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17521124 No.17521124 [Reply] [Original]

What happens when it inevitably goes up?

>> No.17521129

>>17521124
That one dude will get killed by that other dude who said he would if the price went up. Should be funny.

>> No.17521130

>>17521124
My hotdog goes up when I see you’re mom .

>> No.17521133

Not my problem, I don't eat that shit.

>> No.17521141

The Costco hotdog price is wired directly into US nuclear command. When it goes up, we hit hack.

>> No.17521154

>>17521124
this has actually been an issue seeing as there is a corporate binding contract made by the original ceo that states that they cant raise there prices
so originally they just changed the hotdog to make it cheaper which sucks cause the og one was the best in the game
but some places have tried to just out right remove it
which i believe may take place store wide if they dont change whatever legal mumbo jumbo that makes it so they cant raise prices

>> No.17521165

>>17521129
Why was he so autistic about the price staying the same? Is he scared of more profits? Surely, 3.00 would be more reasonable.

>> No.17521177

>>17521165
Because it's unfathomably based. Also the quintessential loss leader.

>> No.17521179

>>17521124
the end of the cold war

>> No.17521303
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>>17521124
We fly the flags at half mast for the day

>> No.17521329

>>17521154
It's funny because if they remove it entirely they'll end up losing business anyway since so many people go to costco purely to get lunch on the way out.

>> No.17521737

>>17521124
Riots in the streets, the voice in yo head and the cream on yo neck will urge you towards doing violent and gruesome things.

>> No.17521778

>>17521124
>What happens when it inevitably goes up?
The world ends, unironically.

>> No.17521952

>>17521165
It's demoralizing, you don't want your customers to think the price of even the iconic staple food at costco is going up, it's stayed the same price since 1985.

>> No.17521957

>>17521154
Is this why they got rid of combo pizza?

>> No.17521964

>>17521124
I'll hang myself. The cheap costco food court, not just the dogs, is the only thing keeping thousands of families afloat.. including myself. This jewish new reality is going to bury me

>> No.17522270

>>17521957
I'll never forgive the Jews for this

>> No.17522297

>>17521952
What if you respected your customers enough to expect them to understand that a price increasing relative to inflation is in fact staying the same? A price that keeps the same number for 50 years is being steadily discounted.

>> No.17522346

>>17521165
Are you retarded?
You really think the tiny bit they lose on that hotdog isn’t well worth the iconic status it has?
Everyone in America knows what “The Costco hotdog” is, and they know it because of the price, not the item itself.
It’s literally the textbook example of an effective loss leader.
That guy wasn’t being autistic. He was being someone who actually understands business instead of being a fucking bean-counter who wants to nickel and dime everything.

>> No.17522363

What is the cost of yhe hot dog price and labor?

>> No.17522370

>>17521124
damn that looks delicious

>> No.17522375

>>17522363
Under a dollar in most places. You can reference the same products they sell in the store.

>> No.17522384

>>17522297
Customers don't have empathy for corporations, just like the reverse is true. Fuck you and give me my $1.50 costco dog.

>> No.17523355
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>>17521124
>tfw had a Costco hot dog yesterday

>> No.17523417

>>17521124
Wtf? How does anyone starve in america when this exists

>3 hot dogs and water instead of soft drink
A days worth of calories for 4.50. Is there really people that cant afford this, even beggars make that much.

>> No.17523430

>>17523417
Food insecurity in America only happens if you're retarded, mentally ill, or have too much pride.

>> No.17523461

>>17523417
>Is there really people that cant afford this, even beggars make that much.
In America, our beggars aren’t begging for food, or begging for money for food.
They’re begging for money for alcohol and/or drugs.
And nobody actually “starves” here. Hell, our poor people are the fattest demographic.
When you see stats of “people going hungry” in America, keep in mind those stats are compiled by non-profit agencies who want donations to “feed hungry Americans”.
Non-profit doesn’t mean “doesn’t make money”. If you own/manage one you can be rolling in cash.

>> No.17523495

>>17521129
fpbp

>> No.17523607

>>17521124
Collapse.

>> No.17523674

>inevitably
a bold assumption

>> No.17523691

>>17521165
You are everything wrong with the world.

And I mean it, too.

>> No.17523767

>>17521957
i haven't bought anything from the costco food court since they removed this.
bunch of mother fuckers.

