Things that are always Out of Syock

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What things do you go to get that are either always out of stock it never enough of no matter how small?

Top of my head
Boys pants/trousers older sizes (wish places like m&s / Sainsbury’s realise that these sizes in trunks are needed more than 18 months !)

A stupid affordable lipliner in a certain shade

Lacura skincare - hate that you can’t buy it after a certain time - either make them available all the time and in store or just don’t bother

School uniform, in the style I like, in my DC's sizes

I agree with you on Lacura, although they have recently made some products available all year round online which is an improvement.

School uniform for older children. They'll always have age 3-4 in stock, but you've got to be lucky to find age 15-16 in the right style and colour

Tangerines. They always get replaced with 'sweetclems' or other tasteless easy peeler things.

Everything on The Range website

I'm with you on the older boys clothes. Last time I was looking for a plain pair of grey slim trousers for school in age 9-10. Millions in black, light grey, skinny fit, none of which suited me. Or rather my son!

See also packs of pants and socks for older kids in supermarkets.

Anything nice in size 10 or 12 at Marks & Spencer.

Anything on sale at Argos

I find age appropriate clothes for older boys/tweens seriously deficient

I have found tops in sale of cartoon characters aimed at infants but in sizes 10 - 12.

Seriously?!!!

Chicken Bovril. I've had it before but now cannot find a supermarket that stocks it

At the moment, tissues. Can't get them any where in north east London at the moment!

Soda water. Has anyone else noticed it's hardly ever in stock nowadays?

I order it with the internet shop but it'll only let you order 3 bottles and I drink a bottle a day! So then I go on a hunt around town for it and it's often all gone or there's just a lone bottle left!

I'm convinced it must come from France and they're not sending it to us to be spiteful 😂

Gold and silver plated seed beads. Quite niche, but they are so difficult to get hold of.

@ithoughtisawapuddycat I think it's discontinued
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Girls tights in bright colours patterns for older ages 10+ - DD is only 7 but tall & needs this size for length but there are very few available it's mostly just black.

Red jalapeños

Any flavour sunbites. Have they been discontinued?

I can never seem to find birthday cards with the age of the person I'm buying for on them. I think it's more bad luck than anything but it happens to me a lot.

Agree with Argos, every time I look at something it's out of stock.

Boots Skin Illuminator. Hasn’t been in stock online or in stores for literally months but apparently isn’t discontinued. I managed to get a tube just before Xmas in a gift set but god knows what I’ll use when that runs out.

@ceilingfaninmyspoon

Any flavour sunbites. Have they been discontinued?

There was a supply issue at the factory at the end of last year. They are made by Walkers who installed a new IT system which then messed up their production line. After being out of stock for a long time my local Tesco and ASDA are now selling them again. They are DS's favourite and he missed them!

Most boys school uniform. Ds9 is a chunk and needs plus fit but sainsbury's didnt stock them.for over a year. Now he needs bottle green polos in a bigger size and Asda has stopped stocking them too. Also my nearest primark does seem to stick any boys clothes after age 7. The kids section is 90% girls. No older boys Tshirts or tops.

There seems to be less choice of everything since the pandemic.

Boys clothes in general, my two local supermarkets have 2/3 isles full of girls clothes and 1 isle for boys. And they only sell school jumpers/sweatshirts in August, haven't had any in stock or online since.

Boys clothes has always been abysmal in choice and stock