Discontinued Foods That We Miss. - A memorial for those gone too soon.

[xertruglia]

Funyuns used to taste different. Milano cookies too. The spicy normal brand cheezits used to be branded with "tabasco" and they were more vinegary i think. I might just be autistic. I have taken to just pouring Tabasco on normal cheezits.

 

[cactus]

I'm still mad about the chicken fajita Hot Pockets. I recently had the cheese pizza ones and they were alright for what they are. But it seems they got rid of all the really good flavors in favor of basic bitch ones. I'm gonna take a wild guess that they are cheaper to make and that's why. Hot Pockets have flattened significantly over the past 25 years. In addiction to the shrinkflation they've downsized the variety. They aren't worth it at all unless they are on sale.

Can you still get the pretzel crust? Or did those get axed as well?

Everything that isn't basic pepperoni, meatball, and ham and cheese was discontinued. They even got rid of the sleeves to supposedly cut down on waste (we know they did it to be cheap bastards).

 

[Truthkeeper]

Everything that isn't basic pepperoni, meatball, and ham and cheese was discontinued. They even got rid of the sleeves to supposedly cut down on waste (we know they did it to be cheap bastards).

On the other hand, getting rid of the sleeves made no impact whatsoever, proving that they were always worthless.

 

[OutInTheRain]

This is a more recent addition, these lived and died in the post-covid years and even then it was only available at walmart and nowhere else in my area. I've checked many markets out of state and they'll all out of stock and it's not featured on the totino's website anymore.

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They have those in Canada all over the place called pizza pockets. The Pillsbury ones taste like the one's Totino's made.

 

[cactus]

On the other hand, getting rid of the sleeves made no impact whatsoever, proving that they were always worthless.

I don't know, it made it convenient to hold them. Outside of that, yeah, I didn't notice a difference.

 

[Alex Krycek]

I know it’s not completely discontinued but KFC Mushroom Soup.

I lived in the Philippines and got this stuff about once a month. That was my dip for chicken strips. Yes just that alone.

In the US I do it with Potatoes and Gravy. I am pretty skinny but man I probably don’t have good cholesterol.

 

[Banquet Meal]

i miss these so much..i dont know why they ever discontinued them, they were so delicious.

 

[Esau]

I was too young to have it, but I've always wanted to try the Denny's Smaug Lair Burger from their Hobbit promotion. John Winthrop talks about this

 

[Archeops]

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Not necessarily discontinued, but I'm currently drinking a limited edition Christmas Home Alone IP coffee creamer I bought on sale.

I find the Home Alone branding fascinating.

First off, Home Alone is a 30 year old IP.

Secondly, it's only nominally a Christmas movie.

Thirdly, they've gone with a cartoon version I've never heard of. The toon Kevin McAllister reminds of the outdated Dennis the Menace branding in the 90s that Dairy Queen used to print on their Blizzard cups.

Lastly, who at International Delight believes that spending money on a Home Alone Christmas crossover is going to sell more coffee creamer?

They must be appealing to boomers like the strange 50 year old franchise IPs they stick on slot machines in casinos.

They probably needed something vaguely Christmasy due to not being able to secure the rights to The Grinch before the Christmas season rolled around.

I don't remember caring one way or another about those, but I do miss Mountain Dew Spiked and I always found it funny they picked a name in which they had to put non-alcoholic on the can.
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I actually had these before they were discontinued, I remember preferring the White Label over the other flavors.

 

[Dysnomia]

I don't know, it made it convenient to hold them. Outside of that, yeah, I didn't notice a difference.

I was surprised when I opened the box and the handy sleeves were gone. But the Hot Pocket came out fine without it. Sucks about the good flavors. Maybe they weren't really selling much compared to the stoner fratboy oriented varieties.

 

[cactus]

I was surprised when I opened the box and the handy sleeves were gone. But the Hot Pocket came out fine without it. Sucks about the good flavors. Maybe they weren't really selling much compared to the stoner fratboy oriented varieties.

I assume it was just the company being cheapskates.

