Potbelly Sandwich Works

Kind of cross between Subway and Quiznos. Yes I am very aware that sounds like a giant insult
 The major difference is all the ingredients are fresh all the sandwiches are well made the place doesn't smell like ass ( Subway that's aimed at you.) and I would recommend Potbelly to anyone looking for a good sandwich and a friendly staff.

Here is a place that makes good sandwiches for a decent price.  They toast their bread (which I love) and give you the option to make it pretty much any way you want.  The quality and taste are really good I feel but they do have a minimum for delivery which sucks sometimes.  I also have to wait 45 minutes just to get my order...and I'M NOT THAT FAR!  They need to change that.  This place works better if you go in person.

It will come as no surprise that communications is how I scratch out a living.

I pride myself on effective communications. Being clear & concise.

And as a foodie? When I go to someplace like Potbelly, I pride myself on knowing what I want, not holding up the line hemming & hawing over the order.

On the rare occasion I eat at Potbelly, I get the same thing: A "big" Wreck on wheat. With everything. EXCEPT hot peppers. Harvest cheddar Sun Chips. Orangina.

So it's Saturday evening. It's not busy. Two people ahead of me who don't know what they want. They wave me through since I know what I want.

I order my Wreck. With everything. EXCEPT hot peppers. Dude says ok. Does prelim work, theoretically passes said sandwich down the assembly line. I tell assembly line girl exactly what I want. Everything. EXCEPT hot peppers. While waiting, I head to the fridge to pick out my Orangina.

I walk back to the cash register and I wait. And I wait. Even though it's empty, I wait.

I peek over the counter at assembly line girl and I repeat to her, smiling: You know there's no hot peppers on that Wreck, right? She smiles back at me, "Right!"

So you know how this ends, right? You know I got home, opened the bag, and that bish put hot peppers on my sandwich.

I felt like I was being punished, because I have no business eating a Wreck with everything EXCEPT hot peppers anyway, but dammit if I'm paying for it and I'm clear about what I want, I want it the way I ordered it.

With apologies to The Good Book: My people perish for lack of active listening skills...