How come hot dogs come in packages of 10 and hot dog buns come in packages of 8?

Question

I know the answer i just want to see what you all think

Answer 1

"The meat-packing side of this is easiest to understand. Your standard-issue hot dog comes ten to the pound. If you've got 10,000 pounds of hot dogs, therefore, you know you've got 10,000 packages. "
"Bakers just don't like tens. They prefer dozens, or more generally, multiples of three and four, notably four, six, eight, and twelve. These quantities lend themselves to compact packaging--three rows of four, two rows of three, two slabs of two by two (e.g., hamburger buns), and so on. Ten lends itself only to one row of ten or two rows of five, which are seldom compact shapes. Therefore, the baking mind-set--and here's where we start getting into anthropology--is such that you instinctively regard ten as an unwieldy number."

Answer 2

I see these questions here every summer. In Canada where I live, both come in packs of 12.

Answer 3

It's a conspiracy against hot dog eaters

Answer 4

because you cant fit 2 more buns in the plastic bag....LOL....nah, it beats me.....I guess it makes you buy 4 pkgs of buns and 5 pkgs of dogs so the seller makes more money

Answer 5

The spares are for the dog.