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Don't you just hate it when companies stop making products...

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Elderflower14 · 04/06/2019 19:12

Really fed up. I've found a fabulous bodywash that Avon make(made) Oatmeal.... Its so lovely and good for my skin as doesn't affect my eczema... Went to order some more and its vanished from book and website. 😔 😔 😔
My lovely Avon lady has ordered me six bottles which I hope come in. Its on Ebay and Amazon but a lot more money... Grrr!!

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MeetMeInMontauk · 06/06/2019 15:58

I might be the only person on the face of the planet to lament their passing, but I died inside a little bit on the day that I found out that Rowntree's Bursting Bugs were consigned to the history books. The only thing that comes close are a couple of vastly inferior imposter sweets in the Randoms bag, but they entirely lack the appropriate level of chew.

[Insert compound swear here]

Over600Ecalypts · 06/06/2019 16:20

Herbelix Specifix by Lanes.

Got it in the health food shop - best cold medicine ever. Envy I took it at bedtime and always woke up feeling like the cold passing. Smile

Lanes were bought by another company and that was one of the products that was ditched. Sad

RobotNews · 06/06/2019 17:51

Sos mix - not discontinued but the recipe changed beyond all recognition. It was my go to hangover food as a student

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Comps83 · 06/06/2019 17:59

Wilko used to do a brilliant bleach cleaner, it was the dog’s nads of spray cleaners so of course, they’ve stopped selling it Sad

BlueSkiesLies · 06/06/2019 18:06

Benefit discontinued a face thing that was in the shape of a CD and you applied it with a sponge. It was a light foundation. So good. Fuckers discontinued it and I haven’t found anything to replace it.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 06/06/2019 18:09

Boots Catarrh Cough mixture - basically a mixture of syrup and creosote - I loved the way it smelled and tasted. I accept that this makes me weird.

Comps83 · 06/06/2019 18:45

@BlueSkiesLies that reminds me
Bare minerals ready pressed powder
I’m clinging onto the last dregs. The one they replaced it with has terrible reviews mostly saying they can’t understand why they got rid of such a good product for something so inferior

dingdang · 06/06/2019 19:27

Also missing the M&S baked potato crisps, and Waitrose did a mushroom ravioli which was amazing... Japanese washing grains from the body shop also amazing.

sueelleker · 06/06/2019 19:40

Coty Sweet Earth solid perfume compacts. I had 3 or 4 with different combinations. I got really excited a few years ago when someone said an American webshop was selling something similar, but they'd already stopped before I found them.

sueelleker · 06/06/2019 19:46

SheSnapsThenSheFarts
I loved the Boots Rainflower perfume. Smelt just like a cottage garden after a shower of rain.

StCharlotte · 06/06/2019 20:17

Max Factor S-T-R-E-T-C-H Mascara. Probably stopped it about 20 years ago Angry

clucky3 · 06/06/2019 21:03

Jif/cif cream with bleach. Nothing else gets the bathroom properly clean

StrongleBerry · 06/06/2019 22:18

I loved Bursting Bugs.

Littleteacup1 · 06/06/2019 22:26

These baby yogurts that where half and half but side ways not on top was pure one side and yogurt the other came with apple strawberries and banana flavour and onki blocks yogurt

MissLadyM · 14/06/2019 22:06

Oooh I've just remembered Body Shop milk bath powder in a cloth drawstring bag- gorgeous x

MissLadyM · 14/06/2019 22:09

@Brazenhussy0 have you tried Elizabeth Arden's Green Tea? It doesn't last long but its heavenly. I'd live a decent green tea candle...

littlepeaegg · 14/06/2019 22:47

I loved the Cadbury's snow flake !!

Also; frufoo yogurts

Sainsbury's used to do this thick shake. Unsure if it was their own brand. It came in a cardboard cup, with a foil peel back lid and a straw on the side! So good.

DoSomethingBob · 14/06/2019 23:35

Cauldron Foods used to do a Moroccan Chickpea Paté. It was absolutely gorgeous and we must have bought tons of it and then suddenly it was gone. 😱

IWantToBeNynaeve · 14/06/2019 23:46

2 Tesco items:
Mustard mayo , I loved the stuff but it disappeared off the shelves a few weeks ago.
Tesco laundry disinfectant, now the only one available is the Dettol one which is €7.26!

Alwayscheerful · 15/06/2019 08:01

Burgen bread with cranberries.

omione · 15/06/2019 08:14

Avons lemon and basil perfume was gorgeous and the buggers stopped selling it, have never found anything like it.

woollyheart · 15/06/2019 08:39

Another one missing the Bodyshop dewberry shower gel. When they stopped it, the assistant tried to sell me a different blue concoction that smelled foul. I've never been back.

Exqueezeme · 15/06/2019 09:11

Peach flavoured angel delight. Bastards.

Soola · 15/06/2019 09:15

Did someone up thread mention Mum anti perspiration deodorant?

Yesterday I saw in Waitrose an I scented white one and a pink rose one.

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 15/06/2019 09:20

Nars Palm Beach multiple.

It’s the most wonderful bronzer, great glow, easy to use, perfect shade.

I still use mine even though it smells a bit dodgy.