@diasdiem: If they had said up front, \"We're closing temporarily to clean our factory and protect consumers,\" they might have gotten some kudos and good publicity.

Now it sounds like they were covering something up.

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Triterion

@diasdiem: Maybe they just left a faucet in the restroom on for a few hours and used that as their cover story!

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pecan 3.14159265

Everyone, stop eating your Eggos. I repeat : leggo your eggos.

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chrisholland03

@pecan 3.14159265:

Eat pecan 3.14159265 instead?

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Rectilinear Propagation

@chrisholland03: Um, you realize what that sounds like, right? (And I don't mean that it sounds like you're trying to eat a number either.)

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pecan 3.14159265

@chrisholland03: Nooooes!

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Kimaroo - 100% Pure Natural Kitteh

@pecan 3.14159265: Its ok. I prefer Pumpkin Pi.

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AngryK9

This will henceforth be known as The Great Eggo Shortage of 2009. 100 years from now, Scholars and Conspiracy Theorists will be debating the *real* reason for the downfall!

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RandomHookup

@AngryK9: The Eggos shortage will be remembered in economics texts much like the Tulip speculation in the Netherlands in 1637: [en.wikipedia.org]

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jdmba

What? No one blaming George Bush?

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Persistence - Long viv revolisyon an konsomatè yo!

@jdmba: Duh. George Bush is exempt. The republicans keep telling me it's either Obama or Bill Clinton's fault. I even heard the other day that 9/11 is Obama's fault.

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PsiCop

@jdmba: Have they blamed Obama yet? Have they used this as a reason we shouldn't have healthcare reform?

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Toof_75_75

@PsiCop: @jdmba: Haven't heard either, but I'd say this is definitely grounds for a bailout. ;-)

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The Queen of Everything

@jdmba: GEORGE BUSH DOESN'T CARE ABOUT WAFFLES

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B

@The Queen of Everything: How does he feel about fried chicken?

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Triterion

It's 'interesting' that they left out the fact that it was closed due to contamination and just told everyone about the flood! I smell a conspiracy! Bisquick pancakes ftw!

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Persistence - Long viv revolisyon an konsomatè yo!

@Triterion: O.M.G. Waffles and pancakes are so freakin' easy to make. It's not rocket surgery or anything.

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s017jrs

@Triterion:

Bisquick? Give buckwheat pancakes a shot sometime.

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econobiker

And Johnny Carson is rolling toilet paper in his grave...

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Starfury

It's not that hard to make your own waffles.

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ludwigk

@Starfury: This isn't about real waffles. Far from it. This is about Eggo waffles. Do they bear any resemblance to a real waffle? Not really. Are they delicious in their own way? Absolutely.

What will truly ruin you is getting used to Mark Bittman's \"Overnight Waffles\". We prefer the more salacious title of \"Morning After Waffles\", but basically its a yeast waffle batter that rises all night, and produces the most fantastic, airy, yeasty, crispy waffles, making all other waffles taste like crap.

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lockdog

@Starfury: For extra awesome waffles, sub in a 1/4 cup of cornmeal for some of the flour. Also, separate the egg whites, whip to soft peaks and fold in just before cooking. And never, ever substitute \"pancake topping\" for real maple syrup.

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IfThenElvis

\"originally shut down due to listeria contamination.\"

Hard work by ABC? This point was made last Sunday by a Consumerist commenter:
[consumerist.com]

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hills

Thanks to this previous story on Consumerist I bought some Eggo waffles at the grocery today for the first time in years - I gotta see what all the hoopla is about.... There were signs about the shortage, but there were a few boxes still in stock - I feel so lucky!

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Oranges w/ Cheese hates what Christmas has become

Heaven forbid that people MAKE THEIR OWN WAFFLES!

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Kimaroo - 100% Pure Natural Kitteh

@Oranges w/ Cheese has 2 cats! ahahaha.: I do make my own waffles at home. They are so good that I won't eat them anywhere else!

Mmmmm. Waffles.

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bohemian

A decent waffle maker is about $10-$20, are easy to make and freeze well. Just make your own listeria free waffles. Bonus, they cost less.

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lostsynapse

come on, I am this close to perfecting my pumpkin pie with eggo crumb crust. The first 100,000 had to go to the landfill but still I'm close.

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tsume

Our local Wal-Marts have tons of Eggos. No sign of a shortage here in Northeast TN

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Telekinesis123

Once again its not what someone says thats important but what they did not say.

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jparadise

I noticed that my local supermarket is low on Bagelfulls too. Same factory, or did they discontinue that ridiculous product finally?

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Segador

After Consumerist first alerted the nation

That's happening more and more these days....

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happyandblue2

Good grief. I hope this doesn't mean I'll have to start pounding my pancakes with a meat tenderizer utensil to have the waffly goodness I need..

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sprocket79

I was at my local Safeway a few days ago and saw the sign about the Eggo shortage. It was taped to a freezer that was chock full of Eggo waffles of different varieties. I don't think there were any empty spaces at all!

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PLATTWORX

Kellogg has got to be SO excited that major media has picked up this story. Bet they never expected to have to respond to ABC News on this. LOL

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flugennock

Can someone please explain all the Eggo Waffle Shortage hype? It sounds like the non-story of the year to me. I mean... unemployment, big bank bailouts, healthcare, Afghanistan, and the media are crapping their drawers over a shortage of Eggos? Besides, I tried them once; it was like eating a bath sponge dipped in sugar.

Sorry, I just can't see how this story is that important. I mean, how tough is it to make your own real waffles or pancakes? Don't any of you have any frickin' Bisquick at home?

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el_dusto

@flugennock: Breaking: TV News is Mostly Stupid, Distracting Crap. More at 11.

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trujunglist

trader joes has waffles. i doubt they're substantially different than eggos.

i don't eat waffles because breakfast food is disgusting. well, maybe some kind of desert waffle after a real meal. but waffles AS a meal? who the fuck thought that one up?

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ahleeeshah

The actual crisis for me is the disappearance of Eggo Pancakes. They have always been hard to find, and they sometimes go off the shelves completely, but I am madly in love with those things, and while I can find waffles at my local stores, there are no pancakes. My breakfast of Wheat Thins this morning paled in comparison to Eggo Pancakes balled up and eaten in the car (Yes, I am weird, I know).

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redfred

Im sure Stephen Colbert can afford to pay someone to make him home made waffles which are much better than Eggos if he couldnt find Eggos

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qwerty58

How will I survive those cold mornings alone without the comfort of my Eggos? The world is ruined.