# 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:** 8
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/141 "2013-08-09T22:29:00Z")
> [@aruvqan](#): > > I had a 10cc bottle of no shit for real ambergris oil that a friend got for me from a perfume designer he knew. It didn’t have a lot of smell to it, but it seemed to enhance what I normally smelled like. > > I really miss it, but I can’t get it now because it is illegal to import into the US ☹ Yep, that’s exactly what ambergris does. It’s a fixative, meaning that it helps to physically adhere other scents (essential oils or perfume oils or your own skin scent) to your skin and hair. It has a very slow evaporation rate, and holds the other scents from evaporating so quickly. If you had it in oil form, it was diluted ambergris, which is a solid waxy substance in its pure form, and expensive as…as…ambergris ($20,000 per kilogram, last I checked). It’s also whale vomit. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/142 "2013-08-09T22:34:06Z")
> [@bdgr](#): > > Oh they’re all over the place. I just miss being able to go to them with a clear conscience. Oh. I see. A bit different from “stopped making it.” ---
**Author:** ![bdgr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a87d85/32.png) [@bdgr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bdgr)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/143 "2013-08-09T22:44:05Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > It’s also whale vomit. 😉 Looks like it’s now thought to be whale poo… > **[National Geographic](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/)** > > Explore National Geographic. A world leader in geography, cartography and exploration. > [@National Geographic](#): > > It was once thought the ambergris was ejected by mouth. As of now, the argument seems to be weighted toward the back end of the whale. ---
**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2013, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/144 "2013-08-09T23:44:45Z")
> [@Doug\_K](#): > > Giant SweeTARTS. Not the chewy ones they make now, but the the ones that were a scaled up version of the regular ones. Too hard to bite, too big to put in your mouth, so you had to lick or suck the edge like a large lollipop. I loved those. It was like licking sandpaper, though. I miss Ortega Chipotle Taco Sauce. I can kind of get the same effect by adding some adobo sauce from a can of chipotles in adobo, but that’s a huge PITA. Trader Joe’s pomegranate vinegar. Dang, that stuff was awesome. The first time that I went to look for it unsuccessfully, I asked one of the check-out guys about it. “What happened to the pomegranate vinegar? I could drink that stuff straight out of the bottle!” He shook his head sadly and said, “That’s why we had to stop making it.” ---
**Author:** ![Hello\_Again](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hello\_Again](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hello_Again)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/145 "2013-08-10T00:07:30Z")
Speaking of Victoria Secret, the last time I went in I could not buy low rise bikinis in the store. You know, just standard cotton underwear that doesn’t itch up your vag with lace or go up your butt — and doesn’t show when you wear your jeans on your hips. I can still buy them on the internet but really? This is a specialty item now? Target theoretically sells a halfway decent low rise bikini but they appear to get sold out within 10 minutes of going on the sales floor, leaving shitty lace and thongs for the rest of us. Jerks. ---
**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 10, 2013, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/146 "2013-08-10T00:54:31Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > Trader Joe’s pomegranate vinegar. Dang, that stuff was awesome. The first time that I went to look for it unsuccessfully, I asked one of the check-out guys about it. “What happened to the pomegranate vinegar? I could drink that stuff straight out of the bottle!” He shook his head sadly and said, “That’s why we had to stop making it.” You know, I read something about this… in some big cities they were finding guys passed out in the gutter clutching wrinkled brown paper sacks with just the neck of the bottle of TJ’s pomegranate vinegar sticking out. It was sad. Sometimes the guy had a salad bowl in his lap, but more often than not he was clutching a crust of bruschetta in the other hand with tomatoes and black olives mixed with the dust of the streets… pigeons would peck at the crumbs that flaked off… \*\ I can’t talk about it… \* ---
**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 10, 2013, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/147 "2013-08-10T00:59:18Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > I miss Ortega Chipotle Taco Sauce. I can kind of get the same effect by adding some adobo sauce from a can of chipotles in adobo, but that’s a huge PITA. Tabasco makes a [chipotle version](http://www.tabasco.com/tabasco-products/sauces/tabasco-chipotle-sauce/) of their hot sauce that’s pretty awesome. I don’t like their standard hot sauce, but the chipotle one is a must-have in our house. