I think the reason Costco and other wholesale warehouse style stores are more popular in the U.S. is because in general we have larger refrigerators and a lot of us have at least some type of pantry in addition to our cabinet space. I'm an exception even for American kitchens but my fridge is massive at 7ft high, 8ft wide, and 3ft deep and my kitchen has both a storage pantry that is 80sqft (8x10) and a 144sqft (12x12) "butler's pantry" which has a separate sink, the dishwasher, cabinet space, and an extra garbage can. The purpose for a "butler's pantry" is that you can put your dinner mess in a separate room and get it all cleaned up outside of the main kitchen and dining area where guests would be. It's also where I store the linens, and the fancy silverware and serving dishes that only get used when I have guests.
I can't believe they didn't get a rotisserie chicken for $4.99🤣 yes Costco keeps those at the same price too! Absolutely love Costco ❤ they also close the store on major holidays
For a long time Costco was a wholesalers only. It was actually difficult to get a membership, you had to produce a business licence to be able to shop there. That was then extended to some particular union members like teachers. Business owners still get different terms and conditions to regular members. Costco doesn’t sell hotdogs or pizzas for profit - or direct profit. If a family goes to Costco, the nagging kids or bored husband can be placated with a hotdog, which allows mom to keep on shopping in peace. Or an individual or couple may become tired of shopping, if they can take a break and have some food, they won’t leave, they'll eat and then get back to shopping.
Shock of shocks but while that Walmart was massive, Walmart also has a similar bulk store to Costco called Sam's Club. The only other bulk store I know is called BJ's Wholesale. Depending on where you live you might actually have all three as an option. The yearly membership prices really pay for themselves when buying in bulk saves you from constantly going to the store.
The $1.50 hot dog is the classic loss leader for Costco. The old CEO told the new CEO: "If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you." Ikea is known for their Swedish Meatballs in the USA, not hot dogs. Nathan's are the good ones.
The chicken bake is the best imo. I ate them since i was a kid. Also not sure what they meant that it was a lot and too filling. I could eat 2 no problem at all.
Well, by the time they had the chicken bake they had a hot dog and a piece of pizza too, lol. So I can't really blame em. It's a pretty big hot dog and slice of pizza!
@@catherinelw9365 Lol they didn't say it was "too filling" though. I even went back to watch that segment. All they said was that they were full and that it was big, implying it was a great size for how cheap it was and that it tasted good. I don't get how that's a silly statement? They were full from how much they'd previously ate and that it was a big, good tasting, cheap item... nothing about it being "too big" or "too filling" in there at all.
Yes, look for videos from the Fourth of July Nathans hot dog eating contest. People eating maybe 70 hot dogs in ten minutes. Who ever eats the most hot dogs in that ten minute time period wins.
And they didn't even see much of the warehouse. Other reactors have done more, Like My New Zealand Family. I have been a member since 1990. I love them.
4:40 best place for me personally is Gus's Hotdogs in Watervliet, NY. It's a local joint that I grew up fairly close to and they do a regional hotdog that is only well known in the Capital Region of New York called sparkplugs. They're little 3 inch hotdogs called "Hembold's Little Franks" and they're only made in Troy, NY. Crunchy natural casing and the sausage itself has a nice peppery kick. Those are put in to steamed buns and topped with onions, mustard, and meat sauce (like a coney, but way better because of the sausage itself). They used to be 43 cents per dog when I started driving there on my own at 16. Now they're 83 cents a piece but you can still get a pretty solid meal (8 dogs and 2 drinks) for around $10.
They got a slice (it's really two slices together) for $1.99, but you can buy a whole pizza for $9.95. For the money, you just can't beat that price and quality. There are better pizza places, but you would easily pay twice as much if not 3x the price as Costco... As a struggling student I lived on Costco pizza, hotdog and drink, plus the famous $4.99 (three pounder) rotisserie chicken. -- (There was no limit, you could buy as many as you wanted).
New York street vendor hot dogs, and some great brands are Nathan’s Sabrett’s and Hebrew National. Pink’s in Los Angeles is known for their hot dogs too. There are many “warehouse stores” in the US, Costco, Sam’s Club (owned by Walmart), Home Depot, Lowe’s and BJ’s are probably the most well known. People with larger families really benefit from the prices, because the per unit price in those larger sizes is cost effective. My son and daughter-in-law hosted twenty people for Thanksgiving, the Costco pumpkin pie and an apple one fed everyone with a little left over for the next day. Even I shop at Costco about every five weeks or so, even though I’m single since my husband passed away a year ago, items like paper towels, toilet tissue, laundry and dishwasher detergent are such as good value.
I would think one of the classic hotdog places would just be from street vendors in NYC. New Yorkers can get pretty opinionated about the proper way to dress them. I’m sure there are slightly fancier places that put gourmet spins on them though. There is a lot of variety in a country this big and spread out!
