• System
    • 1 year 5 months ago
    • Posts: 74809
    stake n sheak wrote:
    Well well well. Three weeks from today, Twinkies will return.

    Wonder if all the people claiming nostalgia for them will actually buy them this time.
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    • blueluigi22
      • 1 year 5 months ago
      • Posts: 140
      		 You know, I've been thinking. Maybe Hostess never went out of business after all. They only announced to declare bankruptcy last year just so the demand for Twinkies and other Hostess products will rise sky-high. Then after a good months pass by when Hostess pulled their products off the market, then they decide to bring them back after keeping people waiting.

      I'm making this up, of course. But still, wouldn't that have been an excellent marketing strategy?
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      • System
        • 1 year 5 months ago
        • Posts: 74809
        blueluigi22 wrote:
        You know, I've been thinking. Maybe Hostess never went out of business after all. They only announced to declare bankruptcy last year just so the demand for Twinkies and other Hostess products will rise sky-high. Then after a good months pass by when Hostess pulled their products off the market, then they decide to bring them back after keeping people waiting.

        I'm making this up, of course. But still, wouldn't that have been an excellent marketing strategy?

        I know some people say the same thing about Coca Cola's "New Coke" experiment during the 80s. It makes sense, before they pulled Twinkies off the shelf just about nobody talked about them. Then all of a sudden as soon as they're "gone" everybody starts reminiscing about them. Chances are most of the people claiming nostalgia for them are just hopping on the bandwagon.
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        • thecrow174
          • 1 year 5 months ago
          • Posts: 9807
          		 Now if they could only bring back Circuit City. I'm so tired of having Circuit City withdrawal.
          There is a battle between two wolves inside us all.

          One is evil and the other one is good. Which wolf will win? The one you feed the most.

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          • blueluigi22
            • 1 year 4 months ago
            • Posts: 140
            		 Walmart is now selling Twinkies again.

            http://www.csmonitor.com/Business/Latest-News-Wires/2013/0712/Walmart-Twinkies-are-here-on-sale-before-Hostess-planned
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            • Ghost of Vapor
              • 1 year 4 months ago
              • Posts: 360
              		 I saw this. I wonder how many times they will sell out in the next few weeks. I know poorer areas (like where I live) will probably sell out quick, as people here love cheap snacks (especially in situations like this). I predict lots of EBT Twinkie purchases.
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