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schoen
Maybe the only useful thing about the status quo is providing a familiar motivating example for many kids for the concept of least common multiple.
readflaggedcomm
>Heinz, of course, makes neither hot dogs nor buns

Kraft owns Heinz and also Oscar Mayer, which sells hot dogs in packs of 8.

But also in 10 and 6, as do other brands.

5555624
> Kraft owns Heinz and also Oscar Mayer

Actually, Kraft and Heinz merged and became "Kraft Heinz."

readflaggedcomm
Yes, but "Heinz" remains as a condiment company or division owned by Kraft Heinz.
salamandersauce
This seems to be a Heinz Canada marketing stunt and I don't think they sell hot dogs here. Hot dogs typically come in packs of 10 here, although you can get bigger family packs.
k12sosse
Heinz is dead to a lot of Canadians, especially if you live near Leamington.
cout
At least one other brand sells dogs in packs of 7 (Hebrew National).
mmhsieh
i noticed that whole foods sells in multiples of 6 which kind of locks me into their hot dog brand, given than their brioche buns are pretty awesome. everyone else seems to sell in 8's.
pomian
This is a hilarious thing to find on HN. But then again, how many years have we been hacking, the wiener to bun ratio problem!
anitil
It's also a smart marketing campaign
phnofive
Both hot dogs and buns can keep for a long time at -20 C; perhaps if you collect 1000 ketchup bottle caps, Heinz would redeem them for a small chest freezer?
user3939382
This is the best news Steve Martin has heard all week:

https://youtu.be/oYIHLUxzRr8

22c
Probably one of the most subtle things about this whole bit that I've only now noticed is that George takes 4 buns out of each pack of 12, but gets 3 packs.

That makes for a total of 24 buns across 3 packs, instead of just buying two of the original packs of 12 buns.

mikewarot
Vienna Beef hot dogs and Mary Ann buns both come in packs of 8. They must be dealing with inferior brands.
rdtwo
Won’t you just get fewer hotdogs for the same price?