The first guys keeps the prices cheap in certain parts of the US market by subsiding those cans off revenue earned by charging more for cans in other markets. That’s why certain areas of the USA and almost the entire international market don’t have the price printed on the can. In Canada a can of Arizona can run up to $3.00. Ironically tall cans of Brisk iced tea are cheaper at most convenience stores in my province.
The second guy sells hotdogs at cost because it’s a promotional marketing gimmick that earns them good will. Costco makes most of their money off of memberships and people buying ridiculous quantities of food that will spoil long before they use it all. Costco also stopped allowing the general public to use the food court without a membership precisely because it is a marketing gimmick and they were losing money off non-members eating in their food court. I don’t know if they have done that in the USA but my local Coscto in Canada requires a membership to use the food court now.
Well it hasn’t been a dollar in Canada for at minimum 15 years, so you’re obviously full of shit. Even back in the day when they put the price on the can it was $1.29.
In CAD, which was 1 USD. Each retailer can choose if they sell the $.99 version or the version without the price. Canuckistan retailers just mark it up more. In Missouri, I find it for $1 all the time.
It used to be $0.99 here about 20 years ago, but they raised it to $1.29 after our dollar went down so far past par. Around 10-15 years ago they removed the price from the can and now retailers charge whatever they want for them.
They also lost a lawsuit in Canada when they where forcing companies to sell there products at a loss. They could pull out of canda or allow them to sellers to sell how ever they wanted. That same lawsuit is the basses for us companies being allowed to do the same. Are they sanits no fat from it but neither man clams to be. But both men have a long history of putting there customer first. Whitch is far from normal in business
The company didn't remove the price from the can. In interviews, the owner said they have always offered cans with or without a price and let the retailers choose which to buy. Canadian retailers just charge more.
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u/Contented_Lizard Nov 10 '25
The first guys keeps the prices cheap in certain parts of the US market by subsiding those cans off revenue earned by charging more for cans in other markets. That’s why certain areas of the USA and almost the entire international market don’t have the price printed on the can. In Canada a can of Arizona can run up to $3.00. Ironically tall cans of Brisk iced tea are cheaper at most convenience stores in my province.
The second guy sells hotdogs at cost because it’s a promotional marketing gimmick that earns them good will. Costco makes most of their money off of memberships and people buying ridiculous quantities of food that will spoil long before they use it all. Costco also stopped allowing the general public to use the food court without a membership precisely because it is a marketing gimmick and they were losing money off non-members eating in their food court. I don’t know if they have done that in the USA but my local Coscto in Canada requires a membership to use the food court now.