Subway chaos stunt: YouTuber traps staff in closing-time stress test
A popular YouTube prankster tested whether fast food chain Subway would stay true to its word of “if you’re in, we serve you,” by bringing in 50 people dressed as gladiators just before closing time.
A popular YouTube prankster tested whether fast food chain Subway would stay true to its word of “if you’re in, we serve you,” by bringing in 50 people dressed as gladiators just before closing time.
The joker, who goes by the name 4fun, brought in legions of roaring cosplay gladiators, just two minutes before his local Subway branch closed for the night.
As he checked if the staff would serve them, to which they hesitantly agreed, 4fun began chanting “What do we want? Food! When do we want it? Now!” over a megaphone.
He then proceeded to order 30 turkey sandwiches, 20 ham, and 10 philly cheese steaks, before cheering with his group in celebration.
At 9.10 p.m., when the store had been closed for 10 minutes, the YouTuber revealed that the two members of staff had only managed to serve six of the group at that point.
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One of the group even proceeded to fill up a cup of soda, as the content creator playfully asked, “Hey, who ordered drinks?...Who’s paying for that?”
The staff were kept behind for 40 mins, and then took payment, as the bill amounted to a sizable $436.10. As the card was processed, the employee even joked that she wouldn’t have to chase the influencer now.
As the flash mob celebrated while leaving the premises, the entertainer expressed his gratitude by leaving the two caterers a $500 tip.
Sandwiched in debate
On X, viewers were divided in their reactions to the stunt. One commenter showed their original disdain before changing their mind when considering the large tip left at the end.
At first I was like “ yeah these guys fucking suck “ then I saw they gave the 2 employees 500 for maybe an hour or 2 of overtime.
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Hopefully if they were willing to do that they would also be willing to leave if the workers told them to pic.twitter.com/ilTkmhJEX8
Another audience member broke it down into chunks by examining that “the store had to have enough bread at the end of the night for an additional dinner rush“ and that “the employees had to have a good work ethic and professionalism.”
Whether the compensation warranted the disruption is open to interpretation, but yet again, the public's appetite for viral pranks knows no bounds