Wait, What? Subway Customer Charged Rs 82,000 For Sandwich

A woman in the United States was left broke after being charged more than $1000 (roughly Rs 82,000) for a Subway sandwich. According to the New York Post, Letitia Bishop went to Subway in Ohio and ordered three sandwiches for herself and her family. She was taken aback when she found that her debit card had been charged $1,021 (approximately Rs 84,632) for the order, including $1,010 (about Rs 83,720) for just one sandwich. Notably, the average price for a foot long sandwich at the restaurant ranges between $6.50 and $12 (around Rs 538 to Rs 994).

Letitia Bishop told the New York Post that the hefty charge had caused her account to go negative. She returned to the restaurant to speak with employees but was told to contact Subway’s corporate office. However, “there’s no phone number that leads to a live person,” according to Letitia Bishop. She also stated that she has been unable to contact anyone who can assist her in the nearly two months since she was defrauded by the company.

Letitia Bishop attempted to bring the issue to the attention of her bank but was unsuccessful. “I’m just trying to make ends meet at this point,” the woman explained. She has been “stressed” and “overwhelmed” by the charge; New York Post stated. “I couldn’t get groceries at one point because my account was negative,” the woman added.

When she went back to the sandwich shop, after facing low financial days, it was oddly closed. The New York Post stated that the food store in question is “temporarily closed” based on Subway’s website.

Meanwhile, Lee Anne Lanigan, the Better Business Bureau’s director of consumer relations and investigations, assured that Letitia Bishop has other options. As per Lanigan, Subway’s superficial charge could be considered theft, which means the woman could file a police report. “She could take that to her bank and say, ‘Here’s my receipt, and here’s where you gave them a thousand dollars. If you can’t make this right for me I’m willing to file a fraud affidavit,’” Lanigan said as quoted by ABC 6.

According to Lanigan, using a credit card is the best option when shopping because it provides better protections for purchases and situations similar to these.

This particular Subway, one of more than 20,500 in the US, is housed inside the Thorntons gas station.