# Favorite products which have mysteriously vanished from store shelves **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 19, 2007, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822 "2007-02-19T16:36:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/c4cdca/32.png) [@Quiddity\_Glomfuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quiddity_Glomfuster)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/201 "2007-02-24T02:41:22Z")
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan] Lemon-lime-grapefruit, like “Squirt” or “Wink” except better. [/QUOTE] Oh I miss Wink! I loved Wink ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Stan\_Shmenge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Stan\_Shmenge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Shmenge)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/202 "2007-02-24T05:11:54Z")
[QUOTE=Qadgop the Mercotan] **Grandpa Graf’s 50/50** soda. Great stuff. Lemon-lime-grapefruit, like “Squirt” or “Wink” except better. Canfield’s took over the brand, and still distributes something they call “50/50”. It’s not bad, but not the same. [/QUOTE] You must be very old, Canfields has been making 50/50 since I was a kid, and that was in the 60’s. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/203 "2007-02-24T06:47:29Z")
Tahiti Treat was way better than Wink! ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/204 "2007-02-24T13:08:54Z")
Peter Pan Peanut Butter seems to have disappeared recently. I used to like the salmon flavor. ---
**Author:** ![lee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lee/32/7455_2.png) [@lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lee)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/205 "2007-02-24T13:44:29Z")
Old el Paso taco sauce. I really liked that. ---
**Author:** ![supervenusfreak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@supervenusfreak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/supervenusfreak)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/206 "2007-02-24T14:04:10Z")
Skinny Cow sugar free chocolate peanut butter ice cream bars. They were so very rich and decadent, and now I cannot find them anywhere. _sobs_ ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/207 "2007-02-24T14:32:34Z")
Raisin Biscuts. I used to gobble up whole packages. Now…they are consigned to the Twilight Zone. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/208 "2007-02-24T17:15:47Z")
[QUOTE=Happy Wanderer] You must be very old, Canfields has been making 50/50 since I was a kid, and that was in the 60’s. [/QUOTE] It seems you misremember. I certainly recall buying products bearing the Graf’s label as an intern, in 1983. I recall Canfield carrying the 50/50 brand, too. But that was later. > [@](#): > > Graf’s Beverages…was sold to P & V Atlas Industrial Center in 1968 …In the 1970s, P & V Atlas…sold Graf’s to Canada Dry Co., which operated the bottling plant until 1984, when the Graf’s label and formulas were sold to Canfield Co. in Chicago > **[News Archives](https://www.findarticles.com/news/)** > > Explore the News Articles featuring Technology, Business, Entertainment, and Science & Health topics. Access reports, insights, and stories. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/209 "2007-02-24T17:17:11Z")
[QUOTE=Savannah] I miss diet vanilla Coke. A lot. And I never liked Coke before that. However… vanilla vodka? Hmm… I like the sound of that. 🙂 [/QUOTE] I said Coke but I always drink Diet Coke, so the vanilla vodka works with Diet Coke, too. Regular Coke is too sweet, it makes my teeth hurt I have a fear that with the new Splenda craze, my old Diet Coke with Nutrasweet may go the way of many of the products mentioned in this thread. If that happens I won’t be drinking Diet Coke at all. I cannot stand Splenda. Other posts in this thread reminded me of some of the things I miss: Danish Go-Rounds, loved to eat them in that circular fashion. 😃 PBMax … the peanut butter food of the gods. When I first got a membership to warehouse store I bought a huge box of them. I think I parted with one to give to a friend. Then they weren’t available anymore and I wish I had rationed mine out better. Everytime I see Reese’s try something new with peanut butter I hope they will come close to a PBMax, but I am always disappointed. _sigh_ ---
**Author:** ![Tenar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@Tenar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tenar)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/210 "2007-02-24T17:28:44Z")
[QUOTE=lee] Old el Paso taco sauce. I really liked that. [/QUOTE] It may not be in your local store, but Old El Paso is still in production. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/211 "2007-02-24T18:16:40Z")
[QUOTE=BurnMeUp] When I lived in Utah there was this off brand soda named “Shasta” [/QUOTE] Hardly an off brand when they had Barry “Greg Brady” Williams shilling for them! [Barry remembers](http://www.barrywilliams.com/ask/page2002.htm): > [@](#): > > Q.From: [mholtzclaw-at-dailypress.com](http://mholtzclaw-at-dailypress.com) > Yo Barry! I interviewed you and did a story on you previewing your one-man show when you played Williamsburg. Truly enjoyed dealing with you. My question: All these people are mentioning guest spots in TV shows that I _don’t_ recall, but **am I correct in remembering that shortly after the Bradys went off the air, you did a commercial for Shasta orange soda in which you dressed in period costume and delivered the memorable line, “What are we drinking, m’Lords?”** > > A. **Yes, you are correct. I played Lancelot and wore chain link and used a British accent**. [Shasta is still around](http://www.shastapop.com/), by the way. I met someone recently who works for them. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/212 "2007-02-24T18:49:02Z")
