Inflated

One of the problems that small businesses have is controlling their costs, given their limited buying power. The above is a sign for a small hotdog stand not very far from where I live. I've never actually gone there for a hotdog, because it's sort of out of the way, but also because it's not much farther to go to Costco, where a 1/4 pound hotdog and a fountain drink with free refills is $1.50. Granted, in Costco's case, they make their own hotdogs to keep prices down, but still, with a $9.00 differential in price, one could buy a rather large bag of chips to have with lunch.