re: Jimmy Johns Chips

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the worst knock on it that I think is fair is "boring"

It's much, much higher quality than Subway, and while it's perhaps more bland than Jersey Mikes or something I always feel like the food is fresher and the store is much cleaner.

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The quick and cheap delivery is tough to beat. Uber Eats for a single person isn't worth the upcharge or it taking a hour to get to me. That is if the delivery person isn't a complete dumbass and can actually follow directions on a map.

My go to:

A couple of years ago, I actually found the company that makes the chips through a little internet sleuthing. A couple of different people claimed to work at Shearer's Snacks out of Ohio, which is a snack food manufacturer that does co-branding and production for other businesses. Their own branded mesquite barbecue chips were IDENTICAL to Jimmy's BBQ and I used to get them shipped to me by the case. Even with the shipping costs, they were about half the price of buying from Jimmy John's. Then, about a year or so ago, they abruptly shut their mail order store down.

It was a sad day.

Apparently, they used to have an outlet store at their plant that has shut down as well. It looks like they're moving more and more toward just co-branding and production for others versus their own brands. I THINK they may still have a retail presence in the midwest, but I can't find any way to get them shipped to Baton Rouge anymore.