So what’s the straight dope on why hot dogs come in 10 packs but hot dog buns come in 8 packs? whose responsible for this logistical oversight? Personally I think it’s part of the overall New World Order conspiracy but curious as to other possible reasons.
Sounds like A Delicious Cycle to me.
I bypass the problem by buying bun length hotdogs that come in 8 packs. 
And Discordians have no problems at all.
The Master’s explanation noted, but, when I worked in the meat packing industry they told me that the law required the different numbers of items per package. In other words, it is illegal to sell hot dogs and rolls in packages having the same number.
Certainly, that its result would be stupid is no reason to doubt the existence of a law.
And laws are very complicated. In “The Joy of Lex”, the author notes that at that time (perhaps 20 years ago) the laws governing the sale of cabbage in the United States ran to over 35,000 words.
This is not only stupid on the face of it, but you need to come up with a cite to substantiate it. Did they also send you out to find a left-handed monkey wrench?
This is also hard to believe. Do you have this book? Can you supply a quote?
It’s one of those silly “facts” that glurge repeats over and over. I found this version on some random web site.
It’s absolute nonsense, of course. Here’s the Snopes link for proper debunking.
Napier, I’m sorry, but do you know that you can’t find gullible in the dictionary? :smack:
That is probably the most ridiculous, least believable and most easily-discarded meat-related factoid I have ever heard. Since you’re the one making the extraordinary claim, why don’t you tell us how that might work, logistically, or why it might have ever been passed into law?
Let’s start with the logistics: How is the hot dog company supposed to answer for the bun company, and vice versa? If the hot dog company had some vendetta against the bun company and wanted to force them to make too-big or too-small packages, couldn’t they just start selling hot dogs in packs of eight? What’s to stop them?
FWIW, I buy both in packs of eight. I’ve never seen them sold any other way.
Except Hebrew National dogs…they come in packs of 7.
So, now we need to find out why Hebrew National puts only seven dogs in their package. Lucky number, again?
I checked this at a store a couple years ago. I did not find a package of 10 hot dogs, all had 8 or less.
How long has it been seven? Maybe it’s another example of the recent trend of product shrinkage.
It’s been seven for as long as I’ve been buying them. 5 years, maybe? Not a recent development.
The only hot dogs I ever see in 10-packs are the cheapest, thinnest of turkey franks. Virtually all others are in 8-packs, same as the buns.
I think the 10 vs. 8 thing was a bit more common in the 70s when I was a kid, though. What used to be known as a ‘jumbo dog,’ at 1/8–pound, now seems to be the standard.
Ball Park had a 5 pack this last month. It’s clearly the meat packers that always mess with people. Buns have always been in 8 or 12 packs all my life. Hamburgers can be shaped to fit hot dog buns too. What’s the problem? Pillsbury crescents were 8 to a pack too, and that’s what they use to make hot dog wraps. Hot dogs have been available in 8 packs for at least 20 years so this stopped being a serious problem way back then.
My co-worker says they put in 2 more weenies so he can “sample” them while he’s cooking but he’ll still end up with an even number of weenies and buns! 
Oscar Mayers, at least around here, come ten to the pack. But most of the brands I buy are either eight or, in the case of Hebrew National, seven.
One for each night, they shed a sweet light? [/orthodox smiley]
A special bonus for all of you hot dog lovers on the day of MLB’s All-Star Game.
Here’s an article from the Op-Ed page of today’s New York Times. It’s about selling hot dogs at Ebbett’s Field. It talks about hot dogs, buns, mustard and the rest of the mess.
Enjoy!