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

[Dysnomia]

i dont know about better, the new ones taste way more articifial than the old ones. same with the ding dongs.

fruit pies still good.

The last time I had them they tasted really bad. Very artificial. Plus if you had them in the 80s you'd know they were way bigger and softer.

Also the chocolate covered ones that are essentially fake Chocodiles are nasty too. It is not the same thing no matter what they say. Similar to the claims that Snickers almond is a Mars Bar. Nope. Try again.

 

[murdered meat bag]

The last time I had them they tasted really bad. Very artificial. Plus if you had them in the 80s you'd know they were way bigger and softer.

Also the chocolate covered ones that are essentially fake Chocodiles are nasty too. It is not the same thing no matter what they say. Similar to the claims that Snickers almond is a Mars Bar. Nope. Try again.

i can't think of a better way to describe the weird taste the new twinkies have other than artifical.. it's not metallic, it's not bitter. it's a coarse processed flavor.

 

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[ComeoutandJULAY]

Don't know if they still sell Haribo Juicy Gold-Bears elsewhere, but they certainly don't sell them where I am anymore.

EDIT: While we're on the subject of Haribo, I noticed they took down the five-pound bag of sugar-free gummy bears from Amazon, which is a shame. Those reviews were a goldmine.

Also, Oreo wafer sticks. With all the Oreo products they've been shitting out lately you'd think they'd have the sense to bring them back, but apparently not.

 

[RurkerHivemind]

I really am missing Hi-C Ecto Cooler as well as Crystal Pepsi at this moment.

There is also that black currant variant of the Pepsi 1893 line or whatever it was called.

 

[ComeoutandJULAY]

Cheetos peaked at pizza-flavored Cheetos. There was nowhere else to go from there but down.

Also, real-life Wonka bars (the graham crackers dipped in chocolate) were the shit back in the day, but they were always hard to find because I swear they were sold almost exclusively at convenience stores. From what I understand, they were discontinued because of poor sales. Well, they should have sold more of them at supermarkets and big-box retailers if they wanted them to succeed, but alas, hindsight is 20/20.

 

[I.B. Niggin]

i miss ponderosa and american buffets. had to take care of some family affairs and just teared up at childhood memories having big family outings there and old country buffet, hometown.

the last golden corral shutdown at the start of covid, all thats left is chink buffets.

We still have Golden Corral and Western Sizzlin in Georgia. What sucks is that they're currently being ran like cafeterias and they have people serve the food to you on your plate. It's really gay.

The whole point is to stack my plate full of shit to find out what I want more of, not little fucking dollops of whatever I want.

Also, real-life Wonka bars (the graham crackers dipped in chocolate) were the shit back in the day, but they were always hard to find because I swear they were sold almost exclusively at convenience stores. From what I understand, they were discontinued because of poor sales. Well, they should have sold more of them at supermarkets and big-box retailers if they wanted them to succeed, but alas, hindsight is 20/20.

These were indeed the shit but I haven't seen them in at least 15 years and back then, I could only find them at Toys R Us. I probably made more trips there for the Wonka Bars then I did for the overpriced toys.

 

[Nero You're DeadWeight]

Cheetos peaked at pizza-flavored Cheetos. There was nowhere else to go from there but down.

Also, real-life Wonka bars (the graham crackers dipped in chocolate) were the shit back in the day, but they were always hard to find because I swear they were sold almost exclusively at convenience stores. From what I understand, they were discontinued because of poor sales. Well, they should have sold more of them at supermarkets and big-box retailers if they wanted them to succeed, but alas, hindsight is 20/20.

So they DID sell wonka bars at supermarkets, HOWEVER, it was these bitches.
These aren't too bad tbh and I miss them, however they weren't a true wonka bar. I remember buying a ton of bags as a kid, but I never had the caramel one. I remember the scrumdiddly was like a toffee, fudge was just kinda like "thicker milk chocolate" if i had to try to describe it, and chocolate waterfall was just a mix of milk and white. Also not featured on this photo was this one. These were REALLY good and I liked them more than Hershey candies. I don't see WHY they can't bring these bitches back if we still got the wonka hard candy still around. Also I miss their old game website that was so fun.