I have a large family (so I'm told I had a larger family so its medium size, but it's over 4, so I guess large now.), so Costco is a once at a minimum but usually a twice a month visit, and always begins or end with feeding the kids before leaving, can't beat the prices for feeding a big family and it all taste better then you think it will fo the price. I can't eat gluten stuff and few other things so Im very limited, so I usually only get a drink and pick from the two iteam I can have, by kids love the pizza and hot dogs, we usually order 2 whole pizzas to feed everyone, don't think we have ever gotten close to $50 and for feeding 5, that's really good. We have a deep freezer I'm not sure if you do or if its not common for you. We will buy extra meat on sale and put it in the deep freezer. Has saved us when finances changed unexpectedly, whipped out all our extra food but made it though. Most Americans outside of big city have one, and many have several for hunting and freezing the meat from that.
The only issue is to get the food you need to be a costcos club member or with some one who’s a member it’s a yearly paid membership to shop at Costcos. Also Nathan’s hotdogs are very much an American brand every 4th of July there’s a competitive eating contest sponsored by Nathan’s. Yes we have IKEA in the states but it’s synonymous with the Swedish Meatballs
At least in Canada, u don’t actually NEED the membership for the cafeteria or the pharmacy. U need to for anything else tho. And even if u want to only go to the pharmacy u have to be escorted and they treat u like a thief basically. But for those 2 parts of Costco u don’t need the membership. At least not at the one I go to. I’m assuming it’s like that at least across Canada.
IKEA hotdogs are clearly substandard to COSTCO. There are better hotdogs - but not IN stores. Street vendor hotdogs. The only way to go - except at the baseball park. Pizzas, by the way - I can only vouch for ma-n-pa shops. Local shops, not chains (which can be very good - but their fame is primarily "consistency for travelers."
It's a genuinely decent hot dog! I agree with Zach, chicken bake is good. Even if it sucked, a buck fifty can't be beat! You can feed and water 10 people for $15 ! ! C'mon bruh ! ?
Hotdogs across the US vary by type and toppings. It's not something you can really compare. A hotdog in Alaska is different from one in Arizona, Washington, DC, or New York .
Nathans is. Good hotdog but its way overpriced now, seen them around the $5 price point. At least in nyc. Better off getting the packs to make at home. Costco is a great hotdog not just cuz of the price. Its tasty. But my regular often ends up being 7/11. Just gotta know which locations are trustworthy. As we don't have that many carts outside of Manhattan anymore. Other carts yeah. Great stuff there but not like classic hot dog cart. Other places do have hotdogs on the menu but i end up getting the other stuff they're known for. Italian sausages, burgers, kabababs etc.
Only members can shop there. Annual membership fee isn't cheap. Guest can accompany a member, but cannot purchase. I don't know what the membership fee is, as I let my membership lapse 20+ years ago. Too pricey for me!
$60 a year. That's $5 per month. Well worth the savings in gas, food and other items. Plus prescription glasses. I got new bifocals, regular prescription lenses and prescription sunglasses (3 glasses total) for less than $600.
I think the reason Costco and other wholesale warehouse style stores are more popular in the U.S. is because in general we have larger refrigerators and a lot of us have at least some type of pantry in addition to our cabinet space.
I'm an exception even for American kitchens but my fridge is massive at 7ft high, 8ft wide, and 3ft deep and my kitchen has both a storage pantry that is 80sqft (8x10) and a 144sqft (12x12) "butler's pantry" which has a separate sink, the dishwasher, cabinet space, and an extra garbage can.
The purpose for a "butler's pantry" is that you can put your dinner mess in a separate room and get it all cleaned up outside of the main kitchen and dining area where guests would be. It's also where I store the linens, and the fancy silverware and serving dishes that only get used when I have guests.
I can't believe they didn't get a rotisserie chicken for $4.99🤣 yes Costco keeps those at the same price too! Absolutely love Costco ❤ they also close the store on major holidays
Most who go to Costco just head straight to the back for the rotisserie chicken!!! What's the point of going if you don't get the chicken?
Yeah they totally missed out on the chicken. Bummer
The Polish dogs are pretty good. I get a hot dog and drink for $1.50. You can't beat that.
Nathan's is American. It's mainly from NYC where I'm from but has global locations. NYC has the famous Nathan's hotdog eating contest.
My old boss would take us all to lunch once a week. Costco and we all got a hotdog, a slice of pizza and a drink. Lol
For a long time Costco was a wholesalers only. It was actually difficult to get a membership, you had to produce a business licence to be able to shop there. That was then extended to some particular union members like teachers. Business owners still get different terms and conditions to regular members.
