# Stuff you loved that was discontinued. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 2, 2011, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157 "2011-08-02T06:11:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 13
**Author:** ![Sally\_Mander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e56c9b/32.png) [@Sally\_Mander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sally_Mander)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/241 "2011-08-08T17:37:40Z")
> [@Serenata67](#): > > Yeah, but the link is for an industrial, party-rental machine. The one I had as a kid was little more than some plastic and a motor. [There ya go!](http://www.amazon.com/Spin-Art-Machine-Rose-Brands/dp/B000EPFFLK) $18 and all the flinging paint you want. Of course, like everything else, I’m sure it’s changed somehow. Lower speed motor, crappy paints. But they still make it. Actually, the industrial one is what I remember. It was never something to do at home…it was a fair or carnival thing. ---
**Author:** ![Wilson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/96bed5/32.png) [@Wilson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wilson)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/242 "2011-08-08T18:14:44Z")
Fairly recent, but I miss [Sqyntz!](http://www.rei.com/product/667286/sqyntz-supersourz). Sugar free sour candies. by the maker of the still-available Myntz. ---
**Author:** ![Bookkeeper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bookkeeper/32/281_2.png) [@Bookkeeper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bookkeeper)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/243 "2011-08-08T19:25:03Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > In the early 1960s there was a (non-Gilbert, non-Erector) building set called **Panels and Girders** , made by Kenner. Are you sure this isn’t what you had? > > [http://www.girderandpanel.net/](http://www.girderandpanel.net/) > > [http://www.girderpanel.com/](http://www.girderpanel.com/) > > [http://users.rcn.com/ed.ma.ultranet/gphistory.html](http://users.rcn.com/ed.ma.ultranet/gphistory.html) > I ask because I don’t recall any Gilbert Erector sets having panels, and if you wanted real 3-D girders you had to build them up out of flat stock. I had one of those! Lots of fun assembling bridges and skyscrapers from all the little plastic I-beams and connectors. The braces and wall panels were somewhat flimsy, however, and eventually came apart around the holes where they attached to the pegs on the other bits. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/244 "2011-08-08T19:35:03Z")
> [@Bookkeeper](#): > > I had one of those! Lots of fun assembling bridges and skyscrapers from all the little plastic I-beams and connectors. The braces and wall panels were somewhat flimsy, however, and eventually came apart around the holes where they attached to the pegs on the other bits. Actually, the biggest problem with them, IMHO, is that the plastic girders had small projections and holes, and these were constantly snapping off. Eventually you had to be careful to see if you could use a girder for a particular position – if it had a snapped-off piece stuck in it you couldn’t use it there. I was surprised to see how long they made those. A friend of ,mine had one in the early 1960s, but I don’t recall seeing them (or advertising for them) after that, but apparently they were still putting these out for decades after that point. ---
**Author:** ![JFLuvly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@JFLuvly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JFLuvly)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/245 "2011-08-08T20:09:55Z")
Blueberry Pop-Tarts ---
**Author:** ![all1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@all1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/all1966)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/246 "2011-08-08T23:42:16Z")
Bigelow Vanilla Almond Tea - fortunately, when the store stopped carrying it, I got online and found out it was being discontinued, so I stocked up - and now, almost gone…_sniffles_ Stoopid cycle of marketing and need for new stuff. ---
**Author:** ![all1966](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@all1966](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/all1966)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/247 "2011-08-08T23:49:19Z")
One more, on behalf of the hubby: SORRY, OUT OF STOCK! Discontinued by the manufacturer. BRACH’S® Root Beer Barrels are made with real A&W® Root Beer to give you great old-fashioned root beer taste. The best candy barrels in the business! ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2011, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/248 "2011-08-08T23:51:27Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > Mennon \*Speed Stick \*Lime Plus lime scented shaving cream and after-shave. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/249 "2011-08-09T00:44:54Z")
Paul Mitchell’s Tea Tea Oil Stick Wax. It was the bomb. I decided to grow my hair out when they discontinued this stuff. If they ever discontinue Loreal Feria #63, there will be blood flowing in the streets. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/250 "2011-08-09T00:45:59Z")
