Quiznos is giving away a million subs, but you probably won't get one.

So, here's the deal. Quiznos announced they were going to give away ONE MILLION (cue Dr. Evil voice) free subs. All anyone had to do was log on to the free sub site, plug in some info, and receive an email containing a coupon. Easy as pie, right? And who's going to turn down free food in these trying economic times? Even if it does make you (read: me) feel sick for hours afterward.

I wasn't about to look a gift sandwich in the face, but apparently Quiznos isn't interested in me. Or some other females for that matter. I plugged in my email address (the one I use for junkmail, of course) and waited patiently for my coupon to arrive. I received nothing. I checked my spam folder - nothing. I waited a few hours thinking their servers may be overloaded, but nothing. Then I came across an AgencySpy article about the promotion. Apparently, I wasn't the only one getting denied.

So, I tried again. This time I entered all my information, but checked the radio button next to Male. Within minutes I had a coupon waiting in my inbox. Could it really be that Quiznos is not interested in giving females free subs?

I would imagine their consumers are mostly male, so perhaps they are limiting the number of coupons given to females. After a bit of research I've seen that some women are receiving coupons, so maybe, for example, only one woman receives a coupon for every five men? If this is the case, it could place Quiznos in a very bad light. I know I'm not happy about it, and don't intend to even use the coupon I was able to get.

To add insult to injury, even if you are male or one of the lucky females, the coupon can't be used in the New York or DC metro areas. When it comes down to it, it's really not worth the effort and wasted printer ink.

If this promotion really is limiting the amount of coupons it sends to women, I say very poor form, Quiznos.