{"id":26869,"date":"2018-01-26T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-26T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=26869"},"modified":"2021-01-14T20:46:07","modified_gmt":"2021-01-15T06:46:07","slug":"back-on-shelves-hostess-suzy-qs-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2018\/01\/26\/back-on-shelves-hostess-suzy-qs-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"BACK ON SHELVES: Hostess Suzy Q’s (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hostess<\/p>\n

Update: We reviewed it! <\/a>Click here to read our review.<\/b><\/p>\n

The previous Suzy Q’s released in 2015 was horrible. How horrible? <\/a>Read the comments in our review of it. Despite being bad, it stuck around for two years. But now Hostess is going back to its original recipe. (Spotted by Scott K at Walmart.)<\/i><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re out shopping and see an interesting new product on the shelf, snap a picture of it, and send us an email (theimpulsivebuy@gmail.com) with where you found it and “Spotted” in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag #spotted<\/b>. If you’ve tried the product, share your thoughts about it in the comments.<\/i><\/p>\n

Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we’ve already covered something, don’t worry about it. Let us worry about it.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Update: We reviewed it! Click here to read our review. The previous Suzy Q’s released in 2015 was horrible. How horrible? Read the comments in our review of it. Despite being bad, it stuck around for two years. But now Hostess is going back to its original recipe. (Spotted by Scott K at Walmart.) 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