$2.99, really? A nine month old hog (probably along with other assorted animals) ground up and pumped into a tube, shipped all over creation (bad choice of words) to feed the huddled masses for $2.99? That seems to be less than the process (and the noble animal) should be worth. How about a mystery-free hot dog for a few dollars more? Could Sonic be hiding something else in there? Na, probably just savvy packaging. Touche Sonic, touche.
Hey, do you smell that? It’s the smell of mass food producers grinding out a profit (like a roll of caustic dimes in tube form). I’m embarrassed for the cheese. Can I get a gallon of Coke with that for an extra .99 cents?
Meaty Chili and Melty Cheese, indeed. I hope there is some sort of meat-tube marketing award, because Sonic would be running away with it. Instead of us just posturing militarily towards North Korea, we should send them a few cases of these dirty water hot dogs. They would either nap through this whole crisis or be killed by the additives. Capitalism rules!
Hell yes. You could make the same argument for Walgreens’ new Southern Point $2.99 wine. But we seem a far ways off yet from convincing the public that wine is also produce, and just as frequently made with additives, chemicals, and terrain-draining practices. The truly frustrating part is that most people don’t realize you needn’t necessarily spend more than $15 retail to get a bottle of wine made with as much care, craft, and ethic as a Dae Due sausage – but you certainly won’t find it wherever you shop for shampoo.
Hulk smash!
Or you could realize that $2.99 is a pretty expensive hot dog for a place that sell hamburgers for that much?
A plain dog at Frank downtown sells for $3.00. If you’re going to be eating meat, hot dogs are pretty green. No one’s going to kill an animal just to make sausage, and it’s pork which is quite a bit better for the environment than beef.
But why attack the real problem such as the caloric content or water usage in producing their burgers, when you can attack one of the healthiest and greenest thing on their menu?
Of course I still go to Frank when I want a hot dog. But that’s because they taste better.