Hostess Twinkies 10 ct Sponge Cake with Creamy Filling 13.5 oz

I am not sure how long Amazon will last into the future... 100 years? 500 years? Ten thousand years? We don't know. Some of us may have lofty goals for the people of these future generations: world peace, love and equality for all mankind, cures for horrific diseases, etc. My goal is simpler, albeit equally as important: to tell future generations just how incredible the Twinkie was and have this review serve as something of a frenzied market activity report for later study. As you may or may not know, Hostess - the bakers and purveyors of these fine cream filled cakes went out of business in November of 2012. For a brief period of time afterwards the remaining "Twinkies of the World" were available here on Amazon. In these "Last Days of the Twinkie", prices escalated quickly as the supply started to dwindle. This isn't surprising as "Twinkies I Have Known and Loved" are 5,000 times more addictive than heroin and 10,000 times better (possible documentary titles are in quotes). For those of you who will never taste one, let me take you on a little trip into Bakery Heaven so you know what you missed: Imagine the most wondrous yellow cake you've ever tasted. Perfectly sweetened with a wispy hint of vanilla. Moist. Delicious. Spongy. Simply put, an incredibly fantastic golden cake. Injected into that cylinder size type cake in three symmetrically placed holes along the top axis is the best velvety white butter cream you will ever try to wrap your mind around. There is no adequate word in the English language to describe how good it is. I have seen grown men fall into a catatonic like stupor eating a Twinkie. The expressions on their faces during these quasi religious experiences are those of men having found the answers and meaning to life. The Twinkie is - hands down - the most delicious cake I have ever consumed. I will admit to being partial to Hostesses other fine products such as Ring Dings, Devil Dogs, Funny Bones and Yankee Doodles, but the Twinkie? It has no equal. Part of the reason that I rushed this review out tonight is on the off chance that others may find some of the last batches still for sale. I know that Hostess sent the last round of product to Illinois and some of our VERY FINE AND WONDERFUL AND INCREDIBLY NICE PEOPLE FROM ILLINOIS (read as: send me a box please) may still have some left and may have even rented refrigeration or freezer units to store some for the upcoming months. We can only hope and pray. I am reluctant to publicly say how many boxes I have purchased since the news of Hostesses demise circled the planet in November of 2012. It is more than 1 box but less than 1000 boxes is all that I will give up (not so much for fear of ridicule but mostly Twinkie Poachers). There may very well be a fair amount of inventory left at this writing date (Dec. 22, 2012), but in closing I will just add one thing: beware. Unscrupulous monsters are selling "generic" Twinkies. During the placing of my second order, the vendor wrote me to say "Um, you DO know these are generic Twinkies right? I've had some people get upset to find that out when they get them". HELLO. You cretinous heathen. You DARE try to sell me a generic Twinkie for Black Market Twinkie prices as if such a thing could even exist? It was after this that I came to the conclusion that I do believe evil roams the earth. This wraps up my Twinkie review and report of current market activity. I will update this should an acceptable black market substitute or alternative find its way to me that I deem appropriate for our mutual consumption. In the meantime, get them while you can. And those of you who may be reading this 500 or 1000 years from now? Try not to weep too hard at what you now know you missed. Perhaps the recipe was buried in a time capsule by a smart fellow somewhere. I would strongly encourage future generations to seek out this possibility as world peace may be really great, but if you can't have that, a Twinkie is a damn good close second. 12/22/2012 Update: As we have passed unscathed through the Mayan apocalyptic calendar date of 12/21 it seems likely that the Mayans were talking about the Twinkie all along. Well played, Mayans, well played...

This is the first time that I decided to order a food online, and I have to say that my experience with this product was great. When my package arrived, a day or two early, the packaging (cardboard box) was damaged badly, however, the Twinkies were unharmed on the inside, and TASTED GREAT! I don't know if Twinkies can expire or not, but the ones that I received were perfect. Unfortunately I am sure that some of the people who order this product received crushed or damaged Twinkies. This product is a hit or miss, but I have to rate five stars because the product that I received was great.

Twinkies...factory was shut down and I couldn't find any of then no matter where I looked. They arrived whole, unsmashed, and fresh. (Fresh twinkies?) Point being, I got my fix and there are a few in the freezer. I will miss them and can only complain about the price and whoever is sleeping richer now because of profiteering practices. $20 for an F-ing box of Twinkies, robbery. Supply and demand...but I think they crossed into robbery after passing the $5 mark. Long live Twinkies and Ding Dongs. On the bright side, now I can wander into any gas station and ask if they have Hostess Ding Dongs...and they all say "No, we have no ding dongs." The irony alone is almost enough to make it worth it...almost.

Well, I got my twinkies I ordered, before the date expected. That was nice, as the packaging goes, they were enclosed with grocery bags to stop them from being smashed, and this did not work. Looks like the box was dropped a few times. And when I opened one, the twinkies were molded!!! Yes, you could see the cream was covered in black through the sponge part of the cake. and some had black spots all over them. I do not recommend anybody to buy twinkies from this seller. Unless you want to food poison you or your children. Good waste of money. I'd rate 0 stars because one star is too good for you.

I ordered 2 boxes of 10. I received 1 box of 16 and 4 loose twinkies. I needed 2 boxes of 10, not 20 twinkies. FYI for anyone ordering.

I bought one right before they went out of stock during the discontinuation of 2012.

These are small. The main problem was how they were shipped - in a soft envelope. So the box was a bit smashed in the middle. Taste is ok, but I am not sure they have the richness of what I have associated with twinkies. Maybe my tastebuds are getting old.

It doesn't seem like exactly the same product, but it tastes exactly the same. I was stunned when they sad that these little cakes would no longer be produced even though I rarely at them. I am glad they are back and you'll enjoy them too. The only problem is that they disappear too fast!