if it's any consolation, Amy, we were very disappointed with the sweet almond pretzels last time we got them (Feb 2011). Afraid they've gone the way of the lousy cinnamon rolls from the Main Street Bakery: even though we were getting the pretzels in the evening, the pretzels we got were ice-cold (like straight out of a refrigerator cold) and very stale. Almost as dried out as a traditional crunchy pretzel.