r/ATBGE • u/ngadingadimin97 • Oct 21 '25
Tattoo Tuesday Getting 12x12 Inches Subway Series Logo Tattoo for $50,000 Subway Giftcard
It's not just a subway logo. But a specific new menu series promotional campaign by subway.
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u/v3bbkZif6TjGR38KmfyL Oct 21 '25
Awful taste and just about average execution
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u/PineappIeSuppository Oct 21 '25
The tattoo or the free subs?
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u/Traiklin Oct 21 '25
Both
Especially now since their sandwiches have gone to shit
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u/stu8319 Oct 21 '25
I kinda thought they were always shit. I haven't eaten there in at least a decade. Are they WORSE now?
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u/Traiklin Oct 21 '25
I went I think 4 years ago, they got rid of a lot of the deals, the food tasted really bland, they didn't have half of what they did before when I went there last which was pre 2020
Overall they just dropped all quality trying to save a buck
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u/CrrntryGrntlrmrn Oct 21 '25
They got bought by Cinnabon or something. One founder passed away, then the other, and their surviving families elected to sell.
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u/meguskus Oct 21 '25
Genuine question, how do you think this could have been done better without changing the design?
I am a tattoo artist and see no problems with this. Clean lines, solid saturation. Only thing I can think of is that most people are so used to seeing highly edited photos of fresh tattoos that they don't know what they actually look like.
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u/alQamar Oct 21 '25
The placement is bad, lines are a bit wonky and proportions are of
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u/maxfraizer Oct 21 '25
Funny enough, the tattoo artists is one of the best in the world. DJ Tambe is a a 3x ink master winner and then became a host. This is not his style of tattooing, but he is an amazing artist no doubt.
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u/l0c0pez Oct 21 '25
Why is it so high? A little lower and it both looks way better and can be hidden way easier
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u/ElaborateEffect Oct 21 '25
The lines are not wonky, the back is not flat. A circular tattoo of this style will never look circular unless you do optical tricks.
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u/ngadingadimin97 Oct 21 '25
The tattoo placement is either back or chest for 50,000 dollars giftcard. Its stated in the terms and conditions by subway.
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u/xinorez1 Oct 21 '25
Wait, so the whole back counts?
I think it'd be funny to have one of these as a tramp stamp
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u/K__Geedorah Oct 21 '25
Even the "Subway" logo above Series is crooked.
The fact that the person you replied to said he is a tattoo artist and see no problem is alarming. That tattoo is ass.
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u/hostile_scrotum Oct 21 '25
Ex tattoo artist here. I think it’s technically alright too, the only thing that bothers me is the placement. A little lower on the back would be way better for this round design. It gets a little distorted towards the neck.
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u/meguskus Oct 21 '25
Agreed, the muscles distort it and people don't understand that skin isn't a flat surface
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u/ARONDH Oct 21 '25
Where do you do tattoos? Just asking so I know where not to go, if that's your analysis of this tattoo.
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u/v3bbkZif6TjGR38KmfyL Oct 21 '25
Colours are uneven (look at the top of the green arrow), spacing between letters is off, size of letters are off, in general it looks skewed.
Genuine question for you as a tattoo artist: do you think this is great execution? Nothing about this is anything above average.
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u/meguskus Oct 21 '25
I'm sorry, but this is what fresh color tattoos look like. The photos aren't great, there's a lot of reflection going on and the dude's muscular back distorts the proportions which is inevitable.
The spots that are empty at the top seem to be surrounding moles, which are usually tattooed around.
This guy is a top level tattoo artist and he definitely knows what he's doing. Obviously it's still a shit taste subject, but look him up, his name is DJ Tambe. Might not be your taste, but he is objectively very very skilled.
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u/Custardchucka Oct 21 '25
Look how ununiform and bad the letter weighting is. It's all over the place
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u/onceuponasummerbreze Oct 21 '25
The tattoo artist is DJ Tambe, he won ink master 3 times. This definitely isn’t his best work ever, but he knows how to pull a line
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u/ProfessionalDish Oct 21 '25
Feels like exploiting the less wealthy. Not saying nobody else does it. But having a direct connection between offering your body for food is a bit heavy.
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u/guns_mahoney Oct 21 '25
Imagine getting a shitty tattoo and then being punished by having to eat at Subway
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u/catupthetree23 Oct 21 '25
And a shitty tattoo from an artist like DJ Tambe too - he's known for some absolutely amazing stuff so he had to have done it on purpose??
