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Costco announces change to $1.50 hot dog combo for the first time in 40 years

The hot dog and soda deal has been sold in Costco food courts since 1985

The Independent UK · Apr 29

Costco sees more growth for its $31.9 billion real-estate empire and is expanding production of its famous inflation-busting hot dog combo

In 2025, Costco sold over 245 million hot dog combos, over 157 million rotisserie chickens, and “enough bath tissue to reach the moon and back over 200 times.”

Fortune · Sep 26, 2025

Costco executive promises the hot dog and drink combo will never cost more than $1.50—and here's why

The mythically low price of a hot-dog-and-soda combo hasn’t changed since 1985—and one former CEO says he received a death threat after wanting to hike it.

Fortune · Sep 26, 2025

Costco CEO promises the hot dog and drink combo will never cost more than $1.50

The mythically low price of a hot-dog-and-soda combo hasn’t changed since 1985—and one former CEO says he received a death threat after suggesting a change

Fortune · Jun 1, 2024

Costco finance exec gets frank: ‘The $1.50 hot dog price is safe’

Despite all odds, the $1.50 hot dog deal at Costco has remained at $1.50 for nearly 40 years

The Independent UK · May 31, 2024

The Costco hot dog combo has been undercut by Sam's Club by 12 cents. Which is better?

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' resume. The loss leader has brought customers in droves to Costco's warehouses over the years, a fact…

Los Angeles Times · Feb 6, 2023

Costco's $1.50 hot dog deal has defied inflation. Fans say it isn't what it used to be

Fans of Costco's hot dog combo can rest assured that the price won't increase anytime soon, as CEO Craig Jelinek told CNBC on Monday.

Tribune News Service · Jul 15, 2022

FDA Approves Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, but Feds Undecided on Who It's for

Plus: The story of a 10-year-old rape victim who sought an abortion is confirmed, inflation hits a record 9.1 percent, and more...

Reason · Jul 14, 2022

House GOP swallows fake hot dog news

Who would've guessed that news from a Twitter user called @JohnWRichKid was false? Not the GOP

Salon · May 19, 2022