# 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:** 17
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/321 "2018-06-16T03:42:22Z")
Greek Gods recently discontinued their pomegranate yogurt. Dang! That was my favorite flavor of theirs. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/322 "2018-06-16T14:23:59Z")
> [@kittenblue](#): > > I accidentally threw away my hairbrush last week. I couldn’t find the second brush I use when traveling. So I had to reach for the emergency back-up brush, and stopped by the store to pick up a spare or two. No brush. Went to another store…no brush. Went online…it’s not listed as one of the company’s products anymore. I start to panic. I plug in the item number and make into Google and find some online…whew…no…“Not Available at This Time” Argggghhhh! > > Now in all my life, I have only consistently used two styles of hairbrush. Our whole family (us girls, at least) had a wonderful plastic brush that, while not trendy, worked extremely well on our thick hair, even when wet. It disappeared in the eighties, but I had a few stockpiled, so I was good for a while while I searched for the Perfect Brush. Which is [this](http://www.mygofer.com/shc/s/p_10175_27151_01339734000P?vName=Beauty&cName=Hair+Care&sName=Brushes+%26+Combs&prdNo=25) one. I bought them for years, loved them, used them until they fell apart. When they got harder to find (always relegated to the bottom right-hand space on the rack of brushes, usually only one in stock) I made sure to have that spare. > > So now I’m mad, because I’ve been reading this thread, and searching for a few other things that have disappeared from stores, and I’m feeling old and abused by marketers and truly, the only brush I found that seemed similar, that I was forced to buy while on my trip last week, fell apart after two days! So I stopped at Kmart, and found ONE of the smaller size…bought it. Stopped at Discount DrugMart…they had two! Score…but the shelf tag had a blue star, which means discontinued! Oh, no! I then went to ANOTHER DrugMart…they had FOUR! and a coupon for buy one, Get one free! but I could only use one coupon…but it’s okay…these things cost $1.99. I grab two more flyers as I go out the door, and head to the next DrugMart…but I’m nearly broke, the coupon expires in 24 hours and payday is four days away! I buy two more brushes, for $2.14. Today on the way home I hit another DrugMart, they only have two brushes anyhow, so I score two more! Now I have a shoe box full of twelve brushes, and one new one that is in use! I like to have two in use at once, which generally last me about three years. If I cut back to one brush every two years, I’m good for about 24 years, which will get me to age 78. But wait…My mom uses the same brush (because, if you remember, we all use the same brush) and hers is a couple years old now…she’ll need at least one more…so I’m going back to two DrugMarts on payday and buying the rest that were on the hooks. > > My daughter says it doesn’t become crazy-hoarding until I hit 24…and then had the nerve to ask me to send her one. I posted a picture on Facebook…my son said I was acting like Elaine in Seinfeld with the Sponges. I hesitate to ask my sister in Omaha is she’s still using the same style brush because what if she wants one? Or three? But at least I can sleep at night now and don’t feel anxious…maybe I should go count them again… I grrew up using a hairbrush i desperately would love to find again. Plastic bristles like a hard toothbrush no blob on the end. It went through my thick wavy to curly hair, didnt rip it out and stimulated my scalp without scratching. The bristly bit was just a 4 inch long formed into a sort of wedge of bristles, not rounded or paddle shape, and a slightly early ergonomic handle that had a squished out flat area as a sort of thumb grip. ---
**Author:** ![dorvann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@dorvann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dorvann)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/323 "2018-06-16T18:01:32Z")
I just thought of another one. When I was kid(in the 80s) one cracker company used to sell saltines as big square that was scored and could be broken into 4 of the regular size saltines everyone sells now. I miss those big saltines; I used to spread peanut butter on them to make a peanut butter saltine sandwich. Anyone else remember them? ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2018, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/324 "2018-06-16T21:32:11Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > I just thought of another one. When I was kid(in the 80s) one cracker company used to sell saltines as big square that was scored and could be broken into 4 of the regular size saltines everyone sells now. I miss those big saltines; I used to spread peanut butter on them to make a peanut butter saltine sandwich. Anyone else remember them? You can still get those, although they’re not easy to find. ---
**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:** [June 17, 2018, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/325 "2018-06-17T02:58:31Z")
I miss [Merri-mints](http://www.modabakeshop.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/merrimints.jpg). So nice and creamy . . . I understand versions of it are still produced here and there, particularly at the Vermont Country Store, but there seems to be vigorous debate online about whether or not they really taste like the original or not. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/326 "2018-06-17T03:33:08Z")
apparently, hairbrushes are polarizing! My fave brush, the ONLY acceptable one, has metal bristles. I have 3 at this time and will go buy a couple more soon, just in case. I have been known to do repairs on my brushes. Hairbrushes are serious business. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/327 "2018-06-17T13:25:18Z")
> [@woodrowjween](#): > > Team Flakes. Don’t remember who made them but this was in my opinion the best cold cereal ever. My research leads me to the fact that TEAM flakes were a Nabisco product. Nabisco seems to have discontinued them in the 1990s (possibly in 1994, when they sold their breakfast cereal line - primarily Shredded Wheat - to Kraft). Kraft subsequently folded all breakfast cereals in their portfolio into their Post Cereals brand. So people who yearn for the return of TEAM flakes should probably lobby the “just a little bit better” folks at Post. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/328 "2018-06-17T13:29:25Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > Quote: > 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. > > Is Herbal Essence that shampoo that gave women using it orgasms?😃 I thought that was the Lifebuoy shower/bath bar (YouTube doesn’t seem to have it though). ---
