Discontinued products you miss

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The brand hasn’t been discontinued, but many years ago, Glaceau water was actually from glaciers, and tasted wonderful. I miss the original.


You're a marketer's dream, poster.

Glaceau water has always been produced by distillation, it was never from glaciers.

Nobody is harvesting glacier water for bottled water in the USA - Asia yes, but not here. The only glaciers that exist in the USA are on federally protected lands not open to such industry.

After they distill the water, they add back minerals for flavor which are depleted by distillation. The minerals give the water its taste. Perhaps Glaceau has changed the formula of minerals added back in and that's what you perceive. But the water has always been distilled.



I’m pretty sure you’re wrong, but I also don’t remember the purported original source. I’m not assuming, though — as you are doing — that the original source was in the US. Yes, I’m old enough to remember when Perrier — imported from France — and San Pellegrino were a big deal, and glass bottles of chinotto were a sophisticated treat. This was many many years ago. It was even better than Icelandic — which I really like now.


Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The brand hasn’t been discontinued, but many years ago, Glaceau water was actually from glaciers, and tasted wonderful. I miss the original.


You're a marketer's dream, poster.

Glaceau water has always been produced by distillation, it was never from glaciers.

Nobody is harvesting glacier water for bottled water in the USA - Asia yes, but not here. The only glaciers that exist in the USA are on federally protected lands not open to such industry.

After they distill the water, they add back minerals for flavor which are depleted by distillation. The minerals give the water its taste. Perhaps Glaceau has changed the formula of minerals added back in and that's what you perceive. But the water has always been distilled.



I’m pretty sure you’re wrong, but I also don’t remember the purported original source. I’m not assuming, though — as you are doing — that the original source was in the US. Yes, I’m old enough to remember when Perrier — imported from France — and San Pellegrino were a big deal, and glass bottles of chinotto were a sophisticated treat. This was many many years ago. It was even better than Icelandic — which I really like now.




To add: I’m talking: before it was called SmartWater and before Coca Cola acquired the brand. I’m actually curious now, and want to see what history I can find that hasn’t been overshadowed by Coca Cola’s marketing efforts.
Anonymous
Trader Joes chocolate covered caramel popcorn.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:O'Boisies potato chips
Kudos granola bars
Sparkle Crest toothpaste in Hawaiian Punch flavor
Popples
Ecto Cooler
Keebler Magic Middles


That sounds so horrifying I would have bought it.
Anonymous
Cotton clothing. Good wool sweaters.

So hard to find clothing that is not plastic.
Anonymous
Push up pops!
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Gillete Sensor razor blades


They still sell those!
Anonymous
So so many but the two that I’d really really like to come back are, in this order, 1) Jello pudding pops (just chocolate is fine) 2) cedar rose blush from Chanel.
Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:Chocolate covered altoids


I LOVED these! So addicting.
Anonymous
Latte coffee popsicles from Trader Joe's
Revlon aquamarine shampoo and conditioner
Connie Selecca shampoo and conditioner
Coty lipstick
OPI lipstick
Lauren perfume (by Ralph Lauren)

Anonymous
Anonymous wrote:This is going to age me. Here are some things I miss:

Old agree shampoo scent
Original Gold top pantene shampoo scent
Cinnaburst gum, the gum that squirted in our mouth, fruit stripe gum
Sunspray yellow coast bar soap
The disposable venus bikini trimmer razor (WHYYYYYY???)
Jello Pudding pops
bonkers candy
tart N tinys candy
Slush puppies (those tiny balls of ice!!!)
Not really a product but I miss when dateline was just an hour long

What about you?



I’m fairly old and there is nothing I miss in terms of consumer items. I feel like there are so many choices now.

However I miss appliances and cars being made to last longer.

I miss garden hoses being made with brass fittings as the new cheap alloy ones bond like glue with brass garden taps.
Anonymous
Nabisco Famous Chocolate Wafers
Anonymous
My picks:

• Max Factor cosmetics
• Avon perfumed pins
(For example, a plastic chocolate chip cookie 🍪 when opened carried perfume inside.)

• Tupperware parties irl
(Miss those mini-keychains of Tupperware products!)
• Nissan Top Ramen 🍜 flavor Chicken Sesame where it came w/both a seasoning packet AND a small packet of sesame oil

• Free cheese/cold cut slices, food samples at Costco.
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Anonymous wrote:My picks:

• Max Factor cosmetics
• Avon perfumed pins
(For example, a plastic chocolate chip cookie 🍪 when opened carried perfume inside.)

• Tupperware parties irl
(Miss those mini-keychains of Tupperware products!)
• Nissan Top Ramen 🍜 flavor Chicken Sesame where it came w/both a seasoning packet AND a small packet of sesame oil

• Free cheese/cold cut slices, food samples at Costco.


oohmygod
max factor was great!
their lippies

also hate the new poptarts w tiny swathes of frosting
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