Hostess closure sparks Twinkies rush

[koalabear]

News of the closing spread rapidly across the Internet and other media. It has clearly struck a nerve with consumers who got up early to buy the snack cakes while they can. A Chicago-area convenience store sold out of Twinkies by 9 a.m. this morning, according to wire reports. Stores from Manhattan to California have also reported being hit by Twinkie runs.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57551308/hostess-closure-sparks-twinkies-rush/

I hope slobdownsouth didn't have to stand in line too long.

 

[Tryharder62]

I have to admit I've been craving a twinkie. Will probably see if I can get some today for the family. I like to split it in half length wise and lick out the cream and then I eat the cake. I have a really great easy cake recipe I guess I will never have again. You line the twinkies in a pan and then do something with jello and pour it over it and top with cool whip!

 

[phrodeau]

All you need for a rush is to eat one of the things.

 

[Tryharder62]

I can see it now. Black market twinkies. They have a shelf life of forever which is scary.

 

[garbage can]

I hear Twinkies have so many preservatives in them that they last 25 years.

They're prolly going to be a collectors item.....

 

[koalabear]

I hear Twinkies have so many preservatives in them that they last 25 years.

They're prolly going to be a collectors item.....

They are being sold on Ebay now.

 

[Tryharder62]

We have a wonder bread factory near us. Toured it when I was in grade school and they gave us a loaf of bread. It was so fresh my mom and I couldn't quit eating it. One of the good memories I have of mom.

 

[Tryharder62]

They are being sold on Ebay now.

Seriously?

 

[garbage can]

They are being sold on Ebay now.

Just think of what the last twinkie off the production line will be worth...

 

[koalabear]

Seriously?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Box-of-Twin...889?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item416e5ef811

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Cakes-Doughnuts-/20166/i.html

 

[Tryharder62]

Holy Cow!

 

[mediocre]

Someone will buy the brand. Twinkies will still be made.

 

[Tryharder62]

Someone will buy the brand. Twinkies will still be made.

I was thinking the same thing. Then people who paid $500 for a box of twinkies will feel like crap.

 

[garbage can]

Just think of what the last twinkie off the production line will be worth...

Come to think of it, I'll bet the 1st Twinkie off the production line is still edible...

 

[koalabear]

The Mexican company grumpo bumpo wants them. The twinkies can be filled with drugs and shipped back to the States.

 

[phrodeau]

Twinkies do not have a very long shelf life. They go stale after a month.

 

[koalabear]

Twinkies do not have a very long shelf life. They go stale after a month.

It figures you would know.

 

[Tryharder62]

Twinkies do not have a very long shelf life. They go stale after a month.

They may not taste good but they will look perfect forever. LOL

 

[mediocre]

I was thinking the same thing. Then people who paid $500 for a box of twinkies will feel like crap.

People who paid $500 for a box of Twinkies will always feel like crap. They are idiots.

 

[Shagly]

Someone will buy the brand. Twinkies will still be made.

Out of China.

 

[Shagly]

 

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[Kruge]

Where the hell is Obama with a bailout package?



I, for one, find Chinese made twinkie replacements unacceptable!

 

[Lord Emu]

Are people not aware there are knockoff twinkies like with everything else. They are exactly the same except with a different name.

 

[koalabear]

Are people not aware there are knockoff twinkies like with everything else. They are exactly the same except with a different name.

We already have a president like that.