2006-09-18 08:29:10 · 18 answers · asked by spit_shyne 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Gourmet hot dog buns now come in 10-packs and bun-size hot dogs now come in 8-packs.
Go figure.
2006-09-18 08:32:33 · answer #1 · answered by MЯ BAIT™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Our hot dog buns come in 8's and our hotdogs are in either 8 or 10's
2006-09-18 08:37:08 · answer #2 · answered by Been there 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So that a consumer is forced to buy eight packs of hot dogs and ten packs of hotdog buns just to restore balance to the universe.
2006-09-18 08:59:57 · answer #3 · answered by procrastinate_now 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When hot dog buns were introduced, hot dogs were sold in varying quantities at the butcher shop. Not until 1940 were hot dogs packaged the way we currently see them in the grocery store. When manufacturers began packaging hot dogs, they chose the 10 to the pack formula. Today hot dogs are sold most often in eight or ten to the pound packs, but some are sold other quantities as well.
Sandwich rolls, or hot dog buns, most often come eight to the pack because the buns are baked in clusters of four in pans designed to hold eight rolls. While baking pans now come in configurations that allow baking 10 and even 12 at a time, the eight roll pan remains the most popular.
However, to save you from the bread aisle arithmetic anxiety, you need to purchase five bags of eight-to-the-pack buns and four 10-to-the-pack hot dogs to break even.
2006-09-18 08:38:38 · answer #4 · answered by < Roger That > 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I just bought some hot dogs yesterday, and there where only eight in the package. But they where the higher quality, "plumper's". Now, those skinny hot dogs come 10 to a pack, but they are so small that 2 can easily fit in one bun. Johnsonville Brats only come 6 to a package, and one usually gets eaten at the grill...that's what bums me out.
2006-09-18 08:41:23 · answer #5 · answered by mslorikoch 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because hot dogs and hot dog buns are not made by the same company (and the respective companies obviously didn't hold a meeting before deciding how many of each to sell) so they built their machinery to package 10 and 8. Now it would just be an unnecessary hastle to retool entire factories just so your hot dogs will always have a bun.
2006-09-18 08:33:05 · answer #6 · answered by DonSoze 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In Canada our buns come in 12's as well as our hot dogs. I don't get what's up with 10 and 8, how crazy is that? Maybe you'll have to start buying bulk wienies and only buy 8.
2006-09-18 08:39:38 · answer #7 · answered by brooklynsss 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hotdogs also come in a pack of 8 (princes do tinned ones in 8's)
2006-09-18 09:00:43 · answer #8 · answered by carol g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats just the way things are. I'm sure the bun makers have thought about this.
2006-09-18 08:32:38 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
because some ppl like to eat hotdogs with their eggs, or just plain..... also if you want some more buns, go to costco and get bigger bags.
2006-09-18 08:46:18 · answer #10 · answered by teka kat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