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The end of the Hostess brand?
#385758 11/17/12 02:30 AM
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Is this the end of the line for Twinkies and Ding Dongs?

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Kruncher #385760 11/17/12 05:43 AM
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I read that someone put a Twinkie the Kid lunch box on eBay, after a week it had zero bids and was still at the initial $14.99 starting bid. Hostess says that due to a labor dispute with the union that their workers are a part of that they are shutting down, and that same lunch box hit over $690 in 2 hours of bidding frenzy...

Twinkies and Ding Dongs are starting to sell out near me according to the local news.


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Kruncher #385762 11/17/12 12:24 PM
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I never cared about Twinkies or Ding Dongs.

But Drakes is a subsidiary, and that means no more Ring Dings, Funny Bones, Coffee Cake Jr.s, Devil Dogs and Yodels.

Now THAT hurts!

Since that's a "Northeast" thing, many of you have no idea what you're missing! smile

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MarkSJohnson #385763 11/17/12 01:32 PM
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Dear USA;

We have your Twinkies

Sincerely,

Canada



The brands are owned by Weston and another company here in Canada.

Mark, I guess that's good news / bad news for you. Nor Ring Dings or Funny Bones, but if you have a craving for Twinkies, you know where they are.


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Kruncher #385766 11/17/12 01:52 PM
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I'm not into Twinkies.

Thanks, Fred, for killing my snack fantasies one stabity at a time.


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Re: The end of the Hostess brand?
MarkSJohnson #385767 11/17/12 01:56 PM
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Anything for you Mark.


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MarkSJohnson #385843 11/19/12 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted By: MarkSJohnson
I'm not into Twinkies.

That greasy cream is a too difficult to clean off?

Re: The end of the Hostess brand?
Kruncher #385851 11/19/12 03:03 PM
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as quoted by Ted in "Ted"...
"OK, so that is where we will draw the line."


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