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Things that most Supermarkets no longer stock (1 Viewer)

  • Thread starter pitts head
  • Start date Sep 1, 2023
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Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Oct 23, 2023
  • #71
Cafferys
 

ProfessorbyGrace

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  • Oct 31, 2023
  • #72
Crunchy Jacks. (I’d be surprised if anyone remembers these).
 

dutchman

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  • Nov 2, 2023
  • #73
This was the first Halloween ever I wasn't able to find a bag of mini Mars Bars. It's just as well as I usually end up scoffing them all myself.

Also haven't seen any so-called 'Value Lager' (or Bitter) in Morrisons for as long as I can remember. It may taste disgusting but it allows me to continue working online without getting drunk.
 
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rondog1973

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  • Nov 2, 2023
  • #74
dutchman said:
This was the first Halloween ever I wasn't able to find a bag of mini Mars Bars. It's just as well as I usually end up scoffing them all myself.

Also haven't seen any so-called 'Value Lager' (or Bitter) in Morrisons for as long as I can remember. It may taste disgusting but it allows me to continue working online without getting drunk.
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So it's disgusting and doesn't get you drunk.
Why bother drinking it?
 

dutchman

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  • Nov 2, 2023
  • #75
rondog1973 said:
So it's disgusting and doesn't get you drunk.
Why bother drinking it?
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It passes the time and helps me sleep.
 
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DrPoolittle

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  • Nov 14, 2023
  • #76
Mild beer
 

Ian1779

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  • Nov 14, 2023
  • #77
DrPoolittle said:
Mild beer
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I think you can still get it at Home Bargains
 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Nov 14, 2023
  • #78
Tins of cocoa. Not bloody hot chocolate, but COCOA! Used to love it as a bedtime drink in the late 50's! And Ovaltine! Can't seem to find that anywhere!
 

Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Nov 14, 2023
  • #79
Ten bob notes in yer change!! Bring back REAL money!
 
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ovduk78

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  • Nov 14, 2023
  • #80
Houchens Head said:
Tins of cocoa. Not bloody hot chocolate, but COCOA! Used to love it as a bedtime drink in the late 50's! And Ovaltine! Can't seem to find that anywhere!
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You can still get cocoa from most supermarkets as I use it when I make chocolate brownies.
 

fernandopartridge

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  • Nov 14, 2023
  • #81
Houchens Head said:
Tins of cocoa. Not bloody hot chocolate, but COCOA! Used to love it as a bedtime drink in the late 50's! And Ovaltine! Can't seem to find that anywhere!
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The big supermarkets usually have their own brand and Bournville. I got some Tesco branded cocoa recently.

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RummerBlue

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  • Nov 14, 2023
  • #82
Sky_Blue_Daz said:
Cafferys
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Ahhhh, I lived on that stuff for a long time. Yum.
 
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wingy

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  • Nov 14, 2023
  • #83
Not when it got reduced as 4%.
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Nov 14, 2023
  • #84
Houchens Head said:
Ten bob notes in yer change!! Bring back REAL money!
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Read that as ten boob notes. Didn't realise old money was so graphic!
 
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dutchman

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  • Nov 15, 2023
  • #85
DrPoolittle said:
Mild beer
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It's getting hard to find to Bitter, let alone Mild, except for massively overpriced 'Premium Bitter'.
 

dutchman

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  • Nov 15, 2023
  • #86
fernandopartridge said:
The big supermarkets usually have their own brand and Bournville.
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Yep. I mix a small amount of Bournville with Cadbury's as one is too sweet and the other too bitter.
 
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wingy

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  • Nov 15, 2023
  • #87
Yeah I've got a container in the cupboard for that.
 

dutchman

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  • Nov 26, 2023
  • #88
Genuine PG Tips. The stuff sold now is just Liptons rebranded as "PG Tips" and tastes disgusting.

They claim it's to speed-up brewing but the real reason is cheaper ingredients.
 

Razzle Dazzle Dean Gordon

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  • Nov 28, 2023
  • #89
I developed a mild addiction to buffalo wings pretzel pieces by Snyders of Hannover. Not available in the UK as i think part of their recipe is banned here
 

dutchman

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  • Jan 20, 2025
  • #90
Those tiny 50g jars of Gold Blend, looked almost like samples.

I don't use very much myself, for a long time I only ever served it to visitors who preferred it to real coffee and it goes stale very quickly after breaking the seal if not used up.
 
