to think Kellogg's Variety Packs are rubbish now?

[SillySausage81]

I recently bought a Kellogg's variety pack (ordered online, so I didn't properly see it until it arrived).

It had been about 20 years since I last had one... I remember there being all sorts of great (when you're a kid) cereals in there - Coco Pops, Rice Krispies, Frosties, Sugar Puffs, Ricicles (although I they were later discontinued), plus I'm sure at least one or two others that I can't remember. Anyway, I'm pretty sure there were at least 7, if not 8 different cereals in each pack.

This one has: Coco pops x 3, Cornflakes x1, Rice Krispies x 2 and wholegrain Rice Krispies x 2.

So either 3 or 4 varieties, depending on whether you class the wholegrain and normal Rice Krispies as being the same. What a load of rubbish! Literally what is even the point of them anymore?! If all you want is coco pops and rice krispies, wouldn't it now just be easier to buy a big box of each of them? Why buy a variety pack at all? There is no longer any "variety" in it. I am genuinely baffled by this as a commercial decision. Is it to do with sugar content or something?

We used to buy them when the DC were little as a 'treat' on self catering holidays! Usually from somewhere like B&M when they were cheaper. I doubt they're anyone's staple breakfast!

What the fuck 😂 what a weird post.

Ricicles are twicicles as niceicles. (Probably not the original spelling, my bad)

The multigrain abominations are just mean, worse than cornflakes.
We were only allowed a variety pack during our summer holiday, and it was a major treat , we rarely had brand name cereal other than Shredded wheat the rest of the year.
7 year old me would have cried at the current selection.

Rubbish for years now & not value for money per gram.
Buy generic brands for the plain cereals and buy the bigger boxes of the special ones. Store in Tupperware container to keep them fresh.
Sainsbury's wheat bixs were identical to Weetabix & identical ingredients & nutrition charts on the back (but not eaten them in years).
Lidls Honey Loops are cheap and brilliant.
Think it was Sainsbury that does own good brand of choco krispies?

Not eaten Kellogg's variety pack since about 2004 so changes won't surprise me. No more Frosties ... sigh.

You’re not wrong, they’re very disappointing now. Who the fuck wants a tiny box of cornflakes?! Madness.

BRING BACK START. JUSTICE FOR START etc etc

It's all a load of rubbish in the first place

They used to be so good, we would buy them for our caravan holidays as a treat but now it's pointless so we just agree on a big box everyone will like, usually frosties or coco pops. Saves the arguing too I guess.

Ugh! Special K!

Nobody ever wanted the Special K and there always seemed to be 2 of them. I'm ancient but I always remember when I was a kid there being 4 sugary treat flavours (eg Frosties, Rice Krispies, Coco Pops, Ricicles) and 4 boring flavours (eg Cornflakes, Bran Flakes, Special K) usually one of each but always 2 bloody Special K. Maybe they were meant for mum, who would obviously be watching her weight

I usually get them for the DC, and now DGC, at Christmas. I'm pretty sure there were at least 6 different flavours in the last pack I bought, and apart from Cornflakes, they were all children's brands.

I love cornflakes ... I eat bowls of them dry 😋

There was always so little in a box though - you'd need to eat two boxes to feel like you'd had anything. That said I always loved having a selection to choose from, it felt like such a treat!

Did they ever have Crunchy Nut cornflakes in? I loved them so much but dread to think what how much sugar they have in them (which is probably why I liked them so much!)

Agree OP, they are disappointing. Btw the multigrain rice Krispy shapes are ridiculously sweet - even my kids aren't keen.

You can get nestle ones that are more cube-shaped.

Anyone else now singing
"I like Ricicles, they're twicicles as nice-icles 😀

I vaguely remember (or quite possibly mis-remember) that they were advertised by Noddy (not Holder!)

I used to buy them especially for caravan holidays when my dds were little, they were such a treat.
Haven't looked at them for years, I'll have a look next time I'm shopping.