{"id":2266240,"date":"2024-06-12T17:05:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T21:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/costco-customers-enraged-after-chain-offers-new-deal-americans-cant-have-rivaling-1-50-hot-dog\/"},"modified":"2024-06-12T17:09:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T21:09:34","slug":"costco-customers-enraged-after-chain-offers-new-deal-americans-cant-have-rivaling-1-50-hot-dog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/costco-customers-enraged-after-chain-offers-new-deal-americans-cant-have-rivaling-1-50-hot-dog\/","title":{"rendered":"Costco Shoppers Outraged as New Deal Unavailable in the US, Competes with $1.50 Hot Dog"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcostco-customers-enraged-after-chain-offers-new-deal-americans-cant-have-rivaling-1-50-hot-dog%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2266240&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the introduction\u2064 of \u200b&#8221;Chicken \u200dStrips and Fries&#8221; to the menu at Canadian Costco locations, \u200bsparking envy among U.S. Costco customers as this item \u200bis not\u200b available in the \u200bUnited States. The food item, priced at $6.99 CAD,\u200c approximately converts to $5.10 USD. U.S. customers \u200cexpressed their dismay and jealousy on various <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-who-trash-their-family-in-public-cant-be-trusted\/\" title=\"Don't trust those who publicly criticize their own family.\">social\u2063 media platforms<\/a>, including Reddit \u200band X (formerly Twitter), questioning why similar offerings are absent in U.S. \u2063Costco food courts.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the\u2064 article highlights the difference\u2064 in pricing of the Costco $1.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/costco-cfo-provides-huge-update-on-future-of-1-50-hot-dog-combo\/\" title=\"Costco's CFO Shares Major Update on .50 Hot-Dog Combo Future\">50 hot dog deal<\/a>, which costs about\u2062 $1.09 in U.S. \u200bdollars in Canada, providing\u2064 Canadian customers a slight economic advantage \u200cover their U.S. counterparts. Speculation\u2063 about the absence of chicken strips and \u200cfries in U.S. \u2064stores includes potential U.S. fire code regulations against using deep fryers in Costco&#8217;s warehouse-style buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Despite\u2062 the discontent over the menu differences, U.S. Costcos have exclusive items as well, such as \u2063a recently introduced turkey sandwich priced\u200b at $6.99, not available in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The article also references a politically charged note from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-reporter-forced-to-resign-over-n-word-controversy-tells-his-side-of-the-story\/\" title=\"New York Times Reporter Forced To Resign Over N-Word Controversy Tells His Side Of The Story\">deputy managing editor<\/a> of The\u2064 Western Journal expressing concerns about future elections and urging \u200csupport\u2064 to combat perceived \u2064media\u200d bias\u2064 and maintain \u200djournalistic efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/%20\"><span>Michael Austin<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 12, 2024 at 1:31pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>An American food staple has been added to the menu at Costco\u2019s food court \u2014 though not in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>An image of a Canadian Costco food court menu shared on Reddit on May 21 has customers upset that a particular food item isn\u2019t being sold in the States.<\/p>\n<p>That item \u2014 listed as \u201cChicken Strips and Fries\u201d \u2014 costs Canadian Costco-goers $6.99 CAD (which would convert to about $5.10 in the States).<\/p>\n<blockquote data-embed-height=\"545\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Costco\/comments\/1cxi95q\/updated_canadian_food_court_menu\/\">Updated Canadian Food Court menu<\/a><br \/>  by<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/user\/thermal7\/\">u\/thermal7<\/a> in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Costco\/\">Costco<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhy the hell doesn\u2019t Costco USA have french fries or chicken strips?!?! I would kill for that!!\u201d one Reddit user <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Costco\/comments\/1cxi95q\/comment\/l52t266\/?utm_source=share&#038;utm_medium=web3x&#038;utm_name=web3xcss&#038;utm_term=1&#038;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWait \u2026 you guys in the US don\u2019t even have fries ???\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Costco\/comments\/1cxi95q\/comment\/l52tafm\/?utm_source=share&#038;utm_medium=web3x&#038;utm_name=web3xcss&#038;utm_term=1&#038;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commented<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInstead of the chicken strips and fries, we have the turkey sandwich and f-ing chicken bake?