# hot dog?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/164979>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 29, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/164979 "2003-03-29T05:20:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![DuhCow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b38774/32.png) [@DuhCow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DuhCow)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/164979/1 "2003-03-29T05:20:37Z")

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Though this may have been asked before, I would like to know why hot dogs and hot dog buns aren’t sold in an equal amount? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2003, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-dog/164979/2 "2003-03-29T05:46:47Z")

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**Cecil Adams** on [Why do hot dogs come 10 to a pack while buns are 8 to a pack?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_350.html)