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Originally posted by Arizona747

It would seem that in this day and age when shipping is relatively fast, that all flavors should be available anywhere in the country.

We get Apple and Cherry, sometimes Chocolate, Peach, Strawberry, Lemon, or Blueberry. I don’t think the speed of shipping is the problem, since Hostess ships their product by their own trucks. With the price of gas and diesel what it is, they probably feel they can’t afford to ship any flavor that won’t sell well in a given area, since I am sure they barely break even if they have to sell the pies in their Thrift Stores when they get close dated. Perhaps the solution would be to offer all the varieties on their website, so the purchaser could pay the shipping charges for the flavors they like.

However, all this may be a moot point, since Hostess is part of Interstate Bakeries that has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, see: http://www.roadfood.com/Forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=4882 [:(]