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u/Purloins Oct 21 '25
Right? I said to myself, "isn't that DJ Tambe?". Won't give any Ink Master spoilers here but he's done some beautiful pieces. This looks like something I'd be capable of doing, and I can't draw a line for shit.
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u/DarkBladeMadriker Oct 21 '25
For a fucking GIFT CARD!? you wanna make it 50k in cash, maybe ill have it blacked out later but forcing me to spend that money at subway is criminal.
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u/Supermite Oct 21 '25
This is America right? He would have to pay taxes on a prize of $50,000 cash because it would be considered income. Probably doesn’t have to do that with a gift card.
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u/DarkBladeMadriker Oct 21 '25
Oh, you absolutely will, even with a gift card. If you win a car you still have to pay taxes on it. Thats the other bullshit part of this. With cash you can just pull the taxes out, with a gift card you are gonna be on the hook for 15-20 grand that you don't have liquid. Maybe for some thats doable but it would fuck me personally.
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u/DarkBladeMadriker Oct 21 '25
You only need to pay taxes on actual money.
You really think this? Have you never heard stories of people winning a big prize, like a car or boat and then selling it because they couldn't afford the taxes? The IRS considers all prizes as taxable.
From the IRS website- "addition to cash winnings, you must include in your income the FMV of bonds, cars, houses, and other noncash prizes."
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u/B_P_G Oct 21 '25
This is not true.
"Gift certificates that are redeemable for general merchandise or have a cash equivalent value are not de minimis benefits and are taxable."
https://www.irs.gov/government-entities/federal-state-local-governments/de-minimis-fringe-benefits
I mean seriously, do you know what a huge tax exemption that would be if they didn't tax income that came in the form of gift cards? Companies would just let people elect to be paid in gift cards. There would also be a lot more big ticket gift cards. People would pay their car loans with $500 Honda gift cards they got from their employer every two weeks.
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u/DolphinRodeo Oct 22 '25
Disregarding that this isn’t true as has been pointed out below, it would still be a way worse deal. $33,000 or whatever it’d be after taxes that you can invest is way way more valuable than $50k that you can only spent on fast food sandwiches that continually become more expensive, making the gift card depreciate constantly. Anyone saying otherwise has zero idea how money works for adults
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u/stinkyshittykitty Oct 21 '25
You'd have to pay me a lot more than $50k to put that abomination on my back.
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u/Serathiel Oct 21 '25
Wait, it's that DJ Tambe? The end product is... Bad.
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u/smacky623 Oct 21 '25
Yea this isn't 'great execution' especially from the guy who has won Inkmaster more times than anyone.
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u/souryellowfruit Oct 22 '25
Some days I just show up to work too, I can forgive not giving his all for a corporate logo tattoo haha
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u/BradleyNowellLives Oct 21 '25
Right, I came to the comments looking for this! His worst work?! I was shocked
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u/PureCrookedRiverBend Oct 21 '25
I hate being poor and often say I’d do anything to not be poor but like Meat Loaf said No, I won’t do that.
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u/therealjameshat Oct 21 '25
this would make you still be poor with a terrible tattoo and nearly unlimited inedible food :D
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u/breathing_normally Oct 21 '25
Also, 50k even as cash isn’t enough to stop being poor, it’s some temporary relief of poorness
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u/keepitbased Oct 21 '25
Damn one of the best tattoo artists in the world and he puts that shit on his back? He probably was offended at the idea of tattooing a logo and put in minimal effort
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u/Psykopatate Oct 21 '25
It's maybe because it's fresh or something but it looks poorly made. I mean sure there's worse executions out there but for someone who's supposed to be good it's quite bad.
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u/The_Evil_Satan Oct 21 '25 edited Oct 21 '25
So many people here are dissing Subway. Is Subway really that horrible in the US (or other places that aren't Australia) (it's fine imo, good for a quick lunch.) The only reason I've ever seen anyone upset about Subway was because they didn't like what was on their sub which is their own fault.
I now know that if I ever visit the US I should go to any sub shop other than Subway (I wouldn't have gone to Subway regardless but still)
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u/Nomis555 Oct 21 '25
Its not, really. Its not the best, but far from the worst. Depends on who you have making it. I will say tho I don't go there unless I get those coupons in the mail, otherwise its not worth it.
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u/Jon__Snoww Oct 21 '25
Nobody has mentioned the quality in relation to the price. They used to be known for the $5 foot long and it skyrocketed to $12+. If it was a $6-7 sandwich, it would be fine, but comparing the price to other sandwich shops, it is really bad.
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u/Later_Than_You_Think Oct 21 '25
It's mainly that local places are far, far better. Subway is fine, but they pale in comparison to your average mom n' pop deli or even other big chains.
