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Twinkies are back!!!
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It's a little strange that there is so much of a big deal being made about Twinkies. I have them probably once a year.
Twinkies were an iconic product, maintained a cult following, and were a target for the anti-junk food crowd before gamers turned Cheetos into the new target.
Won't happen. They are widely branched out, even making coffee and tea.
Www.myflavia.com is the coffee maker we have. We were contemplating buying one as a gift but couldn't find our model and called to see if they still made it. Our call was answered by Mars customer support. Hostess had no clue how to branch out.
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Keef is right. There are plenty of people who believes that Twinkies last for years.
I keep assortment of snacks at work? I went through boxes of Zingers, Twinkies, etc., one time. Twinkies actually had very short shelf-life. I think the "sell by" date was only something like 3 weeks away?
I got it from a busy grocery chain, so I know it didn't sit there a long time, or anything like that.
P.S. I can't remember where I heard it, but I heard somebody say that he visited Hostess outlet or a store? A fight damnnear broke out over a bag of something.
I don't get it man. If people liked them so much, why was the business so slow for Hostess? I think these people are just bored, as I rarely see anybody eating Hostess snacks anymore.
I keep assortment of snacks at work? I went through boxes of Zingers, Twinkies, etc., one time. Twinkies actually had very short shelf-life. I think the "sell by" date was only something like 3 weeks away?
I got it from a busy grocery chain, so I know it didn't sit there a long time, or anything like that.
P.S. I can't remember where I heard it, but I heard somebody say that he visited Hostess outlet or a store? A fight damnnear broke out over a bag of something.
I don't get it man. If people liked them so much, why was the business so slow for Hostess? I think these people are just bored, as I rarely see anybody eating Hostess snacks anymore.
Chocolate creme Twinkies was the last I tried, I thought they were OK? Zinger stuff was OK, if they didn't put brick of frosting as the topping(I think there was some without frosting).
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People this is the country that gave the new Twilight movie more box office gross than Lincoln...
It's a wonder how I don't weigh 300 lbs. 
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Apparently twinkies are still going to be available in canada.
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No one is buying Twinkies for millions 
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No one is buying Twinkies for millions
Read the posts above. Apparently some people are.
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I know. I'm saying that people are buying them for these prices for charity, I'm not saying that they're simply being listed for these prices.
Despite this fact, you all seem to be missing the point. If anybody saves Hostess, then all these people paying large sums of money for these last Twinkies will simply be wasting their money.
And it seems almost inevitable that some type of solution will come to save Hostess.
Don't be so picky, and try to see the whole point of my posts please.
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I have not found a single thing saying any of those listed for high amounts have actually sold at that(I have looked). Just plenty of links saying they are listed at that, I could go on right now and list a grain of rice at $4,000,000 and it would mean nothing.
That being said, they are selling for $26/box which is still insane.
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Hostess is dead.
Sounds like bids will start shortly though.
Oreos are the gods of junk foods.
Sounds like bids will start shortly though.
Never had a Twinkie and looks like I never will *spots pack of Oreo's* I think I'll be fine
Oreos are the gods of junk foods.
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Sad day for their families? I think it's a sad day for the tax payers, because guess what? They will be looking for the tax payers to support their moronic union tactics.
We already suspected the Union for the bankruptcy, but you know it got unbelievably dumb when the Teamster is the good guy & voice of reason in the story. Sounds like it got really bad(pay cuts, healthcare cuts, etc.), but instead of trying to switch jobs, figure out a Plan B, and that company is nearly going under, they decided to demand Hostess make capital appear out of thin air. Nicely played......
If you jump off the bridge, should the tax payers have to pay to fix your legs? In this country, I suppose we do.
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Well, to be fair on the Union, the workers did accept a 22% pay cut, aswell as cuts to benefits (Healthcare etc.) when the company last went broke 5 years ago. This time they were asking for even more pay cuts, whilst those at the top were getting pay and bonus increases. This was despite the failure to revive the company from the previous bankruptcy (Despite big concessions from the union), or recognise that they were in a declining market and they should change their product lines to match consumer needs.
I can't blame the Executives, the company was crashing and burning, they didn't have the capital to reverse the declining growth of the company. But to expect the workers/union to take all the flak for the insolvency of the company is complete rubbish.
I know if I had to take a 20% pay cut and the top managers were taking increases, i'd be pretty uncooperative too. It doesn't matter if the bonuses/pay increases were only a drop in the ocean compared to the debt the company has, it's the principle of it; it's blatantly unfair.
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