What hard to find/discontinued products and companies do you miss?

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What products do you miss? It can be anything at all. Food to electronics. My curiosity is peaked on this one. It can even be companies in general that are long gone or will never be the same. Maybe even what you're happy to have seen returned.

What do I miss?
Cheesy Taco Pizza Rolls. I haven't seen them for years. I have from time to time seen knock off ones in those pull back cardboard tv dinners but they just aren't the same.

Pineapple Fanta. This is rare for me to find. I remember one time I happened to be browsing Wal-Mart after work one morning 6 months ago and saw they had a small row next to the typical flavors. I bought all 8 cases I saw of it only to never see it again since then. I've found another company that makes pineapple soda but once again it's not the same.

One thing I love having back?
Lemon Lime Powerade. I used to chug that stuff when I was in middle school years ago. Then one day it wasn't on store shelf's and the school stopped selling it. I recently saw this flavor about a year ago again in stores and am happy to see it's a regular item again.
 
I was going to say Pine Brothers cough drops, but as I searched Google to make sure I had the name right, I learned that... They. Live. AGAIN!

I miss several cereal brands that still exist, but do not taste the same as they used to (I'm looking at you Cookie Crisp and Honeycomb in particular).

Also, just for nostalgia Just-A-Mouse. Electronics Boutique used to sell this cheap replacement mouse. It wasn't exactly the greatest mouse in the world, but at time when you couldn't just walk into any store and buy a new mouse they were a nice cheap replacement.

I'm sure I can think of more, but I'm off to the drug store to see if they have any Pine Brothers....
 
I miss Surge. I used to drink it all the time, but then Coca Cola discontinued it... Then they gave us Vault which was a reformulated Surge, but they discontinued that too. Mello Yellow and Mountain Dew are just not the same. :cry:

I also miss the real Atari before their assets were sold off. They weren't my favorite game company, but there was something about them that made them special. I also miss Sega consoles like the Sega Dreamcast because I think Sega was much better when they were a hardware and software company.
 
Citra (I honestly liked it better than Surge). Apparently slightly re-formulated as Fanta Citrus, but that's almost impossible to find.

Swiss Cheese Crackers. Used to be one of my favorite snacks.
 
Citrus Cooler Gatorade. I don't think I've seen that shit around here since when you could still buy Gatorade in the glass bottles.

Pumpkin Pie Pop-tarts. So good, but so limited.
 
Venture. I remember getting "Link To the Past" slightly before release date there and playing the crap out of it. :D
Dagoba had a chocolate bar that was like 91 or 93% Cacao which I liked but I suppose it failed because most thought it was too bitter. I haven't seen one nearly that high since.
 
Suncoast, Bandai, Geneon, Cookies and Cream Twix, Cheddar Cheese Lipton pasta, Wendy's fried chicken, McDonald's old Crispy Chicken sandwich.
 
[quote name='jbroush99']HiC Ecto Cooler was a great drink back in the day.[/QUOTE]

Came in to post this.
Also Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Puddin' Pies.
 
[quote name='Sarang01']Venture. I remember getting "Link To the Past" slightly before release date there and playing the crap out of it. :D
Dagoba had a chocolate bar that was like 91 or 93% Cacao which I liked but I suppose it failed because most thought it was too bitter. I haven't seen one nearly that high since.[/QUOTE]

Godiva makes one that is 90%. I found them at Homegoods, but I figure other stores have them too, check Kroger or your local grocery store.
 
Dunkaroos. I'm pretty sure they're still being made, but they're hard as fuck to find.

And as others have mentioned, I miss Surge. It was my drink of choice in my early childhood.
 
Oh my I also must mention the Necco SkyBar. Its my favorite candy bar of all time, these are rare and hard to find I haven't had one in 2 years, the cakes don't sell them at sugarcube corner anymore.
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[quote name='OnyxPrimal']Mine died about 4 months ago... I'm back to using a regular mouse, but I hate it.. Might have to check out that Logitech one.[/QUOTE]

The overall ergonomics are similar, but the roller balls aren't as smooth and the extra buttons are positioned far better on the MS trackball. While the M570 is perfectly sized for my hands, the MS still feels more comfortable. If the M570 didn't go on sale for $14 with a couple coupons, I probably would've never bought them...at least not for $60 or whatever the msrp is.
 
Even though I was super young when it was out - I occasionally think about Crystal Pepsi and remember liking it. I could be completely wrong and it could've been gross.

For me the big thing is Amazin Fruit Gummy Bears. I have occasionally gotten them online over the years. It is seems crazy to me that they are still being made yet aren't available in almost all normal stores.
 