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/148 "2013-08-10T01:05:42Z")
[Emilie Robin Vanilla Body Wash](http://www.socialgrocery.com/products/Emilie-Robin/Bath-Set-Vanilla). Brown gel in a bottle, 1/4 teaspoon sufficient to lather you up and it smelled very pleasantly vanilla-esque and was very good bathsoapy stuff. Some idiot company called Belcam either bought them out or was carrying them for awhile as a sub-brand (not sure which) but either way quit making the stuff. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/149 "2013-08-10T01:39:02Z")
> [@bdgr](#): > > Looks like it’s now thought to be whale poo… > > [National Geographic](http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2012/08/120830-ambergris-charlie-naysmith-whale-vomit-science/) No shit? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/150 "2013-08-10T01:54:06Z")
> [@Hello\_Again](#): > > Speaking of Victoria Secret, the last time I went in I could not buy low rise bikinis in the store. You know, just standard cotton underwear that doesn’t itch up your vag with lace or go up your butt — and doesn’t show when you wear your jeans on your hips. > > I can still buy them on the internet but really? This is a specialty item now? > > Target theoretically sells a halfway decent low rise bikini but they appear to get sold out within 10 minutes of going on the sales floor, leaving shitty lace and thongs for the rest of us. Jerks. That’s what I used to get also… But I think now the closest they have is hipsters (yes, hipster panties, not likely to be worn by hipsters nor made of hipsters). ---
**Author:** ![Why\_Child](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b782af/32.png) [@Why\_Child](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Why_Child)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/151 "2013-08-10T02:21:36Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > the shade called “snog” _[not kidding about that]_ ## **ThelmaLou,** can you please tell me what kind of color is called “snog”?? All the while, reading this thread, the back of my head was asking that, and I just can’t stand the curiosity! 😕 Apple Sass drink mix. (I can’t find an apple or cider mix that really is the same.) Yucca Dew Shampoo. (Made my hair SO soft.) Body on Tap Shampoo and Conditioner. (The smell was intoxicating!) Brach’s Anise Mints. (Apparently not enough people like the taste of anise.) ZANTIGO’S Mexican Restaurants. (Damn Taco Bell/Pepsi!! Were they really hurting you?!) ---
**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/152 "2013-08-10T02:49:38Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > No shit? > 😃 Or lots of shit, if the theory is correct. 😉 ---
**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 10, 2013, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/153 "2013-08-10T03:12:21Z")
> [@Why\_Child](#): > > ## **ThelmaLou,** can you please tell me what kind of color is called “snog”?? All the while, reading this thread, the back of my head was asking that, and I just can’t stand the curiosity! 😕 It’s a sheer, rosy pink that perfectly matched my lips. It deepened the color of my lips very slightly. It smelled really nice, too. I gather that “snog” is (or was at one time) Brit-slang for making out. Rimmel being a British brand and all. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/154 "2013-08-10T12:20:48Z")
> [@Why\_Child](#): > > * * * > > Apple Sass drink mix. (I can’t find an apple or cider mix that really is the same.) For a year back in 2008 or 2009, Celestial Seasonings had this seasonal apple cider mix. Instant hot cider, yes! It tasted very good, and it was very nice to have some at work that I could just use whenever I had to stay there on cold evenings. Knowing it was seasonal, I expected it would be back the next winter… And it never came back… ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Fluke54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@Fluke54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluke54)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/155 "2013-08-10T12:25:17Z")
> [@Why\_Child](#): > > ## **ThelmaLou,** can you please tell me what kind of color is called “snog”?? All the while, reading this thread, the back of my head was asking that, and I just can’t stand the curiosity! 😕 > > Apple Sass drink mix. (I can’t find an apple or cider mix that really is the same.) > > Yucca Dew Shampoo. (Made my hair SO soft.) > > Body on Tap Shampoo and Conditioner. (The smell was intoxicating!) > > Brach’s Anise Mints. (Apparently not enough people like the taste of anise.) > > ZANTIGO’S Mexican Restaurants. (Damn Taco Bell/Pepsi!! Were they really hurting you?!) OMG Body on Tap was the best shampoo. Why did they stop making it? Anyone remember the Bell Beefer from Taco Bell? It was basically taco meat on a bun. Heaven. I haven’t seen it on their menu in years. ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/156 "2013-08-10T12:31:33Z")