\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Costco\/comments\/1cxi95q\/comment\/l52w8d6\/?utm_source=share&#038;utm_medium=web3x&#038;utm_name=web3xcss&#038;utm_term=1&#038;utm_content=share_button\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The inclusion of the chicken strip basket isn\u2019t the only feature unique to the Canadian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/deadly-outbreak-triggers-recall-products-sold-walmart-costco-stores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costco<\/a> menu.<\/p>\n<p>The widely beloved <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-wins-account-brutally-fact-checked-trying-pin-costcos-1-50-hot-dog-administration-lowering-costs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$1.50 hot dog deal<\/a> \u2014 the premiere staple of the Costco food court \u2014 is also available in Canada for $1.50 \u2014 except in Canada that $1.50 is in Canadian dollars.<\/p>\n<p>That converts to roughly $1.09 in U.S. dollars, showing that Canadian customers benefit from quite a discount on the meal compared to their U.S. counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>The social media discussion over the Canadian menu soon spread beyond just Reddit.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion also made its way over to X, where demands and wishes for U.S. Costcos to adopt the menu item were numerous as well.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I think adding chicken fingers &#038; fries to the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Costco?\">@Costco<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FoodCourt?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FoodCourt<\/a> in U.S. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8locations is long overdue. \u2066<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/costcocanada?\">@costcocanada<\/a>\u2069 \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 has had this for years. The kiosks have lessened the required labor to do this. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h5IQYq2y50\">https:\/\/t.co\/h5IQYq2y50<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 David C. Moore \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6 (@CougarCentreSLC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CougarCentreSLC\/status\/1800704246721262068?\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI think adding chicken fingers &#038; fries to the @Costco #FoodCourt in U.S. locations is long overdue. \u2066@costcocanada\u2069 has had this for years. The kiosks have lessened the required labor to do this,\u201d one X user posted.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I\u2019m more jealous of the poutine than the chicken strips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCostco customers seethe with jealousy over new item only in Canada\u201d<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4kpAckx9x4\">https:\/\/t.co\/4kpAckx9x4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WindyCityGamer (@WindyCityGamer) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WindyCityGamer\/status\/1800557303776874761?\">June 11, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Several commenters speculated that the reason U.S. Costcos do not have chicken strips or french fries has to do with fire code restrictions against deep fryers in warehouse-style buildings.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m more jealous of the poutine than the chicken strips,\u201d another wrote. Poutine, which originated in rural Quebec, consists of french fries covered in cheese curds and gravy.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/costco-cfo-provides-huge-update-future-1-50-hot-dog-combo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Costco<\/a>-goers do at least have one item all to themselves.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/06\/11\/lifestyle\/costco-customers-envious-over-food-court-items-only-available-in-canada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>, the chain recently began selling a $6.99 turkey sandwich, which is \u201cnot available at Canadian locations.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. 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Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-45247\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/maustin\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Manager of Writing and Reporting<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-45247\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-45247\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-45247\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-45247\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Michael wrote for a number of entertainment news outlets before joining The Western Journal in 2020 as a staff reporter. He now manages the writing and reporting teams, overseeing the production of commentary, news and original reporting content.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Birthplace <\/p>\n<p>  Ames, Iowa <\/p>\n<p>  Nationality <\/p>\n<p>  American <\/p>\n<p>  Education <\/p>\n<p>  Iowa State University <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Culture, Faith, Politics, Education, Entertainment <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News by Michael Austin, June 12, 2024 &#8211; Costco has introduced a beloved American food item exclusively to its Canadian food courts, sparking disappointment among U.S. customers. 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