest. Our intention was to provide an opportunity for traditional schools, many of which we know have trouble affording athletic equipment, to win equipment. Our intent was certainly not to exclude homeschooled children from the opportunity to win prizes and benefit from better access to fitness equipment. To address the inadvertent limitation of our current contest and provide an opportunity for even more kids to improve their fitness, we will soon create an additional contest in which homeschooled students will be encouraged to participate. When the kids win, everyone wins!"
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It's really not much of an apology.

[AZ .44 MAG]

LOL!

[DManA]

It’s like a crazy person wrote this.

It wasn’t our intention to exclude anybody when we excluded homeschoolers, and we’re sorry if you feel excluded but you you still can’t enter.

When kids win everyone wins. Except homeschoolers of cource and again, we’re sorry about that.

[greatvikingone]

I want to thank Subway for the opportunity to teach our children Neil Diamond economics, “Money talks”.

[JoJo Gunn]

ping

[mysterio]

Did the apologize for the bread yet? Or for stocking roast beef but no FRICKEN' HORSERADISH? I MEAN SERIOUSLY, THEY HAVE ROAST BEEF, BUT NO HORSERADISH!

Ok, I'm over it now. Sorry about that. That just annoys me every time I'm in there.

[Viking2002]

Subway can go bugger themselves, anyway. Quiznos leaves them in the dust.

[wintertime]

I expect that the homeschoolers will outshine their government and privately schooled competitors.

But...homeschoolers will do that only if the judges can not know the school setting. I fully expect that Subway will do something very stupid and asking government teachers or Liberal/Marxist university professors to be the judges. ( no bias there) ( sarc.)

[AZ .44 MAG]

Great breakdown. I think Jared’s 5 year old niece wrote the apology.

[hole_n_one]

Apparently everything now posted on FR gets excerpted whether it's required or not....except in this case when we have nothing at all.

Bunch of lazy ass FReepers.

[festus]

They didn’t apologize they dug in their heels.

[wintertime]

Our intention was to provide an opportunity for traditional schools, many of which we know have trouble affording athletic equipment, to win equipment.

Hm?...So homeschoolers and homeschool organizations have an **easy** time affording athletic equipment? I don't think so!

[weegee]

BUMP

[rawhide]

I agree. I think they are sorry they got caught. Meanwhile, the current promotion goes on, homeschoolers still are excluded. Tough beans!

[Dr.Zoidberg]

Sorry Subway, not good enough.

Get back to me when you actually STOP treating homeschoolers like lepers.

Looks like Quiznos for lunch tomorrow...

[weegee]

They meant for the masses to win. Go big state.

[AZ .44 MAG]

I’m fairly new here. What do you mean?

[SootyFoot2]

I’ve been boycotting Subway for a long time and will continue to do so for another long time.

[wintertime]

who feels excluded
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Stupid Subway!

Homeschoolers “feel” excluded because they positively, absolutely, and indubitably **WERE** and ***CONTINUE TO BE*** excluded!!!!

Subway really needs to hire new PR people.

[rawhide]

Within their apology:

Our intent was certainly not to exclude homeschooled children from the opportunity to win prizes and benefit from better access to fitness equipment

Within the contest rules:

“Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States who are currently over the age of 18 and have children who attend elementary, private or parochial schools that serve grades PreK-6. No home schools will be accepted.

It seems that Subway is lying. Their intent was to exclude homeschoolers, as indicated in the contest rules. But now in their apology, they say that was not their intent.

[Eaker]

Read it again.

TheMom is my wife!

;<)

[Octar]

Subway can go bugger themselves, anyway. Quiznos leaves them in the dust.

It must be a regional thing liike many other chains.

We had a Quiznos in our area. We went there once. It was the worst sandwich ever. One bite and they went into the trash. We probably weren't the only one time customers. The place is now a drug store.

The Subway here is very good.

[AZ .44 MAG]

Hypocrisy in the secular-humanist world? *gasp*

[dfwright]

The rules clearly state: “Contest is open only to legal residents of the United States who are currently over the age of 18 and have children who attend elementary, private or parochial schools that serve grades PreK-6. No home schools will be accepted”

and in their "apology"...

"Our intent was certainly not to exclude homeschooled children from the opportunity to win prizes and benefit from better access to fitness equipment"

How do you reconcile those two statements?

Good Grief...

[hole_n_one]

Some sources allow only excerpts of their content to be posted on FR.

In that case, a mere excerpt is what is provided.

The poster can elect to select which portion of the content to excerpt, or simply let the FR software do the excerpting. Doing the latter may or may not provide for the more relevant or pertinent info to be the portion excerpted.

In the event that no restriction is in place, one would think that the entire content from the source would be provided, but far too often, the poster elects the auto-edit function and a simple, needless excerpt is provided.

In your case, you provided no content from the source whatsoever.

What happens when the source takes the content off line?

All FR is left with is an excerpt that may or may not contain useful info, or in this case, nothing at all.

FR use to be a great research tool, but far too often older threads that have excerpted content are from sources that no longer exist.

[chuckles]

If Quizno’s had a brain, they would dive into this with both feet. I would have a contest starting tomorrow that included home schoolers, maybe even exclusively home schoolers. I would have it for a cash reward for college tuition and make it loud and all over TV. You can't buy these types of opportunities.

[wintertime]

I can't stand Subway or Quiznos. It's the bread. Their bread is soft and yucky on the outside.

Having been born and raised in Philly, I have simply have never adapted to anything that looks like a hoagie, but is a poor imitation. Ditto for cheesesteaks.

I like Jimmy Johns. Although the bread is not like a Philly hoagie or cheesesteak, I do like the crust's chewy texture.

[AZ .44 MAG]

Thanks for the info. Sorry for the newbie screw up.

Too late to post on main page. I think here’s what I should have posted with the original:

Our intent was certainly not to exclude homeschooled children from the opportunity to win prizes and benefit from better access to fitness equipment.

To address the inadvertent limitation of our current contest and provide an opportunity for even more kids to improve their fitness, we will soon create an additional contest in which homeschooled students will be encouraged to participate. When the kids win, everyone wins!

-Subway restaurants

I thank that shows the meat in the story.

[aft_lizard]

I agree, I still enjoy soft breads for certain foods, like PB+J’s however I really appreciate a good hearty bread with a nice chewy crust and a firmness to it overall.

[I got the rope]

Not it’s not...they are still excluding my kids. Eff them.

[AZ .44 MAG]

Thank should be think. Doh!

[grundle]

Their so-called "apology" says, "Our intent was certainly not to exclude homeschooled children."

However, their contest rules said, and still say, even right now:

http://www.subwayfreshbuzz.com/kids/contest.aspx

"No home schools will be accepted."

Therefore, it was, and still is, their intent to exclude home schooled children.