> [@KarlGrenze](#): > > For a year back in 2008 or 2009, Celestial Seasonings had this seasonal apple cider mix. Instant hot cider, yes! It tasted very good, and it was very nice to have some at work that I could just use whenever I had to stay there on cold evenings. > > Knowing it was seasonal, I expected it would be back the next winter… And it never came back… ☹ You may be able to get it online: [Celestial Seasonings Natural Cider - Harvest Apple Spice](http://lowesfoods.grocerydirect.com/pd/Celestial-Seasonings/Natural-Cider-Harvest-Apple-Spice/7-oz/070734080067/) But you’re right, I can’t find it anywhere else. So maybe you’ll get a box of apple flavored tea (which they do still make) or a very dusty box of instant apple cider! ---
**Author:** ![Finagle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@Finagle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Finagle)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/157 "2013-08-10T13:38:10Z")
This happens to me a lot. Recently, I left my favorite saucepan on the stove and it overheated. So, annoying, but I got the model number off the bottom and looked it up on the net. Discontinued. Not only discontinued, but out of fashion, and who even knew that happened to sauce pans. All the sauce pans of the same size as my favorite have changed in proportion – instead of being wide and low, they’re narrow in diameter and tall. So they look, I dunno, very oddly proportioned to my eyes. And they’ve gone all modern, with glass lids and swoopy shapes on the handles. New Balance discontinued my favorite line of cross-trainers. And have you noticed how weird sneaker marketing is? They’ll put three different models, all virtually identical, at three different price points, on the shelves and don’t even bother generating any marketing material to convince you that one is better than the other. I guess you’re supposed to assume that the more expensive one is better, except that there’s no apparent difference between the models. And none of them are what I want. ---
**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 10, 2013, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/158 "2013-08-10T14:04:22Z")
> [@Finagle](#): > > Recently, I left my favorite saucepan on the stove and it overheated. So, annoying, but I got the model number off the bottom and looked it up on the net. Discontinued. Not only discontinued, but out of fashion, and who even knew that happened to sauce pans. God, it’s so embarrassing when my ladies’ group comes over and they go in my kitchen and see last season’s saucepans just sitting out there on the stove in front of God and everybody. I see my “friends,” whispering behind their hands and suddenly silent when I come in the kitchen. I know what they’re saying… “Poor Thelma, what a fashion klutz she is. She just doesn’t know any better, poor thing.” I know they pity me. My stove is out of fashion, too. And I don’t have granite countertops. I’m a loser. ---
**Author:** ![Fluke54](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@Fluke54](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fluke54)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/159 "2013-08-10T14:23:12Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > God, it’s so embarrassing when my ladies’ group comes over and they go in my kitchen and see last season’s saucepans just sitting out there on the stove in front of God and everybody. I see my “friends,” whispering behind their hands and suddenly silent when I come in the kitchen. I know what they’re saying… “Poor Thelma, what a fashion klutz she is. She just doesn’t know any better, poor thing.” I know they pity me. > > My stove is out of fashion, too. And I don’t have granite countertops. I’m a loser. I know, I feel the same way. It is so humiliating. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2013, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643/160 "2013-08-10T14:50:56Z")
> [@WhyNot](#): > > Clear sugar free Kool-Aid mix. Remember the “clear” craze? Late 80’s or early '90’s? Look, I love drink mixes, but I don’t need a red mustache or stains on my countertops! Bring back the Clear! Funny, I get uncolored, clear, sugar-free Kool-Aid mix, just by opening the tap in my sink. I used to get a wonderful fresh cheese from a local company. The company was bought by a major conglomerate who thereupon dropped the item. Since the supermarkets all carried it, you have to assume it sold well enough. For a couple decades, every two years I bought a pair of a certain model of Rockport shoes. Then they stopped making it. The abomination now called “coffee whitener” used to be dried cream. Now it seems to be white paint. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643.md?page=7) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-stuff-did-they-stop-making-just-because-you-like-it/665643.md?page=9)