# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![AHoosierMama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@AHoosierMama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHoosierMama)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/121 "2007-02-20T16:47:35Z")
Buff Puff singles (little individual pads containing soap for your face) Crunchers Potato chips (closest thing is Cape Cod which are now my new fave) Orangina - used to be able to get it at some supermarkets -, but now only at specialty places. Thought it would get better when Coke bought 'em but it got worse. Lowilla - sensitive skin face bar soap Callard & Bowser toffee Green Goddess salad dressing Mr. Phipps pretzel crackers Herbal Essence changed their product line up and now my hair isn’t as silky smooth as before ☹ ---
**Author:** ![InappropriateHumor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/eb8c5e/32.png) [@InappropriateHumor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/InappropriateHumor)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/122 "2007-02-20T16:48:52Z")
Agree shampoo and conditioner. Haven’t seen it in years. It smelled fresh and clean, IIRC, and didn’t weigh the hair down but still got the job done. Rice’s brick chili. Watermelon/Cherry Kool-Aid in the little paper packets. The unsweetened kind is a whole lot less expensive, and my little folks really liked it. Folgers whole bean Columbian Coffee. I know they have some now, but before it was “gourmet” it was about a dollar less expensive and you got a whole pound. Bastards. There are whole host of other things that I used regularly that were discontinued. It seems I’m always having to adapt to a new product, but I can’t remember specifically what they are after a few years of making do. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/123 "2007-02-20T16:56:55Z")
Ben & Jerry’s “Southern Pecan Pie” was the best thing I ever had in my life. When it was discontinued, I cried. Kebler’s Butter Pretzel Twists. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/124 "2007-02-20T17:26:50Z")
Bar None- Candy bar, I used to describe it as a chocolate kit-kat. It was made for folks who like their chocolate, chocolate wafer, chocolate coating and a very light smattering of nuts. Very perfect. In my prime, I’d eat 5 a day. It was sold as the chocolate lovers bar, I believe. Then…they let the heathens get to them. They changed it. They ruined it. Then it was gone. Now people say “I remember that!” or “I saw those!” and what they remember and what they saw were the tarted up perfect chocolate bar wanna bees. Few yet remember nirvana… ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tristan/32/18058_2.png) [@Tristan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/125 "2007-02-20T17:42:59Z")
[QUOTE=Count Blucher] \*Lockes/Kilbeggan Irish whiskey. Lightyears ahead of Bushmills or Jameson; better than Powers (and that says something). Almost worth the airfare, if the b-stids at customs would let you bring more than 2 bottles back. _grrrrrr_ [/QUOTE] If you’re willing to pay the shipping, there are [web sites](http://www.spiritscorner.com/scriptsing/buscar.asp?K=kilbeggan) that handle that sort of thing for you. ---
**Author:** ![cher3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cher3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cher3)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/126 "2007-02-20T18:04:02Z")
They were only around for a short while, but I had a wicked jones for ranch-flavored Wheat Thins. Probably all for the best, given my lack of willpower. I also miss being able to find Progresso Tomato Tortellini soup. I don’t care for the plain broth and vegetable type, or most canned soups in general, but that one I liked. I haven’t seen it since we moved back to CA. ---
**Author:** ![Wee\_Bairn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/90db22/32.png) [@Wee\_Bairn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wee_Bairn)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/127 "2007-02-20T18:08:16Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] I remembered another one. Pear juice. Not the pear juice in the baby food aisle, which is overpriced, but the stuff in the grownup section. I think that pear juice is more flavorful than apple juice. I even like the white grape/pear juice mixture. [/QUOTE] The Mexican section of some grocery stores carry 12 oz cans of GOYA Pear nectar/juice. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/128 "2007-02-20T18:10:25Z")
[QUOTE=cher3] I also miss being able to find Progresso Tomato Tortellini soup. I don’t care for the plain broth and vegetable type, or most canned soups in general, but that one I liked. I haven’t seen it since we moved back to CA. [/QUOTE] Oooh, now you’ve reminded me of my soup gripe. For quite some time, Campbell’s made a black bean soup that was excellent. It was the only canned soup **MrValley** and I could agree on. We probably ate it once a week in the winter. Then one day, out of the blue, it was no more. Sure, I can make my own in the crockpot, but it’s nice to have something in the cabinet for late nights. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/129 "2007-02-20T18:49:52Z")
