{"id":36249,"date":"2019-04-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-29T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=36249"},"modified":"2021-03-15T20:12:25","modified_gmt":"2021-03-16T06:12:25","slug":"spotted-hostess-twinkies-and-ding-dongs-dessert-kits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2019\/04\/29\/spotted-hostess-twinkies-and-ding-dongs-dessert-kits\/","title":{"rendered":"SPOTTED: Hostess Twinkies and Ding Dongs Dessert Kits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hostess-Twinkies-Dessert-Kit.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hostess Twinkies Dessert Kit\" title=\"Hostess Twinkies Dessert Kit.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Hostess-Ding-Dongs-Dessert-Kit.jpg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Hostess Ding Dongs Dessert Kit\" title=\"Hostess Ding Dongs Dessert Kit.jpg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2015\/05\/28\/review-carls-jr-hostess-ding-dong-ice-cream-sandwich><\/a>Carl&#8217;s Jr.&#8217;s discontinued Hostess Ding Dongs Ice Cream Sandwich was a funner and easier dessert. Also, what does &#8220;Flavor reference Twinkies cake not included&#8221; mean? Is that a confusing way to say Twinkies cake is not included or that this doesn&#8217;t taste like Twinkies. <em>(Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Thank you to all the photo contributors! 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 &#8220;Spotted&#8221; in the subject line. Or reply to us (@theimpulsivebuy) on Twitter with the photo, where you spotted it, and the hashtag <b>#spotted<\/b>. If you do so, you might see your picture in our next Spotted on Shelves post.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Also, if you want to send in photos and are wondering if we&#8217;ve already covered something or if the product is old, don&#8217;t worry about it. Let us worry about it.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>If you&#8217;ve seen the product, help out your fellow readers by letting them know in the comments what city and store you found it in.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carl&#8217;s Jr.&#8217;s discontinued Hostess Ding Dongs Ice Cream Sandwich was a funner and easier dessert. Also, what does &#8220;Flavor reference Twinkies cake not included&#8221; mean? Is that a confusing way to say Twinkies cake is not included or that this doesn&#8217;t taste like Twinkies. (Spotted by Robbie at H-E-B.) 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