its just a snack cake... GET OVER IT!!!

The name will probably be bought and used, too.
They're not going anywhere.

 

I like vegan versions of them, bought a couple from veganessentials.com and YUM.
So, I might make some myself. Cheaper, healthier, and very very delicious.

 

Agreed with this.

Though, this country could undoubtedly use less snack cakes.

 

What bothers me the most is all the people that lost their jobs. They did kind of bring it upon themselves by striking after their company filed for bankruptcy.

 

I feel bad for the employees, but I don't like snack cakes of any kind.

 

So dyslexic today... I read that as "snake cake"

 

^ Mm, that reminds me of snake candy. Yum.

 

Maybe people just got confused...of course we can survive without twinkies snack cakes, but the world really would be coming to an end if twinks were not going to be made anymore... :eek:

 

I love that you are outraged by snack cakes yet love a poptart cat enough to use it as your avatar Mmm poptart

 

I remember Twinkies being tasty, but they hurt my throat :/


Also, I just learned that my phone's predictionary comes with the word Twinkies.

 

I'm sure someone else will buy the brand and continue making them. I do like twinkies, I only eat them a couple of times a year. If they go away it will be disappointing, but it will hardly be a tragedy.

I can't see spending what people are spending on them. Though it does make me think I should have bought some when I heard. Could have made a few bucks.

 

I knew but I didn't care, and even if I did you do realize they will probably sell the rights to someone else and if they don't so what.

 

Yes it's like get over it already, who cares I for one don't need to be eating sweets anyways , and there are still plenty of sweets still around not a big deal at all and the eBay thing is so stupid .

 

Never had one, so I won't miss them.

 

I think it depends on how you're viewing it. On one hand, it's an iconic brand name that's going down, so people are seeing it as reflective of the economy, the idea that an icon itself is dying. I'm sure there's also the nostalgia factor, the idea that people enjoyed it, and it will no longer be a thing.

As for the craziness, I think it's not really unexpected. I think some people maybe just love twinkies THAT MUCH and want them before they're gone. Other people see this as an investment strategy; there are people who will probably want twinkies even after they're gone, and might pay money for them. I think the fact that they are perishable is probably what's setting the price so high.

Personally, I don't think I've ever actually had a twinkie, so I'm sad that I'll never get to try one, but I also don't care enough to go out and look for one, so whatever.

 

Thread title is exactly how I feel.. my phone was blowing up with texts, "No more Twinkies" And I'm like "GTF over it!" Besides, they were gross anyway.

 

I would have done it too.

The CEO tripled his salary from 800k to 2.4 million, while they were considering bankruptcy. 8 other executives also got quite a huge raise.

As for the topic, the generic brands still exist. You're nuts if you think they're disappearing. I like having a Little Debbie every now and then.

I'm not a big fan of Hostess, to be perfectly honest. They're already announcing they're selling off their brands to other companies. I expect Little Debbie to pick up the twinkie, at the very least.