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Closed down or discontinued - what do you miss?

355 replies

StuckBetweenDarknessAndLight · 19/02/2020 22:55

My local Oasis closed down before Christmas and I miss it so much! I've just been browsing their website and it's just not the same as seeing something on the hanger and thinking "ooh that's pretty!"
My favourite perfume and lipstick have been discontinued. I've been stockpiling thanks to ebay but they've been gone so long now I don't think I will get any more of either now. I won't look or smell the same soon Sad
What do you miss?
I fully expect this thread to be lots of people missing Woolworths and yes I still miss them too

OP posts:
Monday55 · 22/02/2020 02:06

Cadbury mint chocolate

White Maltesers

Monday55 · 22/02/2020 02:07

and **

OhTheRoses · 22/02/2020 02:14

So many memories on here
Bruno Magli shoes
Jaeger
Chocolate Olivers
Blooms Kosher Restaurant
Simpsons
Brandy snap baskets
Haberdashers

50shadesoflunacy · 22/02/2020 02:47

Body shop mulberry perfume - the scent of my yoof. Galaxy truffle eggs. BHS towels - best ever.

50shadesoflunacy · 22/02/2020 02:48

Body shop dewberry, not mulberry!

Poppyisa · 22/02/2020 03:13

Body Shop Dewberry stuff, it might have been shower gel but I’d use it in the bath. Smelt great.

shitshappens · 22/02/2020 03:18

d&g red perfume and mint custard

CuriousCapricorn · 22/02/2020 03:55

Ooh I loved the D and G red perfume, so many memories!

For me-
Cadbury’s Spira bars
Body shop lip balm in kiwi
Body shop lip balm in strawberry
Wella Flex shampoo and conditioner
( have heard this is still available in Spain )
Oilily shop in Liverpool
Wade Smith shop in Liverpool
Jonathan Aston tights with a line down the back, they were quite thick and were gorge
Forever friends and Brambly hedge stationery
Cover girl original foundation (the smell 💕)
A comfort fabric conditioner that nobody remembers called wild pear and ginkgo.

Think that’s it. This thread is very nostalgic!

LHMBF · 22/02/2020 12:14

@Monday55 I had forgotten about white Maltesers

LHMBF · 22/02/2020 12:16

My little pony like it used to be in the 80's, the ones now look like aliens. I found some brand new 80's ones on eBay and bought them to put away for my 2 month old when she's older

CoodleMoodle · 22/02/2020 12:35

BBQ Beef Wotsits (prawn cocktail ones as well, but not so much). I hate the cheese ones. The Walkers Mixup bags used to have them in, and they were nearly perfect. Can't find those either.

Irn Bru bars. DM bought a huge box in Makro and I used to have one a day after school. Lasted me ages.

Baked bean pizza. Could probably put some beans on a plain pizza but it wouldn't be the same.

Fruit Polos. I'm sure they did a chewy version as well.

cheesersqueezer · 22/02/2020 12:56

East clothes shop
Robert Jenkins shoe shop
Olivers bakers

OhTheRoses · 22/02/2020 19:19

Oh yes, I forgot East. Loved East.

AnotherDFSsale · 22/02/2020 19:23

Flex shampoo in the yellow bottle. Can still smell it!

TSSDNCOP · 22/02/2020 19:41

Karen Millen: I loved their shoes
Clinique Stellar Plum lip gloss
Weightwatchers Ham And Mushroom tagliatelle
Body Shop Vanilla Body Lotion

helpfulperson · 22/02/2020 19:53

erm - white maltesers? I seem to have missed these completely. My life is less complete.

Amfeelingfline · 22/02/2020 21:25

Bourjois anti shock shade 50 bleu perle nail varnish, looks naff in n the pictures but so Lovely and subtle... just finished the last bottle I bought off eBay a few years back... now completely discontinued Envy

thenightsky · 22/02/2020 22:16

Bourjois grey khol soft pencil. Went into boots today to buy a new one, only to find big cardboard curtains over the bourjois shelf. WTF.

datasgingercatspot · 22/02/2020 22:17

Thank you, Dis! I ordered it. I can't find the other one at all. I love tea in a pot, I make a pot every afternoon and DD and I drink it.

Butterflykiss00 · 22/02/2020 22:27

Mccoys thick cut cheddar and red onion crisps, gutted theyve
Disappeared

lostinleaves · 22/02/2020 22:34

Bendicks Bitter gingers.

Antihop · 22/02/2020 22:37

Bhs. Loved their clothes. Pretty and comfortable.

JuniLoolaPalooza · 22/02/2020 23:16

Oh, I've been reminded of Jeffrey Rogers, the clothes shop. Always found something lovely in there.

And all the flavours of hummus you used to get in Sainsers. DP and I were addicted to feta hummus, it was amazing.

Pinkerpellosa · 22/02/2020 23:27

Bay Trading Clothes shop
Cadbury's Secret bar - fluffy chocolate mousse in the middle, kind of nest shaped tube of chocolate around it.
And cadbury's Spira
Ice pops from the late 80s Fat Frog, Little Devil (?)
My Body Shop foundation that I loved as a teenager

AndromedaPerseus · 22/02/2020 23:33

Barbara Daly make up in body shop I found my perfect lipstick shade there: Rosewood and have never since Sad
DH misses Beatties in Holborn aka Model Zone a shop which attracted men of all ages and socioeconomic groups