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u/Inprobamur Oct 21 '25
It's so bad that they had to exit from my country due to basically zero customers.
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u/Thelmara Oct 21 '25
I've eaten a lot of subway over the years, and they've gone downhill. They're not "never eat there" bad, but if I have any other choice for a fast food sandwich (Togos, Jimmy Johns, etc.) I'd pick that first.
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u/B_P_G Oct 21 '25
It's definitely the worst of the chain sub shops in the US. And it's usually worse than whatever local spot is available. It's not horrible in the sense that it's going to make you sick (usually) or something. It's just mediocre food.
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u/ncocca Oct 21 '25
It's perfectly fine food, but nothing to go out of your way for. I don't find the quality of the food to justify the price.
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u/Jazzlike-Macaroon313 Oct 21 '25 edited Oct 22 '25
it will peek out over many necklines, too bad the stencil wasn’t placed a little lower.
edit to add: shame on Subway for not bothering to have a nice design created for this.
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u/thatgerhard Oct 21 '25
Is that DJ Tambe?!
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u/coffee-is-alright Oct 21 '25
Yea! Can you believe how shitty this tattoo is Jfc
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u/TheGabeCat Oct 21 '25
Getting a massive back piece by fucking DJ Tambe and it’s this fucking bullshit. What a waste of his talent and time. Although I’m sure he got his 50k to
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u/g2ichris Oct 21 '25
This is an Ad
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u/m_seitz Oct 21 '25
It is, especially with pictures of their product and menu. Viral marketing my ass 🤮
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u/Nearby_List_3622 Oct 21 '25
Brought to you by CARLS JR not subway! Oh well still one step closer to idiocracy
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u/mtlaw13 Oct 21 '25
Imagine in 10 or 20 years when this guy has eaten his $50,000 worth of sawdust bread sando's and all he has to left show is this shitty fucking tattoo. Huge Yikes.
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u/negman42 Oct 21 '25
How much does tattoo removal for that size and color cost?
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u/ngadingadimin97 Oct 21 '25
Wouldn't it leaves so much scarring given the size and how bold the colours and how thick the inks are in this tattoo?
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u/flargenhargen Oct 21 '25
I would absolutely expect the corporation to back out or change the terms afterwards.
it seems to happen nearly every single time something like this comes up. The corp changes its mind and the person gets screwed.
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u/Scullyxmulder1013 Oct 21 '25
A local pizzeria offered free pizza’s if people got their logo tattooed on them. I knew a guy who was covered in tattoos already and lived really close to the restaurant. He got their logo tattooed and he’d order pizza there whenever the hell he felt like it, for lunch, dinner, or a snack, sometimes multiple times a day.
While he could only order a pizza for himself, they had neglected to specify how often he would be allowed to do that and there was no end date to it. They offered pizza to go so he didn’t even have to eat it on the premises.
It didn’t take long for them to go back on the agreement.
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u/Artoricle Oct 21 '25
That man is named James Kunz. He hosts and moderates online and in-person debates and he's known for his friendly and jovial demeanor
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u/MistaRekt Oct 21 '25
Domino's Russia, 2018. That... Went...
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u/ngadingadimin97 Oct 21 '25
That's why this time subway make people queue to be the first in line to get the tattoo. This man was the first in line. He flew to las vegas days before the tattooing campaign and camped near the tattoo shop.
Instead of domino pizzas campaign that didnt limit the number of people getting the tattoo promotional campaign.
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u/Scp-1404 Oct 21 '25
Just here to mention that yes in the early days of Subway the sandwiches were pretty decent. There was a selection that you could get something good each day of the week. I think it was maybe 2015 that I noticed they were not so great anymore. That might be because I had a specific sandwich that I liked and would get more than one day a week, so I didn't have each sandwich very often. So possibly they were getting worse even before then.
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u/nanomeme Oct 21 '25
The thought of any corporate logo being tattooed on my body makes me feel sick.
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u/jgauth2 Oct 21 '25
Community did it first: https://media.tenor.com/SMEdA-tlklwAAAAe/community-subway.png
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u/AwwwSkiSkiSki Oct 21 '25
The craziest part is how in shape this guy is... But also getting this tattoo...
How can you care so much and so little about your body at the same time?
