A Costco hot dog and soda combo (1990)

Food court

$1.50

A Costco hot dog and soda combo in 1990 cost $1.50.

The combo has cost $1.50 ever since it was introduced in the mid-1980s.

Source: Costco hot dog, Wikipedia. Prices are what people paid at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

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