[QUOTE=Cisco] I hate to admit this but I miss the short-lived **B[sup]e[/sup]** (pronounced “b-to-the-e”.) It actually tasted really good and a little bit went a long way, but I think people were embarassed to buy it. Also, I can’t find Phish Food frozen yogurt anymore. I can’t justify all the saturated fat in the ice cream but I can lie to myself all day long that the yogurt is perfectly fine. Plus I actually think it tastes better. Doesn’t make me as thirsty. [/QUOTE] Phish Food…in my grocer’s aisle! Yes, the yogurt one. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2007, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/213 "2007-02-24T19:12:11Z")
Taco Bell Bean Burrito kits. Coming home at night after a few drinks, I’d think they were the food of the gods. ---
**Author:** ![Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e56c9b/32.png) [@Harriet\_the\_Spry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harriet_the_Spry)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/214 "2007-02-25T01:30:55Z")
Another cry for Vanilla Coke, specifically diet, in something other than cans. I think I’d buy it in the boxes like the cheap wine if that’s what it takes. I may try the syrup or vodka suggestions, though. Also, it occurs to me that a vanilla cola could probably be a profitable product for either Coke or Pepsi, but we the consumers are losing out to their competition. Also, I wish I’d never opened this thread to learn there has ever been such goodness as Dulce de Leche M&Ms in this world. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/215 "2007-02-25T01:52:47Z")
[QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Flavored Peanut Butter–came in chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon and banana. [/QUOTE] If you have Fresh Market near you (gourmet grocery store, like Whole Foods but a little less expensive and hippie-ish), they sell a brand of peanut butter that comes in delicious dark chocolate and white chocolate varieties. My girlfriend loves the “Dark Chocolate Dreams” kind. Ah, here is the peanut butter company’s official website with online store, and they also offer a cinnamon raisin swirl one and a hot spicy one (maybe good for Thai recipes?): [http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/store/index.cfm?destination=darkchocolatedreams](http://ilovepeanutbutter.com/store/index.cfm?destination=darkchocolatedreams) ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 5:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/216 "2007-02-25T05:02:52Z")
[QUOTE=Dewey Finn] I don’t want to buy a Klondike bar. I want to get a Polar Bar, which may have been a ripoff of the Klondike bar, but tasted better. [/QUOTE] Readily available at 7-11s everywhere here. [QUOTE=Annie-Xmas] Glade 3-in-1 Candles. I miss them so, so, so much. [/QUOTE] Are those the layered ones? I think you can still get them here, but I’d have to double-check. I’m not the candle buyer here. ---
**Author:** ![Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Buckler\_of\_Swashing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buckler_of_Swashing)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 5:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/217 "2007-02-25T05:12:47Z")
I’ve been complaining for at least three years that Pop Tarts of all varieties have vanished from local shelves. I’m not even sure they’re available in Australia at all. Dagnabbit - why can’t a girl get some Pop Tarts when she needs 'em? I needs 'em! :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2007, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/218 "2007-02-25T18:17:45Z")
The predominant grocery store chain in Florida, Publix, used to have this Apple Pie a la Mode kind of ice cream. It was vanilla with swirls of appley cinnamon goodness. I haven’t seen it in a couple years but I still look for it every time I go grocery shopping, just in case they decide to bring it back. ---
**Author:** ![Shawn1767](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Shawn1767](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shawn1767)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/219 "2007-02-26T02:25:44Z")
Speaking of Pop Tarts, I came in here to post for that reason. When I was in college in the mid-to-late 80s, my roommate and I would try all kinds of new products. One was Peanut Butter and Jelly Pop Tarts. There were like the current Smores ones where there were alternating internal strips of peanut butter and jelly. I believe the outside frosting was peanut butter flavored. Also, around this time, we used to get microwaveable shakes. They were frozen shakes that you defrosted for a few seconds in the microwave until they were soft enough to stir. And this is entirely regional, since it comes from “Edie’s” a restaurant in Lafayette, Louisiana (where I went to college), but they used to market their chicken pot pies in the local supermarkets. I would go back to Lafayette from time to time, just to load up on the chicken pot pies. As far as I know, Edie’s is still operating, but I can no longer find the pot pies in the supermarket. ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2007, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/220 "2007-02-26T21:56:04Z")
[QUOTE=spoke-] Hardly an off brand when they had Barry “Greg Brady” Williams shilling for them! [url=“[http://www.barrywilliams.com/ask/page2002.htm](http://www.barrywilliams.com/ask/page2002.htm)”] By “off brand” i meant that generally they were considered a 3rd teir or below soda. Like their cola flavors would be after coke, pepsi, royal crown… almost a store brand. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822.md?page=12)