Submitted 8 months ago by someguy3@lemmy.ca to general@lemmy.world
The Costco Hot Dog is a 1/4lb hot dog sold at the international warehouse club Costco’s food courts. It is notable for its price, which has remained steady at $1.50 in a combo deal including a soda at United States locations since its introduction in 1984. That price has become increasingly low relative to inflation and spawned a cult following
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And as an added bonus, you get about three days worth of salt in that one hot dog.
It’s how I retain that resting heart rate of 112. I don’t even have to go to the gym anymore; I’m getting my cardio in just sitting here.
The sausage is so good too but that’s not in the states IIRC
It used to be, it has been a long while since Ive had or seen one, may have went away with the switch from Hebrew National dogs.
I used to be able to get a sausage at the one in Hackensack. Haven't been there in ages though so who knows now.
A lot of America centric answers, so I'll give a more global one: Ikea or any comparable store which uses cheap meal deals as a loss leader to get you to shop in their store. AFAIK the costco hot dog is the most famous US example.
I love Ikea. I've never bought furniture there, just head up there and vibe in the display rooms for a while. Back when I still smoked, I loved going there high. Leave with some swedish candy and a hotdog. Love it.
Wait, what else do rice cookers do?
Sex.
Serious answer: In the past I've made apple sauce/compote, reheated meals, boiled eggs, steamed vegetables and dimsum, soups, reheated stuff, etc. etc.
Also useful as a bain marie.
Apparently you can also make bread and cakes in them.
McDonald’s is still cheap but only if you use the app for deals and points. They want to drive people to the app to eventually hire one less employee at each store, which will save them more money. They keep the app cheaper to drive this change.
I think it may be targeted though. My friend who is on the road alot and eating fast food always has 30%+ off McDonalds coupons in the app and never any Uber Eats coupons in his app. I order more delivery and always have Uber+McDonalds coupons but my app only ever shows $1 Hash Browns and $5 Chicken nuggets box which I always thought was normal price.
Everything is more expensive where I am but local mexican restaurants have stayed the most reasonable (more so than chains). Chain-wise I think subway is still pretty affordable.
It’s cheaper to go to our local Mexican place than to Taco Bell. My wife gets the two chalupa combo. And to switch from chicken to ground beef, the combo is $13. Her standing #4 at the Mexican place is $8.75.
When Taco Bell was advertised the $5 box, all the local ones had it at $5.99. Now it’s $8.99. There’s one Taco Bell about 20 miles away that actually does follow the advertised prices. But it’s not worth driving that far.
It amazes me that Taco Bell isn’t still cheap, considering the quality of their ingredients.
Almost all of the taco bells near me still have the $6 box, and when I’ve traveled the majority on the road still have it too. I’m guessing all the ones near you have a shared owner who’s raised the price.
For the level of “quality” they delivered, they have always been too expensive.
Costco hot dog.
Little Caesars.
Rally’s (though it’s gotten worse).
Whenever I try to order Wendy's, I need to buy 2 pounds of food to get over the 12 dollar mark for free delivery.
Jack in the box tacos are still 2 bucks and filling af.
Jack in the box tacos are still 2 bucks and filling af.
Soy tacos, in case you didn't know.
I got food poisoned at Rally's four times growing up! No idea why my family took so long to put two and two together but seriously... four damn times.
Chipotle, especially for the amount and quality of ingredients. I used to splurge occasionally and get their quac for a dollar… I haven’t done that in years since it went up to like $3. Be careful of salt content.
Wendy’s Biggie Bag is a solid deal.
Also, Taco Bell, but only if you know what you’re doing. There’s a $6 box that gets you all you need for a meal, but I think you need the app to order it. Otherwise, your best bet is multiple items from the $1-$2 menu. The combos are a trap, stay away from those.
Taco Bell is not cheap anymore. Maybe before the pandemic, but they crazy now.
bruh $7.39 for a DORITOS® CHEESY GORDITA Supreme per taco, no extras past the tomato and cream from Supreme. For less then the price of two, I can get a whole steak taco plate just about anywhere else.
Different taco bells have different pricing, most taco bells have a $6 app only box that’s one of the best value meals you can get in fast food, but some individual taco bells raise the price on it.
For example, of the 4 closest taco bells to me 3 have the $6 box, but one charges $12 for it. That expensive taco bell has everything marked up at least 30-75%. It’s not the worst in the country though, there’s a taco bell in NYC that charges $25 for the $6 box.
That biggie bag was a nice surprise.only learned about it recently.
I feel like Little Caesars is still pretty cheap.
8-9 dollars for a whole pizza? That I can get a couple meals out of? A pretty good deal.
$6.50 for a pizza here, pretty great deal.
Shit is cardboard, but it's pretty tasty cardboard and make sure not to sleep on the crazy sticks.
You can get medium Dominos pizzas for $7 if you order online and look for the Deals. They are 8 slices which is 3 or 4 meals for me.
They successfully changed your habit to eating out by so much you don’t even consider making your own food anymore?
What in OPs post makes you think that they’re always eating out and not eating their own food?
They narrowed their alternatives to Macdonald’s down to other restaurants
Waffle House if you don’t mind dining in. They’re everywhere. They’re always open. You’ll almost always leave entertained by the sheer mixture of colorful personalities.
We have all but stopped drive thru when out for a concert or other events. What we do now is pack some home made sandwiches with some chips, etc for the drive home.
I still do mcd sometimes when working but I only order off the deals or redeeming points for something. I never pay full price.
I just pay a couple bucks more for substantially better food.
Culver’s is pretty solid.
In Australia KFC is more economical than McDonald’s now - especially is you use some of the permanent deals in the app.
Just go to your local food truck or small stalls. That way the money you spend goes back into the community and not fund overseas genocide.
Checkers/Rally’s is still decent.
Taco Bell has $6 boxes in the app. BK has monthly coupons in the newspaper for the $18 family meal pack that is enough for my family of 4.
JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Local/regional chains seem to stay more reasonable, but honestly, local restaurants in my area are almost cheaper than fast food. A typical combo meal seems to run around $10-15, and you can find lunch specials and weekly specials for $8-12.
The food is way better as well.
I could go to Arby’s for a combo (roast beef sandwich, soda, and fries) and spend around $14. Or I can go to the sushi place half a mile away and pay $11 for their made-to-order bento box: teriyaki salmon filet, small salad, 3 gyoza, 4-piece Cali roll, and tasty rice. I haven’t been to Arby’s in years.
scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech 8 months ago
+1 for local.
If it’s the same price, then you’re usually getting something much better for your dollar, and supporting a local business instead of a big corpo.
If it’s cheaper then win win!
Dkarma@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Love local but my sushi place lunch special for 3 rolls is $15 now Local authentic Mexican taco place has $8-12 options tho and the most amazing chorizo burger you’ve ever had for $12 with sides