Remembering our discontinued favorites
| Posted Oct 1st 2007 12:35PM by Anne Metz
Filed under: Style icons, Remember When
Do you ever wish that the products you once loved never went away? I know I do. Every time I walk into the Body Shop, my heart aches a little when I look at the shampoo shelves. Nostalgia takes over, and I start to think back on the day that I discovered Body Shop's Blue Ice shampoo. The color, the smell, the tingly scalp feeling I'd get when I left it on a little too long -- oh it was so wonderful! Why did they ever discontinue it?!?
And don't even get me started on how much I miss Express's short-lived production of lingerie, which yielded the best pair of underwear I have ever worn in my life. (Confession: I still have them! Who cares if they're 8 years old?)
Alas, the list of items I have loved and lost seems endless: Clearly Canadian's sparkling raspberry drink in the clear glass bottle; aluminum-free Adidas deodorant; Concord grape New York Seltzer Water; the old Tide smell; Diet Coke with lemon (I hate the lime version)...
Now that we're on the topic of discontinued favorites, what are yours? Leave a comment, and we'll randomly pick one person to receive the discontinued item of their heart's desire! Just kidding about that last part, but let us know what you've loved and lost anyway.
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Reader Comments (Page 3 of 22)
10-03-2007 @ 3:11PM
Kathy said...
I want Grape Pop Tarts back! And last year, Kellogg's had three cereals with marshmallows added for Halloween; Apple Jacks, Cocoa Krispies, and Fruit Loops. I want the first two back for good!
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10-03-2007 @ 3:14PM
L said...
I miss Lime Starburst. :(
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10-03-2007 @ 3:14PM
Leslie said...
1-2-3 Jello
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10-03-2007 @ 3:15PM
beth said...
Bath & Body Work's Sunburst Melon / V's Secret Tranquil Breeze. It smelled SOO NICE! I found an old bottle, but it just didn't smell good anymore :o) ----- Revlon OUTRAGEOUS Shampoo + Conditioner, made my hair smell great all day and was soooo soft, I have yet to find something that I like as much and that was YEARS AGO! ----- Revlon's 10 minute haircolor. I still haven't found an at-home hair color that lasts as long as that one did! So depressing.
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10-03-2007 @ 3:16PM
Missy said...
I simply LOVED Diet Vanilla Coke and Diet Vanilla Pepsi and I just can't seem to find them anywhere. There is a Vanilla Coke Zero that's ok - but just not the same!
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10-03-2007 @ 3:17PM
L said...
I also miss original Dippity Do hair gel and Marathon Bars, chewy chocolate covered caramel candy bars.
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10-03-2007 @ 3:18PM
Franki said...
Remember Butternut candy bars and Safeway devil food cookies?
oh yes for years I used Flori Roberts Hydrophillic moisture complex and all of a sudden,it vanished.
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10-03-2007 @ 3:19PM
nana50184@aol.com said...
two items I miss VERY much
1. A perfume called Crystal
2. A salad dressing called Little Chalet
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10-03-2007 @ 3:20PM
-G said...
I miss Victoria's Secret Lavish Laundry! Smells fabulous, love the sheets when washed in that. Also Bath & Body Works Bergamot Coriander...love love love it.
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10-03-2007 @ 3:21PM
Michele said...
Mickey I was in bath and Body Works yesterday and they now have Peach. I bought it in a soap dispenser.
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10-03-2007 @ 3:22PM
Vicki said...
The old Lemon Up (I think that was the name of it - had the lemon as the top) shampoo! That was the greatest stuff - would get your hair so clean and smelled Great!!
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10-03-2007 @ 3:24PM
Vicki said...
Lemon Up Shampoo (I think that was the name of it-had the lemon as the top)! It got your hair really clean and smelled SO good!
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10-03-2007 @ 3:24PM
Shannon said...
CLEARLY CANADIAN RASBERRY!!! YAY!!!
You know you can buy it online.
www.beveragesdirect.com
Price isn't too bad either!
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10-03-2007 @ 3:26PM
Susan Alles said...
I loved Avons Holiday Kiss perfume and in the summer they would have a foundation that didn't have any color, it blended in to your tan. Also, in the 80's, a make-up company had a aerosal foundation, it was the best, but kind of drying. I could live with that.
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10-03-2007 @ 3:26PM
Michele said...
Mickey bath and Body Works has peach. I bought the soap yesterday. Also I loved Crystal perfume and was upset when they didcontinued it.
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10-03-2007 @ 3:27PM
Natasha said...
I also loved the Saint Ives Deep Conditioner and GEE YOUR HAIR SMELLS TERRIFIC LOL...im from California and in my 30's....does anyone remember in the 70's these pop sicles that had tootsie roll centers??? They were just like a tootie roll pop but were popsicles with tootsie roll flavored center.....yumm!!!! I miss them alot!
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10-03-2007 @ 3:29PM
bearlydi said...
I Loved New York Seltzer Root Beer. I know the company went out of business, but maybe one could buy the recipe from the previous owners?? Thank goodness for Talking Rain - any flavor. It's so hard to find something sparkling that isn't cloyingly sweet.
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10-03-2007 @ 3:30PM
stacy said...
It seems like every time I find something I love it gets discontinued! I really miss Clinique Pore Minimizer the most and Loreal Shine Delice Coconut Craze Lipstick.
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10-03-2007 @ 3:30PM
Erin said...
Ponds Cream & Cocoa Butter lotion.
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10-03-2007 @ 3:31PM
daddyswitlgirl said...
I loved Heartland Perfume by Gingham that Bath and Body Works used to carry! It smelled wonderful!
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