{"id":1529,"date":"2009-07-08T08:18:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-08T16:18:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/on-sandwiches-defaults-and-choice"},"modified":"2014-02-21T16:31:43","modified_gmt":"2014-02-22T00:31:43","slug":"on-sandwiches-defaults-and-choice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/on-sandwiches-defaults-and-choice\/","title":{"rendered":"On Sandwiches, Defaults, and Choice"},"content":{"rendered":"

The other day, a family member offered to run to Subway, and Kandace was excited. She didn\u2019t have time to go herself, and while it might not be her favorite, it would certainly have been nice to have lunch.<\/p>\n

The only problem is that Subway does not have a \u201cdefault configuration\u201d of their sandwiches. Let\u2019s say that you want the \u201cCold Cut Combo.\u201d This sandwich features turkey, bologna, \u201cturkey ham\u201d and \u201cturkey salami\u201d – strange enough already – but as for the vegetables and toppings, nothing is specified. If you go in and ask for that sandwich, you\u2019ll be hammered with at least a dozen more questions. Do you want onion? Do you want tomato? What kind of bread? Mayo?<\/p>\n

Now most folks evidently feel drawn to a plethora of choices. That is a big part of Subway\u2019s advertising campaigns – you can have it your way. But Kandace never did get her sandwich. It was just too painful to figure out what to order, since there are no defaults at Subway. You simply cannot specify the \u201cCold Cut Combo\u201d and be done with it!<\/p>\n

For lunch today, we went to a local sandwich shop called Bunk<\/a>. I ordered their \u201cItalian Cured Meats with Provolone Picante and Hot Peppers.\u201d This sandwich is amazing, and there is not a single choice. I think probably you CAN ask for changes or substitutions, but why would you? The way they prepare this sandwich is the way it SHOULD be prepared. They are the experts, they\u2019re using wonderful ingredients, and it would be stupid of me to change things around for no good reason.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s the problem with not having a \u201cdefault configuration,\u201d in sandwich choices or most anywhere else. In our choice-filled society, we often forget the value of having the expert choose the configuration. But why? They\u2019re the expert. They\u2019re the chefs, the designers, the curators. These people spend an immense amount of time studying the choices, experimenting with the options, and coming up with the best of all possible worlds.<\/p>\n

Trust them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The other day, a family member offered to run to Subway, and Kandace was excited. She didn\u2019t have time to go herself, and while it might not be her favorite, it would certainly have been nice to have lunch. The only problem is that Subway does not have a \u201cdefault configuration\u201d of their sandwiches. Let\u2019s…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9094,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/4148278316_c6fd4e9ee1_o.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1529\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/needmoredesigns.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}