Observed arrival · 2026-08-26
The Buck Fifty Project: A Million Costco Hot Dogs?
A four-person road project asks a million people to contribute $1.50 while documenting every Costco food court that sells its hot dog.
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The project combines field reporting with a participation counter: each planned warehouse entry is supposed to include a warehouse number, date, receipt, menu information, and an account of the meal. Its proposed financial record is unusually explicit, promising monthly publication of income, fees, and expenses, including unfavorable rows. The homepage currently records one visited location, New Britain, Connecticut, against a stated route of 625 qualifying food courts and a goal of one million $1.50 contributions.
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