# Consumer items you would really hate/be screwed if they discontinued? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 13, 2026, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629 "2026-01-13T03:13:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/181 "2026-02-25T16:09:54Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > Oh say, have you seen these locally in a while? I’ve been looking and the 527s aren’t in the big displays at Macy’s\* or Kohl’s etc and I’ve dug through countless heaps at Marshalls and TJs. Not in the last six months; I usually bought them at Kohl’s. I’m due to buy a new pair or two, so I’ll let you know what I find (or don’t find). ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/182 "2026-02-25T16:13:36Z")
The Macy’s website lists men’s Levi’s Men’s 527 Slim Bootcut Fit Jeans. If you can’t find them in your local store, you may be able to order them for delivery to your home or for pickup at the store. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/183 "2026-02-25T17:14:42Z")
I have some uncertainty about my size (and Levi QC, to be honest) and was hoping to try them on but I’ll buy online if needed. I also looked at another big Macy’s Levi display at Old Orchard. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/184 "2026-02-25T17:18:14Z")
> [@jnglmassiv](#): > > I have some uncertainty about my size (and Levi QC, to be honest) and was hoping to try them on but I’ll buy online if needed. That’s my same concern. Frankly, Levi’s sizing, from pair to pair, is not as predictable as it used to be. I really have to be able to try them on to feel confident about buying a pair. ---
**Author:** ![TekirKedi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tekirkedi/32/19028_2.png) [@TekirKedi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TekirKedi)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/185 "2026-03-19T00:37:04Z")
I am now adding concentrated orange juice to this list!!! Manufacturers have now discontinued frozen concentrates…all of them (since people are now using fresh squeezed, the number of personal blenders and access to reasonably good juicing machines)…we could have done without the fruit punches and the excess of sugar they contain, but frozen concentrated orange juice…that could have been left…they did not have to throw the baby out with the bath water. I now look for the last remaining cans in the stores and buy them to stash in my freezer. ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/186 "2026-03-19T01:28:00Z")
I’d heard that one particular brand was being discontinued but others were remaining. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/187 "2026-03-19T01:42:33Z")
> [@Lumpy](#): > > I’d heard that one particular brand was being discontinued but others were remaining Minute Maid is what’s being discontinued; I’m not sure how many other brands are left in that segment. My local grocery store apparently only offers a store brand, other than Minute Maid. As noted in the articles around the Minute Maid discontinuation: consumer tastes have changed, and people are buying fresh refrigerated OJ, and other drinks, now. I have no doubt that sales volume/velocity on frozen concentrated orange juice is a small fraction of what it used to be. As a result, not only is it probably less profitable for the manufacturer, but shelf space at a grocery store – including in the freezers – is at a premium, and grocery chains were probably discontinuing carrying frozen juice in favor of using that space for items that sell better. All of which is no comfort to those who still buy and love the stuff, but that’s the reality of it. [https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/minute-maid-frozen-juice-concentrate-discontinued](https://www.axios.com/2026/02/05/minute-maid-frozen-juice-concentrate-discontinued) ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/188 "2026-03-19T01:44:02Z")
I wonder, though, how many second label brands Minute Maid makes…? ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/189 "2026-03-19T01:54:02Z")
The big name brands tend to not publicly acknowledge if they make store brand stuff, but if they are discontinuing the Minute Maid line, it wouldn’t surprise me if that would also mean discontinuing any store-brand stuff that they have been co-packing. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/190 "2026-03-19T02:25:58Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Minute Maid is what’s being discontinued; I’m not sure how many other brands are left in that segment. Update: looking at the online shopping sites for a half-dozen Midwestern grocery chains, the only other brand of frozen juice concentrate I’m finding, other than Minute Maid and store brands, is one called Old Orchard. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/191 "2026-03-19T02:47:40Z")
Yeah. IMO FrOJ is such a minority product now that it doesn’t warrant house brands. There’s the big name or two, and some generic-sounding knock-off and that’s it. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629/192 "2026-03-19T14:24:49Z")
[Whole thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/rip-minute-maid-frozen-cans/1027367/) on discontinuation of FrOJ cans [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/consumer-items-you-would-really-hate-be-screwed-if-they-discontinued/1026629.md?page=9)