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Nov 21, 2024
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cougarfan84
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I've heard they only give out 50 free subs.
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Prepare for Jersey Mike’s to tank in quality forever
maxpowers
11/20/24 10:12pm
Darn. I love that place.
Mr. Belding
11/20/24 10:27pm
I just hope this doesn’t impact my ability to not be selected for their free sub
DieHarder
11/20/24 10:30pm
I've submitted for that so many times, never won once
Zerigke Ally Zerigke
11/20/24 10:31pm
I'm convinced a high % of "give aways" never actually give anything away
JuicyJam
11/20/24 10:48pm
Can confirm I won once maybe out of 30 times I’ve done it?
Rivers Cuomo
11/20/24 11:30pm
I've heard they only give out 50 free subs.
cougarfan84
11/21/24 5:49am
As they say “churn and burn”
Powerbait DPM
11/20/24 10:37pm
This is in fact the exact opposite of what private equity says…
WP17
11/21/24 12:32am
Dang.
BluebloodOR
11/20/24 10:39pm
We will all be working for PE soon.
NYCougz
11/20/24 10:43pm
The good news is, the service can't possibly get any slower.
fredgarvin
11/20/24 10:43pm
Only in this broken economy do you see a place like this be busy all the time, but still going bankrupt.
AltTabbins
11/20/24 10:43pm
It looks busy all the time because it takes them 15 minutes to make a sandwich
fredgarvin
11/20/24 10:44pm
THIS!^^^^^^^^
AzCugrFan
11/20/24 10:59pm
Private equity is terrible
BYU Sportz Fan
11/20/24 11:31pm
Can you explain why you think that?
WP17
11/21/24 12:31am
They think they are the smartest person in the room. So they make a lot of
maYbe
11/21/24 2:24am
Dominos, Burger King, Weather Channel, Canada Goose, Gymboree, GSM
CBaass
11/21/24 5:19am
If private equity had no value the free market would have done away with it
nova_coug_fan
11/21/24 6:10am
The value to the market is to business owners looking for an exit. The PE hits a
maYbe
11/21/24 6:44am
I’ve been a part of 5 portcos. 4 were home runs for everyone. 1 was a dud and went bankrupt but it’s to be expected with
WDaddy
11/21/24 7:55am
That's good that you've been a part of some good ones. There are a few
maYbe
11/21/24 8:41am
There are many good ones. I’ve been a part of 2 portcos. Both improved dramatically for employees and customers
WP17
11/21/24 11:34am
If someone has more money than me then that is on me. It's not a zero sum
maYbe
11/21/24 12:58pm
I don’t think this is a good argument.There are plenty of shady industries that
BYU Sportz Fan
11/21/24 7:49am
I can name literal hundreds. You have availability bias because you only hear about failures.
WP17
11/21/24 11:32am
To push back a little, the article itself doesn’t say that the findings are
BYU Sportz Fan
11/21/24 12:56pm
PE slashes innovation. It’s all about making the company as lean as possible
maxpowers
11/21/24 5:29am
I agree for the tech industry as well as DSOs/health care. They are not good for those industries.
WDaddy
11/21/24 7:56am
This sounds more like the short termism of public companies than PE.
WP17
11/21/24 11:35am
I’d recommend trying this experiment: get on Google and search “why private
BYU Sportz Fan
11/21/24 7:29am
The stats about bankruptcy is super misleading- they’re buying a lot more distressed assets.
WP17
11/21/24 11:31am
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