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?

The loss of clipper gold tea bags. It's been a few years now and we are still yet to find the perfect replacement cuppa.

Sainsburys tinned vegetarian ravioli, has disappeared from shelves in recent months. Years ago Heinz used to do meat free versions of ravioli and spag bol in yellow and blue tins, they were great.

Mac creme blush in ‘uncommon’ and lipstick in ‘flesh pot’.

The street light changing to that dull white has pissed me off beyond belief

And ridiculous as it sounds 🤣 the coleslaw in my local dobbies has been inexplicably shit for about a year. Dry and horrible.

The Irish Cadbury is still lovely, the UKs is not so good

Creosote. Oh, the smell.

Nestle Clusters. DH liked them but they don’t appear to be available anymore

Years ago Sainsburys did a fresh Italian pasta sauce that was packed with roast chicken, it was delicious. Why do companies always stop making the good stuff!

Well lots of the things mentioned on here have been done for a reason; recipes changed to remove ingredients like msg and additives which change the taste, sugar replaced with sweeteners in drinks due to widespread obesity, the chemical formula of paint stripper changed because it was too powerful and could cause an injury, white streetlights likely use less energy and contribute less to global warming eg etc. This thread isn’t about the reasons behind these things being changed, some of which were probably done with good reason, it’s a lighthearted thread about little things which make people unreasonably annoyed!

Sainsbury’s used to do a scented tea light that made my world better. Discontinued. I wish I had known as I would have bought 5000.

You can get little salt packets next to the ketchup station

Well done!

I have a phobia and do kill them. What about that? Ppl are all different....loads of learning going on this morning for some!

Nandos mushroom and Halloumi burger, the proper one in a Portuguese roll. Not a pitta!

M&s tomato soup is better and cheaper if you want an alternative

I’ll try it, thanks.

All the drinks that have sweeteners now instead of sugar. I rarely drink fizzy drinks anyway but I liked to once in a while, now I won’t drink Pepsi or irn bru any more due to the sweeteners.

Mac Flocking Fabulous lipstick.I even emailed Mac and it's definitely been discontinued. It was the perfect orangy pink

The loss of Canadian cheddar cheese.
Although some strong ones are good , that was very good
Agree that chocolate is disappointing
Most soups are just horrible these days

Benefit skin care range did a great facial ' scrub ' which was discontinued and nothing else is as good.

I also dislike the white (LED?) streetlights half the time I run in the road because the pavement is so dimly lit. (But I think they are better for the environment)

In my kids words McDonalds chips definitely taste sub-optimal. Interestingly we think they are nicer abroad!

I haven't been OK with Cadbury dairy milk for a long time. It used to be a real treat when I was s kid, and now is really waxy and nasty. But I don't think its a small change, it tastes like a whole different product!

They’ve taken the Netflix app off the Talk Talk box and the only way I can access it now is via my glitchy Amazon fire stick and I haven’t as yet been able to sign in. I would classify this as a major disaster actually.

Clusters?

Disappearance of Ariel colour powder. Everything else I try doesn’t clean or stinks 😡

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They still make these

Pringles ready salted ones now taste awful.

Hillier took over my local garden centre and the wonderful Christmas section has never been the same. I was actually thinking about it as I went to sleep last night.