I remember going to this fabric store with my mom and buying a ton of wonka bars there. Crunch bars don't fill the wonka shaped hole in my heart. They're not bad they're too crunchy. I miss the giant ghram cracker circles in the wonka bars and how they melted nicely on your tongue .All I got left that KINDA fills the void are these new Hershey salted caramel cookie bars but it still doesn't scratch the itch and I shouldn't get too attached before Hershey tells me to fuck off whenever they take it away.

 

[Pocket Dragoon]

Back in circa 2005, I found something in Europe that I really enjoyed, and it was gone by the time I landed back stateside a year later.

It was the kind of thing you wouldn't think would go together, but it surprisingly did, while also making a great delivery vehicle for vodka.

Coke Blāk

Spoiler

To my delight, they reintroduced essentially the same thing except caramel flavored, but it's still tits. I guess Coke Blāk wasn't popular with sugar-addict boomers, so they just waited 15 years to try again with sugar addict millennials.

 

[stupidpieceofshit]

Back in circa 2005, I found something in Europe that I really enjoyed, and it was gone by the time I landed back stateside a year later.

It was the kind of thing you wouldn't think would go together, but it surprisingly did, while also making a great delivery vehicle for vodka.

Coke Blāk

Spoiler

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To my delight, they reintroduced essentially the same thing except caramel flavored, but it's still tits. I guess Coke Blāk wasn't popular with sugar-addict boomers, so they just waited 15 years to try again with sugar addict millennials.

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There is a vanilla and a "dark" one too. For the longest time stores near me only had vanilla and dark. I just tried camel and was underwhelmed, dark is the best of the three but also kind of offputting (because you really taste coffee in it and its a weird combo).

 

[Pocket Dragoon]

There is a vanilla and a "dark" one too. For the longest time stores near me only had vanilla and dark. I just tried camel and was underwhelmed, dark is the best of the three but also kind of offputting (because you really taste coffee in it and its a weird combo).

They're something you immediately don't like; or are confused/intrigued enough that you have to try it again, just to make sure you like it or not.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

i miss ponderosa and american buffets. had to take care of some family affairs and just teared up at childhood memories having big family outings there and old country buffet, hometown.

the last golden corral shutdown at the start of covid, all thats left is chink buffets.

The Chinese buffets around my area had to stop being buffets. Ended up vastly improving the quality of the food. Sure, it means the loss of bumping into fatties like a pinball, but that's fine.

 

[Jason Wynn]

Not sure if they’ve been discontinued (I haven’t seen them in years) but I used to like snacking on these

 

[Miss Misery]

Pepsi Twist

I'm gonna show my age and throw down for Pepsi Light. Sweetened with saccharine, not aspartame, and the lemon didn't taste so artificial. They were incredibly thirst quenching on hot days.

You can still get this in certain parts of the US (tend to be red states) but I'm not sure if it's the same formula. I've seen it at fast food places and gas station markets.

You can get Urge in Norway. It's pretty much the same thing.

I want Pitch Black to return in its original formulation. That sour second iteration was foul. Game Fuel before they started pumping it full of artificial sweetners would be nice too.

 

[yro'ue*]

Those cheesy garlic bread lays chips that were from the "do us a flavor" contest. Those were like crack and now they're gone

 

[Kornula]

I'm guessing Pepsi released 1893 as a limited run.. the bastards. Got me hoooked. and now I need more!

 

[yro'ue*]

I'm guessing Pepsi released 1893 as a limited run.. the bastards. Got me hoooked. and now I need more!

I think I tried the original cola one. Don't remember particularly liking it, but I can definitely see why people would enjoy and miss it.

 

[Kornula]

I think I tried the original cola one. Don't remember particularly liking it, but I can definitely see why people would enjoy and miss it.

the Citrus one was subtle ..the ginger was strong... good flavors. I'm guessing people don't like spending a little extra ¢ for a new taste experience...sigh

 

[verygayFrogs]

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A few years back I saw the yummy mummies at a grocery store

 

[Return of the Freaker]

Those cheesy garlic bread lays chips that were from the "do us a flavor" contest. Those were like crack and now they're gone

Biscuits and gravy were better fight me