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MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING
A BANKRUPTCY COURT JUDGE
APPROVED A REQUEST TODAY BY
HOSTESS BRANDS TO BEGIN WINDING
DOWN ITS OPERATIONS. AS THE
FUTURE OF THE COMPANY REMAINS
UNCERTAIN, TWINKIES AND OTHER
PRODUCTS ARE DISAPPEARING FROM
STORE SHELVES EVERYWHERE.
22NEWS REPORTER LAURA HUTCHINSON
WENT ON THE HUNT TODAY FOR A
TWINKIE IN WESTERN
MASSACHUSETTS.
YOU CAN LOOK FOR YOURSELF - BUT
WE CHECKED GAS STATIONS AND
CONVENIENT STORES AND CAME UP
EMPTYHANDED.
MINUTES AFTER HOSTESS ANNOUNCED
PLANS TO WIND DOWN BUSINESS AND
SELL ITS ASSETS, PEOPLE ACROSS
THE COUNTRY STARTED STOCKING UP
ON TWINKIES.
ONE PERSON BOUGHT THE WHOLE
SHELF, THERE WAS A LOT OF
TWINKIES AND OTHER STUFF LEFT
OVER BUT THEY JUST BOUGHT ALL OF
THEM.
AT FRUIT FAIR IN CHICOPEE -
THERE ARE MOSTLY EMPTY SHELVES -
ONLY A FEW SNACK CAKES AND
LOAVES OF WONDER BREAD LEFT
BEHIND. IT'S THE RESULT OF
HOSTESS FAILING TO REACH AN
AGREEMENT WITH ITS WORKERS,
PUTTING THOUSANDS OF JOBS ON THE
LINE AS WELL AS THE FUTURE OF
WELL- KNOWN FAVORITES LIKE
HO-HO'S AND TWINKIES.
IN SOME CASES THE PRODUCTS ARE
GOING STRAIGHT FROM STORE
SHELVES, TO THE INTERNET WHERE
SOME PEOPLE ARE HIKING UP THE
PRICES.
PEOPLE ARE JUST CRAZY, I CHECKED
EBAY AND THEY'RE SELLING
TWINKIES TEN DOLLARS, 20 DOLLARS
A BOX, NO IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE
FADS IT GOES OUT OF BUSINESS AND
THEY GO CRAZY.
FOR SOME IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO
MAKE A QUICK BUCK - FOR OTHERS
IT'S MORE THAN JUST A TASTY
SNACK IN PERIL - IT'S A
CHILDHOOD MEMORY.
I THINK IT'S SAD THAT A PRODUCT
THAT'S BEEN AROUND AS LONG AS
IT HAS, AS SOMETHING I ENJOYED
QUITE A BIT AS A KID,
THE COURT RULING TODAY MEANS
HOSTESS NOW HAS THE GREEN LIGHT