some hotdogs - pack of 7, hotdog bun - pack of 8, why?

[MikeyIs4Dcats]

[homer]

mmm, potted meat product

[/homer]

 

[Mallow]

I've seen things... I've seen them with my eyes!

 

[JoeKing]

Its true its true!! I just opened up a pack of Hebrew Nation (they make the best) hotdogs and there were only 7 dogs in the pack!! :Q:Q:Q

 

[LS20]

straightdope.com

packaging/storing convenience for bakers.
"The true explanation, in my opinion, is that 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. When the pioneers of bun baking were trying to figure out how to package their product, they probably figured what the hey, eight makes a squarish package, so that's what we'll go with, without even considering the unique circumstances that made ten more appropriate. The situation has been allowed to continue because the Teeming Millions meekly submit to it. Oscar Mayer says that of the 50,000 or so consumer letters they get each year, only 10 or 15 complain about the hot dog/bun mismatch."

 

[Kelemvor]

It's usually 10 hotdogs and 8 buns though....

 

[speed24get]

cuz you always want more buns for your sausage.

 

[OREOSpeedwagon]

If the companies were smart they'd sell 8 hot dogs and 7 buns

 

[oniq]

Originally posted by: OREOSpeedwagon
If the companies were smart they'd sell 8 hot dogs and 7 buns

Or you could slide the hotdog into your mouth ral;

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: Ogg
Its just one of those mysteries, like why do companies actually make potted meat?
People eat it? :Q
I think not

Potted meat, Vienna Sausages, Pigs Feet, SPAM, and various other canned/pickled meats, are something people shouldnt eat. Its all quite unhealthy. Not to mention nasty.

 

[digitalsm]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
It's usually 10 hotdogs and 8 buns though....

Its simple, just get the all beef jumbo hotdogs, they come in packs of 8.

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: minendo
What brand hot dogs are sold in packs of 7?

It used to be 8 hot dogs to 10 buns.

I'm used to 10 hot dogs and 8 buns now...

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Ogg
Its just one of those mysteries, like why do companies actually make potted meat?
People eat it? :Q
I think not

Potted meat, Vienna Sausages, Pigs Feet, SPAM, and various other canned/pickled meats, are something people shouldnt eat. Its all quite unhealthy. Not to mention nasty.

Why not pig feet?

 

[rh71]

Only seen 8 dogs in a small package here. That or about 40 in a party pack. Buns are always 8 or 10.

 

[Yax]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: digitalsm

Originally posted by: Ogg
Its just one of those mysteries, like why do companies actually make potted meat?
People eat it? :Q
I think not

Potted meat, Vienna Sausages, Pigs Feet, SPAM, and various other canned/pickled meats, are something people shouldnt eat. Its all quite unhealthy. Not to mention nasty.

Why not pig feet?

I like pig feet, but not pickled. I prefer it just boiled in a pot of hot salted water for about an hour, till its sticky and slimy. mmmmm pig feet. Try it sometimes.