Fame!!

Fame!! was Originally Posted on February 18, 2004 by lavarock

I’m talking Fame, and I don’t mean the old TV show by the same name…

I was hungry and decided to cash in an old Subway Club Card. When you buy a sub at Subway you can receive a stamp for each 1/2 sub you get. Those stamps add up and after a short while, you get a free sub (with paid soda).

Over the years I have collected and redeemed my share of stamped cards. During my move, I found some old stamps and an old card. One subway I frequent has a sign that they no longer accepted old cards. Other Subways had no such notice.

I walked into the Subway nearest my home and saw two kids and an adult customer. The adult was a woman I recognized from my post office. I waited my turn and made small talk. When I went to ofdfer my card to the cashier, I did so with trepidation. Would they say something about the age of the stamps? There were probably 4 different colored ones on the card. This Subway only takes cash, so if they didn’t take my card, I would have to use the last few of my dollars in my wallet. The cashier took a long look at the card and called her co-worker over to see. It turns out that my card was very old and one set of numbers on the stamps contained only 3 digits, where current stamps are at least 6 digits. She posted my card on the wall!

In hindsight, I wonder if I should have taken the card and tried to auction it off on Ebay…