**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/329 "2018-06-17T16:50:17Z")
> [@dorvann](#): > > I just thought of another one. When I was kid(in the 80s) one cracker company used to sell saltines as big square that was scored and could be broken into 4 of the regular size saltines everyone sells now. I miss those big saltines; I used to spread peanut butter on them to make a peanut butter saltine sandwich. Anyone else remember them? Yes, I do. I got them at grandma’s house and at the daycare I was warehoused at after school. They were served with Kool-Aid heavily sweetened with sugar and saccharine. It always made me mad when some twerp would spill the Kool-Aid on the table ruining my crackers which would instantly turn into a disgusting pink sludge. I think they were Sunshine brand. White box with blue text. ---
**Author:** ![Pammipoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/87869e/32.png) [@Pammipoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pammipoo)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/330 "2018-06-17T20:13:08Z")
> [@chizzuk](#): > > Crispy M&M’s. No longer available in the US. I found where I could order them online from Germany, but I’m worried they’d be spoiled in transit. I think they still sell them at Walgreens. As of a few months ago they did anyways, at least in Massachusetts… ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2018, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/331 "2018-06-17T20:28:15Z")
> [@Cub\_Mistress](#): > > apparently, hairbrushes are polarizing! My fave brush, the ONLY acceptable one, has metal bristles. I have 3 at this time and will go buy a couple more soon, just in case. I have been known to do repairs on my brushes. > > Hairbrushes are serious business. I have had the same hair brush since 9th grade. It is natural bristled on some kinda of man made handle. I would kill for this hairbrush. Both of my daughters have tried to swipe it. I once left it in a hotel room and drove 1 hour back to go get it. Nobody better touch it. I am serious. ETA oh, I forget the brand. It came in a gift set I got for christmas. ---
**Author:** ![Grey4791](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grey4791/32/4042_2.png) [@Grey4791](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grey4791)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/332 "2018-10-13T08:20:16Z")
I am late to the discussion but my insomnia has made me nostalgic for: Frosted Grape Pop-tarts Jumbles- this was a boxed brownie mix that you mixed and baked yourself. It was a mixture of an oatmeal cookie and a chocolate brownie and every time my Mom would make them I would eat more than my fair share. Spudnut Doughnuts- These are the best donuts on the planet because they use potato flour rather than wheat flour and it makes them light and fluffy and gluten free. My hometown had a family owned shop that specialized in making them and when the owners retired the whole town was devastated. (This was late 80s early 90s). Fortunately, a couple of years ago a bakery in Lubbock started making them and they are exactly how I remember them! Chicken Tonight Sauce- This was a seasoning sauce for chicken that not only tasted fantastic but had a catchy jingle. The commercials were hilarious because people would sing the jingle and flap their arms like a chicken and it never failed to make me laugh. Sometimes when I’m asked what I’d like for supper I’ll respond: 🎶I feel like chicken tonite! Chicken Tonite!🎶 It never fails to elicit eye rolls and impudence…lol. ---
**Author:** ![CharmaChameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@CharmaChameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CharmaChameleon)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/333 "2018-10-13T09:55:12Z")
Ragu brand Italian Cooking Sauce. Bright brand cigarettes (more peppermint than menthol). Both gone by the early '90s. ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/334 "2018-10-13T15:26:13Z")
Anyone remember the soft drink **Rondo**? (_“Slam it Down!”_) And another one: **Slice**. mmm ---
**Author:** ![mundylion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundylion/32/3604_2.png) [@mundylion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mundylion)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2018, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/335 "2018-10-14T16:43:46Z")
I think Spudnut was a chain. I went to one regularly in college in the sixties and my roommate said he had worked in a different location previously. I agree the donuts were good. Large saltines was the standard when I was a kid, the fifties. I even remember Arthur Godfrey joking on his radio show about how easy life was becoming because one could now buy crackers that came already broken. What a concept. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2018, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/336 "2018-10-14T23:53:41Z")
KFC’s Chicken littles. They were sliders for a buck. Someone mentioned Burger King’s Chicken Parm sandwich. I’ve seen that one come back for limited engagements from time to time. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/337 "2018-10-15T01:10:37Z")
I miss Chef Boy Ar Dee sausage pizza mix, I know they were awful but I loved them. ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/338 "2018-10-15T01:21:04Z")
> [@Paintcharge](#): > > KFC’s Chicken littles. They were sliders for a buck. I miss these too. My husband used to call them chicken cookies. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 3:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/339 "2018-10-15T03:47:09Z")
There used to be an orange flavored Gatorade energy bar. I was apparently the only one in the city who liked them. Doritos Tacos at Midnight was the best flavor they ever had bar none. There was a vodka cocktail called [Raw Spirit Mix](http://www.abcchapter.com/bottles/us/raw%20spirit.html) that I drank back when I was allergic to beer. ---
**Author:** ![Mumberthax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ea5d25/32.png) [@Mumberthax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mumberthax)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157/340 "2018-10-16T04:34:06Z")
Anyone remember that vanilla long-cut dip tobacco Skoal used to make? Tasted like purest ambrosia. Although I’ve quit dipping, I can tell you that stuff was excellent. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157.md?page=16) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stuff-you-loved-that-was-discontinued/591157.md?page=18)