# What stuff did "They" stop making just because you like it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 7, 2013, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643 "2013-08-07T23:24:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/261 "2014-04-09T19:11:29Z")
> [@jabiru](#): > > I’m not sure what my last complaint was when I previously responded to this thread but, right now, I’m seriously cheesed off that They stopped making Rustiban. I know it’s been gone from the shelves for years now but it used to come in handy quite a lot if I got rust on fabric for whatever reason. Nothing else works. A pox on you, former makers of Rustiban! God, you are so right! I used to love this stuff in the evening. with a splash of gin and a twist of lime… alongside a steamed artichoke. Ahhh. Or did I use it to bathe my dog? Or improve my gas mileage? Or as a hair remover? Wait… what was this product?? 😕 I shouldn’t joke. The gods will punish me by removing yet another product that I love. A friend of mine won’t let me say out loud that I like a product that he also likes for fear it will disappear that very day. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/262 "2014-04-09T21:57:15Z")
I still count this as the start of my descent into cynicism about the human race, and the moment I became aware of entropy as a defining feature of the universe. As a child my family discovered [Grapefruit Tang](https://www.flickr.com/photos/jasonliebigstuff/2629542621/) and it was good. It became our drink of choice, we consumed gallons of it, it was our nectar. Then, just like that, poof - it was gone. We searched high and low, asked our relatives in other states to be on the lookout for it, even called the manufacturer to see if they could supply us! But, to no avail. Gone. My life has been a disappointment ever since. ---
**Author:** ![Catamount](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/catamount/32/2840_2.png) [@Catamount](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Catamount)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2014, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/263 "2014-04-09T22:04:22Z")
> [@Manduck](#): > > Hershey Tastations. They were hard candies that tasted like chocolate. I still get cravings ☹ I remember these too. And now I want one. ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/264 "2014-04-10T02:28:19Z")
Astrid - it was a to-do list manager with cloud storage and notifications. It was bought by Yahoo and shut down. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![randompattern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7993a0/32.png) [@randompattern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/randompattern)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/265 "2014-04-10T03:37:42Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > What are these? Doritos shaped like pyramids? > These are already off the market?? Didn’t they just come out a couple of years ago? > I just remembered something else: > > For years I drove an AMC Pacer. It was the first car I ever bought and paid for all by myself. Loved that car. Small on the outside, roomy on the inside. I could parallel park it _anywhere_, which was important as I worked downtown at the time. When it was 11 years old, I bought another identical used one and used the first one for parts. You know what happened there… > > For my next car, I bought a Saturn station wagon and drove it until it had over 200K miles, and then bought a Saturn SUV, which I am still driving… See where this is going? > > Maybe I can get car companies to pay me NOT to buy their cars, as I seem to inflict the Kiss of Death on the entire brand. I got a gently driven Delorean you’d just love! ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/266 "2014-04-10T06:21:44Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > God, you are so right! I used to love this stuff in the evening. with a splash of gin and a twist of lime… alongside a steamed artichoke. Ahhh. > > Or did I use it to bathe my dog? Or improve my gas mileage? Or as a hair remover? > > Wait… what was this product?? 😕 > > I shouldn’t joke. The gods will punish me by removing yet another product that I love. A friend of mine won’t let me say out loud that I like a product that he also likes for fear it will disappear that very day. ☹ Hmmm. I thought I’d explained what it was for: removing rust from fabric. I didn’t use it a _lot_ but when I needed it, it was the only thing which worked. ---
**Author:** ![usedtobe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@usedtobe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usedtobe)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/267 "2014-04-10T07:21:24Z")
My youth. Turned my back for an instant, and Boom! Gone, never to return… ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/268 "2014-04-10T12:26:43Z")
> [@jabiru](#): > > Hmmm. I thought I’d explained what it was for: removing rust from fabric. I didn’t use it a _lot_ but when I needed it, it was the only thing which worked. You prolly did. I was just being silly. I liked the sound of the name. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2014, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/269 "2014-04-10T14:53:35Z")
Surge. And Vault, it’s replacement clone. ---
**Author:** ![trogador4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@trogador4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/trogador4)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/270 "2014-04-11T20:03:31Z")
Quaker oats brought Quisp back a while ago. [https://www.quakeroats.com/products/cold-cereals/quisp.aspx](https://www.quakeroats.com/products/cold-cereals/quisp.aspx) [http://quakeroats.elsstore.com/view/category/209-quisp/](http://quakeroats.elsstore.com/view/category/209-quisp/) ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2014, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/271 "2014-04-11T20:32:20Z")
