Twinkie Rush Leaves Some Empty-handed While Others Walk Off with Armloads
People waited at Jewel stores in Elmhurst for hours to get their hands on the golden treat.
A bake sale of epic proportions is taking place online now that Hostess has delivered what it says is absolutely the final shipment of Twinkies. Shoppers all over the Chicago area want to get in on the gold rush. The price for a box on popular auction websites has fluctuated, from about $10 to tens of thousands of dollars. As of Tuesday night, they were selling on Amazon.com for as high as $52.95 a box. Last month, they were going for $200,000 on eBay. Making money was on the minds of many of the 50-plus people who swarmed the Jewel-Osco on Butterfield Road in Elmhurst Tuesday night. But the staff seemed ill-prepared for the grabby mob. Managers at both Elmhurst Jewel locations had said by phone Tuesday afternoon that trucks would be …
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11:10 pm on Thursday, December 13, 2012
Once again we get to see animals in human form. These people are probably plotting to get E-bay Twinkie money by selling to people just like them. When people behave like hogs for Twinkies, they're revealing an ugly side of their true selves. more ›