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"If you raise the effing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out." - Jim Sinega (lemmy.world)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/44313019

Context: the founder of Costco, Jim Sinega, once told the CEO that if they raised the price of the hotdog + soda combo he’d kill him.

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[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 days ago

That CEO should've been booted immediately if they were too stupid to understand the concept of 'loss leader'.