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Which now defunct product would you bring back?

673 replies

JessicaHyde · 17/01/2021 16:51

Mine would be:

Spira
Mushroom double swiss
A cheese and onion lasagne morrisons used to do
A dessert called Tennessee toffee muffin morrisons also used to do

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AriesTheRam · 17/01/2021 21:52

@SpeckeldyHen you can get Longley Farm hazelnut yoghurt from asda

GavsCloakOfInvisibility · 17/01/2021 21:52

Here they are!

Which now defunct product would you bring back?
The4ks · 17/01/2021 21:55

@TokyoSushi ooh used to love a bacardi breezer! Lime was my flavour of choice!

Lots of memories on this thread, they don't make things like they used to!

MacDuffsMuff · 17/01/2021 21:56

Mushroom double swiss

Ah these were my early 90s hangover cure!

I miss a mint cracknell.

TokyoSushi · 17/01/2021 21:59

Oh yes! Cartoons biscuits were amazing, I used to have some as my snack to eat on the bus back to primary school from swimming!

Also fiendish feet were amazing, we didn't have them very often so a real treat - must have been expensive!

PinkTonic · 17/01/2021 21:59

@piefacedClique

Sainsbury’s Boboli pizzas from the 90’s... they edges would puff up and have a fluffy breads texture.... only shop bought pizzas I’ve ever liked
They were so nice, I’d forgotten!

Ben and Jerry’s rainforest crunch was my best ever ice cream

newtb · 17/01/2021 22:00

Opal Toffees
Really ruthless crisps, especially the hottest ones

SadderThanEeyore · 17/01/2021 22:01

Mint Ferrero rocher 😍

fucknuckle · 17/01/2021 22:02

Birds Hot Lemon Crunch pudding. i’d sell my soul for a packet of that right now.

OFAHmusical · 17/01/2021 22:05

Terry’s Pyramints - always my childhood chocolate of choice.
Those bacon flavoured crisps shaped like piglets.
An airfreshener shaped like a mushroom. Specifically the black one.
A frozen pasta dish you could buy in Sainsbury’s with bits of tomato in.

And for the love of god, please can we have full sugar pop again!

Sunbird24 · 17/01/2021 22:09

@fucknuckle

Birds Hot Lemon Crunch pudding. i’d sell my soul for a packet of that right now.
Ooh yes, that brings back uni memories!
hawleybits · 17/01/2021 22:11

Show Boat cakes from the late 1970's (I think). Only on a Sunday and there were only four, so we were allowed one each and they were tiny! I could have honestly eaten them all in one fell swoop. I still drool at the memory.

Which now defunct product would you bring back?
TwoLeftSocksWithHoles · 17/01/2021 22:11

Old English Spangles

SunshineCake · 17/01/2021 22:13

Pacer mints
Original french bread frozen pizza type things
White tub Pringles

HearMeSnore · 17/01/2021 22:22

Sainsburys Focaccia pizzas. They had a thick, doughy base and were square. I think there was a four cheese one and a mushroom one. They were my comfort food of choice as a student.

CottonHeadedNinyMuggins · 17/01/2021 22:23

Tooty Frooties

Cream and Cheesy Nik Naks

Morrisons curry pie from the deli

Proper Winter Mixture sweets that aren't all humbugs/cloves/burn your mouth minty

The old roses chocolate wrappers

The coffee one from roses

The brown one from Quality Street

Squeezy cheese that we could get back in the mid 90's. you squeezed it, spread it out and put it in the microwave. It had a gentle spice kick but not overwhelming. It was beautiful!

Heinz chicken tikka sandwich spread in a jar.

The shakeable asda salads with dressing - literally you shook the tub and just ate it - the dressing was so mouth watering i craved them (craving salad is just not me!) Haven't found anything even slightly as nice since and I've tried lots of dressings to try track it down (to get me eating more salad haha!)

My local bun shops cheese mix buns. They've changed the recipie and won't change back and added all unecessary stuff in it that makes it taste awful but pads it out more cheaply.

Sunny Delight like it used to be in the 90's.

Butter Chicken Curry from M&S - they've changed it and it's spicy now instead of the beautiful creamy treat it was.

Drawing ointment - stunk to high heaven and bright yellow but instantly drew boils/cysts/spots and made them disappear so quickly. Lasted forever too! Sulfate paste is no way near as good.

Quorn sausage patties - beautiful and much healthier than the fullfat Asda/Iceland ones

Sainsburys popping candy choc spread

L'aimant skin perfume (not the spray its not the same)

Asda smartprice choc eclairs in gold wrapping - so moreish

Frosties - little cola flavoured round sweets about 10p a roll

Proper selection boxes - stocking shaped with full size sweets and an orange/red net over the top - bit like the ones on the left here i.pinimg.com/originals/49/a7/e4/49a7e4f2517dbc3449a400200aaa717b.jpg

Smarties tubes with the plastic lids you could collect. (i know i know, bad plastic)

Tofo's

Golden wonder pot noodle like snacks. They got me through many a lunchtime caring for my grandad whilst wanting something hot but quick to eat. Much superior to pot noodle

@AndNoneForGretchenWieners "Gino, oh Gino Ginelli!"

Arctic roll is now 'ice cream roll' - Asda has it. (there's 2 in our freezer now)

Dinasaurcatcher · 17/01/2021 22:23

@longtompot for years I’ve been thinking I’d imagined those angel delight like things. My lovely Nan always made them, they were delicious!

woodhill · 17/01/2021 22:23

Ice magic chocolates or something like that

CharlottaCarlotta · 17/01/2021 22:24

Monsoon Coty Blue Lagoon Perfume.
Ovaltina chocolate bars.

PowerToTheMeeple · 17/01/2021 22:27

Wispa Mint

Echo bar (think it was Fox’s that did them?)

LakeGeneva · 17/01/2021 22:29

Pretty much everything veggie that has now been replaced with vegan bodybuilder crap. I don't eat meat but do like cheese and don't have a food fetish or eating disorder. There are vanishingly few places that cater to people like me now.

Bellyjellee · 17/01/2021 22:30

McDonald's hot fudge sundaes!

HearMeSnore · 17/01/2021 22:33

There used to be a chocolate bar called Delight. It came in (I think) a blue and pink wrapper, was quite small (about the size of a Daim bar) and was milk chocolate with a filling that was a bit like the inside of a Milky Way but denser. Almost like a truffle texture, but white.

Would have been late 80's, possibly into early 90's. I may be the only person who ever bought them.

draughtycatflap · 17/01/2021 22:34

The Orgasmatron.

Which now defunct product would you bring back?
louisejxxx · 17/01/2021 22:34

Mine would be the red wine pasta & sauce flavour