[quote name='200STM']Mc Donalds Spicy McChicken Sandwich[/QUOTE]

Those still exist and are easy as fuck to get, at least where I am. Just had one earlier today.
 
I miss Ruffles Ranch chips, they were available late 80s early 90s and were amazing! They have made others but none as good as the OG Ruffles Ranch. I also miss the kool-aid flavor Mountain Berry Punch, it was so delicious but alas has not been seen on shelves for a very long time. :(
 
[quote name='jousley']Those McDonalds fried apple pies....those baked ones they have are shit[/QUOTE]
Word.

A lot of the fast food stuff in this thread actually still exists. It's up to each franchise owner to order them, such as McD's fried apple pies.
 
Magic Milk Mix.
It was like chocolate milk mix, but it came in flavors like Orange Cream, Bubble Gum, Cotton Candy and Banana. They sound weird, but they were actually pretty good.

They were made only for Walmart stores, but they stopped making them, so now they're impossible to get.
 
[quote name='jousley']Those McDonalds fried apple pies....those baked ones they have are shit[/QUOTE]

I don't know for sure, but Taco Bell's caramel apple empanada has to be close. Similarly, I'd like have Wendy's apple dumpling I remember from when I was a kid. If I remember it, it must be good. Though their are probably better things now.

Also:
arch deluxe
mama lina's frozen ravioli
chungs frozen vegetable eggrolls
pilsbury "the big cookie" (probably not called that)
bagel dogs (some grocery store brand)
peanut butter twix
fazoli's meatball sub (i swear it was awesome)
every sci-fi series


hmmm.... it's hard to remember what you used to like.
 
jolly rancher lollipops. The square ones were so good. I might be able to find one somewhere in the house someday.

btw great idea for a thread. I know ill be trying to remember what else i miss.

Edit: Add me to the list of people that miss surge. And i actually miss non laser mouses. Would remove the ball and play with it during class. Im surprised no one has said twinkies ahaaha to soon i guess.
 
[quote name='Mayson']
peanut butter twix
fazoli's meatball sub (i swear it was awesome)[/QUOTE]I see PB Twix on a daily basis. And Fazoli's was greasy and disgusting from what I remember. My local one got replaced years ago and I haven't heard anyone complain.
 
Jones Soda in cans. It got too costly for them to keep selling them in cans which is why they abandoned that market. Such a shame too since their product is generally amazing.
 
I miss hot cheeto fireballs. And i remember some chocolate chip cookie cereal commercial with a dog. But most of all (that I can remember) I miss Where's Waldo. I use to love those books.
 
[quote name='bigpimpin24']Pepsi Blue[/QUOTE]

The only reason I remember that was because I threw it all up after I got carbon monoxide poisoning. I remeber that sucked so bad I threw up like around 7 times back to back, but for some reason when I vommed the first time I remember thinking "oh no my pepsi blue" :drool:
 
There is a fan that I bought several years ago that I still have. I've been meaning to get another one but now all they sell is those crappy Lasco fans. I haven't been able to find another Atlantic Breeze in ages.

Mr. Pibb. Well not really. I've never tasted it and I wonder what it's like.

Hydrox cookies, as they were always cheaper than Oreos.
 
[quote name='detectiveconan16']Mr. Pibb. Well not really. I've never tasted it and I wonder what it's like.[/QUOTE]Mr. Pibb = Coke's answer to Dr. Pepper. Tasted nearly identical from what I can remember. Pibb Xtra on the other hand fucking sucks and the cinnamon or whatever they added to the recipe just ruined the drink for me.
 
[quote name='PimpLimp']Mr. Pibb = Coke's answer to Dr. Pepper. Tasted nearly identical from what I can remember. Pibb Xtra on the other hand fucking sucks and the cinnamon or whatever they added to the recipe just ruined the drink for me.[/QUOTE]


this x1000, OG Pibb was great and was very similar to DP, I actually liked it better than DP but that new Xtra Pibb stuff is horrible. It makes me wonder why they have had it this long instead of going back to the original. Now my favorite sodas are DP and Cherry Coke.
 
[quote name='detectiveconan16']Mr. Pibb. Well not really. I've never tasted it and I wonder what it's like.

Hydrox cookies, as they were always cheaper than Oreos.[/QUOTE]

Some fast food places around me have Mr. Pibb as a fountain drink. I like it a lot better than Dr. Pepper.

Even though people think of Hydrox as the knock-off Oreo, I'm pretty sure they were around first.
 
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