Costco doesn’t sell hotdogs or pizzas for profit - or direct profit. If a family goes to Costco, the nagging kids or bored husband can be placated with a hotdog, which allows mom to keep on shopping in peace. Or an individual or couple may become tired of shopping, if they can take a break and have some food, they won’t leave, they'll eat and then get back to shopping.
Super smart when u think about it.
Shock of shocks but while that Walmart was massive, Walmart also has a similar bulk store to Costco called Sam's Club. The only other bulk store I know is called BJ's Wholesale. Depending on where you live you might actually have all three as an option. The yearly membership prices really pay for themselves when buying in bulk saves you from constantly going to the store.
Nice to find your channel. What part of Scotland are you from? You dont sound Glasgow or Oban.
The $1.50 hot dog is the classic loss leader for Costco. The old CEO told the new CEO: "If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you."
Ikea is known for their Swedish Meatballs in the USA, not hot dogs. Nathan's are the good ones.
I have his whole quote on a tshirt lol
Walmart has their own version of Costco called Sam’s Club
You need to have an annual membership to shop (and I think to eat) in a Costco. Canada has them as well.
In Canada at least, u don’t need the membership for the pharmacy or the cafeteria. But u do need it for everything else
You don't need membership for the cafeteria
@@abremacabre8868 you can’t get past the ‘door guards’ with out a card can you?
The chicken bake is the best imo. I ate them since i was a kid. Also not sure what they meant that it was a lot and too filling. I could eat 2 no problem at all.
Well, by the time they had the chicken bake they had a hot dog and a piece of pizza too, lol. So I can't really blame em. It's a pretty big hot dog and slice of pizza!
@@LadyBeyondTheWall oh yeah. Lolol
@@LadyBeyondTheWall Then they should take it into account before calling it "too filling". That was a silly statement by them.
@@catherinelw9365 Lol they didn't say it was "too filling" though. I even went back to watch that segment. All they said was that they were full and that it was big, implying it was a great size for how cheap it was and that it tasted good. I don't get how that's a silly statement? They were full from how much they'd previously ate and that it was a big, good tasting, cheap item... nothing about it being "too big" or "too filling" in there at all.
I also go to Sam's Club ( as in Walmart Owned)
Yes, look for videos from the Fourth of July Nathans hot dog eating contest. People eating maybe 70 hot dogs in ten minutes. Who ever eats the most hot dogs in that ten minute time period wins.
And they didn't even see much of the warehouse. Other reactors have done more, Like My New Zealand Family. I have been a member since 1990. I love them.
4:40 best place for me personally is Gus's Hotdogs in Watervliet, NY. It's a local joint that I grew up fairly close to and they do a regional hotdog that is only well known in the Capital Region of New York called sparkplugs.
They're little 3 inch hotdogs called "Hembold's Little Franks" and they're only made in Troy, NY. Crunchy natural casing and the sausage itself has a nice peppery kick. Those are put in to steamed buns and topped with onions, mustard, and meat sauce (like a coney, but way better because of the sausage itself).
They used to be 43 cents per dog when I started driving there on my own at 16. Now they're 83 cents a piece but you can still get a pretty solid meal (8 dogs and 2 drinks) for around $10.
They got a slice (it's really two slices together) for $1.99, but you can buy a whole pizza for $9.95. For the money, you just can't beat that price and quality. There are better pizza places, but you would easily pay twice as much if not 3x the price as Costco... As a struggling student I lived on Costco pizza, hotdog and drink, plus the famous $4.99 (three pounder) rotisserie chicken. -- (There was no limit, you could buy as many as you wanted).
COSTCO in Canada offers a massive poutine for around $5 - my wife and I share one and can't finish it.
I’ve never tried it there. Is it any good? Maybe kinda similar to what McDonald’s has?? Just bigger of course lol
New York street vendor hot dogs, and some great brands are Nathan’s Sabrett’s and Hebrew National. Pink’s in Los Angeles is known for their hot dogs too. There are many “warehouse stores” in the US, Costco, Sam’s Club (owned by Walmart), Home Depot, Lowe’s and BJ’s are probably the most well known. People with larger families really benefit from the prices, because the per unit price in those larger sizes is cost effective. My son and daughter-in-law hosted twenty people for Thanksgiving, the Costco pumpkin pie and an apple one fed everyone with a little left over for the next day. Even I shop at Costco about every five weeks or so, even though I’m single since my husband passed away a year ago, items like paper towels, toilet tissue, laundry and dishwasher detergent are such as good value.
Costco hotdog are good
In 1976 we went to Price Club in San Diego before it became Costco.
I would think one of the classic hotdog places would just be from street vendors in NYC. New Yorkers can get pretty opinionated about the proper way to dress them.
I’m sure there are slightly fancier places that put gourmet spins on them though. There is a lot of variety in a country this big and spread out!
