Where is Jimmy John's when you need him?

[jmowreader]

Arby's is running an ad campaign highlighting their freshly-sliced meat. I just saw a spot where "passersby" (whose hair and makeup are perfect but some people take pride in their appearance) are shown a video on an iPad of Subway's meat factory's slicing equipment.

It would be more impressive, of course, if Arby's didn't use mechanically formed meat.

Now, whatever atrocities Jimmy John's is guilty of (and they are legion), they do use roasts in the form they come off the animal...so what could be entertaining is seeing the reactions of people watching the hydraulic press that makes Arby's meat.

[Tobin S.]

1. I'm not sure of the advantages of "freshly sliced"

How does that make the meat better?

[jmowreader]

2. Not sure, but somehow it does

They are using it to attack Subway, the biggest sandwich chain that buys presliced meat. That what Subway sells bears absolutely no resemblance to what Arby's sells is beside the point.

[MiddleFingerMom]

3. Jimmy John's has really really meh sandwiches and poor, minimal side choices.

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I kinda like Subway -- mainly for their bread (I wish EVERYONE had their Italian Herb & Cheese
Bread) and a real variety of free and tasty add-on choices.
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There's a couple of REALLY good hoagie/cheesesteak shops in Tucson... and they're all relatively
recent transplants who had shops in the Philly/New Jersey area.
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Arby's has a surprisingly DELICIOUS Reuben sandwich -- although their roast beef is nowhere
near as good as I remember it being decades ago.
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