Bye Bye Twinkies

[Ed Oscuro]

Wow, for a second there I found myself longing for a box for collector's sake

The funny thing is that many, if not most, of these brands are going to go back into production soon enough, just with different owners, I'm sure.

[BIL]

Wow, for a second there I found myself longing for a box for collector's sake

But what if the sealed box of Twinkies actually contains a videogame cartridge?

[drauch]

Ohhhhhh man. Kinda want to invest in this. Probably should go buy a bunch of Hostess products tomorrow...

[Octopod]

Zingers > Twinkies

[gct]

The funny thing is that many, if not most, of these brands are going to go back into production soon enough, just with different owners, I'm sure.

But they won't be Hostess-branded, which seems to be the key!

Ohhhhhh man. Kinda want to invest in this. Probably should go buy a bunch of Hostess products tomorrow...

Yeah if you can manage to get your hands on any, it ought to be worth your while. Flipping a box of Ding Dongs for enough profit to buy a new current-gen game isn't too bad. A few more boxes and you've got a Cave PCB! Even if you don't turn a profit, at least you can eat the rest.

I predict we will see in trading station soon: WTT 5 boxes of Ho-Hos for Ketsui kit

[trap15]

The funny thing is that many, if not most, of these brands are going to go back into production soon enough, just with different owners, I'm sure.

But they won't be Hostess-branded, which seems to be the key!

Unless someone buys the brand name

[Tyjet]

This is crazy. I went to 2 of my local grocery stores to buy one box, just for the heck of it, and both of them have the shelves cleared out of Twinkies. My local news is reporting that people are spending 75-100 dollars on Twinkies and then reselling then on ebay for 60-75 dollars a box.

[Specineff]

It would be nice to troll those people by passing off Submarinos as Twinkies.

[drauch]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Boxes-of-10-I ... 20cd912994

This is so fucking absurd. I never thought I'd see the day. I could kinda understand if this ebay auction was 10 years from now, but the fact that this just got announced and people are already flipping shit is pretty crazy. My buddy works at a local Dillon's. Gonna see if he can snag some sponge cake gold tomorrow.

[Ed Oscuro]

Wow, for a second there I found myself longing for a box for collector's sake

But what if the sealed box of Twinkies actually contains a videogame cartridge?

...with shit inside the clamshell. Of course!

The funny thing is that many, if not most, of these brands are going to go back into production soon enough, just with different owners, I'm sure.

But they won't be Hostess-branded, which seems to be the key!

Unless someone buys the brand name

All the Hostess brand name makes me think of is Marvell Zombies eating children. (I'm sure they didn't exactly ask for that...)

[Octopod]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Boxes-of-10-I ... 20cd912994

This is so fucking absurd. I never thought I'd see the day. I could kinda understand if this ebay auction was 10 years from now, but the fact that this just got announced and people are already flipping shit is pretty crazy. My buddy works at a local Dillon's. Gonna see if he can snag some sponge cake gold tomorrow.

Wish I would have thought of this.

[drauch]

Will Twinkies and other Hostees goods be the currency of the impending Mayan apocalypse? DISCUSS.

[Friendly]

You can't even store Twinkies for a long period; the story about them lasting for years is a myth.

A common urban legend claims that Twinkies have an infinite shelf life or can last unspoiled for a relatively long time of ten, fifty, or one hundred years due to chemicals used in production. This urban legend is false, although Twinkies can last a relatively long time (25 days or more) because they are made without unstabilized dairy products and thus spoil more slowly than most bakery items.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinkies

[Acid King]

I'll miss deep fried Twinkies, but if this gives Tastykake an upperhand in the diabetes-inducing snack cake market and keeps them solvent, then it's all for the best.

[Bloodreign]

Zingers > Twinkies

How I'll miss this particular sweet succulent heavenly treat, I was addicted to those things for a time and still love them more than Twinkies.

[mesh control]

I need some cash, so I'm going to try to flip twinkies.

[Friendly]

I need some cash, so I'm going to try to flip twinkies.

Good luck, buyers on ebay are total morons (= a good representation of the general public).

[mesh control]

Lmao
Hostess section has been raided at my grocer.

[KAI]

Bankruptcy, best sales strategy ever.

[Friendly]

Bankruptcy, best sales strategy ever.

So that's Sony's strategy for Vita!

[Tyjet]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Boxes-of-10-I ... 20cd912994

This is so fucking absurd. I never thought I'd see the day. I could kinda understand if this ebay auction was 10 years from now, but the fact that this just got announced and people are already flipping shit is pretty crazy.

The price for this auction is now over 400.00$, staring bid 30.00$, for 50 twinkies. Still, very scary to know that there are people bidding on this. . .

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Was talking to a Sara Lee vendor today & he said he'll have start looking for a new job. It turns out that Hostess owns the Sara Lee brand and it, too, along with all the various Hostess snack names are up for sale. Some bigger American companies are very eager to snatch up the Hostess brand name for themselves...I wouldn't be surprised if Kraft Foods ends up buying up the Hostess brand new & snack recipes as they have such deep monetary pockets easily (not to mention a vast distribution network/routes already in place).

I went to my local grocery store and saw all the usual boxed hostess snacks were all bought out yesterday except for a single box of Ding Dongs, four boxes of Hostess Strawberry Cupcakes and a single Hostess Orange Cupcakes still up for grabs today. So I ended up buying the very last box of Ding Dongs & a box of them Strawberry Cupcakes. Oh well, at least I tried to see if it was still possible to get a box of Twinkies but it was no cigar.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Primative Charm]

I am morbidly temped to try this "twinkie flip" I keep seeing about since I live near a a bread and pastry factory here in Northern Cali, which I imagine is quite raided by now. Although I found the twinkie okay, my heart however really pours for the chocolate Zingers. Those I'm gonna miss (assuming the recipe goes unsold).

[PC Engine Fan X!]

Yeah, them chocolate & raspberry flavored Zingers were my favorites. I'm quite sure they'll be back under new ownership the 2nd time around.

I'm going hit the local Hostess Bakery outlet & see what's left. It'll probably be slim pickings indeed.

Believe it or not, such Twinkies, Ding Dongs & the like, freeze well for posterity. Heck, I've even eaten frozen Twinkies from time to time (making them last well beyond their alloted 25 day period if stored at room temperature).

Long time Hostess snack devotees will recall them selling those Raspberry filled donuts (six inside a box carton)...they used to sell 'em on the West Coast but aren't anymore (it was available in the mid-states and back East).

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

[Ed Oscuro]

So I ended up buying the very last box of Ding Dongs & a box of them Strawberry Cupcakes. Oh well, at least I tried to see if it was still possible to get a box of Twinkies but it was no cigar.

Well, if it had been a cigar, I don't know who you would've had to complain about it to. That worked out for the best!

[Stormwatch]

[Ed Oscuro]

lol Palestine

SHOWING BIAS ARE WE

[Stormwatch]

Yeah, I have a strong pro-Roman Empire bias, and if Hadrian called it the province of Syria Palaestina, that's what it is!

[jasoncslaughter]

Zingers > Twinkies

Finally, someone is talking about the real tragedy here!

[Ed Oscuro]

Yeah, I have a strong pro-Roman Empire bias, and if Hadrian called it the province of Syria Palaestina, that's what it is!

That's insufficiently specific of you! There is no trouble brewing in Syri...ah, well, trouble has already brewed there, but from a different source. Pastestinia Secunda, for example - quite peaceful these days.