 

[Chick in Jockey]

Not exactly a food, but a drink. It's genuinely a shame to see all of the sour apple flavored stuff go away. I loved these things when I was young.



I also can't find Totino's Stuffed Nachos or Tostito's Avocado Salsa (Which is actually really good with organic tortilla corn chips) anywhere nowadays. I wish Mtn Dew Pitch Black II would return, as I prefer the sour grape taste I had when I was young, over the regular one which is just missing something.

 

[clara red bottoms]

 

[AnOminous]

They still have Captain's Wafers with cream cheese and chives, but now they're square instead of rectangular.

 

[deermeat]

yooo.... Ain't no fucking way, man. I got this energy drink because weeb moment, right. I got this and two Monster Rehab Lemonades (my favorite) because I aimed these to be the last energy drinks I consume.

I am losing my mind. Not only does it taste amazing, but the taste brought back long gone memories.

Does anyone remember seeing those mango-flavored tiny Twizzlers? It was strictly mango flavored, it was like a mixture between a gummy and a Twizzler. They sorta looked like this except they had no groves.

My mom worked at a Y&S Candies factory back around 2011-2013, and she would bring home the mango flavored mini Twizzlers I just mentioned. Yet I can't find ANYTHING about them, no pictures no nothing.
My best guess is that they were a flavor of Twizzler nibs, they had a white packaging, but again looking it up I can't find anything on them. They were so. so good.
The G fuel tastes just like them, minus the aftertaste. I can't believe I can't find them online anywhere. To think the drink itself is limited edition too, man...

 

[🔪Cold Steel Brand Rep🔪]

I never tried this, and I never would even if it came back, but I still miss it. I miss the era of stupid marketing gimmicks directed at kids.

 

[Nick Gars]

I was too young to have it, but I've always wanted to try the Denny's Smaug Lair Burger from their Hobbit promotion. John Winthrop talks about thisView attachment 6999149

I worked at a Denny's during this module. The sauce was just pretty much just Siracha Mayo with a bit more kick to it, more like 80% pepper sauce, 20% mayo. Absolutely caustic and horriffic to deal with when it was made to go DIRECTLY ON A FUCKING 400° F SKILLET a few mods later. The Jalapeno Bottle Caps were good on their own, but just became a soggy mess after 2 minutes on the burger. The caps were beer-battered if I remember right, which really worked well with Jalapenos. Denny's burgers are honestly pretty mid though, all the add-on are there to hide the mediocrity.

The sausage they were promoting on this one was shit, a couple months later the Christmas mod came with Apple Gouda Sausages, and those were fucking amazing. I could eat a whole pack of those fuckin' things in one sitting.

Also working at a Denny's on Christmas or Veterans day will make you legitimately want to fucking kill people. Veterans Day was free pancake day for vets... You can't scream for the day of the pillow hard enough when some boomer fuck is complaining about not getting seated when the fucking line is wrapping around the damn building and bleeding into the whole strip mall. Completely unrelated to the thread, but Denny's came up so I figure I can vent about that shithole a bit.


Thread tax: Vault. It was the perfect mix of energy drink and soda. Now every energy drink is shitty ass Monster with its 400 lbs of sugar, taste completely of the exact same artifical orange flavor (literally half the mid range ones, and ALL of the cheap ones) or feels like drinking razor blades while tasting decent (Rockstar). I aint settling for the "Vault" being sold on Amazon, it sure as fuck aint this.

 

[Scattershit]

I miss it so much. I still feel like a part of my day and routine is missing. Every other energy drink is just too sweet. It was just right View attachment 6937099

I feel you. I used to get the orange ones 2 for $3 from the gas station near my house. I liked that it tasted like a regular soda rather than an energy drink.

 

[Yours Truly 2095]

I feel you. I used to get the orange ones 2 for $3 from the gas station near my house. I liked that it tasted like a regular soda rather than an energy drink.

Blueberry and the cherry lime were my go to. Fucking pained. Also the yellow one I stopped seeing was good

 

[Quijibo69]

I missed it when Marie Callender tv dinners didn't taste like water down ass. They min they quit putting the sauces in a bag, they should have discounted.