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ZippityZooZaZingZo t1_j61zkps wrote

They charge $20 for a sandwich and companies/people are more than willing to pay. That’s how.

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DarkIsiliel t1_j62j2f2 wrote

Sam's is closer to $30 these days (and the quality is seriously downhill) :/

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TywinShitsGold t1_j63d0nx wrote

Jesus Christ. $30 for a sub?

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Max_Demian t1_j63ik1n wrote

They make all their money off of people who can expense their lunch to their employer, have been leaning into this for a while

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PikantnySos t1_j63paj8 wrote

Facts. The CEO of my company is from the New York area and claims Sams is better than any NYC sandwiches place. So he gets catering whenever hes in town. Ends up being hundreds of dollars for like 20 sandwiches.

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Ohkaz42069 t1_j65bkzb wrote

It is not better than any NYC sandwich places. Especially not at that price.

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free_to_muse t1_j61ye5b wrote

In one episode of an Anthony Bourdain show, he pointed out that if there’s a restaurant that sticks around despite not appearing to do enough business to pay rent - it likely means that the restaurant owner owns the commercial space and doesn’t pay rent.

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StinkFloyyd t1_j621foo wrote

Sam lagrasaas has a large corporate catering business.

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itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_j63578c wrote

They also own the building.

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StinkFloyyd t1_j636fg6 wrote

Owning property doesn’t mean that you can afford to live / work there without having a viable income.

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dpm25 t1_j63f358 wrote

Equity and more specifically equity growth is that viable income.

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itsonlyastrongbuzz t1_j63gb5g wrote

>Owning property doesn’t mean that you can afford to live / work there without having a viable income.

Eliminating the single largest overhead expense has a huge impact on what “viable” means.

You can survive on a lot less when it’s a family business and the building could be paid for, or at least secured via mortgage.

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StinkFloyyd t1_j63sms7 wrote

Sure. If someone has no mortgage / owns it outright. But assuming the owner of Sam lagrasaa’s isn’t a fool, they wouldn’t operate a money losing business just because they own a building.

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Chippopotanuse t1_j64mu5x wrote

Owning multi-million dollar property that you bought decades ago for next-to-nothing allows you to do a lot of things.

And selling $30 sandwiches to a corporate crowd for 3 hours a day (because that’s the only goddamn time folks eat lunch) is one of them.

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dyqik t1_j65elo7 wrote

And/or that they are engaged in money laundering ;)

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CheruthCutestory t1_j645yi0 wrote

I’d be seriously impressed if the owner of Archie’s own that sky scraper and still works the grill.

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rampwn t1_j63rxvl wrote

Let’s not lump Sam’s and Archie’s together from a price perspective. Archie’s sandwiches are still $10-$12.

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funkyfun2 t1_j61x7qi wrote

Sam LaGrassa's makes freaking delicious pastrami and has a line out the door for those three hours. They are a legend in this town and deserving of it, anyone on the wrong side of that shop should worry their patrons will rise up and riot demanding blood and a pickle wedge.

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DogIndependent6729 t1_j63rs2u wrote

Ever have a yahoo with bacon? Keep it simple

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dontbeapile t1_j63s4kt wrote

I was gonna say Archie’s has appropriate prices. Sam Lagrassas is out here blowing smoke up our asses charging a god damn arm and a leg for a sandwich

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hemingwai t1_j63jnl6 wrote

Corporate catering mostly.

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bostonguy2004 t1_j63uclt wrote

Catering and finance & biotechnology companies with lots of money to burn

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jpan08 t1_j64v6j0 wrote

Have you tried ordering a sandwich, chips and a soda there? More than my monthly cellphone bill

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ArsenalBOS t1_j62ijp0 wrote

There aren’t that many kinds of businesses interested in renting those spaces. There’s no one around outside of business hours and they’re too small to be offices themselves.

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popornrm t1_j63dz40 wrote

Look at their prices LOL

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jujubee516 t1_j647307 wrote

I used to work for a company that did sam's catering every month for our department (other departments might have had it too). The last recent time I got it was also through work. The sandwiches are much smaller than I remember them being.

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Map3620 t1_j65e3qf wrote

Love Sams cuban sandwich and their pastrami

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