# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![howye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@howye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/howye)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/61 "2013-08-08T12:05:35Z")
Nabisco Heyday Bars BBQ Ruffles - Lays Wavy are not the same. And now that I have found a low calorie soda I like, I expect the demise of Dr. Pepper Ten anytime. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/62 "2013-08-08T12:20:50Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > This absolutely! I discovered the Cacique strapless bra, which is a wonder of engineering. It stays UP and keeps the girls UP. All day with no slipping and sliding. Defies gravity. They are so good I started wearing only strapless bras and never had to worry about straps. Ah, life was good… strapless days… and the livin’ was easy. For years, I bought new ones as the old ones wore out and then (as you said) BAM- blindsided! One day, the store person said they weren’t making them any more. Actually, I think the new design is as good or better than the old one–it gets rid of that weird cup-line up top. Give the new ones a shot. 🙂 As for the actual topic–Ben & Jerry’s Apple Pie ice cream. I haven’t seen it since the late 90’s. I miss you, apple pie. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/63 "2013-08-08T12:54:13Z")
Banana flavored Quik. Oh, the company claims to still sell it, but it’s not anywhere around here, from Albany to Boston to Montreal to NYC. I’ve checked. They sell chocolate. I HATE chocolate milk and don’t comprehend why everyone loves it so much. They sell strawberry, which is OK. And they sell strawberry-banana which is decent but does not match the delicious goodness of Banana! ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/64 "2013-08-08T12:59:22Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > (Can I take them to a seamstress and get the elastic panels replaced?) Yes, but you’d be well advised to take them one of the unworn ones with the worn out one. It can be tricky to cut the right size based on a stretched out piece of elastic fabric - if they can cut a new one based on the unworn one, it will fit better. ---
**Author:** ![Fluke54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@Fluke54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluke54)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/65 "2013-08-08T13:40:08Z")
> [@Ferret\_Herder](#): > > **ThelmaLou** , I think there are - or at least used to be :dubious: - a couple of cosmetics companies that would match the shade of old, discontinued colors if you still had some left. > > **KarlGrenze** : I just looked up the model number of my current favorite bras… dammit! I only have two of these! I hadn’t bought more because I didn’t buy them all that long ago. Not sure if that was directed at me(Thelma Lou?) but unfortunately I no longer have any more of the lipstick. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2013, 1:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/66 "2013-08-08T13:44:00Z")
> [@Draelin](#): > > Actually, I think the new design is as good or better than the old one–it gets rid of that weird cup-line up top. Give the new ones a shot. 🙂 Thank you for that ray of hope. I will definitely check them out. What is the style called? > [@WhyNot](#): > > Yes, but you’d be well advised to take them one of the unworn ones with the worn out one. It can be tricky to cut the right size based on a stretched out piece of elastic fabric - if they can cut a new one based on the unworn one, it will fit better. See, this is why I keep you people on my staff. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/67 "2013-08-08T13:52:02Z")
I’m glad you started this thread because it prompted me track down my favorite lip gloss and buy six tubes of it. Wet N Wild changed their Mocha Glaze color to something I can’t live with anymore, and everything I’ve tried since has been a miserable disappointment. I know, I know, Wet N Wild is the crappiest make up brand there is made for little girls who want to play around with lipstick and glitter, but this particular gloss was perfect. It was semi-sheer, subtle, and a color complemented my skin tone perfectly. I even wore it to my wedding. Here I was with my professionally applied make up, hair style that cost too much money, $300 shoes, and Wet N Wild lip gloss. Finding it online for $1.50 a pop made my year. ---
**Author:** ![The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@The\_wind\_of\_my\_soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_wind_of_my_soul)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/68 "2013-08-08T14:03:36Z")
Honey nut shredded wheat (although they still carry it in upstate New York) Doritos 3-Ds Crispy M&Ms Probably for the best that they stopped making that stuff, because everything on that list is shockingly unhealthy. Oh, also NYC lip gloss that came in a pot. And that’s not unhealthy, either. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/69 "2013-08-08T14:07:09Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Thank you for that ray of hope. I will definitely check them out. What is the style called? I don’t know what it’s called, per se–I get all my Cacique stuff at Lane Bryant, and it’s the only strapless they sell. Also, I think they discontinued Man-O-Mango Kool-Aid, which tasted terrible but seemed to have more caffeine than anything I make at home should be allowed to have. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/70 "2013-08-08T14:33:09Z")