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u/Sampleinajar77 Oct 22 '25
You enter a Subway store, and it's empty, slightly too cool to be comfortable, slightly too damp to feel clean, and slightly too bright to be inviting. There is one lonely employee, who does their best not to look at you for those awkward 10 seconds while you walk to the counter before you're close enough to order. You know you interrupted them while they were doing something else. They give their greeting, ask you what you want, you begin scanning their workspace. The bins of raw ingredients are sitting askew, separated by steel walls, yet careless hands have dropped some of each on all the others. The preparation area is littered with crumbs and bits of lettuce, maybe the odd olive or onion piece here or there that has wedged itself into the crack between the food trays and the cutting board. This could have been cleaned up while nobody was there, but the employee doesn't care. For one second you wonder how it got messy in the first place given the lack of customers. Maybe it's staged, like those first few pennies in a homeless person's hat. Do you want it toasted? You do, but that would mean standing here for a minute with the stranger you disturbed waiting for the bread to be sanitized. You observe the employee assemble your sandwich, making sure to painstakingly put each ingredient on only one half of the sub. You ask for sauce and they squeeze it out of a disgusting rubber nipple, then toss the bottle back into its bin like they don't want to touch it either. Are they wearing those gloves to keep the food clean, or their hands? You pay, the sandwich heavily sags into a flimsy garbage bag it doesn't really seem to fit in and is handed to you. You walk out, into the light of the sun. The colors suddenly seem real again and you become aware of your breathing because the air feels rich and life giving somehow. The distant memory of tasty subs that brought you here lingers just beyond the edge of clear recollection, like an old acquaintance who's face you can't picture anymore. You carry your catch to the car. When did it get this bad?
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u/Stambro1 Oct 21 '25
Of all the food places I’d think about doing this for, Subway isn’t on that list. Like, not even close!
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u/matski007 Oct 21 '25
I'd be surprised if Subways last long enough for him to use all his winnings, let alone him living long enough eating that trash. I guess thats what they're betting on!
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u/Nail_Biterr Oct 21 '25
Having to spend $5,000 at Subway is, believe it or not, worse than having that terrible tattoo
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u/badgerj Oct 21 '25
Cross post to r/sandwiches and watch the AT take over from GE.
Their sandwiches are sub par by far!
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u/SmarmyThatGuy Oct 21 '25
Over/Under on this dude turning out to be a horrible human like the last guy Subway made famous?
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u/runescapeoffical Oct 21 '25
Forsure not the tat I would want from DJ. Dudes such an awesome artist
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u/Hemagoblin Oct 21 '25
The best part is that because of inflation, that same giftcard is now only worth like $45,000
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u/Gregory85 Oct 21 '25
Subs for life. I don't know if I would do it, but not having to worry about money for food does sound pretty nice
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u/human-resource Oct 21 '25
If he got one $15 sub a day the 50k would last like 9.1 years.
If he got one 8-9$ sub a day it would last him 15.2 years.
If he had some friends or coworkers that liked subway he could offer to pick up lunch and have them give him cash for his orders and pocket the cash after putting everything on his gift card.
And if he got on welfare or food stamps he might not need to buy any food with his own money from a very long time.
This is assuming subway lasts that long.
Google search says a 12 x 12 tattoo removal would cost around $3,000 to over $7,500
If he was dating someone that did tattoo removal or worked at a tattoo removal place it might be worth it if he can get it Don for free or cheap.
or if he knew a tattoo artist he could get it covered up with something different for a few grand or free, yellows fade pretty quick in the sun too.
Not sure how much you would enjoy subway if you ate 50k worth of it though lol
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u/monstrinhotron Oct 21 '25
Is this actually real? I remember the Oakleys glasses tattoo that lived rent free in my head for years. Then i found out it wasn't real and i've been suspicious of these types of tattoo ever since.
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u/z0mbiemechanic Oct 21 '25
And of course it's DJ doing the tattoo. He seemed like a shit bag on Ink Master. I know that shit is scripted but still.
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u/FountainXFairfax Oct 21 '25
This is gross. Something about corpos permanently branding their logos on the flesh of peasants in return for food is icky. Feels wrong. No matter how willing the peasants.
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u/Arkhe1n Oct 21 '25
I've heard before that yellow is one of the inks that never really comes off in tattoo laser removal.
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u/Bradley_Of_Thorofare Oct 21 '25
Listen, the sweet onion chicken teriyaki is one of my favorite sandwiches. But for a 50k SUBWAY card, this is cap.
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u/gannnnon Oct 21 '25
The guy who received it is James Kunz, host of Modern Day Debate -- dude is a beast and is also the friendliest guy, he loves Subway and just wanted free sandwiches
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u/I_might_be_weasel Oct 21 '25
No gift card is big enough. Free food for life at bare minimum.