I waited 40 years to try a Twinkie. They used to be advertised in Marvel comics back in the 70's and 80's and they seemed delicious. They sadly are not. They are like sugar infused shaving cream wrapped in an over sweetened bath sponge.
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ando
3 Dec 152#1
Dated stock is my guess, as always with b&m
nige182 to ando
4 Dec 15#8
A Twinkie is the only treat that will survive a nuclear holocaust. I doubt being out of date would be a problem on something this artificial.
I often say these are not very nice, they taste as artificial as they look and I wouldn't ever buy them for anyone else. But at this price, I encourage people to try them and make their own mind up as you will probably never find them cheaper. Heated for the price even though they are not for me.
mark4angy
3 Dec 15#2
Leigh got some too
Cazhun
3 Dec 151#3
I bought them and they were out of date I did notice home bargains also sell them for £2.49
amis1975
3 Dec 15#4
Hello to another local HUKDer :smiley:
Did they have any of the mint m&m's in again??
shazmiah
3 Dec 15#5
saw them.for a 1.00 in the pound shop yesterday in 3 diff flavors...think it was pound land
Godspeed to shazmiah
4 Dec 15#11
kevlyn
3 Dec 15#6
I bought some in St Austell store ,perfectly good even though dated .
sradmad
3 Dec 15#7
good find op, heat
lucky_ducky
4 Dec 15#9
yes we saw these too, but the best before date on it was 17th November 2015
coolio28
4 Dec 15#10
Good value but one way ticket to the defibrillator
getmeone to coolio28
4 Dec 15#21
Untrue.
"For 10 weeks, Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, ate one of these sugary cakelets every three hours, instead of meals. To add variety in his steady stream of Hostess and Little Debbie snacks, Haub munched on Doritos chips, sugary cereals and Oreos, too.
His premise: That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most -- not the nutritional value of the food.
The premise held up: On his "convenience store diet," he shed 27 pounds in two months.
For a class project, Haub limited himself to less than 1,800 calories a day. A man of Haub's pre-dieting size usually consumes about 2,600 calories daily. So he followed a basic principle of weight loss: He consumed significantly fewer calories than he burned.
His body mass index went from 28.8, considered overweight, to 24.9, which is normal. He now weighs 174 pounds.
But you might expect other indicators of health would have suffered. Not so. "
GimmiSomeOfThat
4 Dec 15#12
£1 in Northampton B&M, got some this morning they had loads and yes they're a couple of weeks out of date
slipd
4 Dec 15#13
Horrible things! Have to be tasted to be believed...
Heathrow for the price though OP!
Sanddancer75
4 Dec 15#14
I bought some a couple of weeks back & ended up giving them away after tasting one. They're nasty.
Ziss
4 Dec 15#15
3 weeks ago in Farlington they were marked down to 99p, then a week ago down to 80p. Are past their BBD.
sanju1991
4 Dec 15#16
what is a twinky?
trisham3838 to sanju1991
4 Dec 15#17
It's an American sweet, like a sponge finger with cream, oh yeah, and they're minging, or as someone further up said " artificial" and they taste like it an all
oh ok. thanks for info. i honestly never heard of them before
kill_bill
4 Dec 15#20
Our local had them at £1 a box, about 2 weeks past date but taste fine
jukie
4 Dec 15#22
these are not nice when out of date, great when in date,
coolio28
4 Dec 15#23
I want Harvard referencing and Guinea pig experiments as proof. Your google copy and paste is like toilet paper to me. :/
presterjohn71
4 Dec 153#24
I waited 40 years to try a Twinkie. They used to be advertised in Marvel comics back in the 70's and 80's and they seemed delicious. They sadly are not. They are like sugar infused shaving cream wrapped in an over sweetened bath sponge.
custard80 to presterjohn71
4 Dec 15#27
The same for me! The Thing used to love these as I recall. Finally had one in Florida a few years ago, never, ever again!
Still some people love them!
missismop
4 Dec 15#25
good price normally i pay £2.99
thedvdmonster
4 Dec 15#28
They went out of date 15 Nov.
Was tempted but after clearing tesco if all their celebration pouches this would have been one diabetic step too far.
And anyone who cries poundland, they sell individual cakes for £1 ( sometimes 241) not a box.
nmarshgiddings
4 Dec 151#29
Exactly the same experience here. Cutting down to 1500 a day I dropped 4 stone in 6 months, even when those 1500 consisted of McDonalds or takeouts.
frozencake
4 Dec 15#30
Twinkies are nasty
SLVAaron
4 Dec 15#31
Dated, but I got mine, to much sugar in them to actually go off
Bargainhuntersupreme
4 Dec 15#32
I seem to recall posting on a HB Twinky deal that soon there would be a mega price drop as no-one was buying them and there was loads of stock, seems I was right. We still have a box of the degusting things, not even my sweet-toothed teenager will eat them!
kta93
4 Dec 15#33
a must be the only person that quite liked them lol
getmeone
5 Dec 15#34
Sorry but the Guinea pigs wouldn't eat them.
coolio28
5 Dec 15#35
Prove it
getmeone
5 Dec 15#36
I will get him to call you as soon as he gets back from the Chess Championship.
nige182
5 Dec 15#37
By the way I was in the Yarmouth store yesterday looking for cheap gag gifts for secret santa. Saw these at the checkout on the far end from the entrance with a label, £1.49 crossed out, now only £1 a box. Label says "short date" but I suspect they are actually past best before as others have commented.
fender62
5 Dec 15#38
these are dentists best friends, you can almost feel your teeth crumbling
getmeone to fender62
6 Dec 15#39
Once all those teeth are out she will get about 8 through that cakehole.
fender62
14 Dec 15#40
lmao
ebonyloveboys
21 Dec 15#41
Chances are if food or drink is reduced it has a short date. Always check the date on things at B&M and if you find the date it of that day or even before let the till staff know and they can reduce it
morty
22 Dec 15#42
£3.50 in my local stores but still better then the Tesco offer £7.50 for two boxes which are also out of date stock.
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I often say these are not very nice, they taste as artificial as they look and I wouldn't ever buy them for anyone else. But at this price, I encourage people to try them and make their own mind up as you will probably never find them cheaper. Heated for the price even though they are not for me.
Did they have any of the mint m&m's in again??
"For 10 weeks, Mark Haub, a professor of human nutrition at Kansas State University, ate one of these sugary cakelets every three hours, instead of meals. To add variety in his steady stream of Hostess and Little Debbie snacks, Haub munched on Doritos chips, sugary cereals and Oreos, too.
His premise: That in weight loss, pure calorie counting is what matters most -- not the nutritional value of the food.
The premise held up: On his "convenience store diet," he shed 27 pounds in two months.
For a class project, Haub limited himself to less than 1,800 calories a day. A man of Haub's pre-dieting size usually consumes about 2,600 calories daily. So he followed a basic principle of weight loss: He consumed significantly fewer calories than he burned.
His body mass index went from 28.8, considered overweight, to 24.9, which is normal. He now weighs 174 pounds.
But you might expect other indicators of health would have suffered. Not so. "
Heathrow for the price though OP!
Still some people love them!
Was tempted but after clearing tesco if all their celebration pouches this would have been one diabetic step too far.
And anyone who cries poundland, they sell individual cakes for £1 ( sometimes 241) not a box.