# Oh, Lil'Debbie what HAVE you done? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 24, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lildebbie-what-have-you-done/912588 "2020-06-24T00:26:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lildebbie-what-have-you-done/912588/41 "2020-07-08T00:54:14Z")
I pretty much stopped buying them myself since the star crunches (not their real name but yall know what I’m talking about) stopped production until they put out a version of my favorite hostess item the orange cupcake … They weren’t as orangey flavored but when its 1.25 for a box of those vs 1.25 just for a single hostess pack of 2 well you know who wins And am I the only one who misses the hostess thrift store? I remember Wednesdays which was 2 for a dollar up to 10$ i… when i made my lunch thats how we got a snack in them … mom gave us 10 and said that’s for your lunches but wed end up with soo much we actually got sick of them for a while and switched to pudding cups … ---
**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lildebbie-what-have-you-done/912588/42 "2020-07-08T04:30:24Z")
When I was a kid, the hostess store sold Twinkies, cookies, Mambo Pies (their version of Moon Pie), Snowballs, and cupcakes for a dime. Fruit pies were fifteen cents. Bread was five for a dollar, I think. These were Saturday prices. We never went on Wednesday when the price was lower for bread since mom and dad both worked full time. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lildebbie-what-have-you-done/912588/43 "2020-07-08T04:45:11Z")
> [@shstrang98](#): > > Some LB stuff is superior to Hostess. Sorry, what’s “LB”? Not “Little Debbie” I assume? There are snack food wonders out there I never dreamed of while living outside the US for so many years… ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lildebbie-what-have-you-done/912588/44 "2020-07-08T16:55:57Z")
Since Hostess’s disastrous return—they just don’t taste the same—I now prefer Tastykake, particularly the chocolate bells. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lildebbie-what-have-you-done/912588/45 "2020-07-08T18:31:37Z")
> [@shstrang98](#): > > Some LB stuff is superior to Hostess. The only decent Hostess stuff is their small donuts and cinnamon coffee cakes. I do believe you’re right. Oh, for the return of their slab o’fruitcake. Time was, that and a pint of milk was my breakfast as I walked to school. ---
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lildebbie-what-have-you-done/912588/46 "2020-07-08T22:41:58Z")
> [@nightshadea](#): > > And am I the only one who misses the hostess thrift store? I practically lived on the goodies from the Hostess thrift store during my teen years! We had a chest freezer and periodically my mother would drive to the Hostess thrift store and load up the car with our preferred treats, then stock the freezer. Remarkably, I was allowed to dip into the freezer whenever I wanted and help myself. Frozen Twinkies are delicious! Or at least I thought so when I was 15 years old. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Girlfriend](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.girlfriend/32/193_2.png) [@Dr.Girlfriend](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Girlfriend)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lildebbie-what-have-you-done/912588/47 "2020-07-08T23:24:57Z")
Star crunches were my favorite. I still see them from time to time, maybe they’re seasonal? And no, I miss the thrift store too. I’d go in there and buy boxes of cheap Twinkies and bags of buns for a quarter. Good times. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oh-lildebbie-what-have-you-done/912588.md?page=2)