I have a large family (so I'm told I had a larger family so its medium size, but it's over 4, so I guess large now.), so Costco is a once at a minimum but usually a twice a month visit, and always begins or end with feeding the kids before leaving, can't beat the prices for feeding a big family and it all taste better then you think it will fo the price. I can't eat gluten stuff and few other things so Im very limited, so I usually only get a drink and pick from the two iteam I can have, by kids love the pizza and hot dogs, we usually order 2 whole pizzas to feed everyone, don't think we have ever gotten close to $50 and for feeding 5, that's really good. We have a deep freezer I'm not sure if you do or if its not common for you. We will buy extra meat on sale and put it in the deep freezer. Has saved us when finances changed unexpectedly, whipped out all our extra food but made it though. Most Americans outside of big city have one, and many have several for hunting and freezing the meat from that.
I go to the food first, and then eat an entire chicken bake every time i go to Costco while I shop around.😂
After church on Sundays my husband and I will often go have a Costco lunch with the hotdog or pizza. B😉
I go to Costco for cheap Gas (Petrol) Prices and the bulk groceries. Though some of the other stuff on occasion. They also have Car Maintenance shops.
Cosco pizza is great. Take it from a New Yorker. However, I only had it around here.
Nathan’s hot dogs are my favorite. If you have a Nathan’s in Malaysia and haven’t tried it yet, GO. Nathan’s onion rings are amazing too!
The food at Costco is good.
The only issue is to get the food you need to be a costcos club member or with some one who’s a member it’s a yearly paid membership to shop at Costcos. Also Nathan’s hotdogs are very much an American brand every 4th of July there’s a competitive eating contest sponsored by Nathan’s. Yes we have IKEA in the states but it’s synonymous with the Swedish Meatballs
locations that have the food court outside like the one they are at, you dont need a membership to just order food
@@-EchoesIntoEternity- wasn’t aware I’ve only ever seen them indoors my bad
At least in Canada, u don’t actually NEED the membership for the cafeteria or the pharmacy. U need to for anything else tho. And even if u want to only go to the pharmacy u have to be escorted and they treat u like a thief basically. But for those 2 parts of Costco u don’t need the membership. At least not at the one I go to. I’m assuming it’s like that at least across Canada.
"Do you have Ikea in the US?" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Dude, you have nooooo idea...
Costco is basically a warehouse converted into a giant store.
Costco hotdogs and pizza are delicious
Here is the difference between Costco and Walmart. Costco, you have to have membership to shop there. Walmart, you DO NOT need a membership.
Hot dogs at Costco are very good!
IKEA hotdogs are clearly substandard to COSTCO. There are better hotdogs - but not IN stores. Street vendor hotdogs. The only way to go - except at the baseball park. Pizzas, by the way - I can only vouch for ma-n-pa shops. Local shops, not chains (which can be very good - but their fame is primarily "consistency for travelers."
It's a genuinely decent hot dog! I agree with Zach, chicken bake is good. Even if it sucked, a buck fifty can't be beat! You can feed and water 10 people for $15 ! ! C'mon bruh ! ?
1,000 calories my ass! Try 3,000 Chief.
Hotdogs across the US vary by type and toppings. It's not something you can really compare. A hotdog in Alaska is different from one in Arizona, Washington, DC, or New York .
Yeah a hotdog in alaska might be made from caribou.
Sam's has hot dog and the soda for the 1.50$
I dont know anyone who eats at ikea except to mock sweedish food lol. The chocolate they sell is good.
Nathans is. Good hotdog but its way overpriced now, seen them around the $5 price point. At least in nyc. Better off getting the packs to make at home. Costco is a great hotdog not just cuz of the price. Its tasty. But my regular often ends up being 7/11. Just gotta know which locations are trustworthy. As we don't have that many carts outside of Manhattan anymore. Other carts yeah. Great stuff there but not like classic hot dog cart.
Other places do have hotdogs on the menu but i end up getting the other stuff they're known for. Italian sausages, burgers, kabababs etc.
Only members can shop there. Annual membership fee isn't cheap. Guest can accompany a member, but cannot purchase. I don't know what the membership fee is, as I let my membership lapse 20+ years ago. Too pricey for me!
$60 a year. That's $5 per month. Well worth the savings in gas, food and other items. Plus prescription glasses. I got new bifocals, regular prescription lenses and prescription sunglasses (3 glasses total) for less than $600.
If you pay the $110 price, you get 2% cashback then they send you a check and I just use the check to pay for my next years membership.
Unfortunately there is a membership fee paid yearly so the homeless won’t probably be walking in for the food deals.
Idk about Costco but Sam’s club actually does take the end of day food left to homeless shelters for late night dinner in a lot of locations