James Fpn

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Cherry pie rip off

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Hostess Brands - Cherry pie rip off

Go out of business. You have cheated me out of my money with the mini cherry pies.

This is worse than price gouging.

Your greedy ways are not only going to put you out of business. God will take care of you for doing it any more to His people.

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Pros:
  • Love the cherry pie
Cons:
  • Hate the size for the same price

Preferred solution: Price reduction

User's recommendation: Don't buy anything from this greedy business

Anonymous

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| map-marker Orlando, Florida

The zingers were awful much dancer and smaller did no tastes like old recipe I've been eating them since I was a kid I'm now 75

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What is going on with quality control and you tasters they are awful i was brought up with this. Brand in now 75

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What did you guys do to raspberry zingers they are total *** anymore a waste of 5 bucks

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No filling, dry, and hard bar code 88109 1****. My dog won't even eat it.

You need to send me my money back, plus compensate for my time. I'll never buy your products again.

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Loss:
$350

Preferred solution: Apology

User's recommendation: Don't buy it

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| map-marker Naperville, Illinois

Musty,damp odor. 0 rating

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Bought a pack of Hostess Ding *** and as soon as cardboard outer package was opened a dusty,musty smell permeated my kitchen.I will not eat these.

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User's recommendation: Do not buy,might get sick

Nader Rsb

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| map-marker Milford, Massachusetts

Dissatisfaction

It's been many years since I've had chocolate zingers. They are AWFUL.

They looked better in the package. I will never buy them again.

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User's recommendation: Don't waste your money

Anonymous
map-marker Surprise, Arizona

Terrible!

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Bought a box of 16 Ho Hos. First two were hard and tasted stale.

Threw the whole box away. Its been a couple of years since I bought them. There are half the size as they used to be. I remember they had a pretty thick coating of chocolate on the outside.

Nope! Looks like they watered down the chocolate coating before spraying it on. I also bought a box of birthday cupcakes. Wow!

They are small.

Bite size! I didnt see where it says snack size on the box!

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User's recommendation: Don’t buy

Hortensia Ppj
map-marker Portland, Oregon

I am looking for donations for the community

Im looking for donations for the community for the homeless and I need if you have any donations, only thing I could happen to be greatly appreciated

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Muna Hyq

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| map-marker Cabot, Arkansas

Find a product in my area

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Lady was very helpful, told me many places that carry the item I was looking for. Was very nice! Very personable.

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Lou E Yzc

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Missing Zinger

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Hostess Brands - Missing Zinger

I purchased a single pack of Hostess Chocolate Zingers this morning and once I got home to enjoy my favorite snack I realized there is only 2 in a pack that would normally have three. I tried to go back to the gas station to get them exchanged but the Cashier wouldn't let me because I had already left the store and they didn't give me my receipt.

Hostess snack cakes are hands down my favorite snacks despite the how pricy they are, so you can imagine how upset this made me. I'm waiting for customer service to open so I can call and let them know what happened.

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Pros:
  • Are super yummy
Cons:
  • Are a little pricey for someone in a low income house hold

Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered

User's recommendation: Just make sure you get a good look at what you are buying before you leave the store, and make sure you get a receipt.

Evad R

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Donettes - Old Fashioned Mini Donuts - worse than bad.

I have always been a fan of Hostess products, but I recently purchased Hostess 'Donettes' old-fashioned mini donuts, and they were putrid. I could not even eat one whole donut.

It left a disgusting, 'waxy' kind of feel/after-taste in my mouth. My wife tried one and she thought she was going to vomit...

it was horrible. The remaining 13 donuts went into the garbage can.

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Loss:
$3
Pros:
  • Generally good products
Cons:
  • Very bad old fashinoed mini donuts - donettes

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: DON'T BUY the "donettes" - Old fashioned mini donuts

Dericka J

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Complaint against product

Hostess Brands - Complaint against product
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I love Hostess and my favorite snack is the ding *** but I purchased a family box of ding *** on 2/1/24 and the following day when we went to open the box and take a ding-dong out to eat and bit into it, it was extremely hard. So when I turned the ding-dong to the back the plastic was slightly open, so I checked the rest of them in the box and found two others like this as well so I disposed of the box because that's too many in one box to be slightly opened like that, and we were afraid to eat any out of that box.

They should have not been packaged in the box if they were already open. The family box contains 16 cakes, so that was a waste of money to purchase the family box and have 3 out of the box to be open in the back.

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Loss:
$7

Preferred solution: Full refund

Bruce F Rmy
map-marker Coppell, Texas

I purchased some zingers from brookshire in Mansfield la some of my cake were messed up like the machine had a

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Hostess Brands - I purchased some zingers from brookshire in Mansfield la some of my cake...

My box of zinger had about 4 cakes that were messed up like the machine had a defect check product more close before its boxed up

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Purchased out of date, stale Ding ***

Hostess Brands - Purchased out of date, stale Ding ***
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On Dec 20, 2023 I hired someone to take me shopping at Dollar General Store in Baker, FL. I purchased a box of Ding *** After dinner I opened the box and took one out to enjoy with a glass of milk.

With the first bite I could tell by the hardness that it wasn't fresh. The next day I checked the expiration date and it was Oct ??, 2023. I can not make out the day of the month.

I have the box, contents and receipt. And pictures.

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Loss:
$4
Pros:
  • Are the best
Cons:
  • Not at the store you are shopping at

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Sometimes you are subject to purchasing out of date products. Check the expiration date before you buy it.

Kathy R Ufa

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Complaint

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This is the second time i bought a bag of powdered donuts and they tadte like they have fertilizer on them. They are bitter and nasty.

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Loss:
$5
Cons:
  • You never know if what your getting is fresh or taste like fertilizer

Preferred solution: Full refund

Mary S Svg

The raspberry creme cakes have little or no creme filling, very disappointed.

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There was very little cream filling in the cakes. The raspberry coconut frosting was not as good as it used to be. Why can't you make the product as it was intended?

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Loss:
$3
Cons:
  • Every time i try a product it is not as good as it used to be

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Dont buy this product

Jewels J

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Taste Horrible

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I used to love the Hostess Cherry Pies. Now they have no cherries, thick terrible pie crust little if any glaze on it.

The new company making them or any Hostess product should stop!

I will never ever buy any Hostess products again!!

Ding *** taste like wax and no chocolate flavor! The cream taste synthetic

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Pros:
  • Packaging is pretty
Cons:
  • Horrible tasting products

Preferred solution: None

User's recommendation: Never buy any Hostess products

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Summary

Hostess Brands, LLC is a large bakery company. It was established in 1919. Its headquarters is based in Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America. The company is owned by HB Holdings, LLC. Hostess Brands produces fresh-baked bread and sweet goods including crème-filled snack cakes, CupCakes, Honey Bun, and Cinnamon Streusel Coffee Cake. The company operates 36 bakeries and 570 bakery retail outlets. The Hostess Brands portfolio includes Wonder Bread, Home Pride, Ding Dongs, Drake’s Cakes, Fruit Pies, and many more. Hostess Brands has over 15000 employees. Hostess Brands regular hours are as follows: Monday – Friday from 8 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. CST.

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