Ranch Wheat Thins are on the shelves here. Kruncher’s from Jays are on all the shelves here. You spelled you’res with a C so I’m not positive it’s the same. I saw a 16 oz bottle of imported sugar cane Coke in the juice section of a large store recently. It’s your’s for only $5 a bottle. It was from some republic of the former Soviet Union. I also prefered tangerine and pineapple juice, but it’s all orange and pineapple now. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/130 "2007-02-20T18:50:45Z")
Canned Elbow Mac and Cheese. I can’t recall if it was Chef Boyardee, or Franco-American, but the can was yellow. It’s an entirely different taste and texture than the boxed Kraft stuff. The Claim Jumper cake is regularly available in the freezer at my neighborhood Safeway. For Old Bay, it’s a bit hit or miss during the year, but they always have a pile of it somewhere at Thanksgiving time. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/131 "2007-02-20T18:59:47Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] I remembered another one. Pear juice. Not the pear juice in the baby food aisle, which is overpriced, but the stuff in the grownup section. I think that pear juice is more flavorful than apple juice. I even like the white grape/pear juice mixture. [/QUOTE] Hey, I just recommended this in a morning sickness thread: [R.W. Knudsen’s Organic Pear Juice](http://www.knudsenjuices.com/products/detail.aspx?groupID=9&categoryID=55&flavorID=171&productID=241) available at lots of health food stores. They have a [where to buy](http://www.knudsenjuices.com/locate/default.aspx) button on their site. There’s also [Ceres Pear Juice](http://www.yummy.com/subcategorylist.aspx?dULjrWvNIR4205L6k3aOLGMKt1Xt/3PYT7s2nI2MPL6Qu8DwvVbt4x0nxeBWS87V) available at the same genre of stores, as well as Wild Oats and Whole Paycheck, but I like Knudsen’s better. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/132 "2007-02-20T19:07:35Z")
[QUOTE=Harmonious DiscordI saw a 16 oz bottle of imported sugar cane Coke in the juice section of a large store recently. It’s your’s for only $5 a bottle. It was from some republic of the former Soviet Union…[/QUOTE] Here in Houston, 12 oz bottles of Mexican Coke are available all over town. Mexican stores, convenience stores, etc. Usually for just over a dollar. However, reading the label is necessary; sometimes corn syrup is used. But mostly, pure can sugar is the sweetening. ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/133 "2007-02-20T19:11:25Z")
[QUOTE=Lynn Bodoni] I remembered another one. Pear juice. Not the pear juice in the baby food aisle, which is overpriced, but the stuff in the grownup section. I think that pear juice is more flavorful than apple juice. I even like the white grape/pear juice mixture. [/QUOTE] Pear is a seriously neglected flavor in the US, and I don’t know why. Pear ice cream/popsicle treats are standard in Sweden. I like them because they’re not so sticky sweet. One poll I read last summer in a Stockholm paper said pear was the second most popular ice cream flavor in the country. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/134 "2007-02-20T19:31:41Z")
Re: Pear juice: I have no problem finding that stuff here on our regular shelves, often right next to the apple juice. I didn’t even know the stuff existed (I’m not a big fan of pear flavoured anything), but after I had my gallbladder removed, the nurses recommended that during recovery, I drink lots of pear juice (as well as apple juice). My husband found some, and when I was next able to go shopping, I found it, too. Safeway carries it, for sure, and I still pick some up from time to time for my husband, since he loved it. Another thing I’ve noticed missing: The Healing Garden has these lines of “therapy” scented sundries, with candles, room sprays, perfume sprays, lotions, etc. And they still make the scent I like, under “jasminetherapy”, however - I can no longer find the little roll-on scent. They have the tiny spray-bottle scent, but it’s not the same as the little roll-on. The roll-on jasminetherapy was my very favourite. I’ve tried the spray, but it’s too strong, and smells like alcohol. The roll-on jasmine was such a light, fresh scent, and it lasted all day long - only those who got very near me could smell it, and they always reacted like it was such a pleasant surprise - “Oh! Wow! You smell wonderful! What _is_ that?” But the person standing about a foot away couldn’t smell a thing. _~Sigh.~_ ---
