One thing about Russ: he LOVES Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Creme pies.
We always buy them at Wal Mart, always have them in the house. I would have to say we are both more or less Experts on Little Debbie’s Oatmeal Creme pies. That’s why, when we got a box a couple of weeks ago that was somehow…different…we noticed right away.
This batch had oatmeal pies that were smaller, and not as soft, and each one had a sort of gooey “belly button” (for lack of a better word). And they just didn’t taste as good. We were both afraid that maybe Little Debbie had changed their recipe, or their manufacturing method, and this was the way they were going to be from now on. Please…no!!
So I called the company and found out that there are in fact no plans to change the Oatmeal Creme Pies. What a relief! But then what about this odd batch? The person I talked to was unable to explain this, without a “batch number” from the box. But I told her if we ever again get a weird bunch like that, I would save the box and call right away with the batch number and try to figure out what’s going on!
In the meantime, Little Debbie’s is going to “reimburse” us for the box of Creme Pies we were not satsified with. I didn’t expect that when I called, so it’s just a little bonus. The squeaky wheel gets the grease.
When Russ and I were trying to figure out what was going on with the Little Debbie’s, we came up with several possible explanations. The wildest is possibly this: after Russ noted that these snacks are baked and processed in Tennessee, I surmised that perhaps the Tennesse plant had found out that Nick Saban, the Head Coach for the University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team, is heavily addicted to this sweet treat, and always has a big bowl of them in his office. And so, in loyalty towards the University of Tennessee Volunteers football team, the Tennessee plant decided to intentionally SCREW UP the Oatmeal Creme Pies, in order to put Saban “off his game” and in a bad mood, in hopes of tipping the football scales in their favor.
Yes, ridiculous, I know. An Oatmeal Pie Football Conspiracy. But then…maybe not so ridicuous. After all, as you know, we take our football mighty seriously down here in the South.
So the good news is: it is now only seven days till kick-off! And Little Debbie’s are just as tasty and awesome as ever!