> [@Fluke54](#): > > Not sure if that was directed at me(Thelma Lou?) but unfortunately I no longer have any more of the lipstick. She mentioned makeup woes in the OP. I think they’re pretty universal for anyone who ever finds a perfect makeup shade. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Soylent\_Juicy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@Soylent\_Juicy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soylent_Juicy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/71 "2013-08-08T14:37:02Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Polar Fudge Bars. > > Tab Energy - cherry-flavoured drink, mmmm. Hey that sounds really good, I should try it next time I’m in the US…_looks at thread title again_…aw damnit. Lancome “Hydrative” moisturizer. Highliner salmon filets in BBQ flavour. Uncle Ben’s single-serving Boil-in-the-Bag rice. Mucho Burrito recently changed their menu items. I looked forward to their vegetarian nachos every week but last week when I went to get them they had been changed…to ABSOLUTE CRAP. No veggies, no beans, no sauce, no cilantro - just chips, cheese & salsa - for $2 more! I wrote an angry e-mail, posted on their Facebook page AND phoned the store manager to complain. They actually replied to my e-mail the following morning and thanked me for my feedback. Hopefully a good number of other customers complained too and they’ll change it back. ---
**Author:** ![prettydorky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f04885/32.png) [@prettydorky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prettydorky)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/72 "2013-08-08T14:38:06Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > I’m glad you started this thread because it prompted me track down my favorite lip gloss and buy six tubes of it. > > Wet N Wild changed their Mocha Glaze color to something I can’t live with anymore, and everything I’ve tried since has been a miserable disappointment. I know, I know, Wet N Wild is the crappiest make up brand there is made for little girls who want to play around with lipstick and glitter, but this particular gloss was perfect. It was semi-sheer, subtle, and a color complemented my skin tone perfectly. I even wore it to my wedding. Here I was with my professionally applied make up, hair style that cost too much money, $300 shoes, and Wet N Wild lip gloss. Finding it online for $1.50 a pop made my year. Wet-n-Wild also made my favorite lip stuff. Long wear on one side, gloss on the other. Just the right shade and it didn’t change on me. As a redhead, lipstick is an especially tricky territory and a lot of stuff looks a completely different color on. I knew I should have bought extra but I never did. One day it was just gone, replaced by something horrid and maroony. I almost did a happy dance when I packed to move last week and found TWO tubes in old purses! Hooray me for never cleaning out a purse! ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/73 "2013-08-08T14:57:48Z")
Yay! I’m happy for you. I love purse finds. ---
**Author:** ![Becky2844](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@Becky2844](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Becky2844)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/74 "2013-08-08T14:59:32Z")
BBQ Fritos. Sugar Daddys, the original size. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/75 "2013-08-08T15:06:20Z")
Jane oil-free concealer. It was the same color as me, a tiny bit went a long way, and sometimes I think it even improved my skin. And they sold it at WalMart for like three bucks! Fortunately, I bought a couple tubes that will still last me a long time, but I see they’ve got a new formula, new package, new price ($8!) and it’s not sold in my area anymore. Someday I’ll have to break down and pay eight bucks plus shipping to find out how bad it sucks now. ---
**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:** [August 8, 2013, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/76 "2013-08-08T15:08:54Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Yay! I’m happy for you. I love purse finds. No kidding! I’m going to check out the Wet 'n Wild counter next time I go to the store. I don’t see how a $20 lipstick can be 10X better than a $2 lipstick. The Rimmel Vinyl Lip Gloss I like was also really inexpensive. I have a couple sealed and stockpiled. CoverGirl also had a lip gloss that I loved. One day I went to buy it, and though the tube was the same color and even the NAME was the same, the product was completely different! Grrr. ---
**Author:** ![Gagundathar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gagundathar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gagundathar)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/77 "2013-08-08T15:15:11Z")
> [@Becky2844](#): > > BBQ Fritos. > > Sugar Daddys, the original size. They still sell BBQ Fritos out here in the wilderness of Eastern Tennessee. Of course, you can also find Nehi brand soft drinks here and the old large moon pies. (I am not being paid to write this by the Smoky Mountain Tourist Board, and if I were then I would disavow any knowledge of doing so.) ---
**Author:** ![Haunted\_Pasta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/94ad74/32.png) [@Haunted\_Pasta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Haunted_Pasta)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/78 "2013-08-08T15:44:18Z")
I still remember one time, 20 years ago, when They cruelly taunted me with iced tea-flavored Gatorade. I’m prone to heat exhaustion and need to be really conscientious about keeping up my fluid intake, but I never like fruity-flavor anything, including your Gatorade/PowerAde/etc. sports drinks. And then, one morning, when buying drinks for the cooler ahead of a day spent working outside in the Texas heat… iced tea flavor! There it was, a godsend in the convenience store cooler. At last, a Gatorade flavor I’d look forward to drinking. And They only let me buy it once. Then They took it away. I’m still angry at Them about it, all these years later. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/79 "2013-08-08T15:50:52Z")
Tampico brand Peach drink. Tasted just like biting into a fresh peach. I can’t find it anywhere and haven’t seen it since I moved to NY from LA back in 2006. Coca-Cola Blak. Coke mixed with coffee flavor. Sounds gross but it tasted great. To me, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Draelin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce73a5/32.png) [@Draelin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Draelin)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/80 "2013-08-08T15:59:41Z")
> [@Reeses\_Monkey](#): > > Coca-Cola Blak. Coke mixed with coffee flavor. Sounds gross but it tasted great. To me, anyway. That. Sounds. _Amazing._ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643.md?page=5)