What’s a “small” change that hit you harder than it should have?

[TheRealBoswell]

I’m still gutted about the recipe change for Robinsons Summer Fruits Refreshed. That was one of my absolute favourites, and Ribena Strawberry was right up there too, but I just can’t get into the new versions at all. I also never got over the switch they made to Robinsons Fruit & Barley Summer Fruits. Anyone else have a “small” change like this that just hit a little harder than expected? What have you been gutted about that's really not a big deal to others?

I most certainly do!

Sweeteners in every fecking thing instead of sugar. Fed up with reading labels. Sometimes there's sugar AND sweeteners in stuff - no idea what that's about...

So too do frogs....most grub for them!

The fact that yogurts, cottage cheese and hummus come without lids on. I cannot see how it helps the environment.

I miss sponge puddings in a tin. The little plastic pot ones are dreadful and taste of chemicals.

It can’t do because now I use a bit of cling film over the top. I can’t be the only one.

My local M&S have stopped stocking cheese & celery sandwiches. They also used to do pots of sliced apple with caramel sauce and almond crumble dip, which has also gone. That was literally my meal deal!

A few months ago I read that some councils banned fish and chip shops from offering salt.

Like others I cannot STAND the new artifical white light. When we first moved in to our current home, there were a couple of lights with very weird bulbs, like plastic cylinders covered in tiny squares- they looked so ugly (and provided the ambience of an operating theatre) so we for rid immediately.

I miss the Ordinary serum foundation that I used daily.... would love to know if anyone has found a similar replacement. And on the food front the fact that nearly everything has rapeseed oil in now 😩

Roundup. Use with extreme caution. I use gloves and very targetted attacks.

I miss these too.

I will never get over the loss of Tooty Frooties and Topics.

Couldn't agree more. And the white light just puddles underneath the lamp post and goes no where else.

I completely agree. After it went here I used to stock up on my occasional trips abroad, but it isn't anywhere now. The only thing I found that I liked anywhere near as much is Ocean Acqua di Gioia, where the top looks a bit like a polished blue pebble.

So many cars with headlights like tractors beams blinding me on my drive home!

I was, and continue to be, gutted that Rowntrees took the decision to only produce vegan friendly Fruit Gums. It means the sweets are now mush and don't have that chewy texture that I loved about them. I can't understand why (and I know I'm not alone in this opinion) they have gone with a 'softer chew' - honestly, this was what I loved about them, that they took longer to eat! They're horrible now and they've lost me as a customer.

Having to pre-book everything these days.

M & S prawn curry. Revolting now.

When cadburys stopped using the purple foil to wrap their chocolate. Chocolate in foil tastes so much nicer (psychologically, obviously).

I also hate white street lights, I prefer the cozy orange glow.

Cadburys Creme Eggs! I’ve loved them since I was a child and always looked forward to ‘egg season’, eating loads. Then they changed the recipe and, TBH, I wasn’t expecting that big a change. So, I bought one, took a bite - and had to spit it out! It’s the first time I’ve ever thrown away chocolate. It was absolutely vile! Not eaten them since and I always feel sad seeing them now.

Dior Addict perfume. They ruined it with the reformulation (12 years ago).

Café noir still exist in Ireland.

Yep. Just the thing for this light-hearted thread.

No - they discontinued them years ago. People are always on X moaning about the fact to Heinz and they still refuse to bring them back - instead they concentrate on making more and more ridiculous new sauce flavours!

I felt like that about the discontinuation of Gio back in the day...

Quality Street changing the lovely, Christmassy shiny foil wrappers to those dull papery ones. We used to have lots of fun making sun catchers/crafts with the shiny ones when we were little and peeking through the wrappers, so the room changed colours.

Yes, yes, I know the new ones are better for the environment, but they look rubbish and don’t feel as special.