Eric Wagner

St. Norbert Admission Rep, Enthusiast of Social Media, Traveling, and Real Football (Soccer) - Chelsea Die Hard, Packer Fan, St. Norbert Alum, Wisconsinite

[Kyle Cousineau @KCousineau09]

If you have tickets for the Packers-Vikings game that you need to sell, let me know. I'll find a PACKERS fan that will buy your tickets. You set the price. I don't make any money facilitating these deals. Let's keep the Vikings fans at home.

#KeepLambeauGreenAndGold

[Milwaukee Brewers @Brewers]

A MUST watch 👇

Pat Murphy read an emotional letter from Bob Uecker as the Brewers celebrated clinching the postseason 🥹

[SNC Men's Hockey @sncmenshockey]

Spencer Carbery ‘06 Receives Jacks Adams Award as NHL’s Top Coach #GKP

https://t.co/5uv0UaWoE7

[St. Norbert CCTF @SNCCCTF]

Aiden Anderson Wins The National Title in a Jump Off!!!
Below are the videos of the last two competitors jumps!

[St. Norbert College Athletics @sncathletics]

ANDERSON. NATIONAL CHAMPION.

Aiden Anderson becomes the 11th student-athlete in St. Norbert College history to be crowned with an individual national championship!!!!!!

Anderson cleared a height of 16 feet 10 3/4 inches to claim the title!

#GoGreenKnights

[St. Norbert College Athletics @sncathletics]

Does it really get much bigger than this?

St. Norbert Men's and Women's Hockey will BOTH play for the respective NCHA Playoff Championships next Saturday in De Pere!!!

Women's game will start at 2 pm, while the men get started at 7 pm just down the complex!

#GoGreenKnights

[St. Norbert College Athletics @sncathletics]

Just Green Knight things

Congratulations to men’s and women’s track and field for winning this years NACC Indoor Championship!!

The women win their 10 straight title while the men get their fourth straight!!!

The legacy continues for the storied programs!

#GoGreenKnights

[SNC Men's Hockey @sncmenshockey]

A walk through of new Locker Room Space, scheduled to open in Fall of ‘25, ground breaking is September 4th,2024 @ 11:00am #GKP #GoGreenKnights

[Eric Wagner @ECwagner]

I'm at Wrigley Field - @cubs in Chicago, IL https://t.co/alacaLk7AV

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

The Costco hot dog combo is a legendary meme.

But how does it still only cost $1.50? Introduced in 1985, the price of that combo should be ~$4.20 if adjusted for inflation.

Thankfully, the $216B warehouse retailer has done everything in its power to keep the price down.

And Costco sells A LOT of them: 130m+ hot dogs a year (more than all MLB teams combined).

Many believe the $1.50 combo is a “loss-leader” for Costco, but this is incorrect.

In a 2009 interview, Costco co-founder and former CEO Jim Sinegal told the Seattle Times that Costco doesn’t “engage in loss leaders” and “the only time we sell below cost is when we’ve made a mistake and have to mark it down”.

However, the retailer does cap its margin at 14% and drives many products to near break-even.

Here’s how Costco has managed to keep the cost of the inconic hot dog combo at $1.50:

1️⃣It dropped leading hot dog suppliers like Hebrew National and Nathan’s because they wouldn’t lower prices

2️⃣In 2009, Costco built its own hot dog manufacturing plant in LA (and has a second one in Chicago)

3️⃣ It got better pricing on buns, ketchup and mustard

4️⃣ It removed onions and sauerkrauts as free condiments

5️⃣ It dropped Polish sausages

6️⃣ The pop that came with the combo was swapped from a can to refillable fountain soda

Costco’s effort to keep hot dog prices low is also the source material for the greatest quote in business history.

In 2018, the current Costco CEO Craig Jelinek was recounting a conversation he had with Sinegal, who he just replaced as CEO.

Jelinek told Sinegal he wanted to raise the price of the $1.50 hot dog and pop combo.

Sinegal shot back, “If you raise the [price of the] f**ing hot dog, I will kill you. Figure it out.”

Costco has figured it out and, in September 2022, the company’s CFO Richard Galanti confirmed that the hot dog combo would remain at $1.50 despite rising inflation.

“There are some businesses that are doing well with margin like gas business on a smaller way -- in the travel business,” said Galanti. “Those things help us be more aggressive in other areas, or as you mentioned, hold the price on the hot dog and the soda a little longer, forever.”

Forever sounds about right.

[Eric Wagner @ECwagner]

I'm at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium - @spursofficial for @packers vs @Giants in Tottenham, Greater London w/ @akabruno https://t.co/FJvIfC05Pw

[Mason Crosby @crosbykicks2]

Lots of bonding happening over here with @PatODonnell_16. From enemies to #bestfriends. @Titleist clubs helping hold this bunk bed together. #stepbrothers #roomies #sleeptight

[Timothy Burke @bubbaprog]

VIA JAPANESE TELEVISION: The uncensored exchange between Will Smith and Chris Rock

[Shooter McGavin @ShooterMcGavin]

Rodgers at training camp this year

[Eli Berkovits @BookOfEli_NFL]

Media: Rodgers is done with GB

Aaron Rodgers:

[TMZ @TMZ]

Betty White has died at age 99. https://t.co/vbkrBwyj9U

[Ryan Wood @ByRyanWood]

#Packers were without their top 3 WRs, top 2 CBs, All-Pro LT, All-Pro pass rusher, starting center and defensive coordinator and just beat the NFL‘s last undefeated team 24-21.

On the road. On a short week.

Best win of the Matt LaFleur era.

[Barstool Sports @barstoolsports]

Good lord

[Eric Wagner @ECwagner]

I like red #reddead - @RyderCupUSA @rydercup @RiggsBarstool @BarstoolTrent

[Eric Wagner @ECwagner]

I'm at Wrigley Field - @cubs for Dead & Company in Chicago, IL https://t.co/OMiraU7EJa