Order Number: 497 - Total: $4.97

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Order Number: 497 - Total: $4.97 - Lemmy.world

Where the hell do you get food at that price? 2002?

That’s $40 plus 35% tip if you don’t want them to spit in it now a days.

Apparently it’s a Costco receipt, and their food court prices have stayed the same for a long time
Yes, $0.69 soda is still the current price. $1.50 for a foot-long hotdog + soda…
That Hot Dog is not a foot long.

Fun fact: The hot dog soda combo has been $1.50 since 1985. At one point the CEO wanted to raise the price of the hot dog and soda combo and the founder straight up told “if you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out.”

www.snopes.com/…/costco-founder-kill-hotdogs/

Did Costco Founder Say 'I Will Kill You' to CEO Who Wanted To Raise Hot Dog Prices?

The cost of the $1.50 hot dog and soda combo has not changed since 1985.

Snopes
I just bought a shirt that has the Hotdog and Soda pic from the menu with the quote under it.
Where the fuck do you pay almost 20$ for a slice of cheese?
Fancy cheese shop.
But that will have cost a similar amount 20 years ago.

Where the hell do you get food at that price? 2002?

Costco is great like that.