The Allen Edmond York dress boot. I’ve worn these things for over 3 decades and they’re always comfy and reliable, even when kept on for over 24 hours due to long nights on call.
But they stopped making them over a decade ago. I’m down to 3 really beat-up pairs that perhaps a competent cobbler could turn into one not really horrible pair, plus a pretty new pair I found on Ebay.
Sadly, Allen Edmond has no plans to bring them back any time soon. They are willing to make me a few custom pairs, if I’m willing to shell out a few thousand dollars, so there’s that.
You can also search for “cowichan” they are a tribe in British Columbia that produces sweaters and cardigans. I believe they sell from their own web site.
Trader Joes Mojito Sauce. We would chop up a couple of boneless skinless breasts and cook them in this sauce, served over rice. Unbelievably delicious.
Stewarts Ginger Beer. I’m told they still make it, but I can’t find it, and refuse to pay huge monies to buy off the interwebz.
Dark chocolate covered Altoids mints.
Raths Blackhawk Honey cured ham. Canned. Tasted like ham used to taste before chemicals, except soaked in honey.
Walnettos
Real Boston Cream Pie (cake) with real pudding like filling and real dark chocolate ganache on top.
Other stuffs:
small pickups. American auto makers say Merikans don’t want small pickups any more. look around at all those people driving old Mazdas, Datsuns, etc. Why haven’t they traded those in on bigger trucks? Cause they don’t want a bigger truck.
Oh, and wind wings on cars, best thing ever.
Goop hand cleaner.
VW Things. Butt-ugly little jeepny looking vehicles that would go anywhere. I loved mine until my first wife wrecked it.
Bujmbazine, Walnettos are still being made. I was surprised to see Goop on your list. I’m pretty sure I spotted it at Wal*Mart or a car parts place in the past few months. That stuff is the best for cleaning up greasy hands without drying them out or making them slippery.
Watkins’ Generation 3 Laundry detergent. One box lasted for months, and it had no perfume additives. Got my clothes super clean and left no irritants behind. No idea why they stopped making it. Luckily, I got several boxes the last time I ordered so it’ll be a while before I have to worry about it.
And Lobster Newburg, a nice little treat over rice or a toasted English muffin. I guess it was too expensive and not enough customers.
Regular Bic disposable razors, they still sell the yellow ‘sensitive skin’ one, but the regular is no longer sold in the US. Overseas, yes.
Yardley April Violets spray cologne, I don’t think Vermont Country Store sells it. I have a half bottle which has ‘turned’. It’s not like it’s made from real violets!
Slates trousers. Apparently it was an attempt by Levi-Strauss to follow their clientelle to a more mature stage of attire. Apparently they didn’t sell well enough to continue.
O’Grady’s potato chips, Ruffles Thick n’ Hearty potato chips, and Pringles thick cut potato crisps. I like to taste the potato, not just the salt.
Toyota Celica convertibles. I was in the market for one just after they discontinued them in the early 00’s. Then they revived them but I wasn’t in need of a car. Then my car died and they’ve discontinued the Celica line again. I also miss the wedge-shaped Toyota MR2
Nestle’s Alpine White candy bar: White Chocolate with bits of toasted almond. Absolutely delicious!
I never thought much of Saturn’s line, until I saw the Crossfire. Unfortunately, that was only a couple years ago and Saturn has been gone longer than that.
Naked Cafe-seating motorcycles like the old KZ550. Some time in the late 90’s machines split between cruisers (think Harley Davidson) and crotch-rockets (think Ninja) and touring machines (think Goldwing) and the basic commuter bike disappeared. Now they’ve brought back the 1960’s sprinter style but a basic commuter motorcycle just can’t be found. It’s a pity. I do okay on my SV, but it’s still a crotch-rocket style of bike.
…and, Quadgop? Chase the link. It ain’t York, but it’s a similar style. I just searched for “Men’s low dress boot”; you might throw “zip-up” in as a term, as well. I (foolishly) got this type as my first motorcycling boot.
Thanks for thinking of me, but I am looking for the quality that goes with Allen Edmonds too, along with that style. I live near their factory, and know folks that put the shoes together, and have decades of experience wearing their product and comparing it to others. So now I’m quite the shoe snob about it.
Ginger Beer. Yum! One of my fave beverages. It’s best when it’s an actual brewed product, and that takes some skill and time.
You can have it good and cheap. You can have it good and nationally. You can have it cheap and nationally. But you cannot have it good and cheap and nationally.
T-shirts with label tags in the back of the collar.
Sometimes you need to put a T-shirt on in the dark, and with the newfangled tagless labels that means you might need a flashlight or something just to be sure of putting it on the right way around. Really, having the tag at the back of my neck wasn’t that horrible.
I’m alluding mainly to the sort of Ts sold by Gap, American Apparel, and so on, usually meant to be worn as regular street wear. Undershirt-type Ts might still have tagged labels, but I wouldn’t know.
(and Bonono’s Turkish Taffy is back in production).
I’ll second the small pickup - I bought the most recent small-bodied truck I could find ('97 Nissan).
A 4 cylinder engine and 5-speed stick work with this size - the “supersized” versions - I doubt it.