>> No.17523833

>>17521124
>>17521129
>>17521154
>>17521964
You guys think they actually make money directly on the hottogs in recent years at $1.50 each? It has LONG been established its worth having the hottdogs to get people in the store/stick around etc.

The price isn't going to change

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>>17521124
The better question is what happens when picrel goes up

>> No.17523885

>>17523833
>You guys think they actually make money directly on the hottogs in recent years at $1.50 each?
Yes, for the hundredth time. You can literally go out and look at the prices of the products out in the store (which are still cheaper even with the markup). The "loss leader" myth is only true in a few markets. Costco slashes their costs massively by buying out entire supply chains back to the fucking livestock. Same deal with the rotisserie chickens: they are paying pennies for the things.

>> No.17524077

>>17521165
Hey, Rabbi

>> No.17524229

>>17522297
>jacking up prices is respecting your customers

>> No.17524269

>>17521165
If you were within a reasonable distance to me, I would willingly spend the rest of my life in prison just to torture you to death. I would have a smile on my face the whole time because I would know that I am killing an evil person.
>inb4 edgelord
I am being serious.

>> No.17524333

>>17521165
His thought process is people associate the low cost on a hot dog with general savings in the store. Costco must have great deals, hell they have a 1/4 pound hot dog for 1.50

>> No.17524338

>>17521165
I would stop shopping at Costco if they charged more for the dogs

>> No.17525097

>>17523417
You used to be able to buy it without a costco membership, it was always 'required' but they didn't ask for it at locations where the food court is outdoors.
Of course, they started asking for it right when covid started, which is incidentally when they removed combo pizza and made the chicken bake more expensive.
Costco is compromised, expect the hot dog combo to be $3.50 soon.

>> No.17525153

>>17521124
You ever see a stampede of cows?

>> No.17525313

>>17523461
>Non-profit doesn’t mean “doesn’t make money”. If you own/manage one you can be rolling in cash.
This. "Non-profit" isn't the same as "no profits" and most non-profits do. Being a non-profit only means that you can't funnel profits to shareholders/private individuals. Bear in mind that the salaries of your executives and operators are merely "administrative costs" and you can pay them whatever you want; you just can't offer them dividends or bonuses.

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17525367

>>17521130
imagine the smell.

>> No.17525368

>>17523833
I don't know what a pack of dogs costs at Costco, but I know that a 14-pack of dogs at Fred Meyer is like $6 and an 8-pack of buns is $1.49 meaning that each dog+bun works out to about $0.62. Condiments are basically nothing, but let's assume the average person puts $0.20 worth of ketchup, mustard, relish and onions on each dog they buy. So altogether Costco could be selling a hot dog that costs them $0.85 in materials for $1.50. But the kicker is that retailers don't pay retail price for their own merchandise when they prepare it for you; they're paying wholesale. The markup for most grocery stores is about 10-15% so that hot dog is only really costing them $0.75 in ingredients. They are still making money with each sold hotdog, just not as much because they are losing out on the markup.

>> No.17525388

>>17523461
>And nobody actually “starves” here. Hell, our poor people are the fattest demographic.
... because they're sustained entirely on corn syrup

>> No.17525436

>>17525388
i hope you get raped to death by a roving pack of swarthy street dice enthusiasts

>> No.17525444

Gabriel blows his trumpet

>> No.17525462

>>17522297
general inflation is fine, a byproduct of modern economics. rapidly spiking inflation because muh world events is a scam perpetuated by jews

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17525475

>>17521154
>so originally they just changed the hotdog to make it cheaper
I'm still mad. The Kirkland dogs suck so much I stopped buying them like six or seven years ago. The worst part is belching four hours later and tasting the nasty meat they used all over again.
>>17525368
Don't forget the cup/soda.

>> No.17525859

>>17525475
soda is basically free

>> No.17525883

>>17525859
Is it?

>> No.17525897

>>17525859
>soda is basically free
If we're counting the cost of 2tsp ketchup, then the cup the soda is delivered in will be worth considering.

>> No.17525901

>>17525859
Nigga you're assuming 20 cents on condiments but soda's free?

>> No.17525988

>>17525901
it's syrup and carbonated water, it's basically the price of condiments

>> No.17525994

>>17523850
>the price is on the can though

>> No.17525995

>>17525901
That guy wasn't me, but sure. We can assume that the cost to Costco for a 20oz soda to be around $0.20. It's estimated that it costs McDonald's $0.16 for the same volume. They're still making money, just not as much as they would be making if the customer bought the components of the hot dog and soda individually.