**Author:** ![Jelymag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jelymag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jelymag)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/135 "2007-02-20T20:11:52Z")
[QUOTE=Kyla] Ben & Jerry’s made a flavor called “Bovinity Divinity” for awhile. Then they stopped. Damn it, why? Who doesn’t love vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips in the shape of cow? [/QUOTE] Oh, yummmyyy… Yummy yummy yummy. I loved this stuff. And it was just so adorable, how can you help it? I liked it because it was chocolatey enough but not overly so, and it didn’t have nuts, which I don’t care for in ice cream. However, the Ben & Jerry’s flavor Fossil Fuels, which has tiny chocolate DINOSAURS(!) is about as good. I also miss Mystics (could you not help but love the slogan- “get Mystics, go naked”?) drinks. I saw them somewhere obscure about a year ago, but haven’t seen them in wide distribution for about five years. My favorite was the grape strawberry. It was a perfect combination of fruity/tart/sugary. ---
**Author:** ![Sarahfeena](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarahfeena/32/519_2.png) [@Sarahfeena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarahfeena)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/136 "2007-02-20T20:38:40Z")
[QUOTE=AHoosierMama] Green Goddess salad dressing [/QUOTE] You can get Green Goddess through Vermont Country Store’s catalog…noticed it in there over the holidays (they have a website, too). [QUOTE=gotpasswords] Canned Elbow Mac and Cheese. I can’t recall if it was Chef Boyardee, or Franco-American, but the can was yellow. It’s an entirely different taste and texture than the boxed Kraft stuff. [/QUOTE] My husband LOVES this stuff! When it was still available, but with limited distribution, he would buy out the whole stock whenever he saw it. Haven’t seen any in a few years, though. ---
**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/137 "2007-02-20T20:44:39Z")
[QUOTE=John DiFool] 1. Apple Newtons. I’ve grown to loathe the original Fig Newtons, but the apple kind were like a sort of godsend. Haven’t seen them in several years. [/QUOTE] Apple Newtons (the cookie, not the PC) were what I thought of when I read the thread title. But I do know what happened to them. Nabisco did a product expansion on the newtons, like a lot of companies have done. After expanding to several fruit flavors, they started a whole line of newtons with some sort of added goo - cream cheese for the strawberry newtons and “caramel” for the apple newtons. When they did that, the grocery stores around here stopped selling the apple newtons in favor of the caramel apple newtons. :mad: Then the whole “goo” line bombed and they have regrouped back to fig, strawberry and raspberry. Annoys the %$#2!!\* out of me, because I loved apple newtons and I can’t stand any of the other flavors. Maybe we should start a letter writing campaign? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/138 "2007-02-20T22:32:34Z")
Glade 3-in-1 Candles. I miss them so, so, so much. ---
**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 20, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/139 "2007-02-20T22:37:32Z")
[QUOTE=Dewey Finn] Another one I thought of. There’s an ice cream treat called Klondike that’s about four inches square and about 1 1/2 inches thick. I think it’s sold in packages of six. It’s OK, but I remember another product called Polar Bar that looked almost identical, but was much better. [/QUOTE] My local supermarkets carry Klondikes, or at least they did last year before winter set in. What would you do for a Klondike bar? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2007, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822/140 "2007-02-20T22:47:21Z")
Three or four years ago, chocolate-coated pretzels were launched, with much fanfare. They were absolutely delicious – the combination of salty pretzel and milk chocolate was heavenly. I can’t remember what they were called, but they came in a blue foil bag and they vanished within less than a year. I miss them. Hmm. It [appears](http://malaysia.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070129092950AAYDMYR&show=7) they went by the name of [“Pretzel Flipz”](http://www.taquitos.net/snacks.php?snack_code=353), which doesn’t ring a bell, but the bag looks familiar. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/favorite-products-which-have-mysteriously-vanished-from-store-shelves/392822.md?page=8)