[Well, hell. I can go to my dyke cut again.](http://www.nextag.com/Paul-Mitchell-Tea-Tree-506698378/prices-html) ---
**Author:** ![woodrowjween](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/aca169/32.png) [@woodrowjween](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodrowjween)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/251 "2011-08-09T01:32:24Z")
Team Flakes. Don’t remember who made them but this was in my opinion the best cold cereal ever. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/252 "2011-08-09T02:00:01Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I had a chemistry set from the late 70’s or early 80’s that had about twenty bottles of chemicals. Naturally, you tossed the instructions aside and start mixing stuff at random. This led to a large blue stain on the carpet and, better yet, my penny-cleaning solution. My discovery was an epoxy which instantly stuck together the contents of the test tube in some sort of clear amber glue. Unfortunately I haven’t seen any 20-30 chemical chemistry sets in awhile or I would have tried to recreate it. ---
**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2011, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/253 "2011-08-09T04:07:12Z")
> [@YoSaffBridge](#): > > [There ya go!](http://www.amazon.com/Spin-Art-Machine-Rose-Brands/dp/B000EPFFLK) $18 and all the flinging paint you want. Of course, like everything else, I’m sure it’s changed somehow. Lower speed motor, crappy paints. But they still make it. > > Actually, the industrial one is what I remember. It was never something to do at home…it was a fair or carnival thing. YAY! I should buy one. But I know I would use it once and be disappointed that the nostalgia was better… ---
**Author:** ![Glory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glory)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/254 "2011-08-13T17:01:32Z")
I just saw this incredible teapot on Alton Brown’s Good Eats [Motion Rocket Teakettle](http://silver-rockets.com/2009/09/kamenstein-rocket-kettle/). Apparently, briefly offered in 1999 and now is an expensive collector’s item. I searched for other motion teakettles (what a genius idea) - struck out. Love it! Wish I could have it. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/255 "2011-08-13T18:16:52Z")
I got one! Stouffer’s Lobster Newburg! Used to be a little frozen box of lobster bits in newburg sauce, for pouring over toast or English muffins. GONE! for years now. Used to be a nice little treat. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/256 "2011-08-13T18:42:10Z")
I’m having trouble believing what the “Search this thread” results are telling me, which is that I’m the first one to mention [Marathon bars](http://www.oldtimecandy.com/curly-wurly.htm). Yes, I know that link says that Cadbury’s “Curly Wurly” is a satisfactory replacement. I don’t like Cadbury chocolate as a rule, so I’m not interested in trying it to see. ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/257 "2011-08-13T19:18:43Z")
I’ve been sobbing through this entire thread! Cotillion cologne by Avon. This was a “coming of age” scent that mothers gave their adolescent daughters. If you had the right body chemistry, you could wear it well into adulthood. By the time my daughter hit her teens, it was nowhere to be found. Sigh. I’d like to see Here’s My Heart cologne, also by Avon. That was my mother’s signature scent. Momma’s gone now, and it would be nice to have such a reminder of her. I can’t remember the brand, but there used to be a diet chocolate soda that was incredible. No cola, just chocolate. It even had a touch of bitterness to it. There was also a chocolate cherry flavor, but it wasn’t as good as the plain chocolate. The original Herbal Essence shampoo. The scent was INTENSE. I remember living in the dorm in college, and the entire community bathroom woud be enveloped in clouds of aroma whenever one of the girls showered with that shampoo. Darvocet. Damn, it was one of the best pain killer prescription drugs available, and I know of many people who grieve along with me now that the FDA took it off the market. ~VOW ---
**Author:** ![No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@No\_umlaut\_for\_U](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/No_umlaut_for_U)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/258 "2011-08-13T20:58:50Z")
Canfield’s Diet Chocolate Soda? ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/259 "2011-08-13T21:54:12Z")
Hawaiian Surf cologne and aftershave. Q ---
**Author:** ![VOW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/vow/32/3043_2.png) [@VOW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VOW)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2011, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/260 "2011-08-13T22:48:04Z")
YES! Canfield’s Chocolate Soda. Sigh! ~VOW [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157.md?page=12) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157.md?page=14)