Which changes in a product you’d liked have been the worst?

I'll agree about Hovis digestives, and the Doves Farm ones are really good too 👍

I'm going back a while, but I loved the original Body Shop banana conditioner and was gutted when it was discontinued. When I found out they were bringing it back a few years later I bought a bottle as soon as I could and of course it had been changed and was shit.

Aveda Purple Shampoo and Conditioner for blonde hair. They changed it a few years ago and the “new” formula leaves an unpleasant residue so I ditched it after years of loyalty.

Ok completely agree about Huggies, OP. They're awful! So much thinner and so difficult to get out of the packet. I've stopped buying them and have yet to find a decent replacement.

I hate that Laura Mercier have changed their tinted moisturiser. The new formulation is thicker and I can't get a decent colour match. Sigh ...

Same here! I have a tin of Big Mix all ready for Xmas. It's certainly big and I love the proper tin. I have high hopes!

Removing talc makes the product safer though so I think that one is fair enough.

Mac Studio fix powder foundation . They have removed the talc from the product and increased the price . The product is not as long lasting as it once was
Have been using this product for many years but have stopped

Neals Yard Lavender bath salts. They have halved the size and upped the price & the Jar is only half full when you open it 😢

It's fake sugar and palm oil that's ruined most things. I can always taste the fishy taste in palm oil, but dd says it tastes of dead orang utans.

Lol! As much as I would like that responsibility, my will power just won't allow me! Once that wrapping is off there's no way they would last until December!

If it helps they do sell a much smaller carton of them, so may be they can be for your tasting research?!

YSL foundation and green teddy Haribo.

Buy a small air fryer to do them separately in?

Birds Eye prawn curry. They changed the recipe and it was totally different to the original. I'm not even sure if they make it anymore, haven't seen it in years. There was a time when I lived off the stuff 😋

I'm pretty surprised to see people prefer hard, tough sweets. I much prefer the soft chewy versions - less likely to rip my fillings out.

Yes; but why can't they just do full sugar/sweetener free versions that cost more? I'd happily pay extra.
Instead they've removed the choice 😔

Tesco own brand dark chocolate digestives are so much better .
Crisper biscuit and a nice 'snap'

Thanks for this tip, I’ll try the Hovis ones. Digestives definitely not what they were with the plain and I got a packet of chocolate ones last week but they were so sickly sweet and behind that the horrible powdery taste of uncooked flour 🤢

As soon as I see the words 'New,improved recipe' or 'New,improved formula' on a loved product,my heart sinks. It's just their way of saying 'This is now a pile of shite'.

Can you sneak a couple @Smileybutwily and report back here?

That sounds like could be a good alternative for Christmas if the M&S ones are actually nice!

When products have unnecessary gluten added when previously they had been safe for me. Looking at you in particular Aldi with homestyle chips (now got wheat) and sushi snack packs (wheat added recently) and you Heinz (beans and sausages ruined by gluten). DS also has a restricted diet (suspect ARFID) and loved the Aldi chips but I can't even get them for him now because they will contaminate the air fryer 😡

Good question.

Ribena for me too.

Salt and vinegar Discos taste so chemically now - absolutely inedible. Fun fact - before we made our first communion we used to play “nuns and priests” in the playground at primary school and used to use a bag of Discos as communion wafers 😁

Just thought of another one - well, it's more of a 'standard' thing now - what have all of the crisp companies done to salt and vinegar flavoured crisps? They've all gone ridiculously sour, kind of like they're using citric acid instead of salt and vinegar flavour. It used to be my favourite flavour, but now they're almost inedible. Maybe it's just my tastebuds though?!

Ribena now tastes of nothing, just faintly of sweetener - heartbreaking

Wotsits and Skips also just taste of sweetener now. Tried them both recently and they were horrible! Wotsits especially used to be so melty and cheesy, now weird and crispy and sweet.

Omg. This.

M&S have ruined all their sweets for me. I used to love Percy pigs, always had a bag at home. They are inedible now. My kids eat them but they have no idea what they're missing out on.

I haven’t bought Ribena in a few years now, it tastes vile and sweeteners disagree with me. I mostly drink filtered water but sometimes I want a treat, I’m an adult with all my own teeth and full capacity which means I’m allowed to make my own decisions even if other disagree with them, so why can’t I have proper sugar in my cordials? I’m happy to pay the sugar tax, just give me a decent drink! I’ve tried Rocks, it’s ok but weaker than Ribena used to be. One thing I have found, for some reason Polish squash is full sugar. Try the Polish section in Tesco. You can also get fruity and sugary squash in most Asian supermarkets, the flavours can be random but the sour cherry is usually reliably good!