> [@trogador4](#): > > Quaker oats brought Quisp back a while ago. > [https://www.quakeroats.com/products/cold-cereals/quisp.aspx](https://www.quakeroats.com/products/cold-cereals/quisp.aspx) > [http://quakeroats.elsstore.com/view/category/209-quisp/](http://quakeroats.elsstore.com/view/category/209-quisp/) I remember! I bought several boxes, but alas, I’m once again out. There used to be a generic bagged brand that was identical, but the stores around here don’t carry it anymore (and I can’t remember what it was called). (ETA: It was “Sweet Crunch,” and apparently it was also made by Quaker.) ---
**Author:** ![qualityleashdog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/9f8e36/32.png) [@qualityleashdog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/qualityleashdog)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2015, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/272 "2015-09-05T23:30:03Z")
Bic Clear Clic Pens (Blue) Tubifex Worm Cubes Freddie Bartholomew Movies Honey Nut Clusters PB Max (mentioned before) Decent leather belts for the Big & Tall (This extension cord isn’t very stylish) Aberfoyle Bottled Water in the cardboard cases “Economy meats” like beef liver & tongue at economical prices The Arch Deluxe Levi’s Carpenter Jeans Mount Gay Sugar Cane Rum The Savage 1907, in either .32 or .380 caliber So many other things I can’t even think of at the moment, I’m numb after being abandoned by so many corporate overlords I had sworn allegiance to. And they’re trying to put the pinch on my Mentadent toothpaste, but I just found a case yesterday (last in stock) so I’m good for about another year and a half. ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/273 "2015-09-06T01:34:58Z")
“Harrison”-cut Dockers. Non-“skinny” (because really, I graduated college more than 10 years ago and don’t play in a band) khakis that at the same time didn’t look like I bought them planning on gaining 30 pounds. ---
**Author:** ![Graymalkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/35a633/32.png) [@Graymalkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Graymalkin)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/274 "2015-09-06T02:40:27Z")
Levi blue jeans with a 31" inseam. I’ve never understood why they, and all other jean makers, have eliminated an imseam that would probably be the chosen length for a sizeable percentage of their customer base. I’d have bought a whole lot more jeans over the years had they had my goddam size. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/275 "2015-09-06T13:59:13Z")
Keebler made a version of Samoas cookies without the coconut! (I’m allergic to coconut). They were delicious. Of course they disappeared immediately. :mad: Cacique made the world’s best bra – light underwire, non-moulded cups, and no padding. In cotton. And it came in a 40B. And now they don’t. :mad: > [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](#): > > Vidal Sassoon used to make the perfect shampoo for my thick, normal hair. No extra moisturizers or oil stripping detergent. Just normal. I guess it’s not coming back because it’s been almost twenty-five years now. > > Sadly, my thick normal hair is also long gone. Well…have you tried the [\*\*\*new \*\*\*old Vidal Sassoon](http://www.amazon.com/Sassoon-Cherry-Almond-Classic-Shampoo/dp/B00OP24E7E)? I bought it and it works as remembered. Gave me lots of body. Also smelled right. (The conditioner scent was not quite the same, more straight almonds, but ok.) My thick wavy hair is also gone. It’s mostly average. Still a pretty color, though, so I can’t complain too much. And it’s not like it’s “thin”. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/276 "2015-09-06T14:56:37Z")
The most recent Lays Potato Chips vote-for-the-best-new-flavor campaign. I guess I noticed too late, waited too long. I bought the truffle fries flavor and went back a few days later to get the others, mainly the gyro flavor. Gone! Shelves cleared. None to be found, even at the 7-11 or gas station. Perfumes: Yardley April Violets cologne, used to be in the Vermont Country Store catalog. Gone. It’s not like it’s made from actual flowers, all violet accord is made from chemicals. Donna Karan Black Cashmere perfume. Gone. And Crabtree & Evelyn Nantucket Briar - reformulated into something completely different. (I read the factory that made it burned down so they are selling something else in its place.) I could search it out on eBay and pay $$$, though. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/277 "2015-09-06T20:20:12Z")
My wife: Foundation Powder Lipstick Doesn’t matter… her entire life, she finds one that she likes… only to have it discontinued ASAP. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/278 "2015-09-06T21:06:48Z")
On the other hand, I stopped eating Yoplait yogurt because it had aspartame, and voila, a few years later They’re offering it without aspartame like Those marketing wizards noticed my displeasure. The stuff They stopped making, or stopped making right, is too long to list though. I’ll just mention New Balance used to have the perfect running shoes for me available for just $25 at a department store. I used to like Nike Air Pegasus too. ---
**Author:** ![CerebrAl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@CerebrAl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CerebrAl)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/279 "2015-09-06T21:08:11Z")
I had a clock radio that had a lens which would project the time of day onto a wall or ceiling in your choice of 3 different colors and a range of sizes. This clock had several different alarm functions and it was really nice to be able to check the time in the middle of the night by simply opening your eyes 🆒. I had this device for many years and it never ceased to amuse me. One day it stopped working and I looked everywhere for a replacement. I even called the manufacturer and asked them if they would repair it. Not only did they decline to repair but they would not even sell me the replacement parts to fix :smack:. I now use a smart phone as my alarm. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2015, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/280 "2015-09-06T22:37:01Z")
A few: -45 records -Stewart sandwiches -Studebaker Avantis -AMC Pacers -Borden’s Clam flavored crackers -sky bars -those pills you added to water to make soda pop drinks (forget the name) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643.md?page=15)