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MalcSB

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #91
pitts head said:
I love a bit of French Mustard, not Dijon or any fancy stuff, but the brown stuff.
Love it on my steak and in a Diane sauce.
But it's increasingly harder to find.
I have looked in Morrisons Tesco Asda Sainsburys none there.
Was in Waitrose in Kenilworth today and voila it was there so I stocked up on it.
So I will have to drive to Kenilworth every time I need some.
Also, not that I ever bought it, but Colmans used to do a German Mustard, you don't see that anymore.
Is there anything that you find hard to get hold of that used to be prominent?
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Practically anything basic can be missing these days. Shit Logistics.

I have fancied some garlic mushrooms for 3 weeks. Still waiting
 
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MalcSB

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #92
dutchman said:
Those tiny 50g jars of Gold Blend, looked almost like samples.

I don't use very much myself, for a long time I only ever served it to visitors who preferred it to real coffee and it goes stale very quickly after breaking the seal if not used up.
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Its ridiculously expensive these days and they have changed it as well. Very bitter in my view.

Why can't they just leave things alone and stock the shops!!!!!
 
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Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #93
MalcSB said:
Practically anything basic can be missing these days. Shit Logistics.

I have fancied some garlic mushrooms for 3 weeks. Still waiting
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Ice Cream Rolls.

Can't find them for love nor money.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 25, 2025
  • #94
MalcSB said:
Practically anything basic can be missing these days. Shit Logistics.

I have fancied some garlic mushrooms for 3 weeks. Still waiting
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Frozen?
 

MalcSB

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #95
wingy said:
Frozen?
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Yes. I expect they aren't very good for you, but I just like them.
 
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Houchens Head

Fairly well known member from Malvern
  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #96
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Ice Cream Rolls.

Can't find them for love nor money.
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Do you mean Arctic Rolls? I just Googled them and apparently, they were discontinued years ago, but Birds Eye reintroduced them in 2008. You can buy them in most main supermarkets. Try goggling them.
 

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MalcSB

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #97
Oxo gravy granules.
 

MalcSB

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #98
Half decent bread.
 

ccfc922

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  • Jan 26, 2025
  • #99
Tooty Fruitys, was fuming when they discontinued them.
 
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Kneeza

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  • Jan 27, 2025
  • #100
ccfc922 said:
Tooty Fruitys, was fuming when they discontinued them.
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Ooh; had forgotten those. Loved 'em.
 
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Kneeza

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  • Jan 27, 2025
  • #101
Coffee Crisp. Delicious.
(You'd need to be as ancient as me and Houch to remember these tbh).
Allegedly they are still sold in Canada, but not sure if they are the same.
 
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Kneeza

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  • Jan 27, 2025
  • #102
Kneeza said:
Ooh; had forgotten those. Loved 'em.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1835076335/tootsie-frooties-360ct-assorted-fruit?gpla=1&gao=1&&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=shopping_uk_en_gb_-home_and_living&utm_custom1=_k_CjwKCAiA-ty8BhA_EiwAkyoa33O9iX7K46Yhjb8dBh-jUabMSsutAj0vlPfG5EArvLa8I3kVecoJRhoCUA8QAvD_BwE_k_&utm_content=go_21619675320_167456383418_710839155061_aud-1410217292831:pla-303628061699_m__1835076335engb_102858184&utm_custom2=21619675320&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiA-ty8BhA_EiwAkyoa33O9iX7K46Yhjb8dBh-jUabMSsutAj0vlPfG5EArvLa8I3kVecoJRhoCUA8QAvD_BwE

Wonder if these are anything like the originals?
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Sky_Blue_Daz

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  • Jan 27, 2025
  • #103
MalcSB said:
Half decent bread.
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To be fair the co-op by me mum do a lovely tiger bread
 

Sky_Blue_Dreamer

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  • Jan 27, 2025
  • #104
Houchens Head said:
Do you mean Arctic Rolls? I just Googled them and apparently, they were discontinued years ago, but Birds Eye reintroduced them in 2008. You can buy them in most main supermarkets. Try goggling them.
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Trust me, I have.

i have checked every single supermarket I've been in for months while I'm there to see if they have one.

Numerous branches of Tesco, Sainsburys, ASDA, Lidl, Iceland, Aldi, Co-op. Nothing. Even when it looks like they're available online when you actually go onto buy it it says unavailable.
 
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wingy

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  • Jan 27, 2025
  • #105
Sky_Blue_Dreamer said:
Trust me, I have.

i have checked every single supermarket I've been in for months while I'm there to see if they have one.

Numerous branches of Tesco, Sainsburys, ASDA, Lidl, Iceland, Aldi, Co-op. Nothing. Even when it looks like they're available online when you actually go onto buy it it says unavailable.
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I'll have a look in Heron this week if I remember, they do excellent ice cream paraphernalia, quite a range.
 
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