If Costco’s hot dog deal kept pace with inflation, it would be three times as expensive today — nearly $4.50. But Costco’s $1.50 combo is a strategic decision, known as a loss-leader: The ...

Costco's new leadership says the $1.50 price tag on its beloved hot dog combo is "safe." Experts explain how the retailer has defied inflation — and why it's willing to eat the cost.

The hot dog combo at Costco is a long-standing staple of the wholesaler, remaining at just $1.50 since it was first ...

Costco's hot dogs are made from 100 percent beef which translates directly into its taste. Plus, it’s served on a soft sesame seed bun and customizable with relish, onions, ketchup, and mustard in the ...

The $1.50 hot dog and soda combo at the Costco food court, which somehow hasn’t changed its price since the 1980s, is something of a legend, like Prometheus stealing fire, or George Santos ...

Costco members are rejoicing across social media over the price of hot dogs remaining $1.50. "I suggest that we move away from the gold standard and instead adopt the Costco Hot Dog Standard," X ...

If Costco accounted for inflation, the hot dog combo would cost just over three times as much. AFP via Getty Images. Andrews explained previously that from the moment someone walks into a Costco, ...

Costco’s signature $1.50 hot dogs remain an ever-popular staple for shoppers at any of the retailer’s 602 warehouses nationwide, but exactly how has the big-box store kept the price of the all ...

Costco’s hot dog offering was born in the company’s early days. Costco added a Hebrew National stand at its second warehouse store in Portland, Oregon, shortly after it opened in 1983.

Costco’s hot dog deal, sold at its food courts, is still priced at $1.50 — exactly what it cost in 1985, before the Great Recession, the housing crisis, the pandemic and the latest bout of ...