>> No.17526009

>>17521124
It won't go up, because
A: It's wired into the company charter documents and contracts
B: It's not strictly for profit and never has been. It's advertising. Getting members in to have a hotdog and drink means you spend money on everything else. All the money you spend in store greatly offsets the money the spent on purchasing hot dog ingredients and soda syrup. It's probably some of the best marketing in American retail.

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>>17525901
Here, assuming that Costco was buying from webstaurantstore (which they aren't) it costs them about $0.35 per 20oz soda. Granted, this doesn't assume real brands of pop like Coke or Pepsi, but I can almost guarantee that Costco is getting a better price for syrup direct from the manufacturer than what I listed for a 5 gallon bag of nobody syrup.

>> No.17526048

>>17525462
We're not talking a rapid spike. When they first set the price it was what $3.52 would be today.

>> No.17526173

>>17525097
The brisket sandwich was the best, they removed it to make way for vegan “food” then got rid of that too, also the polish dog was the superior one, but that is gone too.

>> No.17526878

>>17525475
>belching
fat

>> No.17527186

>>17525994
Therefore if the prices go up it'll cause a paradox and the world will end

>> No.17527317

>>17526878
>only fat people belch after drinking carbonated beverages

>> No.17528396

>>17521124
societal breakdown

>> No.17528484

>>17521957
yes

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>>17528484
forgot pic

>> No.17528512

>>17521124
Costco still makes a profit on the dogs, theirs no need to change it.

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>>17522297
shut up reddit. It's bad enough they got rid of the combo pizza, and switched out from the polish dogs. What more do you want? Let us keep the "small" thing that is core to the things we become accustomed to.

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17528532

>it costs less then 6 dollars to walk out of costco with a massive poutine, hotdog, and drink.
I'm thinking based.

>> No.17528537

>>17524269
I believe you.

>> No.17528539

>>17525097
won't happen. Costco should release their employee handbook for the workers. If they raise the cost significantly, maybe, but they didn't so that mean the dogs will stay the same.

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>>17528532
looks good

>> No.17528761

>>17521129
Hahah

>> No.17528867

>>17521124
call it inflation so your economics degree has a reason to exist

>> No.17528985

>>17521124
It won't go above $1.50, however they will only accept payment as an ounce and a half of silver.

>> No.17529023

>>17528532
I'm seething that they don't have pout in my state

>> No.17529034

>>17522346
this

>> No.17529172

>>17522297
>>17521165
this poster lived a spoiled childhood guaranteed

>> No.17529178

>>17521124
It'll go up to 1.99 and almost nobody will care because it's still a great value.

>> No.17529749

>>17528867
Bitch, please. It's a film degree.

>> No.17529951
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>>17521165
>>17522297
You WILL respect the dog

>> No.17529967

>>17529172
the CEO isn't a greedy bloodsucker like 99% of America. He runs a profitable company and see's no need to eke profit out of EVERYTHING.

>> No.17530038

>>17523417
People who say they are starving are literal retards. I was destitute and near homeless at one point and for $55CAD I got a 3kg pork shoulder joint, two rotisserie chickens, a bunch of carrots, onions and sweet potatoes and some herbs and spices for a dollar each from dollarama. I roasted the vegetables and slow cooked the chicken and pork with a herb and spice rub. In the end I had 28 meals, enough for 2 weeks of food, lunch and dinner. That's not including the load of soup I made from the chicken carcass, carrot and onion ends. Works out 2 dollars a meal and I was eating a roast dinner for every meal with some nice home made soup to keep me warm. People who say they are starving are the ones who think pop tarts are essentials.

>> No.17530056

>>17523417
nobody starves in america, where did you get that idea from? the poor people are all fucking whales

>> No.17530068

>>17521124
>with refill
based costco helping to slowly kill off the fatties

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>>17528532
Some canuck food courts have chicken wings and fries
wish my state did

>> No.17530817

>>17530420
we also have poutine baby

>> No.17531445

>>17530038
I do not believe you got 3 kg of pork for 55.

>> No.17531458

>>17530817
good you can keep it, really isn't anything spectacular

>> No.17531463

>>17528532
>>17530817
Costco poutine is garbage. Hot crispy fries with a cup of gravy on the side is the superior choice.