Subway to ensure foot-long subs actually a foot long
Subway’s foot-long sandwiches are actually gonna have to be 12 inches.
The company has settled a lawsuit, agreeing to make their subs the advertised length. The lawsuit was prompted by pictures that went viral showing a foot-long sub coming in at an inch short.
The 11-inch sandwich. (Courtesy Matt Corby/Facebook)
The whole thing turned into a class-action lawsuit, culminating in hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal fees — all for an inch of sandwich.
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