Upon entering, this location looks like any other modern upgraded Subway with a long counter to order at one end and present your cash at the other. In between is the usual sandwich counter where the culinary sandwiches are manufactured in an assembly line format.
I reviewed the menu quickly to find most of the prices to be higher on each sandwich than in Ontario. I ordered anyway though wondering how all this would turn out once sales taxes were calculated and added to the Subway price.
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| Subway Storefront on Robson Street. |
The Order: 1 foot long (12") Cold Cut Combo
At $7.20, the Cold Cut Combo sandwich seemed almost the same price as the sandwich in the Ottawa area. The main difference in price is because the British Columbia provincial sales tax (PST) somehow didn't apply to this sandwich as it was not charged. The federal Goods and Services Tax (GST) was charged as per usual. So in reality, with Ontario's portion of the Harmonized Sales Tax being the difference, Subway has jacked up pricing by eight percent in BC instead of giving the savings to the customer.
The sandwich was the usual Subway quality. However, another difference between Ontario and British Columbia Subway stores is they don't offer Swiss Cheese as an option in BC. Interestingly enough Subway charges more for a sandwich but provides fewer topping choices to it's BC customers.
Overall, sure this was an average Subway location with average service. But corporate head office must review the pricing in the Vancouver area along with it's topping options. Perhaps the difference is in the tax structure and others between the two provinces. But after doing the math, an eight percent difference in price while carrying fewer sandwich toppings seems a little off.
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